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Newsby Staff WriterMay 17, 2012

Conn. Cop Critically Injured In Chase

A Stamford (Conn.) Police officer was critically injured after falling 20 feet from a bridge abutment while chasing a robbery suspect in Norwalk early Thursday morning, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2012

Video: Feds Probe Conn. Cop for Brutality

A hospital security videotape shows a Meriden (Conn.) Police Department officer, under federal investigation for police brutality, throwing several punches at a man already on the ground and then shocking him with a TASER while another officer holds the man down.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2012

Embattled Conn. Chief Retires

East Haven (Conn.) Police Chief Len Gallo announced his retirement Monday, a week after the FBI arrested four of the agency's officers for allegedly violating the civil rights of Latinos.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2012

FBI Arrests Four Conn. Cops

Four East Haven (Conn.) Police officers were arrested Tuesday for assaulting illegal immigrants in custody.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2011

Conn. Cop Struck by Bus

A veteran New Haven (Conn.) PD police officer was seriously injured when he was struck by a Connecticut Transit bus after exiting his cruiser while on duty. Master Patrolman Vincent Costanzo, a 32-year veteran assigned to the traffic division, is now in stable condition.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleAugust 30, 2011

Would You Respond Off Duty With Family?

I ask myself: Would I just hang back and hope for the best? And if things did go south, would I perhaps not only be adding to the officer's vulnerability through my own inaction?

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2011

Video: Conn. Police Investigate Arrest of Man with Sawed-Off Rifle

In the video, two officers can be seen kicking and punching a man identified as Joseph Donaby at Blake Street in New Haven, Conn., shortly after 6 p.m. on June 23.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2011

Probationary Conn. Cop Suspended for Assault

Officer Kevin T. Brodie, who's been on the job 7-1/2 months, was charged with second-degree strangulation, second-degree unlawful restraint and third-degree assault.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 1, 2011

Task Force Charges 26 In New Haven Cocaine Ring

A multi-agency task force arrested 15 people suspected of running a cocaine ring in New Haven, Conn., area. A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging 26 individuals with narcotics trafficking offenses.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2011

Connecticut Officer Falls Through Skylight

Police said officers initially responded to a burglary at a home before 1 a.m. this morning. Three suspects were discovered at that location, attempting to steal copper materials from a vacant home, police said. One suspect was apprehended, while two other suspects fled and officers began a chase on foot, police said.

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