Hartford CourantDave AltimariA grainy photograph from 1964 shows a collar-wearing Rev. Daniel McSheffery receiving his badge from Hartford’s city manager and fire chief – the young priest towering over the city officials appointing him fire chaplain.It was the beginning of the ascendancy of Hartford-born McSheffery: over the next eight years...
Family of woman killed in 2016 Danbury police pursuit sues city
newstimes.comDANBURY — The family of a woman killed during a police chase in Danbury two years ago is suing the city and the former police officer who led the pursuit.The estate of 26-year-old Tiffany Fitzgerald filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court last week claiming that former officer Jamie...
Case reveals shame, trauma of male sex trafficking victims
newstimes.comDave CollinsTOLLAND, Conn. (AP) — Like many victims of a Connecticut sex trafficking ring that preyed on troubled young men and teenage boys for more than 20 years, Samuel Marino never told his family or police about being coerced into sexual relations with much older men.Marino ended up carjacking vehicles...