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Peter Markle and Stacy Spell of Project Longevity.
Stacy Spell recognized 13 law-enforcement and community members with awards Tuesday morning for their work in a community program to reduce gang gun violence — then ended up honored himself as he wrapped his own role in the program
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by | Jun 28, 2022 11:35 am | Comments (16)
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Attorney Ben Crump, at left, with Cox's mother Doreen Coleman and New Haven NAACP President Dori Dumas Tuesday on courthouse steps.
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and civil-rights leaders issued a call for justice Tuesday alongside the family of a 36-year-old man partially paralyzed due to his handling by New Haven police.
by | Jun 28, 2022 9:27 am | Comments (10)
Asst. Chief Jacobson and LaQuvia Jones hug after Monday night hearing.
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Members of the public testify in support of Jacobson. First row, left to right: Gwen Williams, Ronnie Huggins, Tracey Suggs. Second row: Lt. Dana Smith, Sgt. Cherelle Carr, Maria Rodriguez. Third row: Rodney Williams, Virginia Spell, retired former Chief and future Yale Chief Anthony Campbell.
Two mothers of homicide victims praised his compassion.
A former police chief praised his humility.
A community organizer praised his authenticity.
A young police officer praised his mentorship.
A man he had once arrested praised him for always showing up, and for always caring.
Those were just some of the accolades heaped on Assistant Police Chief Karl Jacobson Monday night during his confirmation hearing to become the city’s next permanent police chief.
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by | Jun 27, 2022 5:18 pm | Comments (9)
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Police Commissioner Daniel Dunn: "It's wild."
Hamden has hired a Milford law firm to investigate why cops destroyed public records while a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was pending.
Hamden has hired that same law firm to defend the town against an FOIA complaint based on that same request.
Does that sound kosher?
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by | Jun 27, 2022 3:52 pm | Comments (1)
The Board of Alders weighed in Monday on the way police handled an arrestee named Richard Cox, leaving him paralyzed and hospitalized.
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by | Jun 27, 2022 2:43 pm | Comments (15)
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Left: Edison's back stairwell before cleanup; right: buckets absorb the leak in Edison's kids' bedroom.
Edison's check from court.
Hawa Edison will resume paying rent to her landlord for the first time in eight months — the first time in years since the ceiling of her kids’ bedroom has been intact and free of mold.
Continue reading ‘Ceiling Fixed After Rent Goes Into Escrow’
by | Jun 26, 2022 1:32 pm | Comments (4)
Jamar Crenshaw.
A motor vehicle crash killed a 38-year-old New Haven man named Jamar Crenshaw.
by | Jun 24, 2022 7:30 pm | Comments (9)
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At Friday's protest downtown.
Hundreds of abortion rights protesters filled the federal courthouse steps downtown to decry the U.S. Supreme Court’s “outrageous” and “unacceptable” overturning of Roe v. Wade.
by | Jun 24, 2022 3:34 pm | Comments (22)
Three New Haven Independent-edited videos showing key moments from police officers' handling of Richard Cox on Sunday.
Attorney Ben Crump in New Haven on Thursday. Left: At press conference (unrelated to Cox case). Right: Visiting Dixwell with Librarian Diane Brown.
A nationally prominent civil rights attorney has joined the legal team for a 36-year-old New Havener who was partially paralyzed while in police custody — potentially moving the rapidly developing local police misconduct case into the national spotlight.
Meanwhile, the three biggest issues that have emerged in the case are crystallized in under five minutes of edited footage gleaned from a review of hours of video of the incident, from multiple angles.
Continue reading ‘4 Mins. Of Video Capture Cox Case's Key Moments; Ben Crump Joins Legal Team’
by | Jun 24, 2022 10:48 am | Comments (2)
New Haven U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro renewed a call Friday for Congress to enshrine a right to abortion in federal law, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade.
by | Jun 24, 2022 9:23 am | Comments (8)
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy returns home to Connecticut for a victory lap Friday after pulling off a seize-the-moment feat in Washington: Crafting a gun-safety bill that passed the Senate with not just Democratic, but 15 Republican votes.
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by | Jun 23, 2022 2:30 pm | Comments (35)
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Officers dragging Richard Cox into a holding cell Sunday.
Cox's attorney Jack O'Donnell.
(Updated) A 36-year-old New Havener who suffered an injury to his spine while in police custody on Sunday is still hospitalized, on a breathing machine, and can’t feel anything below his chest, according to his attorney.
Meanwhile, three more cops have been placed on administrative leave for their “unacceptable” handling of the potentially paralyzed arrestee at the police department’s detention center the night of his arrest.
by | Jun 22, 2022 4:46 pm | Comments (12)
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Cracking concrete outside of the boathouse.
The Elicker Administration is now looking to pay outside attorneys $159,000 in total in a bid to hold a city-hired contractor accountable for cracking concrete outside of the Canal Dock Boathouse.
Continue reading ‘Legal Bills Mount In Boathouse Concrete Suit’
by | Jun 22, 2022 3:09 pm | Comments (19)
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Vanessa Brown: "It's all worth nothing."
Cracked foundation beneath Brown's condo.
When Vanessa Brown bought her first home, she was proud to have saved money to make a generational investment in her family. Decades later, she is facing foreclosure — and fears that the walls of her condo may come crumbling down before she finds out her court date.
by | Jun 21, 2022 6:27 pm | Comments (1)
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Dynamic duo: Anthony Campbell and Ronnell Higgins.
Cops will call Anthony Campbell “chief” in New Haven again — this time on the Yale campus.
Continue reading ‘Campbell Becomes A Police Chief Again -- This Time At Yale’
by | Jun 21, 2022 4:49 pm | Comments (76)
Asst. Chief Police Karl Jacobson playing body-cam video of the incident for reporters at Tuesday afternoon press conference.
Officer Oscar Diaz's body cam video. At 1:54, Diaz stops transport van abruptly, and Cox can be heard hitting the wall of the van. At 5:40, Diaz gets out of van and checks on Cox. At 6:50, Diaz calls for ambulance, and keeps driving to detention facility.
Reporters and officers setting up to watch video footage at police headquarters.
(Updated with police videos) Two city cops were placed on administrative leave and state police Tuesday stepped in to lead an investigation into an incident in which an arrestee suffered serious injuries while the police were transporting him to detention.
by | Jun 21, 2022 9:15 am | Comments (2)
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Doyle (at left) in Superior Court in 2019 making an argument about bail for a man accused of fleeing and shooting at New Haven police.
John P. Doyle, Jr., who prosecuted criminal cases in New Haven for 22 years, is returning to the courthouse — as the prosecutor in charge.
by | Jun 16, 2022 4:12 pm | Comments (3)
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State Superior Court Judge James Abrams.
A Kensington Playground-focused lawsuit got a new lease on life, after a state judge rejected the city’s request to strike down the case.
Continue reading ‘Judge Keeps Kensington Playground Lawsuit Alive’
by | Jun 16, 2022 9:05 am | Comments (8)
Anthony Oden, a well-known and popular figure in the Newhallville area, was killed on the street Wednesday night, one of four people shot in two separate incidents.
by | Jun 13, 2022 6:30 pm | Comments (4)
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Norman Boone, in 2008
After holding back from police investigators multiple times, an eyewitness to a 2017 murder decided to identify — rather than retaliate against — the man who allegedly shot and killed Norman Boone.
Continue reading ‘Witness Weighed Retaliation, Changed Mind’
by | Jun 13, 2022 1:03 pm | Comments (19)
1970 meeting of Planned Parenthood. (Photo courtesy of New Haven Museum)
(Opinion) As the U.S. Supreme Court tweaks its attack on Roe v. Wade, I’d like to call to your attention to a stunning episode of New Haven legal history that will also be rendered moot.
To grasp why this is so, I ask you to do a little time traveling.
by | Jun 13, 2022 9:36 am | Comments (13)
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Seramonte Estates tenants, organizers at union drive launch.
One month after Hamden’s first tenant union took shape, its members are pushing not just to keep their landlord accountable, but to ensure town-wide protection of tenants’ rights.
by | Jun 12, 2022 12:57 pm | Comments (5)
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Chris Murphy.
It’s not the full set of measures the Democrats wanted.
It’s not the full set of measures the Republicans wanted.
It is, according to the Connecticut U.S. senator who hammered out the deal, a set of measures that can save lives — and actually pass into law.
by | Jun 10, 2022 4:40 pm | Comments (4)
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Jacobson at South Genesee Street vigil following murder of 18-year-old Anthony Strother, whom he knew and worked with.
Mayorally nominated next-Police Chief Karl Jacobson has two words he wants to bring to the beat: “procedural justice,” a way to build community trust and police legitimacy.
by | Jun 9, 2022 8:10 pm | Comments (10)
Roshan Butler with police following the crash, after cops pulled guns on her with their body cameras turned off.
An East Haven resident is suing the town of Hamden and one of its cops for alleged negligence — after she crashed her car into a police cruiser that she claims was poorly positioned while attempting to block traffic.