A 32-year-old man died March 19 from traumatic asphyxiation after being trapped in an industrial gravel machine at Modern Metals Corp. on State Street in Hamden. OSHA is investigating.
CT deployed a $1M mobile forensic van with rapid DNA, NIBIN ballistics, and GrayKey digital analysis, stationed in New Britain and already used in the Brown University shooting investigation.
West Haven Mayor Borer and Chief Perno announced a 31% drop in motor vehicle theft on March 19, crediting license plate readers, patrols, and a public awareness campaign.
New Haven police seek a suspect who robbed the A to Z Market on Orchard Street at gunpoint at 12:40 p.m. on March 18. No injuries. A suspect image has been released.
New Haven police arrested Tymel Barker, 29, in Louisiana 5 months after a Beaver Hills hit-and-run hurt two children. 37 cell calls near the crash sealed the case.
Derick Mercado-Labonte, 29, of Bridgeport was found dead behind a Farmington condo on Talcott Forest Road on March 19. Medical examiner ruled homicide; no arrests made.
Six Bridgeport residents were arrested in Trumbull on March 18 after a car stolen from Orange was used for overnight break-ins in Monroe and Trumbull. Four adults and 2 juveniles charged.
A tractor-trailer crash on I-91 in New Haven on March 21 spilled 100 gallons of diesel into a Quinnipiac River tidal marsh. DEEP launched same-day cleanup; no injuries reported.
3 smoke shop employees arrested in Middletown March 14 after 62+ lbs of illegal THC products and synthetic Kratom found at 3 stores.
Diamond Plumbing owner Amilcar Deandrade, 51, charged with manslaughter March 14 after worker Michael DiRocco died in a June 2025 Norwich trench collapse. OSHA fined $250K.
Norbert Stanislaw Zielinski, 57, arrested March 12 in Branford on CSAM charges after a 16-month ICAC probe. Bond $150K; court March 24.
New Haven police will deploy more license plate readers, StarChaser GPS tech, and stop sticks with a $750K federal grant secured by Rep. Rosa DeLauro.