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Joe Budden's Pregnant GF Thought She Had The Big Surprise — She Was Wrong Joe Budden's Pregnant GF Thought She Had The Big Surprise — She Was Wrong
Joe Budden's Pregnant GF Thought She Had The Big Surprise — She Was Wrong Joe Budden's pregnant girlfriend thought she had the biggest surprise of his 46th birthday celebration. Shadée Monique told the crowd that so many people had come out because so many people love Budden, adding that she was happy to be part of his family before revealing her own surprise: The couple is expecting a baby girl. Budden came out to thank her. But first, he had a correction: “You ain't in the family yet,” he said. “Well pretty much I am,” Monique replied. View this post on Instagram That's when Budden, wearing a white tux, got…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bat-And-Stick Brawl In Waterbury Sends Several To Hospital, Leads To 4 Arrests Bat-And-Stick Brawl In Waterbury Sends Several To Hospital, Leads To 4 Arrests
Bat-And-Stick Brawl In Waterbury Sends Several To Hospital, Leads To 4 Arrests A large fight involving bats and sticks sent several people to the hospital and led to four arrests in Connecticut, police said. Officers responded to the area of 649 East Main St. in Waterbury shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30. Police described the fight as an isolated disturbance between a group of people. No one suffered serious injuries. Several people received hospital treatment for minor, non-life-threatening injuries. Officers identified and arrested four Waterbury men: Ariel Batista-Batista, 35, was charged with second-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace. He p…

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by Josh Lanier
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Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: NYPD
Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building: Nypd A 63-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with arson after setting himself on fire in the lobby of a Manhattan building housing Google offices, authorities said. John Butch, of Brooklyn, was charged with arson, criminal mischief, and reckless endangerment following the incident on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the NYPD. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a man who had set himself on fire inside 315 Hudson St. in Hudson Square just before 3 p.m., authorities said. Responding officers found Butch with burns throughout his body, police said. He was taken by EMS to New York-Pre…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage A turtle was brutally abused and left to die on Long Island until it was rescued by a local animal agency, officials said. The turtle was trapped inside a cage that had been secured with zip ties and submerged underwater at Geiger Park in Deer Park, the Suffolk County SPCA said Friday, Aug. 28. Town of Babylon park rangers found the turtle while responding to a complaint about e-bikes in the park and pulled the cage out of the lake, the SPCA said. The turtle also had a fishhook stuck in its mouth, which was then tied to the cage, preventing the animal from escaping, officials said. It was …

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Dozens Of Shell Casings Link CT Man To 2 Shootings, Police Say Dozens Of Shell Casings Link CT Man To 2 Shootings, Police Say
Dozens Of Shell Casings Link CT Man To 2 Shootings, Police Say More than 40 shell casings covered a Meriden street after gunfire struck a building. Weeks later, another burst of gunfire hit a vehicle across the city. Police say one firearm connected both shootings. Justice Roman, 23, was linked to a May 5 shooting on Crown Street and a June 15 shooting on Camp Street, police said. Officers found more than 40 shell casings in front of a building damaged by gunfire in the 200 block of Crown Street.  Roman was later charged with criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, and risk of injury to a minor in that c…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Repeat Child Porn Offender Sentenced After FBI Finds 2,000 Abuse Files CT Repeat Child Porn Offender Sentenced After FBI Finds 2,000 Abuse Files
CT Repeat Child Porn Offender Sentenced After FBI Finds 2,000 Abuse Files A Connecticut man will spend more than a decade behind bars after investigators found thousands of files depicting child sexual abuse in his Norwalk home. Rudolph Girdhari, 36, of Norwalk, was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 27, to 123 months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. The investigation began in 2022 and continued into 2023 as the FBI targeted people trading child sexual abuse images and videos on Wickr, an encrypted messaging service. Agents linked an email address associated with Girdhari…

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by Josh Lanier
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Feds Link Woman To $16M CT Counterfeit Watch Operation, Seize $900K: DOJ Feds Link Woman To $16M CT Counterfeit Watch Operation, Seize $900K: DOJ
Feds Link Woman To $16M CT Counterfeit Watch Operation, Seize $900K: DOJ A New York woman accused of supplying a counterfeit watch network tied to Waterbury is being held in federal custody. Si Man Lam, 43, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, and federal agents searched her home and seized about $900,000 in cash, prosecutors said. The case centers in part on a Waterbury home linked to Izedin Kimca and aliases he allegedly used. U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted about 74 parcels sent there between April 2020 and July 2022, court records allege. The packages held fake Rolex, Audemars and Panerai watches. Genuine versions would have carried suggested…

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by Josh Lanier
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Final Suspect In Armed CT Home Invasion Captured In Alabama Months Later, Police Say Final Suspect In Armed CT Home Invasion Captured In Alabama Months Later, Police Say
Final Suspect In Armed CT Home Invasion Captured In Alabama Months Later, Police Say The final suspect sought in a Fairfield home invasion has been returned to Connecticut after investigators tracked him to Alabama, police said. Leon Jackson, 33, of New Haven, was brought back on Thursday, Aug. 27. He was held on $1 million bond. The charges stem from an armed robbery at a Candlewood Road home shortly before 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19. Police said four armed people forced two men into the house and held five victims on the floor. The victims included a woman and two boys, Fairfield police said previously.  A 36-year-old resident who uses a wheelchair hid his cell…

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by Josh Lanier
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Driver, Parents Charged In Death Of CT 4-Year-Old Akari Cortes Driver, Parents Charged In Death Of CT 4-Year-Old Akari Cortes
Driver, Parents Charged In Death Of CT 4-Year-Old Akari Cortes Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of 4-year-old Akari Cortes, including the driver who struck the child and her parents, police said. Akari was hit near East Center and Munro streets in Manchester at 4:36 a.m. on June 10, police said.  Manchester police officers and firefighters performed lifesaving measures before Akari was taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where she died from her injuries. Tarequl Ambia, 49, of Manchester, was identified as the driver. He was charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle, reckless driving, driving …

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by Josh Lanier
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CT School Briefly Placed In Secure Status After Nearby Stabbing CT School Briefly Placed In Secure Status After Nearby Stabbing
CT School Briefly Placed In Secure Status After Nearby Stabbing A stabbing in Fairfield left a man injured and briefly put North Stratfield School in secure status. Fairfield police responded to Putting Green Road around 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28. Officers said a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the attack. Authorities said they remained in stable condition.  Darren Palumbo, 56, of Fairfield, will be charged in connection with the incident, police said. Authorities did not identify the expected charges. Police said Palumbo and the man were roommates. It's unclear what sparked the alleged attack.  North Stratfield School briefly…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police ID Woman Killed In East Hampton Motorcycle-Dump Truck Crash Police ID Woman Killed In East Hampton Motorcycle-Dump Truck Crash
Police ID Woman Killed In East Hampton Motorcycle-Dump Truck Crash A Connecticut woman was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle and a dump truck that seriously injured another person. Jaime Brouwer, 49, of Griswold, was on the motorcycle when the crash occurred in East Hampton on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 27, police said. East Hampton police were called to the crash site near the intersection of Gulf Road and Colchester Avenue around 4:20 p.m. Authorities did not explain what caused the crash. Brouwer was pronounced dead at the scene. A man who was also on the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. A Life Star medical helicopter flew him to Ha…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Officers Cleared After Firing 113-Plus Rounds During Fatal Standoff CT Officers Cleared After Firing 113-Plus Rounds During Fatal Standoff
CT Officers Cleared After Firing 113-Plus Rounds During Fatal Standoff A state investigation has cleared three Connecticut police officers who were involved in a fatal shootout in Stamford, where more than 110 shots were fired.  Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott released the final report on Friday, Aug. 28, on the shooting between Stamford officers and Jed Parkington on Dec. 2, 2025, at 263 Oaklawn Ave. The investigation found that Capt. Chris Baker, Lt. Jose Alvarez, and Sgt. Matthew Romano lawfully used deadly force against Jed Parkington. Parkington appeared in military-style clothing with a Nazi symbol and devices that looked like explosiv…

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by Josh Lanier