Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Nabbed For Murder With Help From Witnesses, Surveillance Video, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Murder With Help From Witnesses, Surveillance Video, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Murder With Help From Witnesses, Surveillance Video, Police Say Witness interviews and surveillance video have led to the arrest of a Connecticut man for the stabbing death of another man last year. Oniel Lewis, age 34, of Hartford, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 7, for the Saturday, Oct. 31, killing of Bryan Monroe, age 48, of Manchester, said Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert. Monroe was found when patrol officers were dispatched to 194 Maple Ave., on the report of a person stabbed. Upon arrival, Monroe was found with multiple stab wounds, Boisvert said. He was transported to Hartford Hospital for treatment and succumbed …

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by Kathy Reakes
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Police Involved In 'Death Pool' Are Demoted, Suspended Police Involved In 'Death Pool' Are Demoted, Suspended
Police Involved In 'Death Pool' Are Demoted, Suspended A police officer who suggested the creation of a “dead pool” for officers to bet on where the first homicide of 2021 would take place has been demoted and suspended without pay. A broader investigation is ongoing, police said, and more officers are facing repercussions. News broke of the death pool over the weekend of Nov. 30. Amid an investigation Chief of the Hartford Police Jason Thody announced the punishment about a week later. Thody said that Det. Jeffrey Placzek has been demoted and suspended without pay for 120 days. “It is critical that every member of the Hartford Police Depa…

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by Kristin Palpini
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Police Officer Andy Jimenez Dies Of Heart Attack, 55 Newark Police Officer Andy Jimenez Dies Of Heart Attack, 55
Newark Police Officer Andy Jimenez Dies Of Heart Attack, 55 The Newark police department is mourning the loss of longtime officer Andy Jimenez, who died of a heart attack Monday, April 20. He was 55 years old. Jimenez joined the Newark Police Division in 2001 and served in various units over his career, including criminal investigations along with the Special Enforcement and Environmental Task Force part of the Major Crimes division. Jimenez was also part of the team serving at the new 7th Precinct since its opening in 2018. “We are saddened by the passing of our dear brother, Officer Andy Jimenez, who faithfully served the people of the City of N…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Obituaries
Newark Police Intelligence Analyst Daniel Francis Dies Of Coronavirus, 51 Newark Police Intelligence Analyst Daniel Francis Dies Of Coronavirus, 51
Newark Police Intelligence Analyst Daniel Francis Dies Of Coronavirus, 51 Daniel Francis, a criminal intelligence analyst with the Newark Police Division, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 51. Francis started his law enforcement career with the East Orange Police Department before moving to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office where he spent almost 16 years as an investigator for the narcotics, special victims and homicide units -- among others. He reached the rank of lieutenant and retired from the prosecutor’s office in 2017. Francis joined the Newark Police Department, where he served with distinction in the Major Crimes Division as a criminal inte…

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by Valerie Musson