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Mayor Harp to Welcome Patty's Caribbean Cuisine & International Taste Buds at ceremonial Ribbon Cutting

New Haven –Mayor Toni Harp will join Patty's Caribbean Cuisine and International Taste Buds in a combined Ribbon Cutting with restaurant owners Patricia DeRoche and Dawn Poindexter at 554 and 560 Congress Avenue, New Haven, tomorrow, Tuesday, October 30^th at 11:15 AM.

Mayor Harp will join representatives from New Haven’s Economic Development Administration and the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce in a brief speaking program followed by a ribbon cutting celebration.   

Patty’s Caribbean Cuisine serves traditional Caribbean dishes such as Jerk Chicken and Roti as the only Trinidadian restaurant.  International Taste Buds features East Indian, South Asian, African, Chinese and native Guyanese cuisines.

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On October 24, 2018 at 2:38 p.m., officers assigned to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Steele Creek Division responded to 11130 S. Tryon Street regarding an armed suspect threatening a victim at a voting location.  The report number for this incident is 20181024-1438-02.

When the officer arrived, the victim, an adult African-American man, stated that he was working at the voting location when he observed the suspect in the parking lot with a camera photographing or recording the polling location.   The victim approached the suspect, at which time the suspect began directing racial slurs towards the victim.  The victim stated that the suspect threatened to assault him before lifting his shirt and displaying a handgun which was in a holster on the suspect’s belt.  The victim advised that the suspect never assaulted him or attempted to remove the handgun from the holster. 

A team of officers and detectives was put together to investigate this incident and they were able to quickly identify all three of these individuals.  At approximately 9:15 p.m., the suspect was located and arrested without incident.  The suspect was carrying a BB gun in a holster which was located and seized as evidence. This suspect is currently being interviewed.  Once the interview has been completed and he has been formally charged at the Magistrate’s office, his name will be released.  CMPD is communicating with the FBI to determine whether federal charges may be appropriate. 

Two other individual were with the suspect.  They have been identified but have not been charged after the officers determined that they did not violate any laws.

The Department is conducting scheduled zone checks at all polling locations though the election on November 6^th. 

On October 24, 2018 at 2:38 p.m., officers assigned to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Steele Creek Division responded to 11130 S. Tryon Street regarding an armed suspect threatening a victim at a voting location.  The report number for this incident is 20181024-1438-02.

When the officer arrived, the victim, an adult African-American man, stated that he was working at the voting location when he observed the suspect in the parking lot with a camera photographing or recording the polling location.   The victim approached the suspect, at which time the suspect began directing racial slurs towards the victim.  The victim stated that the suspect threatened to assault him before lifting his shirt and displaying a handgun which was in a holster on the suspect’s belt.  The victim advised that the suspect never assaulted him or attempted to remove the handgun from the holster. 

A team of officers and detectives was put together to investigate this incident and they were able to quickly identify all three of these individuals.  At approximately 9:15 p.m., the suspect was located and arrested without incident.  The suspect was carrying a BB gun in a holster which was located and seized as evidence. This suspect is currently being interviewed.  Once the interview has been completed and he has been formally charged at the Magistrate’s office, his name will be released.  CMPD is communicating with the FBI to determine whether federal charges may be appropriate. 

Two other individual were with the suspect.  They have been identified but have not been charged after the officers determined that they did not violate any laws.

The Department is conducting scheduled zone checks at all polling locations though the election on November 6^th. 

BHcare’s The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services to host
HOPE Family Justice Center Campaign Kick-off
New Haven, CT (October 2018) BHcare’s The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence
Services (UCDVS) will host a campaign kick-off event on October 25 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
at BAR in New Haven for the HOPE Family Justice Center of Greater New Haven. The public
is invited to discover the Greater New Haven community plans to offer comprehensive
services and support those affected by domestic violence. RSVP by October 22 to
j_johnson@bhcare.org.
The HOPE Family Justice Center will consist of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals who
work together, under one roof, to provide coordinated services to victims of family violence.
The center will provide one place where victims can go to talk to an advocate, plan for their
safety, interview with a police officer, meet with a prosecutor, receive medical assistance,
receive information on shelter, and get help with transportation.
The Family Justice Center model has been identified as a best practice in the field of
domestic violence intervention and prevention services by the United States Department of
Justice. There are many documented and published outcomes in the Family Justice Center
model including reduced homicides, increased victim safety and reduced fear and anxiety
for victims and their children.
The HOPE Family Justice Center initiative is a community project and anyone who is
interested to learn more or get involved should contact Project Coordinator Julie Johnson at
(203) 780-2033 or j_johnson@bhcare.org. Follow HOPE Family Justice Center at
www.facebook.com/NewHavenFJC and www.twitter.com/NHFJC_CT. If you need immediate
domestic violence assistance, please call our 24-hour domestic violence hotline 1-888-774-
2900.
UCDVS is a program of BHcare that provides services for victims and children of domestic
violence free of charge. Each year, over 6,000 abused women and their children walk
through the door of UCDVS looking for shelter, help and hope. Learn more at
www.bhcare.org.
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New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp today announced several noteworthy details regarding the city’s financial outlook as work continues toward a five-year budget overview. A complete, approximated five-year forecast is expected early in 2019.

Earlier this year Mayor Harp said, in the wake of state aid reductions made known midway through the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, that a projected, estimated five-year city budget might help protect the city from such ill-timed, damaging setbacks.

Research underway in the development of that five-year forecast underscores some of the unique challenges faced by the City of New Haven:

• The value of New Haven’s Grand List that is tax exempt under state law is higher than that of any other municipality: half-again as much as Bridgeport and more than twice that of Hartford.
• More than a half-dozen Connecticut cities and towns have mill rates higher than New Haven’s, including Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Britain, West Haven, and Hamden.
• New Haven’s current mill rate is less than it was in FY2007, FY2011, and FY2012, and remains just 1.43 mills higher than when Mayor Harp was first sworn-in.
• New Haven’s current budget expenditures increased about 1.5% over the previous year; its four-year mill rate increase of 1.43 represents a cumulative increase of about 3.4%.
• State aid for public education though Education Cost Sharing has been the same since FY2010 despite rising enrollment and increasing costs for supplies, utilities, and maintenance.

Mayor Harp points to several ongoing, positive economic trends as rationale to be optimistic about New Haven’s bright fiscal future. Its unemployment rate has dropped from 10.7% in 2014 to 5.4% in 2018: the city’s employers have added 3,100 jobs in that time. And in that same time approximately 1,000 market rate housing units have been added along with nearly as many subsidized housing units.

Williams earns decision over Halili; hard-charging Lenk outworks Soto in exciting co-feature

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Oct. 20th, 2018)– WelterweightJimmy Williamsof New Haven, Conn., started a new win streak Saturday with a controversial unanimous decision win at Foxwoods Resort Casino. 

Headlining in an exciting pro-am card promoted by CES Boxing at the Fox Theater, Williams (16-1-1) earned a 78-74 win on all three scorecards over Enver Halili(10-2) of the Bronx, much to the dismay of the sold-out crowd, which felt Halili had done enough to get the nod.

JudgesEddie Scuncio, Richard Flahertyand Peter Haryscored the fight, a back-and-forth battle between two regional veterans who continued to scrap until the final bell. Williams had the height advantage, but didn’t do enough to establish his jab, allowing Halili to cut off the ring brilliantly and work the body effectively in the middle rounds. 

Williams had a hard time using his distance to his advantage and Halili stayed aggressive throughout, fighting his way through glancing blows by Williams to land cleanly on the inside. The win was Williams’ second in a row since suffering his first career loss early in 2018, a setback that ended his previous 11-fight unbeaten streak. 

Anchored by a sturdy chin and a relentless, come-forward attack, junior middleweight Anthony Lenk(16-5) of Niagara Falls proved to be too much down the stretch for New Haven’s Edwin Soto(13-4-2), earning a unanimous decision win, 78-74 on all three scorecards.

Soto looked sharp in the opening round, landing short, but effective, hooks upstairs, but Lenk walked through everything, which became a reoccurring theme as the fight progressed. Lenk pressed the action from the opening bell, which left him open for some hard counterpunches by Soto, but Lenk never wavered, taking Soto’s best for eight rounds. Soto regained his composure momentarily in the sixth, but Lenk remained unharmed, having built up enough of a lead in the middle rounds to earn the win on the cards.

Soto lost for the first time since 2014, snapping a four-fight win streak, while Lenk won for the first time since last September. 

Stealing the show on the undercard, Springfield, Mass., welterweight Derrick Whitley(4-0-1) and Sharad Collier(1-0-1) of Hartford, Conn., fought to draw in a close-knit six-round war. Eddie Scunciohad it 59-55 in favor of Collier, Richard Flahertyscored it 58-56 in favor of Whitley and Peter Haryhad it even. 

In just his second pro fight, Collier stood toe-to-toe with the more experienced Whitley and began to find his groove after losing the opening round. Neither fighter tried to establish much distance, leading to an entertaining, back-and-forth battle featuring several high-powered exchanges in the center of the ring.

Whitley got head-butted accidentally in the third round, opening a cut over his right eye. The ringside physician examined it closely and allowed Whitley to continue. The last two rounds were so close that neither of the three judges had the same card. Scuncio gave the final two rounds to Collier, Flaherty gave the edge to Whitley and Hary had it split with Whitley winning the fifth and Collier earning the draw by squeezing out the final round.  

The knockout of the night belonged to New Haven super middleweight Elvis Figueroa(6-0, 3 KOs), who pieced together his most complete performance with a third-round stoppage against previously Leemont Johnson(6-1). Figueroa dominated from the opening bell, working the body and backing Johnson against the ropes with overhand rights. In the third, Figueroa came out firing again with a right hook to the ribs and more combinations upstairs. Johnson found himself on the ropes a second time, but had no answer for Figueroa’s flurries, prompting referee Al LoBiancoto stop the bout 49 seconds into the round. 

The female bantamweight showcase also did not disappoint as Ledyard, Conn., native Marcia Agripino(3-1-1) earned her second consecutive win, narrowly defeating Canada’s Stephanie Essensa(3-2-1) by majority decision, 60-54, 58-56, 57-57. As expected, the two exchanged haymakers for six hard rounds, with Agripino closing the fight with a spirited rally in the sixth. Hary had Agripino winning all six, while Scuncio and Lombardi agreed on Essensa taking rounds two and five. Agripino won for the second time since June while Essensa suffered only her second pro defeat and first since 2016. 

Making his Foxwoods debut, Taunton, Mass., welterweight Marqus Bates(5-2) won his third consecutive bout in a wildly-entertaining slugfest with Bridgeport, Conn., vet Carlos Hernandez(3-3-1), earning a 59-55, 58-56, 57-57 majority decision win. 

Bates landed cleaner, more effective blows in spurts, but Hernandez continued to press forward, landing occasional counter shots to keep himself within striking distance. Bates was at his best in the first three rounds and Hernandez found his second wind in the fourth before Bates regained control in the fifth and final round. Flaherty and Frank Lombardiscored it in favor of Bates while Hary again had it even, giving Hernandez two of the final three rounds, including the sixth. 

Fighting for the first time professional, Danbury, Conn., native Geoffrey Then(1-0, 1 KO) scored the upset of Providence’s Nicky DeQuattro(3-2), stopping DeQuattro 41 seconds in the second round. A professional Muay Thai and mixed martial arts fighter, Then looked comfortable in the ring, landing at will in the opening round as DeQuattro failed to establish his defense. Then opened the second equally as aggressive and eventually backed DeQuattro into a corner, unloading with combinations before LoBianco stopped the bout. 

DebutsCalixto Cruz(1-0) of Springfield, Mass., and Joseph Santana(0-1) of Providence opened the nine-bout card with a thrilling, back-and-forth lightweight bout with Cruz winning by unanimous decision, 39-37, 40-36, 39-37. 

Cruz, the more accomplished amateur, got off to a fast start, stalking down Santana as he tried to circle the ring and box from a distance, but Cruz remained persistent and eventually worked with his way to the inside, where he landed effective body shots to soften Santana’s defense. Santana had his best round in the third, but Cruz closed the show with a strong final three minutes to earn his first career win.

Also making his professional debut, Bridgeport’s Jacob Marrero(1-0, 1 KO) dominated California’s Fierce Taylor(0-3), scoring the win by knockout at the 2:30 mark of the second round. Marrero outworked his opponent in the opening round and then closed with a flurry along the ropes, the last series of shots sending Taylor crashing to the canvas just as referee Benjy Esteveswaved it off. 

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Senator Leonard Fasano
Legislative Office Building
300 Capitol Avenue – Room #3402
Hartford, CT 06106

October 19, 2018

Dear Senator Fasano,

I received your letter, dated October 17, 2018, asking for a forensic audit of New Haven’s budget. Curiously, I received it after news reporters asked for a response to it, suggesting they received it first.

That aside, I’m pleased you’ve decided to take an active interest in New Haven’s affairs, and I welcome what I’d like to think is your intention to serve as an honorary state Senator representing New Haven. To start, so you’ll have an accurate and complete picture of New Haven’s financial opportunities and challenges, I’ll be happy to arrange a time for my team to provide you with the facts about all it takes to run what is arguably Connecticut’s most successful city in an era of state funding cutbacks.

Please schedule a phone call or visit to my office. Clearly, since you seem intent on helping, we should begin by ensuring you receive all the facts, rather than simply relying on supposition and a couple news articles.

Regarding your specific request, if you’d sincerely like to join Senators Looney and Winfield as an honorary New Haven Senator, I’m prepared to consider your request for a forensic audit as a courtesy if you, in return, are prepared to demonstrate your willingness to help my city with the following acts of good faith:

• Introduce, and shepherd through the legislature in 2019, a 2% commuter tax, to compensate New Haven for covering the costs to provide assorted regional services to North Haven residents, from the use of transportation infrastructure to the public safety, emergency, and other public services North Haven residents use when they work, eat, shop, and otherwise visit New Haven.
• Formally request that North Haven public officials implement affordable housing projects beyond the 10% requirement under CGS 8-30g and introduce legislation at the general assembly to ensure it happens – with applicable penalties moving forward if it is not accomplished.
• Ask the North Haven First Selectman and Board of Selectmen to support budget allocations from North Haven to the City of New Haven for social and human services provided to the town’s residents on a daily basis: i.e. ask North Haven to contribute $250k to New Haven’s homeless services budget, $250k to New Haven’s public health services budget, and $250k for the city’s re-entry programs.
• Introduce and shepherd legislation through the General Assembly requiring the Town of North Haven to forward ECS monies as appropriate as tuition for all North Haven students attending New Haven Schools. In addition, this legislation should include a count of all suburban students so New Haven can recoup education monies from other feeder towns for all their students and have the appropriate resources to serve all students in city schools.

Since I understand you will need North Haven’s First Selectmen and other town officials to assist you while making these improvements to the benefit of our respective municipalities, I have copied them with this letter and look forward to their support of New Haven’s expanded Senate delegation for the betterment of the City of New Haven.

Sincerely,

Toni N. Harp
Mayor – City of New Haven

p.s. Once you’ve completed these items, I trust you to find the money among state funds to pay for the forensic audit you requested.

cc: Michael J. Freda – North Haven First Selectman
William J. Pieper – North Haven Second Selectman
Sally J. Buemi – North Haven Third Selectman

MAYOR HARP, ‘BANK ON’ MEMBERS TO LAUNCH EXPANDED BANK ACCESS PROGRAM TUESDAY

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp and members of the New Haven Bank On Coalition will convene a press conference tomorrow morning at which a new program to expand residents’ access to safe and affordable financial products and services will be formally launched.

Tuesday's  press event is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m. at The Farnam Community Center – 162 Fillmore Street – in New Haven. 

The Bank On New Haven Coalition is comprised of financial institutions, city agencies, community organizations and community liaisons working together to expand banking access for New Haven residents. The coalition, started in March 2018, has been working to bring the challenges to mainstream banking access to the forefront.

To address these challenges, Bank On Certified Accounts were prioritized for city residents. These include Bank of America’s Safe Balance Account, Chase Bank’s Liquid Card, KeyBank’s Hassle- Free Account, and Wells Fargo Bank’s Easy Pay Card.

Each institution has been working with branch managers and bank staff members to increase understanding and collaboration to ensure they work knowledgeably and effectively with community residents.

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Youth Services Department, NHPD, and Dalio Foundation to make winter warmer for kids with plan to distribute 700+ coats

New Haven – The city’s Department of Youth Services, along with the New Haven Police Department and the Dalio Foundation will team up this week for a third annual Winter Coat Project. Last year this project matched winter coats with approximately 700 young people.

Barbara Dalio leads the Dalio Foundation’s work to strengthen public education in Connecticut through collaboration. The Foundation has a strong belief in giving back to youth across the state.  The Foundation also funds the Connecticut RISE Network, the YouthStat Freshman Project, and Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic.

This year, the New Haven Police Department will assist Youth Services and the Dalio Foundation with logistics to store and distribute more than 700 coats donated by the Dalio Foundation. Youth Services Director Jason Bartlett worked to secure arrangements between the City of New Haven and the Dalio Foundation.

Who: A collaborative group of Youth Department staff and the New Haven Police Department will work together to sort, set up and distribute over 700 coats to New Haven Youth to help make winter warmer for them.

Where: 116 Wintergreen Ave., New Haven, Connecticut (The New Police Training Academy).

When: Tuesday, October 16^th, 2018 at 11:30 a.m

CITY EARNS FINANCIAL REPORTING RECOGNITION

New Haven – Mayor Harp today announced the special recognition and award the city received from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA): its Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.

“The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting,” according to a GFOA press release.

“I’m very proud of the thorough and effective work done by Controller Daryl Jones and Acting Budget Director Mike Gormany to manage the city’s budget on behalf of the residents, property owners, and taxpayers of New Haven,” Mayor Harp said. “The city navigates challenging financial circumstances year after year: this award underscores the responsible manner in which this finance team does so.”

According to the GFOA, consideration for this award is done by, “an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program,” and it looks for, “a constructive ‘spirit of full disclosure’ to clearly communicate its financial story.”

The Chicago-based GFOA works to “enhance the skills and performance of those responsible for government financial policy and management.” More information about New Haven’s award is available from Michele Mark Levine, 

10 October, 2018 – GUNSHOTS FIRED AT CAR IN WESTVILLE VILLAGE AS CROWDS LEAVE ROOSEVELT’S BAR

This marks the third gunfire/ shooting event in one year related to a bar in the heart of the quiet Westville Village. At 1:03 AM, Officers responded to calls of gunfire that had occurred outside Roosevelt’s Bar, 883 Whalley Avenue.

An officer had been flagged down at the corner of Fountain Street and Central Avenue by a person reporting a chaotic scene just blocks away. As he approached, the officer heard gunfire and spotted a Subaru Forester leaving the area. He pulled over the car on West Rock Avenue. The car’s windshield had been shot at.

About two hours later, an officer in Fair Haven was contacted by a man admitting he’d fired at the vehicle after its driver sped directly at him. The twenty-five year old Hamden, CT man told police he was leaving Roosevelt’s when a man pulled up to him and addressed him. He said the man drove off, made a U-turn and sped toward him. He told officers he jumped into his own car but couldn’t get it started in time to flee. He said the man struck his car and he thought the man would harm him. He said he fired at the driver, who in turn fled.

Video of the incident, viewed by the officers, generally corroborates the victim’s story. The victim has a valid pistol permit. It appears he was not the antagonist in this incident.

The case remains under investigation. An arrest has not yet been made.

On Saturday, September 22, 2018, Officers, as had become routine, were posted at Roosevelt’s bar to clear out the crowd after closing time. At 1:52 AM, those officers heard gunfire and found the victim in front of the closed business at 867 Whalley Avenue. Tomone Archie Lindsey, thirty-two, of New Haven, had been shot in the leg. He claimed to have no knowledge as to who’d shot him. A parked car was struck as well.

Though Roosevelt’s Bar often hires an Extra Duty officer on weekends, routinely, it takes many on-duty officers to clear out the area after closing.  

UP DATE.  

This marks the third gunfire/ shooting event in one year related to a bar in the heart of the quiet Westville Village. At 1:03 AM, Officers responded to calls of gunfire that had occurred outside Roosevelt’s Bar, 883 Whalley Avenue.

An officer had been flagged down at the corner of Fountain Street and Central Avenue by a person reporting a chaotic scene just blocks away. As he approached, the officer heard gunfire and spotted a Subaru Forester leaving the area. He pulled over the car on West Rock Avenue. The car’s windshield had been shot at.

About two hours later, an officer in Fair Haven was contacted by a man admitting he’d fired at the vehicle after its driver sped directly at him. The twenty-five year old Hamden, CT man told police he was leaving Roosevelt’s when a man pulled up to him and addressed him. He said the man drove off, made a U-turn and sped toward him. He told officers he jumped into his own car but couldn’t get it started in time to flee. He said the man struck his car and he thought the man would harm him. He said he fired at the driver, who in turn fled.

Video of the incident, viewed by the officers, generally corroborates the victim’s story. The victim has a valid pistol permit. It appears he was not the antagonist in this incident.

The case remains under investigation. An arrest has not yet been made.

On Saturday, September 22, 2018, Officers, as had become routine, were posted at Roosevelt’s bar to clear out the crowd after closing time. At 1:52 AM, those officers heard gunfire and found the victim in front of the closed business at 867 Whalley Avenue. Tomone Archie Lindsey, thirty-two, of New Haven, had been shot in the leg. He claimed to have no knowledge as to who’d shot him. A parked car was struck as well.

Though Roosevelt’s Bar often hires an Extra Duty officer on weekends, routinely, it takes many on-duty officers to clear out the area after closing

9 October, 2018 – MAN CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE IN STABBING. THE INJURED PERSON DISAPPEARED

At 9:36 PM, officers were dispatched to 154 Frank Street after somone reported an assault.

The arriving cops found a pool of blood on the front porch and a trail of blood leading inside to the second floor. There was more blood in a bedroom, but no one was in it.

Suspicious of the noises above, the basement tennant emerged and told the cops he’d seen two women leaving the building after hearing an argument. He said his upstairs-neighbor came outside and was bleeding from his face. He said the women cut him.

Police cought up with the victim at Yale New Haven Hospital. The sixty-six year old told the officers he was in his bedroom, when the door opened and two men entered. One had a “shiny knife”. The blade-wielding man aproached  him. The victim armed himself with a screwdriver and ordered the intruder to stop.

The victim said the man kept coming and sliced his face and hand. The victim said he stabbed the intruder several times with the screwdriver. The last time, said the victim, the screwdriver remained in the man’s chest.

The victim’s wounds – though deep, were not deemed life-threatening. The intruders were not found despite frequent checks for the impaled one – male or female.

9 October, 2018 – HURLBURT STREET RESIDENCE STRUCK BY BULLETS

At 9:13 PM, the city’s ShotSpotter® system alerted to gunfire on the one-hundred block of Hurlburt Street. Officers narrowed their search to a bullet struk home at 109 Hurlburt Street. Bullet shell casings, found outside on the street and front porch, were collected and the house was searched. One of its occupants, Travis Jenkins (3-30-1975), of that address, had two outstanding warrants (larceny 6^th and failing to appear in court) and was taken into custody. His custody was otherwise unrelated to this case.

We’re looking into the who and why and are interested in hearing from anyone who has information on this case. 203-946-6304, if you’re interested in talking. Calls may be made annonymously.

9 October, 2018 – SUSPECTED ASSAILANT SHOT DEAD AFTER STABBING

At 10:00 PM, Officers and EMTs were dispatched to Sperry Street at Goffe Street after an assault with gunfire was reported.

Here’s what police know at this time. According to the victims, one, a twenty-seven year old New Haven man was walking on Sperry Street from Whalley Avenue toward Goffe Street, when he was confronted by an adult black man holding a knife. The knife wielding man said “Happy Halloween” and stabbed the victim. The victim’s cousin, a twenty-four year old Hamden, CT man was waiting in his car. He heard the commotion, got out of his car, and was also stabbed by the assailant.

The twenty-four year old had a pistol on him and shot his assailant in the chest. The shooter has a valid pistol permit and his gun was lawfully registered to him, according to information obtained in a police records check. The shooter has not been charged – though this investigation is active and remains active.

The deceased assailant has not been identified. The stabbing victims’ wounds are not life threatening. The twenty-seven year old was stabbed in the elbow and the twenty-four year old, in his bicep.

Officers and detectives from the department’s Major Crimes and Forensics Division remain on the scene and are investigating this crime and collecting evidence for this case.

Police are asking for the public’s help. Anyone with information on this crime is urged to phone us at 203-946-6304, the Anonymous Tip Line at 203-946-6296, Text a tip by texting, NHPD plus your message to 274637 (CRIMES) or email at ecic@newhavenct.gov.

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• LEADERS OF DOZEN-PLUS DEPARTMENTS TO HOLD ‘CLEAN & SAFE’ TOUR OF HILL NORTH THURSDAY

New Haven – In a continuing series of ‘clean and safe’ walking tours of city neighborhoods, Mayor Harp will send officials from more than a dozen city departments through the Hill North section Thursday morning, to identify quality-of-life issues requiring a comprehensive, collaborative city response.

Last fall the first such ‘clean and safe’ walking tour took place throughout Newhallville; this past spring the Fair Haven section of the city was inspected and in July, department heads zeroed-in on The Annex.

Members of the press are invited to walk along Thursday and document the items flagged by city officials and their first ideas about how those flagged items might be addressed.

Details about Thursday’s ‘clean and safe’ walking tour are as follows:

Hill North – CLEAN & SAFE

THURSDAY, September 27, 2018

Hill North – Thursday, September 27, 2018
Start time 9:00 a.m.
Meeting Location: at the corner of Congress Avenue and Daggett Street

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MAYOR HARP, CITY DEPARTMENTS EAGER TO HOST COLUMBUS DAY PARADE, RELATED EVENTS

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp said today that as the city prepares to take its once-every-six-years turn hosting the Columbus Day Parade city residents will have ample opportunity to enjoy both the parade and related events.

The parade steps off from City Hall – 165 Church Street – at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 7, and makes its way along Chapel Street to St. Michael’s Church on Wooster Square. Afterward, the public is invited to attend an Italian Festival to be held in Wooster Square Park.

“I’m so pleased New Haven will once again host the Columbus Day Parade – since we’re part of a six-town rotation this’ll be the first one of these parades in New Haven in the time I’ve been in office,” Mayor Harp said. “I’m particularly eager to congratulate its co-grand marshals, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Enrico Diamantini, and Alphonse Paolillo.”

“It’s also worth noting the Columbus Day Committee privately raised all the funds necessary to cover the costs associated with hosting the parade, and we thank its members for that,” Mayor Harp added.

Organizers say this year’s parade will include groups representing New Haven Public Schools, and it’ll feature family entertainment and cultural offerings.

Columbus Day-related events are scheduled to begin this weekend already, as follows. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

• Wooster Square walking tour September 22^nd at 1:00 p.m. – meet at the Christopher Columbus monument on Wooster Square along Chapel Street.
• Cultural Event September 27^th: Le Feste Italiane, presented by Deacon Dominic Corraro. The presentation will review holidays on the Italian calendar and focus on how Italians celebrate them. St. Bernadette Church Hall – 385 Townsend Avenue – from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
• Heritage dinner October 3^rd to honor co-grand marshals: $55 per person to help underwrite parade costs. Anthony’s Ocean View – 450 Lighthouse Road – at 6:00 p.m.
• Film screening October 4^th: The Village: Life in New Haven’s Little Italy. The film tells the story of the city’s Wooster Square neighborhood. St. Michael’s Church – Wooster Square – at 6:30 p.m.
• Wreath-laying ceremony October 6^th at St. Michael’s Church – Wooster Square – from 11:00 a.m. until noon.
• Columbus Day Parade steps off at 1:00 p.m. October 7^th from City Hall – 165 Church Street – and ends at Wooster Square, where an Italian festival will follow.

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EMERGENCY SERVICES OPERATION

At 5:40 PM, police were notified of a barricaded person at a private single-family home on Tolli Terrace in the city’s Morse Cove neighborhood. It was soon learned the barricaded person is a veteran New Haven Police Lieutenant, with eighteen years with the department, and currently assigned to the Patrol Division.

Officers were dispatched minutes after the call coming in and the SWAT team and Hostage Negotiators were summoned at 5:51 PM. Mutual aid was requested from the Connecticut State Police Emergency Services Division. Members of that department responded quickly and served as a back-up to the New Haven PD Teams.

Communications by phone were soon established with the despondent department member. He requested help and agreed to come out peacefully. Once Emergency Services personnel, including EMTs from the New Haven Fire Department and American Medical Response, were in place, Townsend Avenue was closed to traffic and neighbors were reached and informed to remain in their homes.

Thankfully, the department member surrendered without further incident and was removed to the hospital. Members of the man’s family had been able to leave the home prior to the response and sought refuge at a neighbor’s home nearby. They were medically evaluated and are in the care of the department.

The Lieutenant will be afforded all available resources, as would anyone in such a situation. A full review of the incident is under way. Criminal charges are likely but have not been filed. The investigation and consultation with the CT State’s Attorney’s Office will determine such matters in the future.

The operation saw no one injured and has concluded. The investigation continues.

This report is made with a heavy heart, as the subject of the investigation is a soft-spoken and highly respected member of our police family. As would any family so affected, they and the members of the NHPD, would expect the courtesy afforded to them as they and we handle the investigation of one of our own.

The New Haven Police Department is not naming the officer until such time the investigation has uncovered more. All further information, as it is related to this case will be released to the public and the press pool, at large, and not upon individual request.

Chief Anthony Campbell said, “I am so thankful that the training and professionalism of all those who performed in such an exemplary fashion today. When officers train, they never know what situation they’re entering into and what it may truly involve – especially those involving a brother or sister officer”. “Today proved that with the right training and the right mindset, officers can perform their duties compassionately, no matter the circumstances, regardless of personal feelings”. “I am pleased with the peaceful resolution and that our officer will now be afforded the care he so desperately wants”., said Campbell

94.3 WYBC GOES LOCAL AND INTRODUCES ‘THE JUAN CASTILLO MORNING SHOW’

New Haven, Connecticut – Yale Broadcasting Company’s Urban Adult Contemporary 94.3 FM WYBC “The Rhythm of The City” is excited to announce a brand new local Morning Show hosted by New Haven radio veteran Juan Castillo. “The Juan Castillo Morning Show” will make its debut on Monday September 10th and will air weekday mornings from 6am-10am.

The Juan Castillo Morning Show replaces the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show, which has been the morning show on WYBC for over 20 years. Tom Joyner has announced he will retire from radio effective December 2019. 

“It’s been over 2 decades that an Urban Contemporary Radio station has had a local morning show and the time is now,” says Juan, who also serves as WYBC’s Operations Manager and a leader in the community. “As much as I loved the Tom Joyner Morning Show the only negative was that there was not enough room for local content and to that end we will aim to super serve the state of Connecticut and the New Haven region with great local content.  I am excited to embark on this journey with our local listeners.”

The Juan Castillo Morning Show will feature news, weather, traffic, entertainment news and R&B music plus plenty of laughs to get your morning started. The show will feature co-hosts Kandy Williams, a longtime New Haven resident and former personality at WYBC, and Rahsaan Langley, a national recording R&B artist with national and regional hits on the charts.

The weekly skits on The Juan Castillo Morning Show will include “The Barbershop Chronicles” featuring celebrity barber Majesty on Monday, “Movie Mike” Talk Show host Michael Howard’s film review on Tuesday, “Wealthy Wednesdays” with television and radio host Roberta Hoskie, “Throwback Thursdays” with Bobby and “Fantastic Friday” to get the weekend started.