Cops Raid Deutsche Bank’s House
by | Jan 27, 2010 11:00 am | Comments (23)
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(Updated) The porch fell apart. Prostitutes and drug dealers claimed turf. A car exploded. Where was the landlord? In Germany.
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Sgt. Sutton Reports For Duty
by | Jan 20, 2010 12:06 pm | Comments (3)
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Sergeant Reginald E. Sutton is glad to walk the beat once again on the streets of Edgewood and Beaver Hill.
2 Cops Hurt In Fight
by | Jan 13, 2010 8:35 am | Comments (1)
When officers responded to a domestic dispute, a 42-year-old man pulled a knife on them, according to police.
SWAT Team Called After Gun Threat
by | Jan 12, 2010 4:23 pm | Comments (0)
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When a woman tried to collect on a $100 bet, the debtor went to get his gun, police said. Pretty soon, the SWAT team was breaking down his door.
Greer Resigns, Slams Party
by | Dec 23, 2009 8:02 am | Comments (19)
“Lockdown.” “Machinations and retaliations.” “Tainted” “democracy.” “Sowing discontent.” Those were some of Eli Greer’s parting depictions of the city’s Democratic Party leadership as he resigned as a ward co-chairman in the Edgewood neighborhood.
Lt. Shea Leaving WEB
by | Nov 30, 2009 3:53 pm | Comments (4)
You can excuse Beaver Hills and Edgewood if they conclude they have a curse when it comes to top cops.
Firefighters Ace “4-To-1” Rescue
by | Nov 27, 2009 11:45 am | Comments (4)
They didn’t know it would be so hard to lift two bodies up from the banks of the West River.
New Year’s Blast
by | Sep 17, 2009 8:59 pm | Comments (0)
Rabbi Eliezer Greer demonstrating the process of making a shofar (Jewish ritual ram’s horn) to neighborhood children at Yeshiva of New Haven. The shofar is sounded during prayers on Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year) which begins Friday evening.
Prodigal Son Returns To WEB
by | Sep 2, 2009 7:16 am | Comments (9)
To the delight of neighbors, Whalley’s former top cop is returning to the district after a year-and-a-half absence.
Warrant Issued For Candidate’s Arrest
by | Aug 27, 2009 2:05 pm | Comments (58)
If aldermanic candidate Marcus Paca sets foot in New Jersey, he can be jailed for not paying child support.
Whalley Widening Disrupts An Eruv
by | Aug 27, 2009 11:03 am | Comments (6)
Every Thursday, a man in a red Oldsmobile drives around New Haven, keeping one eye on the road and the other on a barely visible set of overhead wires and dowels attached to poles. He’s looking for a break — and hoping he doesn’t find one.
Party-Endorsed Campaigns Cry Foul
by | Aug 21, 2009 8:35 am | Comments (66)
Susie Voigt runs the Democratic Town Committee. She is also knocking on doors in support of a candidate in Edgewood — but not the candidate her party organization endorsed.
On Whalley, a Weekly Haven
by | Aug 18, 2009 11:35 am | Comments (2)
“Do you see anyone here who looks like their parents dragged them here?” asked Pamela R. Lopes, eyebrows raised at the entrance of a nook in the Whalley police substation.
Bike Cop Ready To Roll
by | Aug 6, 2009 10:21 am | Comments (3)
Three years ago, when Edgewood saw a string of car break-ins and muggings, neighbors took action. They raised money to buy bikes with hopes of receiving additional cycling patrol officers in their area.
Ward Committee Backs McCormack
by | Jul 21, 2009 7:51 am | Comments (33)
Marcus Paca, making his first run for office against an 11-term incumbent, failed to win a party endorsement Monday night, but vowed to press on with a primary campaign.
A Proxy Battle?
by | Jul 13, 2009 7:22 am | Comments (31)
When 50 people converged on a sunny Edgewood Avenue front porch Sunday, it had all the trappings of a local ward political event — as well as a landing for a citywide face-off.
Simmons Shows Up
by | Jun 15, 2009 10:25 am | Comments (3)
The evening’s purpose: honor two civically active New Haven couples, and support a yeshiva and a neighborhood. The guest list: neighbors along with high-powered guests, including a U.S. Senate hopeful and a lieutenant governor.
Mayor Sticks By Paca
by | May 21, 2009 11:27 am | Comments (11)
Mayor John DeStefano is standing by an aldermanic candidate who has been catching heat for failing to pay $20,000 in child support for his kids in two different states.
“Problem” Landlord Draws Heat
by | May 13, 2009 8:31 am | Comments (17)
Anthia Christian just wanted to talk to the zoning board about parking spaces at 920 Elm St. The conversation turned to a shooting in front of the house, empty crack bags in the gutter, and a dirty diaper on the lawn.
Candidate Owes Child Support
by | May 11, 2009 11:47 am | Comments (87)
(Updated 4 p.m.) A City Hall-supported candidate seeking to unseat a veteran Edgewood alderwoman has an ongoing court case in New Jersey for failing to pay $20,000 to the mothers of his two children in two different states.
John Wins A Loser
by | May 4, 2009 2:37 pm | Comments (1)
John Giuliano won a competitive foreclosure auction on a house he doesn’t want and plans to sell for a loss. It was the best he could do.
Edgewood Break-ins
by | May 1, 2009 5:33 pm | Comments (1)
A rash of car break-ins on Edgewood’s Hubinger Street has some neighbors on edge.
A neighbor wrote to the Independent to report that two cars had their windows smashed on Tuesday night.
Police spokesman Officer Joe Avery said three cars were broken into on Hubinger Street recently. He suggested the crimes could have been prevented by not leaving valuables in the car.
In one case, “the thief broke the window and took a HP laptop was which
was left in the car,” Avery said. In another, a iPod and a GPS unit were taken from an unlocked car. In a third case, someone smashed the window of a vehicle that was parked inside an unlocked garage. Stolen was a Dell laptop, an IPOD and a gym bag, Avery said.
There were eight car break-ins in the policing district, District 10, in the month of April, Avery said.
Will Trees = Votes?
by | Apr 29, 2009 7:51 am | Comments (10)
Campaign season took root along with a new oak, as a veteran street beautification group planted its 500th tree in Edgewood.
Politician Beats DJ In Property Dispute
by | Mar 20, 2009 11:21 am | Comments (10)
A dispute between record store owner Jack McAdams and his landlord — Alderman Al Paolillo — ended with eviction papers, but not before the ceiling collapsed.
Bombalicki: “Community” Won’t “Direct Police”
by | Mar 18, 2009 8:20 am | Comments (23)
Fresh from vacation in Aruba, Lt. Leo Bombalicki (pictured, left) updated members of the Whalley-Edgewood Beaver Hill Management Team Tuesday evening on his efforts to implement Chief James Lewis’s post- community policing philosophy, which will no longer allow the “community” to “direct” law enforcement by “screaming.”
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