One Dead, Three Injured After SUV Crashes Into Parked Tractor-Trailer In CT
A Connecticut man was killed and three others seriously injured during a single-vehicle crash.
Blanchard Baisden, age 39, of East Hartford, was killed around 12:27 a.m., Sunday, April 25, during a crash in the area of Fraser Pace in Hartford, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police.
According to Boisvert, when officers arrived on the scene they found a gray 2003 Nissan Pathfinder had crashed into the rear end of a parked, unoccupied, semi-tractor trailer.
Baisden, the driver, was pronounced dead on the scene, he said.
A 36-year-old female passenger was transported to Ha…
26-Year-Old Dies In Connecticut Shooting, Police Say
A 26-year-old Connecticut man was shot and killed overnight.
The shooting death of Amauris Flores, of Hartford, was discovered around 11:04 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, when Hartford Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the Westland Street area, said Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert.
When officers responded to the area, they did not find Flores, but they did find a crime scene located at 187 Westland St., Boisvert said.
While on the scene, the department was notified by an area hospital that a gunshot victim had arrived and was pronounced dead.
The Hartford Police Major Cri…
Kidnapping, Murder Charges Filed In Case Of Dead Man Discovered In Burning Vehicle
Arrests have been made in connection to the death of a Chicopee man discovered in a burning vehicle on a December 2020 night in Hartford.
On Thursday, Feb. 11, Brandon “B” Batiste, 33, of Springfield, and Calvin “Cutty” Roberson, 38, of Waterbury, Connecticut, were arrested on charges of kidnapping and murder, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut, said.
Specifically, the charges were: kidnapping resulting in death, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and causing the death of a person through the use of a firearm. Batiste was apprehended in Georgia, while Roberson was picked up in Waterbury.…
CT Man Admits To Gun Possession, Drug Distribution Charges
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to drug distribution and firearm possession offenses.
Benjamin Gladstone, age 29, of Hartford, pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 8, in connection with a 2019 drug case, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in April 2019, Hartford Police made two controlled purchases of marijuana from Gladstone at his Collins Street residence.
During a following court-authorized search of Gladstone’s residence, investigators found a loaded Taurus 9mm handgun with …
CT Man Nabbed For Murder With Help From Witnesses, Surveillance Video, Police Say
Witness interviews and surveillance video have led to the arrest of a Connecticut man for the stabbing death of another man last year.
Oniel Lewis, age 34, of Hartford, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 7, for the Saturday, Oct. 31, killing of Bryan Monroe, age 48, of Manchester, said Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert.
Monroe was found when patrol officers were dispatched to 194 Maple Ave., on the report of a person stabbed. Upon arrival, Monroe was found with multiple stab wounds, Boisvert said.
He was transported to Hartford Hospital for treatment and succumbed …
