Connecticut State Police said Friday that a toddler has been missing in Norwalk since Sunday. Avyanna Frank, 3, is described a 3 feet tall and about 40 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, WVIT reported. She is believed to be a passenger in a black 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe with license plate SIFU. No …
A Connecticut man has been arrested after he allegedly robbed three women in a four-hour period, raping one of them. Bridgeport Police sid the Cecil Mills, 35, was taken into custody at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday after he allegedly crashed his vehicle during a pursuit and then ran from the scene, WFSB reported. “Mills crashed …
A former Connecticut elementary school teacher accused of molesting female students over several years was sentenced Tuesday to five years probation, with a 10 year prison sentence suspended. Prosecutors in New Britain had previously allowed James Eschert, 53, to enter an Alford plea, meaning he maintains his innocence but acknowledges prosecutors have the evidence to …
A 32-year-old Connecticut woman surrendered early Monday morning after holding police at bay for five hours following at shooting in Newtown Sunday night. Meghan Gouveia has been charged with first-degree assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm, two counts of risk of injury to a minor, first degree reckless endangerment, and …
A Connecticut mother has been charged with murder in the death of her 2-year-old child, who was found dead in the Connecticut River after a car crash in September. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said earlier this month that the toddler, identified as Deroyal Miller, died from drowning and that the manner of …
A Connecticut man has been arrested after he allegedly asked an Uber driver to find him a “hitman” to kill a woman who was going to testify against him in court. The Uber driver, however, went to police, and an undercover sergeant posed as the potential hitman, CTInsider reported. The sergeant spoke with Leonard Thuo …
A Connecticut woman reported missing earlier in the day was found dead Saturday afternoon in the basement of a home in Willimantic. The woman’s family contacted police at about 2 p.m. and said she had been missing and unaccounted for since mid-morning. They said they believed she was in Willimantic in eastern Connecticut. Police went …
A Connecticut man has been charged with trying to kidnap a child from a parked vehicle and then offering money to buy the child. According to the Norwalk Police Department, a woman said she was parked and had unbuckled the child’s seatbelt late Sunday afternoon when a stranger reached into to her car and tried …
Police investigating the death of a toddler who fell from a third floor apartment window over the weekend are describing the “horrendous” conditions they found in the apartment, where a mother lived with five children ages 2 to 12. Tabitha Frank, 34, left the children home alone on Saturday while she went to buy food …
A Connecticut man suspected of killing his estranged wife and wounded their 19-year-old son was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Virginia after state police there stopped his vehicle. Waterbury police found Catherine Roberts, 45, dead from gunshot wounds early Tuesday when called to investigate a disturbance, WVIT reported. The teen was also …
Police in Connecticut have arrested the mother of the 2-year-old boy found buried in a Stamford Park in early January. Iris Rivera-Santos, 29, has been charged with risk of injury to a minor, hindering prosecution, tampering with evidence, and cruelty to persons, all related to the investigation into the death of Liam Rivera. the Stamford …
A report from Connectict’s Office of the Inspector General says that Nicholas Brutcher fired more than 80 rounds at three Bristol police officers last week, killing two and wounding the third. The report also says that Brutcher opened fire on the officers from behind, WVIT reported. Sergeant Dustin DeMonte, Officer Alex Hamzy, and Officer Alec …
