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courant.com > 01/14/2026 > feds-charge-11-in-drug-trafficking-ring-allegedly-connected-to-6-fatal-overdoses-in-bristol-berlin

Feds charge 11 in drug trafficking ring allegedly connected to 6 fatal overdoses in Bristol, Berlin

Feds charge 11 in drug trafficking ring allegedly connected to 6 fatal overdoses in Bristol, Berlin2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (515+ words) Eleven people face federal charges in connection with an alleged drug trafficking enterprise suspected of distributing numerous types of narcotics that investigators say they connected to a half-dozen fatal overdoses in Bristol and Berlin. The indictment charges the individuals with…...

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courant.com > 01/09/2026 > hartford-police-investigating-violent-incident-at-ice-protest-mayor-blames-federal-lawlessness

Hartford police investigating violent incident at ICE protest. Mayor blames federal ‘lawlessness’

Hartford police investigating violent incident at ICE protest. Mayor blames federal ‘lawlessness’5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (554+ words) Touting Hartford's commitment to due process and the rule of law, Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam promised a thorough investigation into a violent incident at a vigil Thursday night between protesters and what are believed to be federal employees. The vigil…...

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courant.com > 01/08/2026 > numerous-ct-groups-holding-vigil-protest-after-fatal-shooting-of-woman-by-ice-agents

Numerous CT groups holding vigil, protest after fatal shooting of woman by ICE agents

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (159+ words) Numerous Connecticut organizations are hosting a candlelight vigil Thursday after the killing of a woman in Minnesota by ICE agents. A few others are also planned around the state. "We gather not only to mourn, but to refuse the normalization…...

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courant.com > 01/06/2026 > doj-releases-transcript-of-videos-made-by-brown-university-and-mit-killer-no-remorse-shown

DOJ releases transcript of videos made by Brown University and MIT killer. ‘No remorse’ shown.

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (382+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday released the transcript of videos made by Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the now late man accused of the mass shooting at Brown University and the homicide of an MIT professor in Brookline, Mass. The department…...

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courant.com > 01/06/2026 > ct-man-sentenced-to-prison-after-16-year-old-girlfriend-shot-in-head-as-friend-watched-on-facetime

CT man gets 8-year sentence after 16-year-old girlfriend shot in head as friend watched on FaceTime

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (641+ words) A 19-year old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after Hartford police said he shot his 16-year-old girlfriend in the head in 2024 while her friend watched helplessly on a FaceTime call. Jayzon Gunter of Hartford faced sentencing…...

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courant.com > 01/05/2026 > mayor-new-haven-police-chief-departing-amid-allegations-of-theft-misuse-of-funds

Mayor: New Haven police chief retires amid allegations of theft, misuse of funds

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (483+ words) New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson has left the department immediately following allegations of theft and misuse of public funds, Mayor Justin Elicker said on Monday. At a 6:30 p.m. press conference Elicker, flanked by officers, said several New Haven Police officers…...

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courant.com > 01/01/2026 > ct-police-department-finds-cocaine-weapon-in-executing-arrest-warrant

CT police department finds cocaine, weapon in executing arrest warrant

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (97+ words) CT police department finds cocaine, weapon in executing arrest warrant'Hartford Courant New London Police Department Narcotics Investigators together with the Connecticut State Police " Statewide Narcotics Task Force-East made an arrest Tuesday of a person suspected of selling drugs. Police executed…...

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courant.com > 12/31/2025 > ct-supreme-court-dismisses-challenge-to-protective-orders-banning-guns-what-prompted-the-ruling

CT Supreme Court dismisses challenge to protective orders banning guns. What prompted the ruling

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (532+ words) The state Supreme Court has turned back a weapons possession challenge when it ruled that courts can issue protective orders barring gun ownership in cases where subjects of the orders are not explicitly accused of crimes involving violence or threats…...

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courant.com > 12/30/2025 > hawaii-hopes-stricter-laws-will-quiet-illegal-fireworks-after-deadly-new-years-eve-blast

Hawaii hopes stricter laws will quiet illegal fireworks after deadly New Year’s Eve blast

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (563+ words) By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER As the director of Hawaii's Department of Law Enforcement, Lambert wondered if the tragedy had sparked a shift in Hawaii residents' penchant for igniting illegal fireworks. In some neighborhoods, it would be common to hear loud…...

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courant.com > 12/27/2025 > police-investigation-death-of-infant-following-alleged-fall-in-willimantic

Police investigating death of infant following alleged fall in Willimantic

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (138+ words) Police are investigating the death of an infant following a reported fall in Willimantic. Police were alerted to the situation on Dec. 21 after the child was transported to Windham Hospital following an alleged fall the prior evening at a residence…...