Nicole Winfield, Associated PressImageCaptionCloseFILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 file photo, Pope Francis celebrates Mass to conclude his extraordinary summit of Catholic leaders summoned to Rome for a tutorial on preventing clergy sexual abuse and protecting children from predator priests. The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday, July 16, 2020 they should report case of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, in its latest effort to compel church leaders to protect minors from predator priests. The Vatican issued a long-awaited manual for...…Nicole Winfield, Associated PressImageCaptionCloseFILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 file photo, Pope Francis celebrates Mass to conclude his extraordinary summit of Catholic leaders summoned to Rome for a tutorial on preventing clergy sexual abuse and protecting children from predator priests. The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday, July 16, 2020 they should report case of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, in its latest effort to compel church leaders to protect minors from predator priests. The Vatican issued a long-awaited manual for...WW…

WASHINGTON — A new Republican congresswoman agreed in 2018 that the Sandy Hook school shooting was staged, according to Facebook posts that surfaced this week, drawing condemnation from Connecticut lawmakers and calls for her resignation from some gun-reform groups.U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wrote in 2018 “that is all true” on a that claimed the Sandy Hook and Parkland shootings were “stagged [sic],” along with the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The post was surfaced by Media Matters this week.In response, Nicole Hockley, another...…WASHINGTON — A new Republican congresswoman agreed in 2018 that the Sandy Hook school shooting was staged, according to Facebook posts that surfaced this week, drawing condemnation from Connecticut lawmakers and calls for her resignation from some gun-reform groups.U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wrote in 2018 “that is all true” on a that claimed the Sandy Hook and Parkland shootings were “stagged [sic],” along with the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The post was surfaced by Media Matters this week.In response, Nicole Hockley, another...WW…

BRIDGEPORT — A 20-year veteran of the city’s police force has been let go over an excessive force incident involving a local resident, officials announced Wednesday.Officer Richard Cretella was terminated after an April 1, 2020, incident which prompted an internal affairs investigation.In a brief statement, Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia said after review of the evidence and rebuttal information provided during a due process hearing, it was found that Cretella used excessive force during the incident.Garcia said Cretella’s termination was effective Wednesday.“Officer Cretella engaged in...…BRIDGEPORT — A 20-year veteran of the city’s police force has been let go over an excessive force incident involving a local resident, officials announced Wednesday.Officer Richard Cretella was terminated after an April 1, 2020, incident which prompted an internal affairs investigation.In a brief statement, Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia said after review of the evidence and rebuttal information provided during a due process hearing, it was found that Cretella used excessive force during the incident.Garcia said Cretella’s termination was effective Wednesday.“Officer Cretella engaged in...WW…

DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A former Dublin Police officer is in custody for allegedly giving money and contraband to an inmate.The Dublin Police Department, in a news release, said the Georgia Department of Corrections asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate an officer for allegedly giving money to an inmate at the Laurens County Jail. The probe found that Shuronica Walker, 37, was giving money through CashApp, a non-approved method that violates Georgia law, news outlets said.Walker also allegedly gave the inmate contraband, though the release doesn’t specify the type of...…DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A former Dublin Police officer is in custody for allegedly giving money and contraband to an inmate.The Dublin Police Department, in a news release, said the Georgia Department of Corrections asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate an officer for allegedly giving money to an inmate at the Laurens County Jail. The probe found that Shuronica Walker, 37, was giving money through CashApp, a non-approved method that violates Georgia law, news outlets said.Walker also allegedly gave the inmate contraband, though the release doesn’t specify the type of...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs Amazon continues hiring for warehouse and delivery work in Connecticut — where it has become among the state’s largest corporate employers — the company has again hopscotched the state for the best-paying corporate jobs in favor of Massachusetts.Amazon announced Tuesday morning plans to hire 3,000 to staff a new building in Boston’s burgeoning Seaport district, where General Electric more than four years ago. The positions will support work for Amazon Web Services, the new Amazon Pharmacy, Alexa and other artificial...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs Amazon continues hiring for warehouse and delivery work in Connecticut — where it has become among the state’s largest corporate employers — the company has again hopscotched the state for the best-paying corporate jobs in favor of Massachusetts.Amazon announced Tuesday morning plans to hire 3,000 to staff a new building in Boston’s burgeoning Seaport district, where General Electric more than four years ago. The positions will support work for Amazon Web Services, the new Amazon Pharmacy, Alexa and other artificial...WW…

ANSONIA — Police said they are pouring over video taken by surveillance cameras in the hopes of identifying the Star Street shooter who Tuesday night.“We believe it’s only one shooter,” said Police Lt. Patrick Lynch Friday.The shooting took place on Star Street near Fifth Street. The area is filled with multi-family homes and two churches and a short walk to North Main Street. It has been the site of shootings and drug arrests in the past.On Wednesday Mayor David Cassetti called for in the area.Lynch said the victims included a 63-year-old man and a 19-year-old man. He said the older man...…ANSONIA — Police said they are pouring over video taken by surveillance cameras in the hopes of identifying the Star Street shooter who Tuesday night.“We believe it’s only one shooter,” said Police Lt. Patrick Lynch Friday.The shooting took place on Star Street near Fifth Street. The area is filled with multi-family homes and two churches and a short walk to North Main Street. It has been the site of shootings and drug arrests in the past.On Wednesday Mayor David Cassetti called for in the area.Lynch said the victims included a 63-year-old man and a 19-year-old man. He said the older man...WW…

Newtown native Brendan Smialowski got a taste of fame last week when his infamous photo of Bernie Sanders became a"I am not crazy about (my photojournalism) becoming memes but I am glad to have eyes on my work," the 40-year-old father of one, who works for the wire service Agence France-PresseBut that photo is certainly not Smialowski's only feat. He has traveled as a photographer with President George W. Bush to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with President Barack Obama to Nelson Mandela's funeral and with President Donald Trump to his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in...…Newtown native Brendan Smialowski got a taste of fame last week when his infamous photo of Bernie Sanders became a"I am not crazy about (my photojournalism) becoming memes but I am glad to have eyes on my work," the 40-year-old father of one, who works for the wire service Agence France-PresseBut that photo is certainly not Smialowski's only feat. He has traveled as a photographer with President George W. Bush to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with President Barack Obama to Nelson Mandela's funeral and with President Donald Trump to his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in...WW…

BRIDGEPORT — A veteran city police officer was arrested on a warrant Friday and charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.Sgt. Ivan Delgado was charged with three counts of first-degree sexual assault and three counts of risk of injury to a minor. He was released after posting $250,000 bond pending arraignment in state Superior Court on Monday.“It would be inappropriate to comment at this time,” Delgado’s lawyer, John R. Gulash said as he and his client left the Police Department.Delgado, who has been on the police force for 13 years, was put on administrative leave without...…BRIDGEPORT — A veteran city police officer was arrested on a warrant Friday and charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.Sgt. Ivan Delgado was charged with three counts of first-degree sexual assault and three counts of risk of injury to a minor. He was released after posting $250,000 bond pending arraignment in state Superior Court on Monday.“It would be inappropriate to comment at this time,” Delgado’s lawyer, John R. Gulash said as he and his client left the Police Department.Delgado, who has been on the police force for 13 years, was put on administrative leave without...WW…

MONTVILLE — State Police have arrested a Norwich man in connection with the armed robbery of a Chinese restaurant last year, after they linked his DNA to a blood stain found near the crime scene.But in an interview with detectives who came to take a DNA sample under a search warrant, 38-year-old Gregory Blue first said police planted the evidence — before claiming a phlebotomist dropped his DNA on the scene with an airplane.State police charged Blue on Friday with first-degree robbery with a dangerous instrument, second-degree assault resulting in serious physical injury and second-degree...…MONTVILLE — State Police have arrested a Norwich man in connection with the armed robbery of a Chinese restaurant last year, after they linked his DNA to a blood stain found near the crime scene.But in an interview with detectives who came to take a DNA sample under a search warrant, 38-year-old Gregory Blue first said police planted the evidence — before claiming a phlebotomist dropped his DNA on the scene with an airplane.State police charged Blue on Friday with first-degree robbery with a dangerous instrument, second-degree assault resulting in serious physical injury and second-degree...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateNEW HAVEN — Social distancing measures may have already saved 10,000 lives in Connecticut, according to projections from a New Haven public health organization.Projections released Thursday from the DataHaven model were made using New York Times epidemiological model of the number of COVID-19-related infections and deaths in Connecticut, depending on the severity and length of social distancing measures. The researchers compared the death projections based on Connecticut’s ongoing social distancing measures to the death...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateNEW HAVEN — Social distancing measures may have already saved 10,000 lives in Connecticut, according to projections from a New Haven public health organization.Projections released Thursday from the DataHaven model were made using New York Times epidemiological model of the number of COVID-19-related infections and deaths in Connecticut, depending on the severity and length of social distancing measures. The researchers compared the death projections based on Connecticut’s ongoing social distancing measures to the death...WW…