Alex Wood

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Alex Wood

Richard Barrington Jr., now 20, of Sharon Street in Hartford, pleaded guilty in April to felony counts of first-degree manslaughter and first-degree assault, both under provisions relating to extreme reckless conduct, and to a misdemeanor count of interfering with police, court records show. Hartford State's Attorney Sharmese Walcott has said she will recommend a 20-year prison term for Barrington in the crash, which occurred on the evening of Sept.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Alex Wood

HARTFORD - A former Connecticut State Police trooper accused of fraudulently collecting more than $8,000 in workers' compensation benefits has had his case deferred to state Superior Court in Waterbury. Jose Campos, 32, of Winsted, is charged with first-degree larceny and fraudulent claim or receipt of benefits, the state Division of Criminal Justice has said. Campos, 32, appeared in Hartford court Wednesday following his arrest Tuesday.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Alex Wood

ANSONIA - A Massachusetts woman is facing a felony charge after she brought her 2-year-old son to an April street takeover where their car was struck by a police cruiser amid the mayhem, according to the warrant for her arrest. Madison Grace Braska, 23, of Agawam, Mass., identified herself to police as a back-seat passenger in the car that was hit by the cruiser and said her son was the other back-seat passenger, according to an affidavit by Ansonia police Detective Shawn Mendenhall.

1 week ago | theday.com | Alex Wood

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1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Alex Wood

HARTFORD - A man who has taught at private religious schools in West Hartford and Windsor and has been arrested three times based on accusations of inappropriate physical contact with elementary school girls, such as tickling and roughhousing, had been due in court Tuesday in his two older cases, but the hearing was continued to Aug. 21. Those two cases against Nicholas Ricciardi, 47, of Manchester were filed in January by West Hartford police and in April by Windsor police.