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Award-Winning Chef Accused Of Beating Wife To Death In Massachusetts Hotel Room
An award-winning chef at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, accused of beating his wife to death at a university hotel, has pleaded not guilty.
Jeffrey MacDonald, 36, of Wilbraham, is charged with murder and assault and battery on a police officer after his arrest at Hotel UMass, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.
Campus police received a 911 call around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, reporting an emergency in Room 413. When they arrived, officers found the body of 31-year-old Emma MacDonald, authorities said.
Police said Jeffrey MacDonald attacked an officer …
CT Man Caught Driving Drunk In NY, Police Say
A Connecticut man was arrested on a drunken driving charge following a traffic stop in Westchester County, police said.
The incident leading to the arrest happened around 6:50 p.m. on Monday, April 20, when a City of Rye police officer pulled over a vehicle on Purchase Street for a traffic violation, the department said on Thursday, April 23.
The driver was identified as Jan A. Sokolowski, 59, of Meriden, Connecticut.
According to police, Sokolowski was taken into custody and charged with DWI, along with other vehicle and traffic violations.
He was taken to Rye Police Headquarters f…
Parents Who Buried Toddler In CT Park Get Harsher Prison Sentences In Shocking Abuse Case
The Connecticut parents of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a trash bag and buried in a shallow grave at a Stamford park have been sentenced to prison in a case prosecutors called one of the worst they've ever seen.
Iris Rivera-Santos, 32, and Edgar Ismalej-Gomez, 28, both of Stamford, were sentenced Tuesday, April 21, in connection with the 2023 death of 2-year-old Liam Rivera.
Both had pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including risk of injury to a minor, intentional cruelty to a person, tampering with evidence, and conspiracy, prosecutors said. Neither was charged with murder b…
'Maybe I'm The Drama' Shirt Makes Debut In Mugshot After 4/20 CT Drug Bust: Cops
Four Connecticut residents were charged following a drug investigation that began with a suspected street transaction, police said.
On Monday, April 20, members of the Wallingford Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit observed what appeared to be a drug transaction before the suspects left in a vehicle, Lt. Stephen Jacques said.
A K-9 unit later identified the vehicle near South Curtis Street and Yale Avenue, where officers conducted a motor vehicle stop, police said.
The occupants were identified as Kimberlee Russo, 60, Heriberto Lebron, 51, Alicia Roodenburg, 63, and Elijah Lebron, …
