Katherine Loy

Hartford

Special Projects Producer at WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT)

Special Projects Producer at NBC Connecticut (investigative, consumer, features) Producer of Face the Facts with NBC Connecticut [email protected]

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Articles

Jury awards $5.7 million to man who was wrongfully convicted

1 month ago | nbcconnecticut.com | Caitlin Burchill |Katherine Loy

A jury of eight men awarded $5.7 million to Ricky Birch, who spent nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. The civil trial marks the end of Birch's lawsuit against the Town of New Milford and two former police detectives.
Jury awards $5.7 million to man who was wrongfully convicted

1 month ago | nbcconnecticut.com | Caitlin Burchill |Katherine Loy

A jury of eight men awarded $5.7 million dollars to Ricky Birch, who spent nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. The civil trial marks the end of Birch's lawsuit against the Town of New Milford and two former police detectives.
Our cameras capture drivers running stop signs

2 months ago | nbcconnecticut.com | Len Besthoff |Katherine Loy

Stop signs are self-explanatory - they spell out what you're supposed to do when you encounter one. In practice, drivers are not always following the letter of the law. NBC Connecticut Investigates looked into the frequency of crashes at stop sign intersections and found out, it hasn't really been studied. So we put some intersections to the test. We staked out five intersections in cities and towns around the state. What our cameras captured time and time again were vehicles rolling past stop signs.
10K drivers ticketed for illegally passing school buses in Bridgeport

2 months ago | nbcconnecticut.com | Katherine Loy |Len Besthoff

Bridgeport police have looked at tens of thousands of video clips since September. The videos were captured by cameras on the school district's 248 buses, which are also outfitted with license plate readers. The city took action after a pilot program showed drivers failing to stop for school buses at a rate of about 75 violations per weekday. Sen.
Reckless on our Roads

2 months ago | nbcconnecticut.com | Len Besthoff |Katherine Loy |Garett Allison

How it startedReckless on our Roads is a series that looks into why Connecticut's roads have gotten more dangerous, and what's being done to stop it. We started working on our first story back in 2023 - and much of the behavior we saw then is still happening today. How many times have you come home from work frustrated about getting cut off, tailgated or worse - and you didn't have the video to prove it?
11 CT residents included in Jan. 6 pardons

Jan 21, 2025 | nbcconnecticut.com | Katherine Loy

President Donald Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 defendants includes 11 Connecticut residents. NBC Connecticut confirmed with the Federal Bureau of Prisons that Patrick McCaughey, of Ridgefield, was no longer in custody Tuesday. He was serving a 90-month sentence for assaulting Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Wolcott resident Richard Markey was one month into a 30-month sentence when the pardons came down.
Unpleasant work environment causes officers to leave Old Saybrook PD: report

Jan 8, 2025 | nbcconnecticut.com | Len Besthoff |Katherine Loy

Old Saybrook released the findings of an outside firm hired to determine why the town's police department has trouble retaining officers. The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) said this is one of the most challenging management studies it has ever conducted. "Basic procedural issues that are typically handled without complication....were fraught with delays, unforeseen complexities, and occasional disagreements," the report said.
Release of Old Saybrook police study delayed

Dec 12, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Katherine Loy

The release of a study into Old Saybrook's police department has been delayed for a second time. Earlier this year, the town hired the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to look into why the department has trouble attracting and retaining officers, among other issues. The study was not finished by the original October deadline, and instead was delivered in mid-November.
Jan. 6 sentence handed down almost three years later

Dec 6, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Len Besthoff |Katherine Loy

A sixth person from Connecticut has been sentenced in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. Richard Markey was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for assaulting officers. He was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The 40-year-old Wolcott man has been in federal custody since he pleaded guilty in August.
Hartford Fire Department move could limit fire protection in the area

Dec 4, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Len Besthoff |Katherine Loy

Should paid firefighters be allowed to volunteer with other departments in their free time? State law has said yes, but the Hartford fire chief has issued his firefighters an ultimatum that could limit firefighting in communities that rely on volunteers. Hartford Fire Chief Rodney Barco sent out this memo to the department on Tuesday. He told union members they have until close of business on Friday to quit their outside jobs, or else resign from the department.