Zach Murdock
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Analysis: Black and Hispanic defendants with no priors convicted at higher rates than whites in Connecticut
The aim of the data is to help prosecutors, public defenders and judges better identify how to reduce racial disparities in criminal convictions in a new push to make the state’s justice system more equitable. → Read More
Search for person of interest continues in shooting death of Yale grad student Kevin Jiang
The MIT graduate named as a person of interest in the shooting death of Yale grad student Kevin Jiang was seen early Thursday morning driving with his family near Atlanta as investigators continue seek him out for questioning regarding the murder. → Read More
Popular UConn bar Ted’s closing temporarily after 2 staff members test positive for COVID-19
Popular UConn haunt Ted’s Restaurant and Bar announced Thursday it is closing temporarily after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19. → Read More
East Hartford Rep. Jeff Currey, in search of his own kidney transplant, makes plea for more donors
East Hartford State Rep. Jeff Currey is just one of about 350 people on Hartford HealthCare’s organ transplant waiting list, but he is using his bully pulpit to raise awareness about the urgent need for more living donors to sign up to save his and hundreds of other lives. → Read More
Connecticut police standards council bans chokeholds, neck restraints in wake of George Floyd protests
The Connecticut Police Officers Standards and Training Council issued new guidelines this week broadly banning officers’ use of chokeholds and neck restraints in response to calls for police reforms after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis late last month. → Read More
Computer outage affecting state agency email systems, troubleshooting underway
A computer outage has crippled state agencies’ ability to send or receive external emails on Tuesday and teams were still attempting to troubleshoot the problem late in the afternoon. → Read More
Gov. Lamont grants broad leeway to local officials to permit outdoor dining, retail in new executive order
Municipal zoning officials will have broad leeway to let their restaurants and stores set up outdoor dining and retail under a new executive order issued by Gov. Ned Lamont Tuesday evening. → Read More
1 person suffers life-threatening injuries after roof collapse at Rocky Hill construction site, police say
One person suffered life-threatening injuries after a roof collapsed Tuesday afternoon at a Rocky Hill construction site. → Read More
Wallingford police: Uncle murdered his teenaged nephew, dragging his body into a lake
A teen found dead in a Wallingford lake was murdered by his uncle, police say. → Read More
Hartford man stabbed near Sigourney Square Park, rushed into surgery
A Hartford man was stabbed Wednesday afternoon near Sigourney Square Park and was taken a couple blocks away to Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center. → Read More
Milford man spits at police officers, claiming he has coronavirus, while resisting arrest, police say
A Milford man spat at police officers and claimed he had COVID-19, threatening the officers and their families, after the officers tried to break up a fight between roommates Thursday afternoon. → Read More
Family of New Haven man who died in police custody demand information, police chief releases update
Hours after the family of a New Haven man who died in police custody demanded answers from police officials Wednesday, authorities announced that a preliminary investigation indicates the man died by suicide. → Read More
Vernon father arrested after 6-month-old baby survives fentanyl overdose
A Vernon father has been arrested and charged after his 6-month-old baby nearly died when it was exposed to fentanyl and overdosed in January, only to be saved at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. → Read More
Merritt Parkway southbound closed in Trumbull after car crash with injuries
A car crash with injuries closed the southbound lanes of the Merritt Parkway late Wednesday afternoon near Trumbull. → Read More
Confidential informant leads detectives, FBI to rearrest Hartford drug dealer
A Hartford drug dealer on federal supervised release for his previous conviction has been rearrested and charged with new federal drug crimes after agents discovered he resumed dealing fentanyl last year. → Read More
New Haven man dies in police custody after domestic violence arrest, investigation underway
A New Haven man died in the police department detention center early Wednesday morning shortly after his arrest on domestic violence charges. → Read More
Avon man arrested after hours-long standoff with police, SWAT team
An Avon man was arrested Tuesday after an hours-long standoff with police and SWAT team members at his home. → Read More
Man killed in motorcycle crash near entrance to Hartford’s Goodwin Park
A man in his 50s was killed Tuesday night in a motorcycle crash at an entrance to Goodwin Park, police said. → Read More
Car fire briefly shuts down Interstate 91 north in Hartford
A car was engulfed in flames Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 91 in Hartford, temporarily causing some delays on the northbound side of the highway into the capital city. → Read More
Serious crash closes southbound Route 9 in Cromwell
A serious crash with multiple reported injuries closed southbound lanes of Route 9 in Cromwell late Monday night. → Read More