Senator Kamala Harris, Michael K. Williams, Tichina Arnold, John Forté, DA Larry Krasner, Shaun King and Many More Come Together to Push for Criminal Justice Reform on May 9th in Washington, DC at “Vote for Justice”

Event will launch innovative campaign to inspire people to vote for justice at the polls.

WASHINGTON, DC (May 7, 2018) – The Justice Roundtable , a Washington-based coalition of over 100 justice organizations and advocates advancing federal criminal justice policy reforms, announces the launch of a six-month social media impact campaign, Vote for Justice.

The campaign will kick off with a May 9th event, Vote for Justice: An Evening of Empowerment with Artists and Activists at Washington DC’s Newseum. The event will take audience members through a historic exploration of the different sectors where the criminal punishment system wreaks havoc; identify the generational, human and equity costs of mass incarceration; and offer solutions to reform our criminal justice system.

The event will be hosted by Tichina Arnold and Michael Eric Dyson .

Readings and testimonials will be performed by Senator Kamala Harris, Michael K. Williams, Congressman Cedric Richmond, Congressman Lacy Clay, State Attorney Kim Foxx, District Attorney Larry Krasner, Open Society Foundations President Patrick Gaspard, Mic Video Columnist Brittany Packnett, Shaun King, Desmond Meade, 11-year-old Naomi Wadler, Carmen Perez, Kemba Smith, Jamira Burley, Jessica Perez, Judith Browne Dianis, former NFL player Donté Stallworth, Charlene Carruthers, Udi Ofer and more. The evening will feature performances by Grammy-nominated artist John Forté, Goapele, Raheem Devaughn and Wes Felton, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Ayanna Gregory and Ka'Ba Akintunde .

There will be an open-press red carpet. In partnership with Mic, the full program will be live-streamed , and Mic will spotlight featured participants in opinion columns following the event, bringing the topics of the night to life in video.

The Vote for Justice campaign will bring art and culture together with education and civic engagement, encouraging the public to imagine what justice looks like in the months leading up to the midterm elections. At the same time, Vote for Justice will normalize progressive narratives on criminal justice system transformation by making the concept of justice personal and proximate to voters and potential voters.

The Vote for Justice campaign will highlight the overarching political, economic and human costs of our country’s criminal punishment system,” says Justice Roundtable Convener Nkechi Taifa . “The campaign will challenge celebrity, athlete and policy influencers to inspire and mobilize their fan bases to ‘vote for justice’ at the polls. We hope to lift up the work of advocates on the ground, who push back on a daily basis against policies and practices that have allowed mass incarceration to flourish.”

Following the Vote for Justice event, The Justice Roundtable will lead a public call to action for justice reform, titled #JusticeLooksLike. The action-oriented, social media challenge will lead up the 2018 midterm election. The nonpartisan Vote for Justice event and campaign will not endorse or support any particular candidate.

About The Justice Roundtable

The Justice Roundtable is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 organizations working to reform federal criminal justice laws and policies. Founded in 2002, the Roundtable’s mission is to bring value to the Justice Movement by coordinating the federal legislative and advocacy efforts of the Washington criminal justice advocacy community.

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May, 2018 – TWO NABBED, CHARGED WITH MUNSON STREET SHOOTING

On May 3^rd, 2018, at 4:13 PM, Officers headed to 325 Munson Street after a person was reportedly shot. The city’s ShotSpotter® system alerted to the gunfire. The victim, twenty year old, Kaison Joshua-Mims, of New Haven, was shot in the leg.

Officer Sean Sullivan and his canine partner, “Gunny” responded to assist investigators. Gunny located a handgun in the driveway of 253-255 Munson Street.

Lead case Detective Daniel Conklin, aided by Detectives, officers and agents from the department’s Major Crimes Unit, Shooting Task Force, Narcotics Unit and Criminal Intelligence Unit worked the shooting case. They developed leads quickly and soon drafted arrest warrants for Sandre Williams (4-8-1999), of 86 Spring Street in New Haven and Kahleel Malik Carmon (3-24-1997), of14 Bel Air Road in Hamden, CT.

Last evening, cops and Parole Officers picked up Kahleel Malik Carmon at his home and Sandre Williams after spotting him in a car. They were each taken into custody without any ruckus.

Williams was charged with assault in the first degree, conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree and carrying a pistol without a permit. Carmon was charged with assault in the first degree, conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, criminal possession of a pistol and carrying a pistol without a permit.

DUI CHECKPOINT ANNOUNCEMENT

The New Haven Police Traffic Division will conduct a DUI/ Traffic Safety Checkpoint, beginning on Friday, May 11 at 7:00 PM and concluding on Saturday, May 12 at 3:00 AM. The checkpoint location will be on State Street at Wall Street.

9 May, 2018 – COUPLE WAKES UP TO BURGLARY IN PROGRESS

At 3:55 AM, Officers were dispatched to a St. Ronan Street home regarding a burglary. The homeowners said they heard noises coming from downstairs. They announced they were phoning police. They heard the crook(s) moving about and then silence.

Arriving officers searched the area. A police canine was brought in. The perp(s) got away with the victim’s 13” MacBook Pro. Investigators were unable to track it. No one in the home was harmed. The crook(s) likely broke in and fled through a lower floor window.

8 May, 2018 – FATAL CRASH INVESTIGATION

At 7:14 PM, Fair Haven District officers responded to a serious single-vehicle crash at 129 Lombard Street. Arriving officers found a Hyundai in the front yard. Firefighters arrived and tended to its operator and lone occupant. She was unresponsive and rushed to Yale New Haven Hospital. At 7:40 PM, medical staff pronounced her deceased.

The NHPD Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the scene to conduct their investigation. The operator was identified as twenty-two year old Tyeisha Asia Hellamns, of New Haven.

Investigators will be scrutinizing several witness statements as well as the forensic evidence from the vehicle, roadway and the damage to the property’s fence and front steps. The investigation is expected to take some time.

8 May, 2018 – CLOTHING SHOP BURGLARIZED - AGAIN

At 10:04 AM, Officers were dispatched to THE Katz Kidz Boutique at 59 Whalley Avenue after a break-in was reported. The shop manager, Calvin Johnson told the cops he’d received a call from the landlord, stating another burglary had occurred. A hole had been cut through the wall – next to the hole cut to commit a previous burglary on May 4^th.

The hole was cut from a common hallway. The officers saw footprints leading to the cash register and back to the hole. The manager reported about two thousand dollars of men’s clothing was taken. A review of surveillance footage shows a black man with his face covered in the shop at 2:29 AM. Ironically, the crook wore what the manager described as clothing likely taken in the previous burglary – a red, white & blue zip-up jacket.

Detectives from the department’s Bureau of Identification responded to process the scene for any clues

6 May, 2018 – DELIVERY DRIVER ROBBED

At 9:16 PM, Officers responded to an armed-robbery call, occurring on the one-hundred block of Kenny Drive. The victim, twenty-five year old Angel Diaz, told the officers he’d gone to a home on Kenny Drive to deliver a pizza. He exchanged the pizza for cash with the customer and headed back to his car. As he rounded a parked truck, he was met by a masked man who pointed a gun at him and demanded his money.

The crook – a tan man who stands about 5’06” tall and has an average build, made off with between six and seven hundred dollars. He had a black pistol. Diaz wasn’t harmed. The thief wasn’t found.

5 May, 2018 – BRIEF ROMANCE ENDS IN ASSAULT

At 11:31 PM, Officers were dispatched to 269 Norton Street, 2B, to investigate a reported stabbing. The officers met the victim, a thirty-one year old New Haven man. He showed them his abdominal wound and said he’d been stabbed by Richard Giamette Jr (5-22-1964), a man he’d been in a relationship with. The incident occurred at Giamette’s apartment.

As the victim was being attended to by EMTs, Officers found Giamette in his apartment. He admitted knowing the victim. He told them he’d instructed the victim to stay away from him and his home. He denied the victim was there that evening – despite the victim being there… at that moment.

The victim was rushed to the hospital. Giamette was taken to be interviewed by detectives – then taken to a cell, charged with first degree assault and second degree breach of peace. The victim’s wound, although serious, was not deemed life-threatening. The weapon wasn’t found.  

5 May, 2018 –FATHER INJURED RUSHING TO DAUGHTER’S IMPERILMENT

At 11:31 PM, Officers were dispatched to 25 Bright Street after it had been reported a five year old girl had been struck by a car. They arrived to find an injured father and daughter and a red Pontiac in the roadway.

EMTs arrived to treat both injured people. Thirty-two year old David Pena told the cops he was across the street from his daughter and saw her begin crossing the street between two parked SUVs. He said he rushed to her to prevent her from stepping into traffic. A car was coming.

Witnesses said Pena grabbed his daughter and was struck by the Pontiac. Pena and his child were run over and dragged by the vehicle. Pena suffered injuries to both arms and face. The young girl’s face was bloodied. She was alert and conscious when she was taken to the Yale New Haven Pediatric Hospital. Initially, the child was listed in critical condition. Her condition has improved and she is expected to recover, despite serious injuries. Pena’s injuries are not life-threatening.

The operator of the Pontiac has not been charged. Neither he, nor his passenger were hurt. Officers from the NHPD’s Crash Reconstruction Unit were on the scene and are conducting their investigation. Their investigation will take some time to complete.  

5 May, 2018 – ROOSEVELT’S CAFE 18+ EVENT SHUT DOWN AFTER FIGHTS BREAK OUT

A promoted Saturday night party at Roosevelt’s Café, 883 Whalley Avenue, once again got out of control. Officers who work in the district and who often patrol the otherwise tranquil Westvill Village neighborhood know the bar’s history. They’d positioned themselves nearby. The extra-duty officer assigned arrived and noticed the bar had allowed access to the liquor serving area to those that were under-age and that the side doors were left open and unattended. She felt the establishment was likely over capacity and notified her supervisor.

At 12:51 AM, Officers were alerted to several fights inside. Two bloodied patrons were located from two separate incidents. Ambulances were summoned and EMTs arrived with additional officers. Police brass shuit down the establishment. Patrons rushing from the venue were overheard saying the party was moving to Middletown Café. A short time later, fights broke out there, prompting another police response.

During the mass departure of rowdy patrons, one of the responding officers saw a woman trying to fight with a man near Roosevelt’s front door. Before they were able to engage one another, officers separated them. The woman was ordered to leave. She didn’t and armed herself with a canister of pepper-spray before charging back inside. The woman went inside and started fighting with Officer Caitlin Zerella. Another officer put the fighting woman on the ground and disarmed her. She was later identified at the department’s detention center as Shodennishya Shaquaya Little (8-9-1994), of 1623 Chapel Street in New Haven. She was charged with disorderly conduct, interfering with police, assault on a police officer, carrying a dangerous weapon and criminal trespassing in the first degree. Officer Zarella’s arm was injured by Little. They were photographed as evidence.

Soon after Roosevelt’s was closed, a fight broke out outside at Yale New Haven Hospital’s emergency department, where the assaulted Roosevelt’s patrons had gone for treatment.

3 May, 2018 – PERSON SHOT

At 4:13 PM, Officers headed to 325 Munson Street after a person was reportedly shot. The city’s ShotSpotter® system alerted to the gunfire. The victim, twenty year old, Kaison Joshua-Mims, of New Haven, was shot in the leg.

Police are investigating what led up to the shooting. The gunman was described as a thin black man, 6’00” tall, sporting shoulder-length dreadlocks. He was shirtless and wore jeans at the time of the shooting. He used a black pistol. He and one other thin black man with a buzz-cut, fled on foot, south on Munson Street to County Street.

Cops catalogued the bullet casings they found on the street. Officer Sean Sullivan and his canine partner, “Gunny” responded to assist investigators. Gunny located a handgun in the driveway of 253-255 Munson Street.

The investigation continues.

7 May, 2018 – PERSON SHOT

At 2:20 PM, Officers responded to the 100 block of Henry Street to investigate a reported shooting. The caller, a thirty-five year old New Haven woman, phoned police as she was being driven to the hospital. She said she’d been shot on Henry Street. The city’s ShotSpotter® system alerted to the gunfire.

The shooter was said to have been in a 2012 grey Audi. Detectives are following several leads and believe the victim was specifically targeted by the shooter. The investigation continues

New haven ,CT Community walk 5/4/18

Neighborhood leaders organize "community walk" with cops to build trust NEWS 8 Story

New Haven| In 1991, The New Haven Police Department partnered with The Yale Child Study Center to form the renowned Child Development-Community Policing Program.

In New Haven, mental health professionals are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week and ride with officers on the second shift, to respond immediately to police calls involving child victims or witnesses to violence. Working together, police, mental health professionals, child protective service and other providers, coordinate multi-system interventions that re-establish safety, security and well-being in the immediate wake of violent events. CD-CP has served as a model for law enforcement-mental health partnerships around the world. This work also led to the development of the only evidence-based early family strengthening mental health treatment – the Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention.

As pioneers in the collaboration between mental health professionals and police officers, both the YCSC and NHPD have hosted informative visits to police health care agencies for years. The collaboration between YCSC and NHPD led to the development of a national toolkit to enhance officer’s capacity to respond to children and families exposed to violence http://www.theiacp.org/Portals/0/documents/pdfs/CEVToolkitOnlineVersion.pdf

Beginning Tuesday, 1 May, 2018, visitors from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in Missouri will be visiting New Haven to study the 

practices of the CDCP program. SLMPD members will be assigned to ride along with officers and clinicians on their tours of duty and participate in the multi-agency weekly meeting at the YCSC at the Yale School of Medicine.

PRESS EVENT ◊

WHEN: Wednesday, 2 May at 10:30 AM

WHERE: Yale Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road, in the Senn Conference Room

WHAT: Program Meeting

WHO: YCSC mental health care professionals, NHPD rank & file officers and command staff and visitors from the SLMPD

Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport , Waterbury youths Contact New Haven Youth services and ask about Ct Big 4 Basketball Ballout 2018 to sign up your team. 
Also looking for sponsors for event. 
Family funday on the green

Department of Youth Services
165 Church St. 
New Haven, CT
p: (203) 946 - 7582
f: (203) 946 - 5750

RANDY SALVATORE CEO & President

(New Haven, CT – April 30, 2018)- Mayor Toni N. Harp will be joined tomorrow afternoon by state Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein, members of the New Haven Board of Alders, representatives from the city’s Livable Cities Initiative, & principles of the RMS Companies for a ceremonial groundbreaking to start the first phase of the Hill-to-Downtown Community Plan.

Tueday event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at 22 Gold Street in New Haven. 

NHPD OFFICER PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE

New Haven| Police Chief Anthony Campbell has launched an internal investigation into alleged improprieties of Patrol Sergeant Brian McDermott. This investigation involves off-duty conduct and is a personnel matter being addressed by the department’s Internal Affairs Unit.

Until this investigation is concluded, Sgt. McDermott will remain on paid administrative leave.

It is the policy of the New Haven Police Department and the City of New Haven to withhold details of such investigations while they are ongoing.

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Amidori
Mar 2016

MAYOR HARP, STATE DIGNITARIES, CITY OFFICIALS TO PRESIDE AT RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY MONDAY AT FORT HALE PARK PIER

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp expects to be joined Monday morning by Governor Malloy, DEEP Commissioner Klee, Senate President Looney, state Representative Paolillo, alders, and other officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, signaling the long-awaited reopening of the once storm-damaged, now rebuilt Fort Hale Park pier.

Monday morning’s event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 at the foot of the pier – 24 Fort Hale Park Road – in New Haven. 

The Fort Hale Park pier was irreparably damaged in 2012 by Hurricane Sandy; state bonding worth $1.8 million was secured in 2015 to underwrite reconstruction of the extremely popular and picturesque fishing and leisure time location.

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New Haven vet heads west to begin opportunity of a lifetime in boxing’s premier fight capital of Nevada

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 19^th, 2018) – The window of opportunity in boxing can close quickly. Jimmy Williamsknows this.

After his wife, Christina, gave birth to twin boys in September, the New Haven, Conn., welterweight decided it was time to make a move before his own window slammed shut.

The 31-year-old Williams, still fighting under the promotional guidance of CES Boxing, his original promoter since he turned pro in 2013, changed managers and trainers, rewiring his inner circle in an effort to move one step closer to his goal of winning a world title in 2018.

With a six-week training camp in Nevada in the books, Williams makes his West Coast debut Friday night at the Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas when he faces Houston’s Marquis Taylor (8-1) in the co-main event on the beIN Sports network, an event promoted by Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions. The show is headlined by a North American Boxing Association (NABA) bantamweight title showdown between Max Ornelas and Juan Antonio Lopez.

This is Williams’ first fight since he began training with the renownedEddie Mustafa Muhammad and his first under the managerial guidance ofTowan Butler, a Nevada native referred to Williams through a family friend.

“We just clicked from Day 1,” Williams said of Butler. “He has the same hunger as me.”

The only constant is the unwavering support of CES Boxing and presidentJimmy Burchfield Sr., who remain in Williams’ corner as he embarks on a major career move.

“I just felt like I needed to get better,” Williams said. “With everything going in my life, my family, my twins, I needed a change. I needed to get better. No knock on anybody else, but I needed to improve my career.

“If I didn’t have my boys, I might not have made this decision, but the time is now. I want to give them the best life possible.”

Muhammad, a former world champion who won 50 fights before retiring in 1988, has worked with a myriad of fighters through the years. He guided fellow New Haven fighter Chad Dawson to the light heavyweight world championship, led Iran Barkley to a win over Thomas Hearns in 1992 and coached underdog Michael Bentt in a stunning victory over then-world champion Tommy Morrison in 1993. He is now training Williams out of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Vegas, which Williams says brought out the best in him during his six-week camp.

“There’s so much world-class talent there. Fighters. Trainers. Every sparring match is like a fight,” Williams said. “Everyone is going hard. The whole crowd, the press, everyone is watching you. If you want to be the best, this is how you make a name for yourself by being around the best.”

The New Jersey native Williams made Connecticut his home after playing football at Connecticut State University. Under CES Boxing’s guidance, Williams captured the World Boxing Council United States National Boxing Council (WBC USNBC) welterweight title in 2017 and has only one blemish on his record – a 2013 draw against Greg Jackson.

Nevada has become his second home. The atmosphere in Vegas is addictive. For the past four decades, Sin City has been the boxing capital of the world. It’s become to boxers what packing your belonging and traveling to Hollywood is for aspiring actors or actresses.

“It’s definitely a fight town,” Williams said. “Everybody is going hard. Everyone wants to make it. Everyone wants to be somebody. There’s a dogfight everywhere you go.”

Being away from his family hasn’t been easy – “I Facetime my wife and my boys every night,” Williams said – but his wife has been supportive as he works to build a solid foundation for their future, plus he has other family members and friends from New Jersey and New Haven flying out west to attend tomorrow’s fight. He eventually hopes to move he and his family to Nevada so he no longer has to travel for camp.

“It’s going to feel like I’m back in New Haven when the bell rings,” he said.

Taylor presents a tough challenge. The 24-year-old Houston native recently fought former world champion Kermit Cintron in February, a fight that ended in a no contest due to a cut over Cintron’s eye stemming from an accidental headbutt. Taylor also boasts wins over the previously-unbeaten Oscar Torres and Philadelphia vet Vincent Floyd.

“He’s a tall, slick boxer. Comes to fight. It’s a big challenge for me,” Williams said of Taylor. “This is a good fight for me to showcase my boxing skills. I’m looking forward to it. It’s a big fight in my career.”

Williams made a lot of changes, but hopes the payoff is monumental at the end of the year, perhaps in the form of a world title shot. Moving to Vegas, the fight capital of the world, could be the lift he needs to make sure that proverbial window of opportunity doesn’t close too soon.

“I’m a dedicated, hard worker. I’m a champion. I’m going to give it my all,” he said. “This opportunity presented itself and I’m all in. You can only do this one time. I have to capitalize on every opportunity.”

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MAYOR HARP, NHFD CHIEF ALSTON, RED CROSS TO PROMOTE ‘SOUND THE ALARM’ SMOKE DETECTOR GIVEAWAY AT THURSDAY AFTERNOON PRESS EVENT

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp will be joined Thursday afternoon by Fire Chief John Alston and officials of the American Red Cross (ARC) at an event to promote a near-future smoke detector giveaway. City and ARC officials will ask everyone to help Sound the Alarm in New Haven and be part of a nationwide effort to help reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by home fires.

Tomorrow’s press conference is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. at fire department headquarters – 952 Grand Avenue – in New Haven. Members of the press corps are invited to attend and cover this important public safety event.

Fire department and ARC personnel will soon canvass New Haven neighborhoods, installing free smoke alarms, replacing batteries in existing alarms, and helping families create emergency escape plans. At tomorrow’s event, residents will be invited to make an appointment for a free home fire safety visit.

11 April, 2018 – SHOOTING INVESTIGATION

At 12:21 PM, Officers and EMTs were called to a reported shooting on Chapel Street between Winthrop Avenue and Norton Street. The victim was shot once in the chest and rushed to Yale New Haven Hospital. He is Eric Lewis, 35, of New Haven. He remains in critical condition.

Detectives from the department’s Major Crimes Division as well as the Bureau of Identification are on scene investigating.

Police are asking for the public’s help. Anyone who witnessed this crime or who has information valuable to investigators, is urged to phone detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department’s anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477) or 203-946-6296

CITY NOW OFFERS FREE, ‘DEMOCRACY PARKING’ TO SPUR PUBLIC ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION AT NIGHTTIME WORKSHOPS, HEARINGS, & MEETINGSb

New Haven – City officials, mindful of the imminent, busy schedule of budget workshops and public hearings, today issued a reminder of this year’s new, convenient feature: free, downtown, ‘democracy parking’ for residents and others who want or need to attend and participate in the city’s budget preparation process and other after-hours city business.

‘Democracy parking’ allows participants in city business to park in the surface lot at 32 Elm Street, between Orange and State streets, after 5:00 p.m., and then, after attending an official city function in City Hall or the Hall of Records, have their parking stub validated by one of the security personnel. A validated stub covers what would otherwise be the cost to park there.

In the coming weeks, the New Haven Board of Alders is scheduled to hold budget hearings and workshops – in City Hall beginning at 6:00 p.m. – on April 9 and 19, and on May 9, 14, and 29. 

“The only way the board can make informed decisions about city operations is if residents get involved and have their voices heard, however, the board makes these decisions downtown, where parking becomes an issue,” said Board of Alders President Pro Tempore Jeanette Morrison, whose initiative led to the city’s ‘democracy parking’ program, and who is also Acting Mayor this week. “The prospect of parking fines had become the primary obstacle cited by so many residents so my colleagues and I worked with the traffic authority to arrange for this free, after-5:00 p.m. parking option.”

Morrison was also instrumental in the creation of what she calls ‘family parking’ – again, after 5:00 p.m. – in Yale’s Lot #51 on Temple Street, for those using the main branch of the city’s public library.

“Providing options for residents to make parking easier has generated increased engagement in the government process and use of the public library – we encourage more residents to take full advantage of this innovative program,” said Department of Transportation, Traffic, and Parking Director Doug Hausladen.

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24 March, 2018 – RETURNING BURGLAR REPORTS BEING ROBBED – GETS ARRESTED

At 4:16 AM, Officers were dispatched to a burglary-in-progress call at 370 Dixwell Avenue. “He’s still in there”, said a neighbor, as they pulled up.

The witnesses reported a man wearing red sweatpants and a matching top, kick in the front door and go inside. He said the man had been outside yelling and swearing about money owed to him. The cops found no one inside. A fingerprint technician went to work and the home was secured.

About ten minutes after the officers left, someone called police reporting the red sweat-suited crook had returned to the scene of the crime. The cops returned too. There they found their suspect, David Isaiah Pouncey (12-21-1986), of Ingleside Drive in Hamden, CT. Pouncey told the officers he’d been robbed by someone inside the house. When they informed Pouncey there was nobody inside, he stared at them with no reply.

The witness identified Pouncey as the burglar. He was arrested and charged with second degree burglary and second degree criminal mischief.

25 March, 2018 – BURGLAR FOUND ASLEEP BY RESPONDING COPS

At 7:04 AM, Officers were dispatched to an Eastern Street home after the homeowner’s phone alerted her to a break-in. While en route, the officers were told a white man had entered the home through the front door. He was clad in a Pea Coat. The caller, who wasn’t home, was watching the burglar roam about on a live feed provided to her phone from her surveillance system.

When the officers arrived, they found the intruder. He was fast asleep on the living room sofa. Garrett Connors (12-27-1990), of Holbrook Place in Ansonia, CT, woke up and told the officers he and his two friends were let in by a woman he named but had no other information about. A search of the home, showed no others inside.

The video link was sent to the cops. It showed Connors enter the home alone. He was charged with third degree burglary and first degree criminal trespass.

25 March, 2018 – MOTEL RESIDENT CHARGED IN WEAPON COMPLAINT

At 7:45 PM, Officers pulled into the parking lot of The New Haven Inn, 100 Pond Lilly Avenue. Someone had phoned police to report someone there had pointed a rifle at her.

There were several people arguing in front of one of the motel rooms. None involved would present themselves as the caller. The officers started knocking on doors. Two were detained in the room the caller said the rifle was stashed. They turned out to have no involvement.

Finally, a man and a woman came forward. They identified the man they said pointed the weapon at them and the woman’s eight year old grand-daughter. The officers were told the incident revolved around old and new relationships and the turbulence that exists between the ex’s.

The accused, Edward Willie Cobb, (2-6-1981), of New Haven, told the officers he’d been falsely accused –that he never threatened anyone and didn’t have a gun. Officers then removed Cobb’s Ward’s Western Field, .410 guage repeater shotgun from his motel room.

Cobb is unqualified to own or possess any firearm. He was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm, second degree threatening, first degree reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a child and second degree breach of peace.

25 March, 2018 – FELON SHOOTS SELF IN FOOT

At 2:13 AM, Officers responded to a reported shooting in a third floor apartment at 63 Ellsworth Avenue. There, they found the victim, Elijah McFarlin Jr (1-1-1964), who’d phoned 911 to report he’d struck a shotgun shell with a hammer and it fired into his left foot.

The officers sent McFarlin to the hospital to attend to the hole in his foot. They recovered his bloodied shoe in his bedroom. They found a sawed-off shotgun in another, and a spent shotgun shell in the trash.

When Detective Daniel Conklin met McFarlin at the hospital, he told him he’d been paranoid after smoking Crack cocaine, retrieved the weapon, and that while walking with it, shot himself.

McFarlin, a convicted felon was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm, unlawful discharge of a firearm and possession of a sawed-off shotgun.

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MAYORS HARP, GANIM SCRUTINIZE STATE’S HALF-BILLION DOLLAR HARTFORD BAILOUT

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp and Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim today released the following joint statement in response to the state’s agreement to pay off some $550 million of Hartford’s accumulated debt:

“While we evaluate the state’s new, half-billion-dollar bailout of Hartford, and recognize it as an acknowledgement of the responsibility the state has to assist its structurally, and perpetually distressed cities, we question whether it represents an equitable practice.

Connecticut absolutely must have a consistent, comprehensive urban policy to lift all cities constrained by current tax laws, now compounded by tens of millions of dollars in state budget cuts.

It seems the state continues to shortchange New Haven and Bridgeport – its two largest cities, with comparatively stable finances, while rewarding the past practices of other cities that put them on the edge of financial collapse.

Connecticut requires comparable support for its two most populous urban centers and an economic development strategy for the Bridgeport/New Haven region. We’ll meet next week and present a consistent municipal aid program for all cities in the state.”

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CITY READY TO MOBILIZE 60 TRUCKS, OTHER EQUIPMENT

New Haven – City officials announced this afternoon that an early spring Nor’easter is bearing down on the region with up to 15 inches of accumulating snow forecast. Many city streets – particularly at intersections and on hills – have been pretreated with snow-melting brine as a precaution.

Officials plan to implement a citywide parking ban as of 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, to be in effect until 6:00 a.m. Thursday. Residents may park their cars in either the Temple Street or Granite Square parking facilities for a reduced, $3/day fee. Residents are encouraged to call 203-946-8221 or the city’s Snow Line at 203-946-SNOW with any storm-related parking questions.

In other storm-related news:

• The city will respond to the storm forecast for tomorrow with 60 trucks: 36 operated by staff of the Department of Public Works, clearing some 230 miles of city streets, eight by private contractors, and 16 by employees of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Trees to address downed trees and limbs and clear bus stops, curb cuts, and pathways across city parks.

• Refuse collection for Wednesday will begin early – at midnight tonight.

• All three of the city’s senior centers will be closed Wednesday.

• New Haven Fire Department officials are asking residents to assist with clearing snow from around the fire hydrant closest to their house, should snow accumulations warrant such clearing.

REMINDER 

2 Emergency Parking Bans go into effect tomorrow Wednesday at 6:00 PM. The First is a Downtown parking that begins tomorrow Wednesday at 6:00 PM and ends Thursday evening at 6:00 PM. Temple St. and Granite Sq. garages are both open for $3.00 during the storm. The second is a citywide residential parking ban allowing parking on the even side only in residential areas. That ban begins Wednesday at 6:00 PM until further notice. In both Parking Bans there is no parking on any posted snow emergency route or 25 feet from any intersection, bus stop, or fire hydrant. Ticketing and/or Towing will be enforced. For updated information please visit the City website at  Http://www.newhavenct.gov or check the recorded snowline at 203-946-7669.

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The Greater New Haven Clergy Association

Presents
“A HOLY WEEK CELEBRATION!!”

When: March 26th through the 30th, 2018!

Monday night Overseer Danny Bland!
Tuesday night Pastor India Mills!
Wednesday night Reverend Kevin Coakley!
Thursday night Reverend Moses Harvill!

Where: Varick AME Zion Church
244-246 Dixwell Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511

Services will be held nightly at 7:00 PM
The “Seven Last Words”
will be held at 10:00 AM on
Good Friday!

We’ll see you there!!



Elder Roger Wilkins, President
Reverend Kelcy G.L Steele, Vice President

Dr. Carol Birks

NEW NHPS SUPERINTENDENT TO START MONDAY;  PRESS INVITED TO JOIN A FIRST-DAY TOUR OF WILBUR CROSS HIGH SCHOOL BEGINNING AT 10:15

New Haven – Dr. Carol Birks, incoming superintendent of New Haven Public Schools, will assume her new responsibilities Monday morning; a full day of staff meetings, conversations with school administrators, and school tours is planned.

Dr. Birks is scheduled to tour Wilbur Cross High School – 181 Mitchell Drive