Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
CT Boy Critically Injured After Being Shot By Father, Police Say CT Boy Critically Injured After Being Shot By Father, Police Say
CT Boy Critically Injured After Being Shot By Father, Police Say A 15-year-old Connecticut boy was critically injured after being shot by his father. The incident took place around 5:45 a.m., Monday, March 8, when Hartford Police responded to an address in the south end of the city on a report of a party shot. Upon arrival, the 15-year-old male victim was located suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the abdomen, said Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert. The teen was transported to an area hospital for treatment, where he is currently listed in critical, but stable condition. An investigation found the teen was …

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Arrested In Stabbing Of Elderly Man, Self, In CT Family Violence Incident, Police Say Man Arrested In Stabbing Of Elderly Man, Self, In CT Family Violence Incident, Police Say
Man Arrested In Stabbing Of Elderly Man, Self, In CT Family Violence Incident, Police Say This story has been updated. A Hartford County man who allegedly stabbed an elderly man and then himself has been arrested for the crime. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, when Glastonbury police officers responded to 215 Sherwood Drive for an active family violence incident, said Corey Davis of the Glastonbury Police Department. Responding officers found an elderly male victim in the garage suffering from multiple stab wounds. Another man, identified as Jason McCormick, was found in another area of the home with self-inflicted knife wounds to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Knife Used In Domestic Violence Homicide In Northern Connecticut Knife Used In Domestic Violence Homicide In Northern Connecticut
Knife Used In Domestic Violence Homicide In Northern Connecticut Windsor Locks Police are investigating a “family violence” homicide that happened Monday, Aug. 31. Police received a 911 call at around 1 p.m. for a report that someone had been murdered, police said. When officers made it to the reported location, they found an adult woman suffering from fatal knife wounds, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The caller, an adult male, was arrested and charged with the murder of an adult female relative, police said. He is being held on a $1.5 million bond and will be arraigned on Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Hartford court. Due to Connecticut’s do…

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by Kristin Palpini
Ridgefield, CT
News
IDs Released For Man, Two Children Involved In Triple-Fatal Apparent Norwalk Murder-Suicide IDs Released For Man, Two Children Involved In Triple-Fatal Apparent Norwalk Murder-Suicide
IDs Released For Man, Two Children Involved In Triple-Fatal Apparent Norwalk Murder-Suicide Police have released the identities of two children and a man found dead inside a Norwalk garage. Sister and brother, Gessell Moncada, 5, Jesus Moncada, 4, along with their father, Yimi Moncada, 27, all of Norwalk, have been identified as three people found dead inside a detached garage of a Norwalk home, said Lt. Terrence Blake. Their deaths are being investigated as a family violence murder/suicide, Blake said. The bodies were discovered around 7:35 a.m., Monday, March 23, after Norwalk Police responded to a home on 8 Elizabeth St., just south of Washington Street after receiving a hang-…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ridgefield, CT
News
Deaths Of Three Being Investigated As Murder-Suicide, Norwalk Police Say Deaths Of Three Being Investigated As Murder-Suicide, Norwalk Police Say
Deaths Of Three Being Investigated As Murder-Suicide, Norwalk Police Say Click here for an updated: IDs Released For Man, Two Children Involved In Triple-Fatal Apparent Norwalk Murder-Suicide The deaths of three people found inside a Norwalk garage are being investigated as a family violence murder/suicide. The three people were discovered around 7:35 a.m., Monday, March 23, after Norwalk Police responded to a home on 8 Elizabeth St., just south of Washington Street after receiving a hang-up 911 call, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake, police said. Arriving officers found the three dead inside a detached garage on the property, said Blake. Blake …

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by Kathy Reakes
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Husband In Custody, ID Released For Woman Found Dead With Extensive Bruising Husband In Custody, ID Released For Woman Found Dead With Extensive Bruising
Husband In Custody, ID Released For Woman Found Dead With Extensive Bruising A woman who died at a private home in Stamford and whose death is considered suspicious has been identified as her husband remains in custody. Olga Iris Lopez, 36, of Pequot Lane, was found dead around 5:49 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, after Stamford police and medical rescue personnel were called to the home where she was found unconscious and unresponsive lying on the living room floor, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.  A witness statement on scene attributed Lopez’s condition to her tendency to trip and fall and her recent drinking. Lopez was given emergency …

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by Kathy Reakes
Hackensack, NJ
News
'Inhumane, Vicious': No Parole For Dad Who Killed Passaic Wife, Daughters 'Inhumane, Vicious': No Parole For Dad Who Killed Passaic Wife, Daughters
'Inhumane, Vicious': No Parole For Dad Who Killed Passaic Wife, Daughters A Colorado father was sentenced to three consecutive lifetimes in prison not eligible for parole Monday after a prosecutor detailed how he planned the murders of his pregnant wife, a Passaic native, and two daughters. Christopher Watts apparently hoped to start a new life with his new girlfriend when he killed his wife Shannan Watts, along with daughters Bella and Celeste in August. Passaic County native Shanann Watts and her two daughters, Bella and Celeste.Shanann Watts Shannan's dad Frank Rzucek called 33-year-old Watts -- dressed in an orange jumpsuit -- a "heartless monster." "I t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mamaroneck, NY
News
Mamaroneck Fatal Domestic Incident Case Heads To Grand Jury Mamaroneck Fatal Domestic Incident Case Heads To Grand Jury
Mamaroneck Fatal Domestic Incident Case Heads To Grand Jury The attorney for Cynthia Arce, who tried to kill two Mamaroneck police officers who were attempting to save her dying 2-year-old daughter, is letting the case proceed to a grand jury who will decide whether to indict her. Following a hearing outside of Mamaroneck Village Court on Thursday, Richard Portale, who also represents Angelika Graswald, known as the "kayak killer," revealed that Arce is still recovering in the hospital from three gunshots wounds and that she had a knife wound to the side of her throat that required nine staples. Arce, 28, is charged with two counts of atte…

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by Kathy Reakes
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Yonkers Man Arraigned On 91-Count Indictment For Violating Protection Order Yonkers Man Arraigned On 91-Count Indictment For Violating Protection Order
Yonkers Man Arraigned On 91-Count Indictment For Violating Protection Order A Westchester County man has been arraigned on a 91-count indictment charging him with allegedly repeatedly violating court issued Order of Protections involving his child’s mother and grandmother. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that Yonkers resident Talib Waters, 30, has been arraigned on 91 counts, including one count of bribing a witness, six counts of first-degree criminal contempt, 42 counts of aggravated family offense, and 42 counts of second-degree criminal contempt dating back to multiple instances last year involving the family. Scarpino said …

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by Zak Failla