Connecticut Crime & Justice Digest

East Windsor High School launched its first Law and Public Safety Day on April 21, uniting local police, fire, ambulance, and 911 teams for student...

Key developments in early Wednesday fatal shooting:

• 1:41 a.m. ShotSpotter alert: Officers respond to five shots on Rowe Avenue.
• 43-year-old...

Suspicious circumstances unfold as a woman was found dead in a Connecticut pond not far from the home, shortly after her husband woke up to find her missing. State police confirm the grim discovery at sunrise.

Systemic failures exposed in CT DCF case practice post-tragic suicide:

• Child died by apparent suicide within 1 hour of DCF visit, despite...

Clayton Hackling, 27, of Lyme, rejected a plea for three manslaughter counts with 15 years served (of 30 suspended).

• Case now on trial list in New...

Local crackdown intensifies: Waterbury's Adam Matthew Jeannin, 35, arrested April 15 on class B felony charges of first-degree possession and...

Everyday enforcement via public logs in three CT cities:

• Danbury: Arrest logs featured on police site under News & Events
• Norwalk: Running adult...

Dana Casser honors her murdered best friend—a 2018 Middletown domestic violence homicide victim—by fundraising to fight domestic violence. She got the tragic police call while at WestFarms Mall on Sept. 8. A powerful act of community activism.

Hartford police report a woman was fatally shot on Saturday, with a person of interest later found dead out of state.

Statewide DESPP report highlights major drops in violent and serious crimes:

• Murders fell to 70 in Q4 2025 from 90 in 2024.
• Double-digit declines...

Wrongful conviction trial for Morant opens today in the 1990 double homicide of New Haven Alderman Ricardo Turner, whom Morant was sentenced for killing—prompting reexamination of justice system errors.

Key updates in Branford filicide case:

• Guilty plea: Anthony A. Esposito Jr. pleaded guilty to murdering 12-year-old son Anthony P. Esposito with a...

State police launch probe after human remains discovered in Chaplin wooded area off Bedlam Road.

Key details:

• Found ~8 a.m. Friday by walkers who...

Interstate abduction unfolds:

• Luring phase: 51-year-old Justin Newman met Middletown girl (under 15) on dating app.
• Travel: Ordered rideshare from...

Plea deal secures reduced charge: 67-year-old Stanley Mulvey pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter after pretrial talks, down from...

• Bryan Corley, father of slain 16-year-old Christopher Redding, praised CT police for arresting two suspects in his son's Feb. 11 Kingsbridge...

Key accountability measures after Meriden PD probe into officers' misconduct with vulnerable ex-cadet:

• Ethan Busa and Alex Rodriguez fired in 2024...

Key developments ahead in CT courts:

• Bridgeport Ballot Fraud: Wanda Geter-Pataky and Alfredo Castillo face judge Tuesday on absentee ballot charges...

• Jeffrey Caviola, Greenwich arson suspect, faces charges for burglaries and attempting to blow up a home with natural gas.
• In police interview, he...

Bridgeport Police began compliance checks of nightclubs on April 24, targeting establishments citywide to enforce proactive nightlife safety.