CT Gang Member Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for trafficking narcotics and firearms.
Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” age 41, of Hartford, was sentenced to prison on Thursday, Feb. 11, to be followed by five years of supervised release, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Reyes, a member of the Los Solidos street gang, who was distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack in the area of Park…
Parking Lots Targetted: 100 Vehicles Broken Into In One Night
Over 100 vehicles, parked in business parking lots and condominium complexes, were broken into over the course of one night.
The cars, all parked along Kitts Lane between the Berlin Turnpike and Griswoldville Avenue in Newington, had their windows broken and items stolen from within on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 8.
"We all came outside, it was about twenty of us, and our cars were broke into and rummaged through," Al Fraczek of Newington told Eyewitness News 3.
Newington police are still investigating the incident, they said, but did not release any information about potential susp…
Covid-19: Week-to-Week Cases Drop In 34 Connecticut Communities - Town-Level Data
In a bit of good news, the number of COVID-19 cases recorded went down from week-to-week in 34 Connecticut communities including Fairfield, West Haven, Simsbury, Hamden, Trumbull, and North Haven.
Meanwhile, the number of cases in 121 Connecticut cities and towns went up from the week of Nov. 22 to the week of Dec. 5. For 14 communities, including New Haven, there was no change. Places with populations over 20,000 people that had the highest case increase rates were Rocky Hill, Mansfield, Southington, Windham, and Newington.
In Hartford, the number of reported COVID-19 infections went up b…
Extreme Tree-Hugger Accused Of 'Humping' Nature In Stranger's Backyard
Police arrested a man accused of “humping trees” in a stranger’s backyard.
On Nov. 12 at around 3 p.m., Naugatuck Police responded to a report of an “unknown male in a backyard, half-dressed, humping trees, screaming, and eating branches,” police said.
When police arrived on the scene, High Street, the suspect allegedly ran into a nearby home causing the residents to flee, police said. The suspect came out of the home and was arrested, police said.
During the incident the suspect also allegedly spat at and assaulted police officers, police said.
John Edward Fignar, 36, of Newington, has b…
Covid-19 - 100 Connecticut Communities On "Red" List - Local Rates, Trends
The number of “red" communities in Connecticut has reached 100, according to the most recent state data, Thursday, Nov. 12.
Infection rates have been rising in Connecticut dramatically. There are now 100 cities and towns with the highest daily averages of newly reported COVID-19 cases.
Last week, Thursday, Nov. 5, there were 67 red communities.
And the week before that, Oct. 29, there were 30.
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Red communities are so-called due to the state’s color-coded map of average daily COVID-19 cases. Red communities are reporting 4-15 or more cases per 100,000 re…
Connecticut Leaning Blue, But Here Are The Towns That Voted For Trump
As many elections, including the one for president, are still being counted, Connecticut hasn't quite finished tallying all its ballots, but it seems likely the state will remain blue
As of Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 8 a.m., 85 percent of the votes for president cast in Connecticut had been counted. As was anticipated, challenger Democrat Joe Biden has the current majority vote for president.
Biden has won 58.5% of the vote with more than 928,131 ballots cast in his favor.
Trump secured 39.9% of the vote and accumulated 633,711 ballots in his favor.
The following is a list of cities…
