70° Partly Cloudy
Breaking News
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31. Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank. "Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Breaking News
Knife Breaks During Attack On Capitol Police Officer In Hartford: Cops Knife Breaks During Attack On Capitol Police Officer In Hartford: Cops
Knife Breaks During Attack On Capitol Police Officer In Hartford: Cops A woman tried to stab a Connecticut State Capitol Police officer through the driver’s-side window of his cruiser before the knife broke, authorities said. The attack happened around 6 a.m. Wednesday at Armory Road and Michael J. Fallon Way in Hartford. The officer was conducting a high-visibility patrol when the woman walked up to his cruiser and tried to stab him through the window. She continued striking it until the knife broke, police said. The officer was not injured. The woman then fled on foot, police said. Officers raced after her and tried to de-escalate the encounter. During he…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding ‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding The attorney for a self-described “crime junkie” accused of filming jurors outside the Lindsay Clancy murder trial called the incident a “misunderstanding.” Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, was charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after police said she entered a restricted area and recorded members of the deadlocked jury, Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Nicole Piacentini told the court. Light pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was released on personal recognizance.  Click here to watch video of Wednesday's hearing.  Lindsay Clancy is accused of killi…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Police ID Trucker Killed In I-84 Crash With Parked Big Rig In Danbury Police ID Trucker Killed In I-84 Crash With Parked Big Rig In Danbury
Police ID Trucker Killed In I-84 Crash With Parked Big Rig In Danbury Authorities identified a 42-year-old tractor-trailer driver who was killed when his truck rear-ended another big rig parked along Interstate 84 in Danbury. Jason Valarezo, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was killed shortly after 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, after his 2026 Volvo VNR left its lane on I-84 west and struck the rear of a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia parked on the right shoulder near Exit 1, Connecticut State Police said. The 53-year-old driver of the parked truck was taken to Danbury Hospital with suspected minor injuries. State police are investigating the crash. Authorities ask…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired CT Police Captain Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired CT Police Captain
Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired CT Police Captain A man who killed a Connecticut resident and wounded an off-duty police captain will likely never see life outside of a prison cell again.  Albert Eaddy, 64, was sentenced to 65 years in prison Monday, Aug. 31, according to state prosecutors. He must serve at least 25 years. A jury found Eaddy guilty of murder and first-degree assault, among other charges in an August 2019 New Haven shooting, according to police.  Prosecutors said Eaddy shot and killed Troy Clark, 46, near Dixwell Avenue and Henry Street in New Haven.  Then-New Haven Police Capt. Anthony Duff witnessed …

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash Involving 2 Mopeds In East Hartford Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash Involving 2 Mopeds In East Hartford
Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash Involving 2 Mopeds In East Hartford A Connecticut moped rider was injured, and another ran away after a fiery crash with a car, police said. The crash happened around 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at Silver Lane and Oak Street in East Hartford, police said.  Police said two mopeds and a vehicle were involved. One rider was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The other moped operator left the scene. The car caught fire following the crash. Police believe one of the mopeds began leaking fuel while trapped beneath the vehicle, which sparked the blaze. East Hartford police are investigating the …

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Truck Blamed For 9-Vehicle South Windsor Pileup That Sent 6 To Hospital: Police Truck Blamed For 9-Vehicle South Windsor Pileup That Sent 6 To Hospital: Police
Truck Blamed For 9-Vehicle South Windsor Pileup That Sent 6 To Hospital: Police A nine-vehicle pileup in Connecticut sent six people to the hospital with injuries ranging from possible to serious. A 12-year-old boy riding in a school van was among those hurt. The crash happened near the Exit 2 on-ramp to Interstate 291 west around 7:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, according to Connecticut State Police. The pileup began after a tractor-trailer "traveling at a high rate of speed" failed to stop in time, according to a state police report released Tuesday. Hartford Distributors Inc. owns the truck. The truck’s driver, a 46-year-old Naugatuck man, was not injured. Responders to…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say 'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say
'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say Donald Swope wasn't subtle about his plans for President Donald Trump. The 53-year-old Maryland man made his first appearance in federal court on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after prosecutors say a months-long series of Facebook posts escalated into threats against Trump and the US Secret Service. Among them was one particularly chilling message aimed directly at the president. "I will behead you Donald J. Trump," Swope allegedly wrote in a Facebook post highlighted by federal prosecutors. He followed it by tagging Trump and a lengthy list of government agencies, officials and media outlets, accord…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Ex-New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart Faces 3rd, Final Deadline To Repay $241K, City Says Ex-New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart Faces 3rd, Final Deadline To Repay $241K, City Says
Ex-New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart Faces 3rd, Final Deadline To Repay $241K, City Says Former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart faces a third and final deadline to repay more than $241,000 that New Britain alleges she improperly received or owes because of misconduct during her 12 years in office. The final deadline arrived Tuesday, Sept. 1, when Stewart was due to repay $31,561 in city-funded tuition for her master’s degree at the University of New Haven. In early June, New Britain Corporation Counsel William C. Rivera sent Stewart a letter demanding three payments: $102,294 in attorneys’ fees and investigation costs by July 1; $107,703.08 connected to what the city called an i…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond
Connecticut Teen Dies After Falling From Paddleboard In Cape Cod Pond An 18-year-old paddleboarder from Connecticut has died after an apparent drowning at a Cape Cod pond. The emergency began shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at Jenkins Pond in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Authorities have not identified the victim.  Crews launched a search for the paddleboarder after his friend called 911 to report the teenager had fallen off his board and didn't resurface, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. Falmouth firefighters searched the pond and pulled the teen from the water. Emergency crews performed CPR at the scene. Paramedic…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked
Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked The judge presiding over Lindsay Clancy's murder trial sent jurors back to deliberate after they reported they were deadlocked Tuesday morning, Sept. 1. Clancy showed no emotion as the judge announced the 12-person jury, including nine women and three men, had been unable to reach a verdict. As of press time, the jury has been deliberating for nearly 19 hours over four days. Click here to watch Clancy's reaction, or lack thereof, as the update is delivered to the courtroom, which comes at approximately 2:29:04 mark. 🚨 BREAKING: The Lindsay Clancy jury has just told the judge they CANNOT…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine