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Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, New Haven, CT

New Haven
Police & Fire
New Haven Boy Shot On City Street Walks To Hospital, Police Said New Haven Boy Shot On City Street Walks To Hospital, Police Said
New Haven Boy Shot On City Street Walks To Hospital, Police Said A Connecticut juvenile boy who was shot on a street walked to the hospital after being hit, police said. The incident took place in New Haven around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10 in the area of Printers Lane. According to Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police, the juvenile was on Printers Lane when he was shot in the abdomen. The boy, whose age was not provided, then walked to Yale New Haven Hospital on York Street with non-life-threatening injuries, she added. "Unfortunately, the victim couldn’t provide details about the suspect responsible for the incident," Carr said. After …

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by Kathy Reakes
New Haven
Police & Fire
New Haven Police Respond To 2 Shootings, 1 Homicide Overnight New Haven Police Respond To 2 Shootings, 1 Homicide Overnight
New Haven Police Respond To 2 Shootings, 1 Homicide Overnight Police in one Connecticut city responded to two shootings and one homicide within hours of each other. The incidents took place in New Haven on Monday, Sept. 4 beginning around 9:30 p.m. and running into early Tuesday, Sept. 5. The first incident took place on Woosley Street, where New Haven officers responded to a report of a shooting, said Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police.  When officers arrived they discovered a crime scene, and moments later received word that a gunshot victim had been dropped off at Yale New Haven Hospital, Dell said. Dell said the victim, who had been sh…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Haven
Police & Fire
Shooting At New Haven Street Racing Gathering Leads To Investigation, Search for Witnesses Shooting At New Haven Street Racing Gathering Leads To Investigation, Search for Witnesses
Shooting At New Haven Street Racing Gathering Leads To Investigation, Search for Witnesses Police in Connecticut are investigating and searching for witnesses after one person was shot during a street racing event. The incident took place in New Haven around 2:30 a.m., Sunday, July 23 at Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Printers Lane. When officers responded they found a street racing group, which dispersed as soon as the police arrived.  No victims or ballistic evidence were located at the scene, New Haven Police Capt. Rose Dell said. Minutes later, the department was contacted by Yale New Haven Hospital that they had a walk-in gunshot victim, according to…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Haven
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 42-Year-Old New Haven Man ID'd As Victim, 5 Others Seriously Injured Fatal Crash: 42-Year-Old New Haven Man ID'd As Victim, 5 Others Seriously Injured
Fatal Crash: 42-Year-Old New Haven Man ID'd As Victim, 5 Others Seriously Injured One person was killed and five others injured during a three-vehicle crash in Connecticut. The crash took place in New Haven County around 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 24 at the intersection of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Washington Avenue in New Haven. Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police said the collision involved three older-styled, gray-colored Honda Accords.  A preliminary investigation indicates that it was a T-bone-style collision, with the third vehicle being struck after the initial impact, Dell said. Dell said five people were transported to the hospital, includ…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Haven
Police & Fire
New Haven Moped Driver Killed In Crash, Police Say New Haven Moped Driver Killed In Crash, Police Say
New Haven Moped Driver Killed In Crash, Police Say A 35-year-old Connecticut man driving a moped was killed during a crash with a Nissan. The crash took place in New Haven around 5:40 a.m., Sunday, July 31 on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard. When officers responded to the scene, located between Adeline Street and Printers Lane, they found the driver of the moped, identified as Antonio Cruz-Oritz, of New Haven unresponsive, said Sgt. Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police. American Medical Response transported Cruz-Ortiz to Yale New Haven Hospital where he died from his injuries, Shumway said. The operator of the Nissan remained on the scene. No…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield
Police & Fire
CT Woman 34, Killed After Crashing Into Tree, Police Say CT Woman 34, Killed After Crashing Into Tree, Police Say
CT Woman 34, Killed After Crashing Into Tree, Police Say A 34-year-old Connecticut woman was killed after crashing her Kia into a tree. The victim died around 1:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23, after crashing her white Kia into the tree on Whalley Avenue in New Haven. According to Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police, responding officers found the woman, Brittany Jones, inside the vehicle in the area of Whalley Avenue, between Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Ellsworth Avenue.   American Medical Response transported the Jones to Yale-New Haven Hospital where she died from her injuries, Shumway said. The New Haven Police Crash T…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Teen Shot To Death On CT Street, Police Say Teen Shot To Death On CT Street, Police Say
Teen Shot To Death On CT Street, Police Say An 18-year-old Connecticut resident was shot and killed on a city street. The teen was discovered around 7:59 p.m., Wednesday, May 19 when New Haven Police responded to a Shot Spotter notification and several 911 calls, said the New Haven Police. When officers responded to the area of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, they found the New Haven teen with a single gunshot wound, police said. American Medical Response responded to the scene and transported the teen to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The teen's killing is the 12th homicide in New Haven this year. New Haven Polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield
Police & Fire
CT Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tow Truck CT Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tow Truck
CT Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tow Truck A pedestrian has been struck and killed while walking along a Connecticut roadway. The incident took place around 1 a.m., Thursday, April 8, when a tow truck traveling on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard struck a  pedestrian at the Lamberton Street intersection in New Haven, said Captain Anthony Duff of the New Haven Police Department.  The tow truck driver remained at the scene, Duff said. An ambulance transported the adult male to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The crash remains under investigation by the NHPD Accident Reconstruction Team. Witnesses who hav…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Body Found In Ice-Covered CT Pond Body Found In Ice-Covered CT Pond
Body Found In Ice-Covered CT Pond Firefighters pulled a body from a Connecticut pond after receiving a 911 from a passerby who spotted the man. The incident took place around 8:46 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, when a passerby called 911 to report a body in the ice-covered Duck Pond of Edgewood Park in New Haven. New Haven Fire Department, along with New Haven Police, responded to the water rescue in the area off of Chapel Street between Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Yale Avenue. A rescue team located and removed an adult man from the pond. An ambulance transported the victim to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bridgeport
Police & Fire
Man Injured By Gunfire Walks Into Area Hospital Man Injured By Gunfire Walks Into Area Hospital
Man Injured By Gunfire Walks Into Area Hospital A 31-year-old man injured by gunfire sought medical treatment at an area hospital. New Haven Police were alerted to the shooting on Monday, Dec. 21, when the victim walked into the Bridgeport Hospital, said New Haven Police. The man had been shot in the side of his torso. His injuries were non-life-threatening, the department said. The shooting happened about an hour earlier. Around 1:30 p.m., New Haven Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert of gunfire in the area of Columbus Avenue near Ella T. Grasso Boulevard in the Hill neighborhood.  Arriving officers located evidence of gunfir…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Haven
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Man Shot While Walking On Ella Grasso Boulevard 21-Year-Old Man Shot While Walking On Ella Grasso Boulevard
21-Year-Old Man Shot While Walking On Ella Grasso Boulevard A 21-year-old man was brought to a hospital with a gunshot wound to his stomach on Thursday, Dec. 3, according to police.  The man was shot before 4:12 a.m. on Thursday while walking on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard between Elm Street and Maple Street in New Haven, police said. He was brought to Yale-New Haven Hospital, police said, and reportedly heard a nearby verbal argument, then gunfire.  The victim is in stable condition, police said. The three streets have since been reopened after New Haven Police held a crime scene investigation.  Anyone who witnessed the incident or wh…

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by Christina Coulter
Fairfield
News
CT Man Sentenced For Illegally Possessing Loaded Handgun CT Man Sentenced For Illegally Possessing Loaded Handgun
CT Man Sentenced For Illegally Possessing Loaded Handgun A Connecticut man with a previous firearms conviction is heading back to prison after being busted with an illegal loaded handgun. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced the sentencing of New Haven resident Treyvon “Joker” Battle, 27, in District Court in Hartford to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by three years supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a previously convicted felon in February. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 31 last year, Battle attem…

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by Zak Failla