Hartford Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Fentanyl

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALEX SABO-SANTIAGO, also known as “Boricua,” 42, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N.…

Hartford Man Admits Recording His Sexual Abuse of Minor for Nearly 3 Years

Leonard C. Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERTO ACOSTA TORRES, 61, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New…

U.S. opens investigation into Tesla’s autopilot feature after multiple crashes

The Department of Transportation opened an investigation into Tesla’s autopilot system, citing 11 crashes since 2018 that were potentially caused by the technology. The probe will be wide-ranging and won’t be limited…

Business News·Tech and Gaming

U.S. General says he expects terror threats to increase after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

A U.S. general told senators on Sunday that he expects terror threats from the Taliban and Al Qaeda to increase, the Associated Press reported Monday. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…

Weed, booze, cash, and other wacky COVID-19 vaccination incentives

State leaders introduced a variety of creative incentives to promote the coronavirus vaccine, including material goods, cash, travel perks, free food, drinks, and even weed — but some experts are unsure that…

Government News·New Jersey News·Politics

Middletown Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Selling Cocaine and Crack While on State Probation

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DERRICK STOKES, 29, of Middletown, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to…

Felon Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Handgun in New Haven

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALLEN LUSMAT, 30, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to…

Colchester Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Machinegun

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Kelly D. Brady, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division; and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the…

West Haven Man Charged with Narcotics and Ammunition Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging CHAZ REDDICK, 38, of West Haven,…

Ringleader of Schemes to Steal and Sell Construction Equipment, Recreation Vehicles Sentenced

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Cranston man who organized and executed schemes to steal and sell nearly $700,000 worth of excavators, sport boats, jet skis, all-terrain vehicles, and trailers from dealerships and marinas…

Watch: Runaway vehicle carrier loses brakes smashes through neighborhood

TORRINGTON, CT – The Connecticut State Police reported a runaway car carrier speeding through a residential neighborhood. “After this truck lost its brakes on a local road, Torrington Police called in the…

Connecticut News·Police Blotter·Viral News·Viral Videos

D.C. police arrest 51-year-old who lured 14-year-old girl

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Youth and Family Services Division and Special Agents from Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Washington Field Office, Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force,…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

Hartford Man Charged with Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police…

Bellows Falls Woman Sentenced for Buying a Firearm for a Felon

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on July 22, 2021, Bridgette Lawlor, 34, of Bellows Falls, Vermont, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington,…

Waterbury Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ALEJANDRO VELEZ, 41, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New…

Nine Individuals Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiring to Act as Illegal Agents of the People’s Republic of China

A superseding indictment was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging nine defendants with acting and conspiring to act in the United States as illegal agents of the People’s Republic of…

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