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New Britain man gets more than 11 years in prison for fentanyl, cocaine trafficking
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A man from New Britain learned his fate for a drug trafficking plea. Ramon Ramos-Acevedo, 48, was sentenced on Tuesday to 135 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut announced. According to court...
Police officer hospitalized following car crash involving ‘speeding’ teen in New Britain
A police cruiser was struck during a multi-vehicle crash in New Britain on Wednesday, sending one officer to the hospital. The crash occurred on East Street where police allege that a 17-year-old girl was speeding when she spun out while making a turn, according to New Britain city officials. The girl’s car struck multiple vehicles, including a New Britain Police Department cruiser, officials ...
CT man charged with manslaughter after allegedly selling fatal dose of fentanyl disguised as painkiller
A Putnam man has been charged with allegedly selling fentanyl disguised as a less-potent prescription painkiller to a woman who fatally overdosed nearly four years ago. Rohan “G” Robinson, 38, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree manslaughter and illegal sale of a controlled substance in connection with the death of a woman in Stafford in 2021, according to Connecticut State ...
Mini Nurse Academy introduces students to the field of nursing
There is a special graduation ceremony in Hartford on Thursday for some of the youngest nurses in training. The Mini Nurse Academy aims to attract kids to the field of nursing at a young age. Looking sharp in tiny white coats, the cohort of kids steps into graduation with minds...
CT State Police Targeting Crash Hotspots
(WFSB) - The I-Team is looking into Connecticut’s speeding problem. If you think you’ve seen more police on the highways recently - it’s because you have. For the next year, State Police are stepping up patrols, on a mission to slow you down. State Trooper Justin Nunez...
Hartford protest marks 76 years since Palestinians were driven from homes
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A crowd of pro-Palestine protesters gathered Wednesday evening at the Connecticut State Capitol to renew their calls for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and to mark 76 years since the Nakba of 1948. Nakba, which translates to “the catastrophe” in Arabic, is the term used to recall the plight […]
Suspects sought in Plainville Kohl’s theft
PLAINVILLE, CT (WFSB) - Police said they were looking for a couple of theft suspects who stole from a retail store in Plainville. Limited details were released. However, police posted surveillance photos on Wednesday of two people who committed a larceny at the business. Anyone who recognizes them was asked...
Hartford leads state in repurposing buildings for housing
Hartford remains at the edge of the spear in terms of adaptive reuse housing projects according to a recent study by RentCafe. Over half of the 2,238 new apartments in the Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown metro area expected to open in the near future are adaptive reuse projects. Adaptive reuse is the conversion of a building from […] The post Hartford leads state in repurposing buildings for housing appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
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