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Bristol Man Shoots Friend In Leg While Showing Off Rifle In Wolcott Parking Lot: Police Bristol Man Shoots Friend In Leg While Showing Off Rifle In Wolcott Parking Lot: Police
Bristol Man Shoots Friend In Leg While Showing Off Rifle In Wolcott Parking Lot: Police A Connecticut man shot his friend in the leg while showing off a rifle he had recently received, police said.  Ryan Lafrancois, 35, of Bristol, was arrested after the shooting, which police say happened around 11 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in a parking lot on Townline Road in Wolcott. Wolcott officers learned of the incident after a man arrived at Waterbury Hospital with a gunshot wound.  The man told detectives he had been waiting in his car when Lafrancois climbed in with a large gun case, police said. He opened it to show the man a rifle. But the gun went off as Lafran…

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by Josh Lanier
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Video Shows Ex-CT Officer Pocketing Cash During Bodega Raid: Police Video Shows Ex-CT Officer Pocketing Cash During Bodega Raid: Police
Video Shows Ex-CT Officer Pocketing Cash During Bodega Raid: Police A former Connecticut police officer is accused of taking as much as $2,000 in cash during a raid at a bodega, authorities said.  Matthew A. Johnson, 42, of Stratford, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 3, and charged with tampering with physical evidence, Connecticut State Police said. Johnson was a member of the Bridgeport Police Department’s Tactical Narcotics Team. He left the department on Oct. 8, according to his arrest warrant. Investigators said Johnson helped execute a search warrant at Shorty’s Deli on East Main Street on Dec. 2, 2022. Investigators say he was present during a rai…

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by Josh Lanier
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Son Gets Help Honoring CT Mom Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Dump Truck Son Gets Help Honoring CT Mom Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Dump Truck
Son Gets Help Honoring CT Mom Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Dump Truck A Connecticut community is rallying around a grieving son after his mother was killed in a motorcycle crash.  Jaime Brouwer, 49, of Griswold, died after the motorcycle she was riding was involved in a crash with a dump truck in East Hampton on Aug. 27, police said. Officers responded around 4:20 p.m. to the area of Gulf Road and Colchester Avenue. Brouwer died at the scene. A man who was also on the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. He was airlifted to Hartford Hospital.  Authorities have not said what caused the crash. Loved ones created a GoFundMe for Brouwer's son, Johna…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Dad Killed, Fiancée Critically Hurt In Orlando Crash With Alleged Drunk Driver CT Dad Killed, Fiancée Critically Hurt In Orlando Crash With Alleged Drunk Driver
CT Dad Killed, Fiancée Critically Hurt In Orlando Crash With Alleged Drunk Driver A Connecticut family said they are "broken" after an alleged drunken driver killed a 29-year-old man and seriously injured his fiancée during a birthday trip to Florida.  Nealson Carrasquillo, 29, died following the early-morning crash near SeaWorld in Orlando on Sunday, Aug. 30, the Florida Highway Patrol said. His fiancée, Jalissa Velazquez, 23, suffered serious injuries and remained hospitalized on life support. Carrasquillo leaves behind a young daughter and a 7-month-old son. Relatives are caring for them while Velazquez recovers. Carrasquillo turned 29 on Aug. 10. His mother, As…

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by Josh Lanier
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Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial
Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial President Donald Trump is weighing in on the Lindsay Clancy murder case after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. In a press conference from the Oval Office, Trump told reporters: "I assume there’s going to be another trial. It’s a terrible situation. Look, she did a horrible, horrible thing. Can’t be worse. “But you’ll find out what the price to pay is. There’ll be a price. It’s going to be a mental institution or jail or something. But I guess they’re going to go through another trial. It’s too bad." On Friday, Sept. 4, as deliberations entered the seventh day, the jury informed …

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by Cecilia Levine
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CT Police Car Hits 4-Year-Old While Responding To Call; Girl Critically Injured CT Police Car Hits 4-Year-Old While Responding To Call; Girl Critically Injured
CT Police Car Hits 4-Year-Old While Responding To Call; Girl Critically Injured A 4-year-old Connecticut girl was critically injured when a police officer struck her while responding to an emergency call, authorities said. The crash happened Thursday, Sept. 3, shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Hanover Street in Bridgeport. The officer was responding to a reported mob attack at nearby Went Field Park, Bridgeport Police Det. Jeffrey A. Holtz said in a news release.  Police have not identified the officer. Paramedics took the girl to Bridgeport Hospital, where she was last listed in critical but stable condition. The crowd had dispersed by the time other officers rea…

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by Josh Lanier
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Bristol Garbage Truck Plunges Into Pequabuck River, Catches Fire With 2 People Inside Bristol Garbage Truck Plunges Into Pequabuck River, Catches Fire With 2 People Inside
Bristol Garbage Truck Plunges Into Pequabuck River, Catches Fire With 2 People Inside A garbage truck plunged into the Pequabuck River after losing its brakes and caught fire with two people inside, authorities said.  The truck was driving north on Willis Street when it crossed the parking lot of Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School in Bristol. It then went over Memorial Boulevard and fell into the river on Friday, Sept. 4, and burst into flames, police said.  Both people inside escaped the truck, but they suffered serious injuries.  Bristol firefighters built a rope system to lift them about 15 feet from the river and over a wall. Bristol EMS to…

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by Josh Lanier
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State Releases Body Cam Footage Of CT Police Shootout State Releases Body Cam Footage Of CT Police Shootout
State Releases Body Cam Footage Of CT Police Shootout State investigators have released body camera footage from two Connecticut police officers involved in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect earlier this week. The encounter took place on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 609 Grand St. in Bridgeport when police responded to a reported fight in the street, the Office of Inspector General said. In its initial report, the inspector general's office said police attempted to speak with Roberto Martins, 53, at the scene. He ran through a side door of a three-family home and tried to shut it on Bridgeport Officer Christopher Robinson. Click here to watch Ro…

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by Josh Lanier
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Judge Officially Calls Mistrial In Lindsay Clancy Case: What Next? Judge Officially Calls Mistrial In Lindsay Clancy Case: What Next?
Judge Officially Calls Mistrial In Lindsay Clancy Case: What Next? Lindsay Clancy's murder trial has officially ended in a mistrial after the 12-person jury said it could not unanimously decide whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children. UPDATE: President Trump has weighed in on the Lindsay Clancy mistrial. Click here to read more. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, the seventh day of deliberations, after Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington filed a last-ditch emergency appeal. The jury stood at 11-1 in favor of acquitting Clancy, though it remained unclear which cha…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Killed In Early-Morning CT Mobile Home Fire 2 Killed In Early-Morning CT Mobile Home Fire
2 Killed In Early-Morning CT Mobile Home Fire Two people were killed when flames swept through a mobile home in Connecticut.  Firefighters were called to the Fall Brook Park area in Killingly around 1 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, to reports of a home on fire and two residents missing.  The first Killingly engine crew attacked the fire while other firefighters searched the home. Crews found both victims inside the home. They were pronounced dead at the scene.  The Killingly and state fire marshal offices are investigating what caused the blaze. 

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by Josh Lanier
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'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report 'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report
'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report A 39-year-old former "American Idol" contestant is facing charges out of a Jersey Shore town for allegedly stealing from a Target store. Antonella M. Barba was charged on Monday, Aug. 10, and charged with shoplifting merchandise valued at less than $200 in Ocean Township (Monmouth County). Barba pleaded not guilty, and the case remains active. A court date is scheduled for Nov. 18. Barba, who lives in East Orange but is a Point Pleasant native, is accused of stealing from the Seaview Square Shopping Center on Route 66, NJ Advance Media reports. According to the outlet, police resp…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star ‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star
‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star Newly released bodycam footage shows the chilling moment a police officer followed an Apple AirTag to a missing PennWest soccer player's Jeep and discovered 18-year-old Karoline Heintz's bloodied body — while newly released phone evidence reveals her boyfriend's searches about demons, murder, fingerprints, and the death penalty. WARNING: The body-camera footage and evidence released in this case contain graphic and disturbing images. Daily Voice is not publishing photographs showing Heintz's body, but this article does include some disturbing descriptions. The footage and dozens of evidence …

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by Jillian Pikora