RANKED: Hartford's Most And Least Dangerous Neighborhoods RANKED: Hartford's Most And Least Dangerous Neighborhoods RANKED: Hartford's Most And Least Dangerous Neighborhoods
Ranked: Hartford's Most And Least Dangerous Neighborhoods The Hartford neighborhood with the highest number of crimes reported to police is Asylum Hill - where over 68,000 possible crimes have been reported to the city's police since 2005. Following closely behind in the high-crime count is the Northeast neighborhood with 68,493 crimes reported to Hartford Police over the last 15 years. The data comes from the Connecticut Data Portal's public safety statistics. The number of crimes reported in Asylum Hill and Northeast neighborhoods makes up 20 percent of overall crimes reported to police, 2005-2020. The most common crime reported was property d…
East Hartford Woman Gets Three Years In Prison After Selling Fentanyl With Her Husband East Hartford Woman Gets Three Years In Prison After Selling Fentanyl With Her Husband East Hartford Woman Gets Three Years In Prison After Selling Fentanyl With Her Husband
East Hartford Woman Gets Three Years In Prison After Selling Fentanyl With Her Husband An East Hartford woman, who was busted in 2018 along with her drug kingpin husband, has been sentenced to three years in prison for distributing fentanyl. On July 22, Marisol Ferry, formerly known as “Marisol Hernandez,” 27, of East Hartford, was sentenced to 36 months, followed by three years of parole. In August, Ferry pleaded guilty conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, the state’s Attorney’s Office announced in a statement. Ferry is the wife of Nelson Ferry, who operated a “trap house” at 149 Wethersfield Ave. in Hartford, as a distribution point for drugs, accord…
Hartford Police Seek Help With Cold Case Murder Hartford Police Seek Help With Cold Case Murder Hartford Police Seek Help With Cold Case Murder
Hartford Police Seek Help With Cold Case Murder Hartford Police are seeking the public’s help in breaking a cold case murder from 1989. Who killed Narcisco DeJesus on May 18, 1989 is still a mystery Hartford Police are trying to solve. On that day, police responded to the area of 439 Farmington Ave. for a one-car motor vehicle accident, police said.  After being transported to the hospital, staff discovered that DeJesus, who had been driving the car, had a single stab wound in his heart. Dejesus died a week later and his death was classified as a homicide, police said. If anyone has any information, they are asked to call the Cold…
OUI Sobriety Checkpoint Friday in Hartford OUI Sobriety Checkpoint Friday in Hartford OUI Sobriety Checkpoint Friday in Hartford
OUI Sobriety Checkpoint Friday in Hartford Hartford Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday, July 17, in the area of 530 Farmington Ave. The checkpoint will be up, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., police said. Officers will randomly stop vehicles at the checkpoint to test for impaired drivers. Operating under the influence, or OUI checkpoints are part of the city’s expanded enforcement program and funded through a grant from the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation OUI Enforcement. 
Search For Missing New Canaan Mom Of Five Moves To Hartford, Reports Say Search For Missing New Canaan Mom Of Five Moves To Hartford, Reports Say Search For Missing New Canaan Mom Of Five Moves To Hartford, Reports Say
Search For Missing New Canaan Mom Of Five Moves To Hartford, Reports Say Connecticut State Police confirmed that the search for the missing New Canann woman had moved to Hartford on Friday, May 31, a week after the mother of five was reported missing. Jennifer Dulos, 50, was last seen on Friday, May 24, dropping off her children at school and was reported missing later that same day after failing to show up for numerous meetings by friends. Her vehicle was found abandoned later the same day near an area park.  Earlier Friday, New Canaan Police, along with state police had been on Lapham Road in the area of Waveny Park where her SUV was found handing out fly…
Man Who Pointed Gun At Undercover Officers Sentenced Man Who Pointed Gun At Undercover Officers Sentenced Man Who Pointed Gun At Undercover Officers Sentenced
Man Who Pointed Gun At Undercover Officers Sentenced A Connecticut convict is heading back to prison after threatening undercover police officers investigating drug activities with an illegal weapon. Hartford resident Enrique Luciano, 32, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in Bridgeport federal court to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Luciano has been detained since his arrest. He pleaded guilty on Dec. 3 last year. On June 4 last year, Luciano approached a car on Cabot Street in Hartford, pointing a gun at the two occupants …
Suspect In Critical Condition After Shoot-Out With Police Suspect In Critical Condition After Shoot-Out With Police Suspect In Critical Condition After Shoot-Out With Police
Suspect In Critical Condition After Shoot-Out With Police State police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left one person in critical condition following a shoot-out with police. The incident began just past midnight on Tuesday, when two Hartford Police officers on a special detail in response to recent reports of gunfire in the area, were patrolling in the area of Captial Avenue and South Whitney, said the Connecticut State Police. While on patrol, the officers noticed a gray, four-door sedan driving erratically and attempted to stop the vehicle for a moving violation. The vehicle attempted to elude officers …
Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford
Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford A woman who hit a bicyclist and then slammed into the back of a school bus while trying to flee the scene has been arrested. Josmary Rodriguez, 38, of New Britain, was arrested by Hartford Police around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday after the department responded to the intersection of Gold and Main streets for the report of a car hitting a bicyclist, said Hartford Police Lt. Brian Bowsza. After hitting the bicycle rider, Rodriguez attempted to flee the scene and ended up slamming into the back of a school bus near the intersection with Wells Street, he added. Rodriguez then jumped out of her vehicle …
Teen Caught After Crashing Stolen Car Into School Bus, Police Say Teen Caught After Crashing Stolen Car Into School Bus, Police Say Teen Caught After Crashing Stolen Car Into School Bus, Police Say
Teen Caught After Crashing Stolen Car Into School Bus, Police Say A 16-year-old was arrested for stealing a vehicle and then slamming into the back of a school bus and taking off again. The incident took place around 7:46 a.m. Thursday when Hartford Police patrol units responded to a report that a school bus was struck from behind by a Ford Edge and the driver then fled the scene, Hartford police said. The school bus had one student aboard at the time of the incident who was not injured, they added. An investigation into the crash found that the fleeing vehicle was a 2015 Ford Edge reported stolen from Waterbury on Tuesday, police added. A short time la…
Mexican National Caught With $260K In Car Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking Mexican National Caught With $260K In Car Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking Mexican National Caught With $260K In Car Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking
Mexican National Caught With $260K In Car Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking A Mexican national is set to spend the next four years behind bars before being deported after pleading guilty to trafficking heroin in Connecticut. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that 44-year-old Onel Arana-Gervacio - also known as Arana Ricardo Leon Cepeda - has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, one kilogram or more of heroin, and one count of illegal reentry. In October 2016, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama condu…