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April 20, 2023

Ring camera captures Connecticut homeowner blocking armed robber posed a delivery man

A Ring doorbell camera captured terrifying moments of a homeowner fending off an armed robber posing as a deliveryman. 

April 20, 2023

Connecticut pauses prison commutations following public outcry

Connecticut has paused its granting of prison commutations following an uproar over the drastic spike in sentence reductions, several dozen of which were for convicted murderers.

April 20, 2023

UConn student gets additional 55 years for killing man with sword

Peter Manfredonia has been sentenced to a cumulative 110 years in prison, on Thursday receiving a second 55-year sentence for killing Ted DeMers with a Samurai-style sword.

April 20, 2023

Connecticut lawmakers advance proposal to reduce state income tax rates

A proposal to reduce Connecticut's income tax rates was advanced by state lawmakers. Republican legislators and some Democrats claimed the plan was not enough.

April 20, 2023

Bloodied Connecticut man drove to police station to make confession: Police

A Connecticut man allegedly drove his dead girlfriend to the police station and confessed to murdering her after he accused her of having an affair

April 19, 2023

Former UConn student gets 55 years for shooting classmate, kidnapping girlfriend

Peter Manfredonia, 26, of Connecticut, was sentenced to 55 years in prison Wednesday for killing Nicholas Eisele and kidnapping his girlfriend, transporting her across state lines.

April 18, 2023

Armed suspect posing as deliveryman in alleged Connecticut home invasion attempt caught on camera

A man allegedly pretended to deliver a package to a Connecticut home but had a gun and planned to zip tie the owners and rob the home, according to police

April 17, 2023

Connecticut judge ends 50 years of federal oversight of Hartford police

U.S. District Judge Kari Dooley of Bridgeport, Connecticut, ruled in favor of dissolving a nearly half-century-old consent decree that resulted in federal oversight of the Hartford police.

April 15, 2023

Connecticut man fights off 4 suspects in attempted carjacking in harrowing video

A man in Connecticut fought multiple suspects and prevented one of them from jacking the car parked in his driveway, and it was caught on surveillance video.

April 13, 2023

Rise in sentence reductions for Connecticut prisoners sparks debate in the state

The number of Connecticut prisoners that have received sentence reductions has risen sharply. This has sparked debate among lawmakers in the state.