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"Emotionally Disturbed" Man Arrested Outside Lincoln-Bassett

City police arrested an ​“emotionally disturbed” man after he stripped his clothes outside of Lincoln-Bassett Elementary School while in possession of a firearm.

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District Managers Cut Back Amid Cop Shortage

New Haven's four district managers (clockwise from top left): Sgt. Jasmine Sanders, Lt. Michael Fumiatti, Lt. Brendan Borer, Lt. Brian McDermott. Fair Haven’s top neighborhood cop will now also...

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29-Year-Old Shot Dead In Fair Haven

(Updated) Somebody shot and killed a 29-year-old New Havener named Shaquille Chazz Pearson at Grand Avenue and East Pearl Street on Tuesday afternoon, marking New Haven’s 20th homicide of the year so...

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Report Details Ex-PAL Cop's Alleged Sexual Assault Of Teen

Elliott receiving a departmental award in 2016. Retired former New Haven Police Officer Jeremie Elliott had a years-long sexual relationship with a local high school student starting when she was just...

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2 Arrested After Fatal Drag Racing Crash

Roughly a year after a Long Wharf drag race led to a five-car crash on Sargent Drive and resulted in one person dead, city police have arrested two other drivers on first degree manslaughter, among...

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19-Year-Old Shot Dead In The Hill

A 19-year-old New Havener named Jovani Ortiz died on Monday from injuries he sustained after getting shot Sunday night on Downes Street in the Hill.

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30-Year-Old Shot Dead As Long Wharf Club Let Out

Somebody shot and killed 30-year-old West Havener Otis Powell in the early hours of Thanksgiving morning as clubgoers were leaving for the night from Sargent Drive’s Terminal 110.

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Police Lt. Billy White Dies

Billy White. New Haven police Lt. Billy White, who helped the feds send gang leaders to prison for decades during the War on Drugs until the feds sent him to prison as part of a corruption probe, has...

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Labor Board Sides With Fired Cop

Shayna Kendall. A state arbitration panel has ruled that ex-police Sgt. Shayna Kendall should get her job back after finding that the city did not have ​“just cause” to fire her for allegedly lying...

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21-Year-Old Critically Injured After Blake Shooting

A 21-year-old woman is in critical condition after getting shot on Blake Street near Whittlesey Avenue on Monday night.

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Judge Suspends Defense Attorney's License

Rick Silverstein in court with co-counsel Jamie Alosi. A fed-up state judge slapped colorful New Haven criminal defense attorney Rick Silverstein with a one-year suspension from practicing law — as...

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3 Shifts, 3 Gun Arrests In The Hill

Officers Dan Smith and Paul Prusinski. On a recent Thursday morning, Hill beat cops Paul Prusinski and Daniel Smith followed up with a car that had been parked for an hour outside of a known...

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Anti-Recidivism Program Lands $2M

A city initiative to keep previously incarcerated individuals safe and out of prison has received a $2 million boost from the federal government.

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Pattis Slams Judge On Silverstein Suspension

Norm Pattis, appealing on behalf of Rick Silverstein against Judge Fischer's ruling. Defense attorney Norm Pattis filed an appeal to try to save the career of fellow defense attorney Rick Silverstein,...

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Lawsuit Seeks To Enforce Residency Requirements

Clockwise: Dennis Serfilippi, Michael Gormany, Alex Pullen, and Justin Elicker. A local financial consultant and recent Westville alder candidate is suing the city for keeping non-residents in New...

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Teen's Killer Sentenced To 33 Years

John Tubac at HSC's graduation in June 2022. A state judge sentenced 26-year-old New Havener Kiyon Matheney to more than three decades in prison for shooting and killing 17-year-old High School in the...

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State Investigation Finds Shot Cop "Justifiably" Shot Back

Dash camera video of Officer Curry being shot and returning fire on Oct. 7, 2022. (Warning: The video depicts images of violence.) The state’s inspector general has determined that New Haven Police...

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Russell Street Double Homicide Victims ID'd

(Updated) City police have identified the victims of Thursday morning’s double homicide on Russell Street as married couple Stanley Green, 62, and Jennifer Green, 52, and are investigating their...

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Next Steps Weighed After Marriage Reports To Feds

Immigrant activists at a protest on Monday outside City Hall. What happens when a city official reports your marriage to immigration authorities?Immigration lawyers are working to make sense of that...

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City, Activists Ask State To OK Tiny Homes. For Now

The "tiny homes" currently standing in 203 Rosette's backyard. The city has joined forces with human rights activists in the Hill to try to convince the state to recognize prefabricated shelters in a...

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