Three workers were injured during an inmate attack at the New Haven Correctional Center Monday. Officials say the inmate struck a health care worker in the head following a medical evaluation. Two correctional officers were also hurt while restraining the inmate. State police are investigating.
Police have identified 43 year old Marco Leon-Lopez of Danbury as the pedestrian killed Thursday night on South Main Street in Waterbury. Police say 38 year old Meralis Rivera-Maldonado of Waterbury struck him while impaired. She faces manslaughter, reckless driving and operating under the influence charges.
New Milford’s wetlands commission has approved a $1 million expansion of an auto garage near the Housatonic River. Plans call for a 15,000-square-foot addition, new parking and outdoor storage. Part of the space would be leased to a business that converts vintage cars to electric power.
Police say 60 year old David Yorwerth of New Haven used a forged ID and withdrawal slips to steal $27,000 from a Ridgefield resident’s bank account. Yorwerth faces forgery, identity theft, larceny and criminal impersonation charges. He remains jailed on $5,000 bond.
Federal immigration agents made several arrests in downtown Danbury Monday morning. According to unofficial sources, seven people believed to be day laborers were detained at Kennedy Park. City officials say they received no advance notice, and ICE has not released details about the arrests.
A Yale study found cannabis was detected more often in people killed in Connecticut crashes after recreational use became legal. The increase was significant among motorcyclists, while the rate among pedestrians nearly doubled. Researchers caution however, that a positive test does not prove impairment or that cannabis caused a crash.
Connecticut has received a five-year, $10 million federal grant to strengthen reading programs for students in kindergarten through third grade. The initiative will expand small-group instruction, teacher training and literacy coaching to 75 elementary schools statewide. The program begins with a limited number of schools before expanding.
Connecticut officials are considering further action after federal prosecutors alleged at least 100 sham marriages occurred in the state. A new law imposes a 48-hour waiting period for marriage licenses beginning October first and strengthens oversight of justices of the peace.
Brain-like blobs spotted in Candlewood Lake are harmless colonies of tiny animals called bryozoans. Experts say they are native to the region, pose no danger to people or pets and indicate a healthy lake. Officials recommend leaving the colonies undisturbed.
A Texas appeals court has reduced a 50 million dollar judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to one-point-five million dollars. The case involved his claims that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. A separate one-point-four billion dollar Connecticut judgment remains unchanged.
