Former CT youth minister pleads guilty to sexually assaulting boys

The Bridgeport Judicial Branch Courthouse, in Bridgeport, Conn. Nov. 27, 2023.Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media Jean Bernard, of Shelton, who worked as the youth minister at Mont der Olivier’s Seventh Day Adventist Church in Norwalk. Contributed photo / Jean Bernard, 46, of Shelton, who worked as the youth minister at Mont des Olivier’s Seventh Day Adventist Church … Read more

Bridgeport man charged in shooting at Hollister Avenue home

BRIDGEPORT — A 33-year-old city man was arrested Thursday night in connection with a shooting that occurred at a Hollister Avenue home Sunday, according to police.  Akeim Thomas is charged with criminal attempt of first-degree assault of an elderly/disabled person, illegal discharge of a firearm, second-degree threatening, first-degree reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a child, … Read more

Architect of deadly Stamford jewelry store robbery sentenced to 32 years in prison, feds say

On March 28, 2020, at approximately 2:48 p.m., the U.S. attorney’s office said, Stamford police officers responded to Marco Jewelers, located at 16 Sixth Street in Stamford. When officers arrived, it said, they found evidence of a robbery and encountered the store owner, Mark Vuono, lying on the ground in front of an open safe. He … Read more

Shah’s Halal Food to open in Danbury at former site of Boston Market; its 7th CT location

Shah’s Halal Food will open in the former Boston Market, 61 Newtown Road, Danbury, Conn. Wednesday, October 11, 2023. H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media Cousins Mohammad and Rafi Mashriqi, who helped grow the Shah’s Halal Food brand in Connecticut, said they secured the property at 61 Newtown Road in Plumtrees Plaza two months ago. Mohammad Mashriqi … Read more

Stratford man on scooter killed in Bridgeport crash, police say

BRIDGEPORT — A 37-year-old Stratford man was killed in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Housatonic Avenue and Wells Street late Thursday, according to police. Police said they responded to the intersection and found the man on the ground, unresponsive. First responders performed lifesaving measures on the man and transported him to St. Vincent’s Medical … Read more

Bridgeport police release video of suspect in death of woman found behind American Legion building

BRIDGEPORT — Bridgeport police have released a video of a woman found dead in a shopping cart in an East End parking lot in November. In the release, Bridgeport police Det. Jeffrey Holtz said the dead woman was identified as Rickeyta Baker, a 37-year-old Bridgeport resident. He said Baker’s body was found by police around 4:10 p.m. … Read more

After 11 years, Newtown’s Sandy Hook tragedy is ‘so, so real’

The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial, Newtown, Conn. Wednesday, December 6, 2023.H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media NEWTOWN — The visitor’s first step onto the crushed gravel path introduces the soft crunch of presence into the quiet landscape. With the silence broken, the life-filled swirls of water can be heard circulating in the center. At this time … Read more

Former Fairfield official to serve jail time for animal cruelty

Former Fairfield official Raymond Neuberger is handcuffed by marshals as he is arrested on further charges of threatening police in conjunction with multiple animal cruelty charges in Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.Brian A. Pounds/Hearst Connecticut Media BRIDGEPORT – A former Fairfield elected official, accused of torturing cats and dogs with … Read more