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Police are warning the public of a scam phone call that indicates a family member has been kidnapped and the kidnappers are seeking ransom money. Police on Sunday responded to a West Hartford home after a man called police saying his spouse left to pay individuals who said they had kidnapped his...

Republicans mounted a combative, coordinated drive Monday to salvage Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination as they fought to keep a second woman's allegation of long-ago sexual misconduct from derailing his confirmation. President Donald Trump leapt to his defense, the top Senate Republican...

Wilberto, ¿Cómo se prepara para ser un médico naturo-pático? -Como doctor en medicina natural-pática, tienen que prepararse igual que un doctor convencional. Deben tener un Bachillerato en Biología y hacer una premédica. Luego de esto tienen que estudiar un doctorado &#823... The post ENTREVISTA: Wilberto Lugo, Médico Naturo-pático appeared first on Periodico Identidad Latina.

Un puñado de candidatos republicanos de Connecticut se unieron a otros demócratas, pidiendo una investigación de la denuncia que el candidato a la Corte Suprema, Brett Kavanaugh agredió sexualmente a una niña de 15 años en una fiesta de escuela … ... The post Candidatos se manifiestan sobre Kavanaugh appeared first on Periodico Identidad Latina.

CROMWELL —  Officer Sarah Alicea was a police officer, and an expecting mother who was five months pregnant. When she asked her chief for some light duty accommodations, she realized her police department and her town had never dealt with this before. In 1975, the Town of Cromwell hired its first police officer, and by 1983, the Cromwell Police Department was formed. Today, they are a department of 27 police officers handling over 10,000 calls for service each year. “So, […]

Authorities searching for a missing boy in a large North Carolina park are filling the woods with the sound of his parents’ voices, hoping to draw his attention and end a three-day search. Maddox Scott Ritch, a six-year-old with autism who’s described as nonverbal, was last seen Saturday in Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia, North Carolina. On Monday, local, state and federal authorities expanded their search two miles beyond the park’s boundaries, city police said. Maddox’s parents worked with law […]

A man has died after falling from the cliffs at a Suffield quarry.Suffield police said that crews responded to the quarry at Quarry and Phelps roads near the Granby-Suffield line after a passerby called 911. The witness told police they heard a yell and saw a person falling. Rosenstein, Future in Doubt, to Meet With Trump Thursday The victim, who has not been identified, was presumed dead on scene. Police estimate the victim is between 18 to 30 years old.“At this time we don't know if this was a fall, an accidental fall, an intentional act, or anything else so that remains under investigation,” said Capt. Christopher McKee. Trump Leads Aggressive, All-Out GOP Drive to Save Kavanaugh McKee said it is not clear exactly how far the victim fell. Emergency responders used off-road vehicles to reach the victim.“It was a significant drop, it's very treacherous, it's very rocky,” McKee said. He added that is it not unusual to have falls reported in the area. Man, 74, Spent 5 Days Trapped in DC Senior Home After Fire Police said it appears the victim was alone at the time and that the area where he was found is a clearly posted “no trespassing” area.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut

Court documents released Monday detail the killing of insurance executive Melissa Millan along a jogging path in Simsbury in 2014.Police arrested William Winters Leverett on Sunday, four days after he walked into the Simsbury Police Department and confessed to the crime, according to the arrest warrant application. Rosenstein, Future in Doubt, to Meet With Trump Thursday Leverett, 27, of Windsor Locks, who is a registered sex offender, was charged with one count of murder.Millan was found dead along Iron Horse Boulevard in Simsbury, about 11 miles northwest of Hartford, on Nov. 20, 2014. She had gone out for a run. Trump Leads Aggressive, All-Out GOP Drive to Save Kavanaugh Millan was stabbed once in the chest.According to the arrest warrant application, Leverett told police that on the night of Millan's death, he returned home from a sex offenders therapy group and felt lonely. He went to walk along the path near Iron Horse Boulevard in hopes of finding someone to talk with. Leverett saw Millan on the running path and said he was immediately attracted to her physical features. Man, 74, Spent 5 Days Trapped in DC Senior Home After Fire Leverett told police he did not know Millan and had never seen her prior to the moment she jogged by him.After seeing her run past him, Leverett got into his vehicle and drove further down the boulevard with the intention of parking his vehicle so he could walk onto the running path to be next to her. He said when he began thinking about a possible interaction with her, he became anxious and realized, "I (Leverett) can't have her" and "she's way out of my league," according to the court documents.Leverett told police that he "was angry" and that his "anger escalated rapidly" then he "went into a frenzy." He said it was at that moment that he decided to confront and attack Millan with the knife he had in his vehicle.After he drove from Iron Horse Boulevard, Leverett told officers that he parked in an adjacent business lot, grabbed the knife and ran eastbound across the street to the running path.As he saw Millan approaching, Leverett said he intentionally ran into her and caused her to stop. He said he immediately stabbed her once in the chest, according to the arrest warrant application. When Millan pushed him away, she caused the knife to be pulled from her chest while he was still holding it. During the push, she fell backwards, over the guardrail and onto the road, the documents said.After she fell into the roadway, Leverett told officers that he ran across the street back to his vehicle and turned around to look at her. He said he could hear her say, "Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God," before she went silent. Leverett told police that he thought, "Oh my God, what have I done?" and then said he was "shaking and crying." He told police he had assumed she died but did not know for sure until he saw the news the following day.According to police documents, Leverett fled the area with the knife and later threw it out of his car window onto a side street in Simsbury. Leverett told police that he retrieved the knife a few days later and discarded it in a trash compactor at his job.Among evidence collected by police were alleged confession letters that Leverett told police he wrote on the night of the crime.They also retrieved a glove from a barn that Leverett told detectives he was wearing when he allegedly committed the crime, the court documents show.  He told them it fell in a crevice in the barn and he left it there.DNA testing of the glove showed DNA that likely came from Millan, Leverett and a third unknown person, according to the police arrest warrant application.  Millan, who was 54 when she died, was an executive with the MassMutual insurance company in Hartford. The company released the following statement on Friday:"Melissa Millan was an incredible person and outstanding leader, and we were fortunate to have her as a part of our MassMutual family for more than a decade. We are encouraged to learn that there are developments in her case, and continue to keep Melissa and her family in our thoughts."Leverett appeared in Enfield Superior Court on Monday but did not enter a plea. He was held on $2 million bond. The public defender asked that Leverett be put on a mental health watch.Millan's family released the following statement in response to the arrest:"The family, friends and coworkers of Melissa Millan are thankful for the outpouring of love and support we’ve received since Melissa’s death in November 2014. Melissa was a loving mother, a devoted daughter, a witty and compassionate sister, a loyal friend, an intelligent, successful businesswoman and mentor to many. The arrest and arraignment of the suspect brings renewed grief, heartache and the knowledge that justice can never be served for the senseless act that robbed us of Melissa’s beautiful presence."We extend our gratitude to the Simsbury Police Department and other participating law enforcement agencies for all of their work. Now as we confront our individual and collective grief and sorrow, we humbly request respect for our privacy during this difficult and emotional time."Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the date Millan was found. She was found on Nov. 20, 2014.Photo Credit: Simsbury Police Department