A Middletown man charged with murder in the death of a woman found in her apartment Sept. 29 was ordered held on $3 million bond after a police chase and shootout in Hartford.
Willimantic man David Chaparro, 47, was charged March 17 with first-degree robbery for the Dec. 2024 West Hartford Family Dollar holdup after DNA matched him via CODIS.
Yunior Benavides, 49, of Southington was arrested March 6, 2026 in West Hartford for illegal re-entry after being deported to the Dominican Republic in 2013.
Connecticut AG William Tong will continue the state's antitrust case against Live Nation after the DOJ settled March 9. CT is one of 26 states and DC rejecting the federal terms as insufficient.
Middletown-affiliated Senate leaders are at the center of a debate over fast-tracked legislation in Connecticut. Democrats pushed to expedite bills using emergency rules, while Republicans called the move undemocratic. The outcome could impact state policy and local governance.
Everard Walker, 53, was fatally shot by a Hartford police officer on Feb. 19 during a mental health wellness check at 990 Capitol Avenue. The Inspector General released a preliminary report and bodycam footage on Feb. 23.