New Britain
CRIME & SAFETY
38-year-old man stabbed to death on New Britain Avenue, Hartford police say
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Hartford police are currently investigating a homicide that occurred Thursday on New Britain Avenue. Officers were called to the area at 8:25 p.m. Before their arrival, 911 callers reported a fight near NBA Deli. When the police reached the scene, they found William Jemison, a 38-year-old...
Inspector General rules New Britain man's death in police custody as accidental
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General said the death of a New Britain man who died while in the custody of the New Britain Police Department was accidental. Police were called to a home on Columbia Street around 9:45 a.m. on August 28, 2023,...
Arrest made in Hartford shooting that left 2 teens dead
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - An arrested was made for a double deadly shooting that happened earlier this month in Hartford. James Chaney, 25, of Plainville, was charged with murdering 16-year-old Aydin Davis of Bloomfield and 19-year-old Lavante Brown of Hartford. Police said they responded to Hendicxsen Avenue in Hartford on...
'The entire warehouse had been ransacked': Hartford non-profit burglarized
HARTFORD, Conn. — Jendayi Scott-Miller dedicates her life to helping others – that’s why she is heartbroken over what happened at her non-profit's warehouse on Wednesday. Her husband called to tell her that the warehouse they use to store items for Angel of Edgewood had been broken into.
Man sentenced for schemes that involved flying cocaine from South America to the U.S.
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A man from Miami was sentenced in Connecticut for trafficking cocaine from South America. Rupert De Las Casas, 64, learned his fate in court in Hartford on Wednesday, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut. De Las Casas was sentenced to...
Man arrested after narcotics investigation in Manchester
MANCHESTER, CT (WFSB) - A man was arrested after a narcotics investigation in Manchester Thursday. Police say that 27-year-old Dyzhae Richardson was taken into custody after members of the East Central Narcotics Task Force, the DEA Tactical Diversion Squad and Manchester Police Department conducted a search warrant at his residence, located at 106 Birch Street in Apartment #3.
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