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Search continues for suspect in murders of Massachusetts mom, baby in Connecticut
The search continues for the suspect in a drive-by shooting in Hartford on Tuesday afternoon that killed a 20-year-old mother and her 4-month-old son. Police said on Thursday that they have located the vehicle they were searching for. Investigators are searching for 23-year-old Lance Morales, whose last known address was in Waterbury. Police had been looking for a white Infinity...
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Police ID suspect in drive-by shooting that killed Massachusetts mom, baby in Connecticut
Police said they have secured an arrest warrant for the suspect in a drive-by shooting in Hartford on Tuesday afternoon that killed a 20-year-old mother and her 4-month-old son that carries a $3 million bond and they are searching for him. Investigators are searching for 23-year-old Lance Morales, whose last known address was in Waterbury. He was last seen driving...
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Woman and her 4-month-old son killed during drive-by shooting in Hartford, Conn.
A woman and her 4-month-old son are dead after a reported drive-by shooting on New Britain Avenue in Hartford Tuesday afternoon. The police department said a triple shooting broke out in broad daylight near the corners of Hillside Avenue and Zion Street just before 3 p.m. Authorities said a person dropped off three people at the hospital. A 20-year-old woman...
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Teen, man arrested in connection to body found in Hartford, Conn.
A teenager and a man have been arrested in connection to a body that was found wrapped in a comforter in Hartford on Saturday. Officers were called to Pope Park Highway around 7 a.m. for a report of a body found. Police said there, they found a man’s body wrapped in a comforter. According to police, the body was taken...
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Suspicious death in Hartford, Conn. now being investigated as a homicide
A suspicious death in Hartford on Saturday is now being investigated as a homicide. Fire officials said firefighters were called to Pope Park Highway around 7:15 a.m. for a report of a body wrapped in a comforter. According to police, officers were originally investigating the body found as a suspicious death. Later Saturday afternoon, they said the incident had become...
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Florida woman arrested in Hartford for killing roommate and lying about it: police
A Florida woman has been arrested in Hartford for allegedly killing her roommate and lying about her disappearance, according to police.
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3-year-old hospitalized, man dead after drive-by shooting in Hartford, Conn.
A father is dead and his 2-year-old son was taken to the hospital after a drive-by shooting in Hartford Monday evening. The shooting happened during rush hour in the area of Pleasant and Main streets near Dunkin’ Park and Capital Preparatory Magnet School. A car was stopped at a red light when another vehicle pulled up and the driver started...
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Man crashes vehicle on I-91 after being shot in Hartford, Conn.
A man crashed his vehicle on Interstate 91 after being shot in Hartford early Sunday morning. Officers responded to Hartford Hospital shortly before 2 a.m. for a report of a gunshot victim. Police said a man in his 30s suffered a non-life threatening injury. He was conscious and alert. According to investigators, the man was shot while in his vehicle...
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Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Hartford, Conn.
A bicyclist from East Hartford was killed in a hit-and-run in Hartford early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the 600 block of Albany Avenue shortly after midnight for a report of a collision involving a car and a bicycle. It was reported that the car had hit the bicyclist and then fled from the scene. Once on Albany Avenue, police...
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Engaged couple from Glastonbury, Conn. wins this year's Hartford Marathon
An engaged couple from Glastonbury has won this year’s Hartford Marathon. Alex Norstrom, 28, came in first in the marathon on Saturday with a time of 2:17:56 while his fiancée, Angelia Rafter, 25, finished first for the women with a time of 2:38:09, according to the race’s results page. Norstrom and Rafter said it was really hard for them both...
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Conn. man found guilty of 2021 murder of 3-year-old child
A Hartford man has been found guilty of the 2021 murder of a 3-year-old child. A jury found 22-year-old Jaziah Smith guilty Tuesday of shooting and killing Randell Jones, Jr. The 3-year-old was in the back seat of his mother’s car with his two siblings at Nelson Street and Garden Street on April 10, 2021 when a car pulled up…
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Police ID man killed in nighttime shooting in Hartford
Police are investigating a homicide that happened in Hartford Friday night. The police department said they were called to Capitol Avenue around 7:30 p.m. for a reported shooting. Responding officers found 56-year-old Yakpoaro Kollie, of Hartford, with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene, authorities said. Officers were looking to speak with neighbors about what transpired. Police said they…
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Police officer, 4 others injured after stolen U-Haul hits several vehicles in Hartford
Four people and a police officer were injured after a stolen U-Haul crashed into several vehicles in downtown Hartford Friday evening. The police department said they were initially notified of a female passenger reportedly yelling for help. As officers tried to stop the U-Haul, it struck several vehicles before coming to a stop in the area of Main Street and…
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Woman stabbed multiple times during carjacking in Hartford, Conn.
A woman was stabbed multiple times during a carjacking in Hartford Saturday morning, according to police. Officers responded to the area of 605 Albany Avenue around 6:15 a.m. They found a woman in her thirties suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was alert and conscious, police said. The woman was take to the hospital to be treated for her injuries….
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Young mother killed in Conn. hit-and-run after suspect runs red light: police
The family of a young mother who was killed in a hit-and-run Sunday in Hartford is speaking out and calling for justice. Tonyque Davis, 23, of Portland, was killed while driving through the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Adelaide Street in Hartford around 6:11 a.m. Sunday. Police said Clarence Cross, 45, of Hartford, was driving an unregistered Toyota minivan without…
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Woman killed, man injured in Conn. shooting were unintended targets: police
A woman is dead and a man is injured after a shooting early Friday morning in Hartford and police believe they were both unintended targets. According to police, at approximately 12:50 a.m., officers were dispatched to 40 Cleveland Ave. for reports of a shooting. There were officers reportedly already in the area at the time of the call because of…
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Frustrated fans sounding off after music fest cut short, last-minute venue change
Capulet Fest promised a three-day hard rock fest that will “have your mind blown,” according to its website. But fans are pulling out their hair Monday trying to get their money back after cancelled sets, and a last-minute venue change too. The CT Attorney General’s Office is now investigating. “We all feel duped and all we really want is...
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CT Senate approves car tax changes and allows regional water authority to bid on Aquarion
A New Haven-based water authority could make a bid to buy Aquarion Water Company from Eversource. The State Senate Wednesday approved a proposal that would let the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority make a bid to buy Aquarion. Democrats said the change is needed to ensure Connecticut-based water companies can bid on Aquarion, which Eversource is expected…
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Massachusetts woman killed in hit-and-run in Connecticut
A Massachusetts woman is dead after she was hit by a driver who fled the scene in Hartford late Thursday night and police are looking for the driver. Patrol officers responded to Main Street, near Tower Avenue, at 11:55 p.m. after reports that a vehicle hit a pedestrian and they found the victim, Lutricia Daniels, 40, of Chicopee, Massachusetts. Police…
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Driver who hit and killed toddler in Hartford, Conn. found in New Haven: police
A toddler who wandered out of a laundromat was killed in a hit-and-run in Hartford on Monday night and police said they found the vehicle responsible in New Haven on Tuesday morning and have identified a suspect. Officers were called to New Britain Avenue just before 11 p.m. after the 19-month-old girl darted out of the laundromat and into the…