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CT Prostitution Sting: 4 NY Women Arrested Following Undercover Police Sting
Police have arrested four New York women on prostitution charges following an undercover sting at two Connecticut massage businesses, authorities said.
Yue Mei Gao, 49, Mei Li Huang, 55, Hui-Zhi Yang, 57, and Zhimin Zhu, 50, were arrested at the Shelton massage parlors QQ Spa on Howe Avenue and Yama Massage on River Road, police said.
Shelton police said Wednesday, July 29, the women were busted following an “undercover investigation targeting prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation."
Officers said they seized evidence and cash that investigators believe is tied to…
2021 CT Murder Suspect Caught After US Marshals Track Him To NJ
A man wanted in connection with a 2021 fatal shooting in Connecticut has been arrested after authorities tracked him to New Jersey.
Curtis Cole, 47, was arrested on Wednesday, July 29, in Camden, New Jersey, after the US Marshals Service and its regional fugitive task forces took him into custody, officials said.
Cole is charged with murder, illegal discharge of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, and criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, police said.
The charges stem from the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Jonquay Morrison in Hamden…
66 Chickens, Including 60 Baby Chicks, Rescued After Household Kitchen Fire
Sixty-six neglected chickens—including 60 baby chicks—were rescued after a house fire led first responders to a backyard where the birds were being kept in what rescuers described as torturous conditions, authorities and an animal rescue organization said.
Officers responded to a kitchen fire at 67 Mist Lane in Westbury, New York, around 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, where they found an active fire inside the home, according to Nassau County police. The East Meadow Fire Department extinguished the flames, and no injuries were reported.
While investigating the fire, officers discovered several …
CT Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In Crash With Work Van On Route 207
A 29-year-old Connecticut man died after he was thrown from his motorcycle in a crash on Route 207, according to state police.
Austin Leigh Lippincott, of Uncasville, died Tuesday night, July 28, at Backus Hospital after a van crashed into his motorcycle at the intersection of Route 207 and Pautipaug Hill Road in Franklin earlier that day, Connecticut State Police said.
According to troopers, Lippincott was riding westbound on the highway and was making a left turn. At the same time, the Chevrolet work van, traveling east, crossed into the westbound lane while turning right a…
Genital Contusion Cover-Up Leads To Coaches, Players Charged In HS Football Hazing
A high school football hazing investigation has led to criminal charges against four coaches and six players after prosecutors say a 15-year-old sophomore suffered a genital contusion during two violent locker room assaults that were later covered up.
The Pennsylvania hazing lead to charges of endangering the welfare of a child and conspiracy for Head coach Terence Tolbert, 55, of Elkins Park; associate head coach Darian "DJ" McFadden, 42, of Roslyn; assistant coach Benjamin Johnson III, 45, of Cheltenham; and volunteer coach Ralph Burnley, 60, of Elkins Park, following a Montgomery County I…
Monkey, 34 Dogs, Guns, Drugs Found During Enfield Raid Tied To Robbery, Police Say
A robbery investigation led police to a home where they found dozens of animals living in unsafe conditions, along with firearms, narcotics, and an illegally possessed Capuchin monkey, authorities said.
Francisco Perez-Figueroa and Erica Valentin now face multiple charges after the search warrant was executed Tuesday, July 28, at a home on Abbe Road in Enfield, police said. Enfield and Wethersfield police carried out the raid as part of a 2025 Wethersfield robbery investigation.
Inside the home, officers found about 34 dogs, 17 exotic birds, and one Capuchin monkey. Enfield police said the …
9-Year-Old Girl Murdered In NY Tried To Avoid Trip With Alleged Killer Dad, Mom Says
A 9-year-old girl who was strangled to death in New York begged to get out of a trip to Ethiopia with her father, who is accused of killing her, according to testimony heard Tuesday, July 28.
Melina Frattolin instead traveled through New York and Connecticut with her dad, Luciano, for multiple weeks in the summer of 2025, according to authorities.
Kali Galanis, Melina’s mother and Luciano’s ex-wife, testified Tuesday that Melina told her “she didn’t want to go” with her father to Ethiopia, the New York Post reported.
Instead Luciano and Melina toured the region south of her Montreal home. …
Prominent Greater Hartford Rabbi Stephen Fuchs Dies
The Greater Hartford Jewish community is mourning the loss of Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Beth Israel, who died after suffering a catastrophic stroke, his family announced.
"Our family is devastated to announce that our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs suffered a catastrophic stroke on July 19th," his family said in an announcement on social media.
"After a week in hospice surrounded by his loving family, he passed away peacefully on July 26th. (13th of Av)."
Born in East Orange, Fuchs had been living in Vero Beach, FL, accord…
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