Kendra Baker

6 days ago | ctinsider.com | Lisa Backus |Kendra Baker

A Connecticut man whose parents were kidnapped after he took part in a $245 million Bitcoin theft has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges and has agreed to testify against his codefendants, according to court documents that were unsealed this week, the Associated Press said.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Kendra Baker

WATERBURY - Waterbury police said Wednesday afternoon that they were investigating a report of shots fired on Woodlawn Terrace. The incident was reported in the 200 block of Woodlawn Terrace around 10 a.m., according to Waterbury police Lt. Ryan Bessette. He said no victim was found at the scene, but investigators did recover evidence confirming shots had been fired.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Kendra Baker

EAST HAVEN - A Hamden man charged in connection with a retail theft scheme at an East Haven Home Depot allegedly paid a store employee about $1,500 for thousands of dollars worth of merchandise over the course of several months, according to the warrant for his arrest. Stacey Grier, 51, was arrested on third-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny charges June 10, following a series of organized thefts at the Home Depot on Frontage Road.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Kendra Baker

GROTON - The Rhode Island man who allegedly robbed a bank with his son last week before both were found shot in a hotel room during a standoff has died, according to police. Shaun P. Fallon, 56, of Charlestown, R.I., died Monday of injuries he sustained during an hourslong ordeal that started with a Thursday morning bank robbery and ended with him and his 27-year-old son hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

1 week ago | newstimes.com | Kendra Baker

DANBURY — The case against a city man accused of killing a puppy two years ago was disposed of last week following his successful completion of a court diversionary program. Stephen Siguenza had been charged with animal cruelty in March 2023, following a Danbury police investigation into the death of a 3-month-old miniature goldendoodle.