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Wet Bandits: 2 Arrested After Copper Pipe Theft Floods CT Home's Basement
A suspected burglary at a vacant Connecticut home ended with a foot chase, extensive property damage, and two men behind bars, according to police.
Mathew Jones, 46, of Waterbury, and Reginald Leach, 45, of Hartford, are facing multiple felony charges after police said they were caught inside the vacant home during the break-in, Windsor Locks police said. Jones was arrested after a foot chase through neighboring yards, while Leach was found hiding behind a shower curtain in a downstairs bathtub.
The incident happened early Saturday, June 6, at about 4:45 a.m., after a neighbor report…
Police ID CT Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In Route 85 Crash; Troopers Investigating
A 21-year-old Connecticut man was killed after being thrown from his motorcycle and down an embankment during a weekend crash, authorities said.
Dylan Owen Keefe was riding a Harley-Davidson on Saturday, June 7, along Gilead Street (Route 85) in Hebron, when his motorcycle collided with a 2011 Subaru Legacy that was turning left into a driveway, according to Connecticut State Police.
Keefe, of Hebron, was attempting to pass the Subaru on the left when the collision occurred, causing him to be thrown from the motorcycle, state police said.
Paramedics took Keefe to Hartford Hospital, where h…
CT Man Sentenced For Kidnapping, Killing Massachusetts Father Found Bound In Car
A Connecticut man will spend 43 years in prison for the kidnapping and killing of a Massachusetts father whose body was found bound inside a car in a Somers field.
Timothy Lange, 36, of New Britain, was sentenced June 3 to 48 years in prison, suspended after 43 years to serve, followed by five years of probation, according to Tolland Judicial District State's Attorney Craig P. Nowak.
The sentence stems from the kidnapping and death of Jason Comes, a Massachusetts father.
A Tolland Superior Court jury in Rockville found Lange guilty March 5 of second-degree kidnapping, felony murder, and ta…
NYU Student From CT Accused Of Raising Swastika Flag Above Building During Commencement
A Connecticut-born New York University student is facing hate crime charges after authorities say he raised a flag featuring swastikas above a campus building during commencement ceremonies.
Alexander Stepnowsky, 23, of Fairfield, Connecticut, was arrested Tuesday afternoon, June 2, on Manhattan's Lower East Side. According to the New York City Police Department, he is charged with one count of hate crime burglary, two counts of aggravated harassment, and one count of criminal trespassing in a hate crime.
Authorities allege Stepnowsky raised a flag depicting a Star of David, two s…
