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June 2022

   06/24/22 Vernon Man Pleads Guilty to Four Sexual Assaults in Manchester and Vernon

   06/24/22 Former Willimantic Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for 2018 Murder

   06/20/22 Criminal Justice Commission Appoints State’s Attorneys for New Britain, New Haven Judicial Districts

   06/20/22 John J. Russotto Reappointed as Deputy Chief State’s Attorney

   06/15/22 Hamden Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing More Than $300,000 from Investment Clients

   06/15/22 Report of the Office of the Inspector General Concerning the Use of Deadly Force by the Hartford Police Department Resulting in the Death of Shamar Ogman on December 26, 2020

   06/10/22 Criminal Justice Association Bestows Annual Awards to Division of Criminal Justice Prosecutors, Staff

   06/07/22 Meriden Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Years in Prison For Murder and Gun Charges

May 2022

   05/16/22Two Branford Residents, Stratford Woman Charged With Larceny, Unemployment Compensation Fraud

  05/12/22 Patrick J. Griffin Appointed Chief State's Attorney

05/11/22 Vernon Man Sentenced For August 2020 Assault and Attempted Shooting 

 05/10/22  Jury Convicts Richard Dabate of the December 2015 Murder of His Wife, Connie Dabate

   05/04/22 Sergio Correa Sentenced to Life In Prison Without Possibility of Parole, Ruth Correa Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Griswold Triple Murder

April 2022

   04/29/22 New Canaan Police Officer Arrested on Explosives and Weapons Charges

 04/26/22 Jury Convicts Brandon Roberts of the Murder of Emily Todd in Bridgeport

 04/20/22 Report of the Office of the Inspector General Concerning the Use of Deadly Force by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of State Police, Resulting in the Death of Mubarak Soulemane on January 15, 2020 - Connecticut State Trooper Charged Following Deadly Use of Force Investigation

 04/19/22 Jury Convicts Hartford Man of Multiple Charges in September 2019 Shooting in Hartford

   04/08/22 Ashford Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Robberies

   04/06/22 Waterbury State's Attorney's Office to Host Community Resource Fair in May

   04/05/22 Colebrook Woman Charged With Filing Fraudulent Medicaid Claims

March 2022

   03/25/22 Office of the Inspector General Investigating Police-Involved Use of Force in Torrington (Warning: Sensitive Video Content)

   03/23/22 Milford Man Charged with Forgery, Larceny and Identity Theft

   03/22/22 David R. Shannon Appointed State's Attorney for Judicial District of Litchfield

   03/17/22 Jury Convicts Robert Honsch of the Murder of his Daughter

   03/17/22 Four People Charged In Connection with 2005 Cold Case Murder in Hartford

   03/15/22 Jury Finds New Haven Man Guilty of Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Girlfriend

   03/14/22 Cromwell Woman Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny

   03/04/22 New Mexico Man Charged With 2008 Cold Case Murder in Hartford

   03/04/22 New Haven Man Sentenced to 55 Years in Prison for 2013 Homicide

   03/03/22 Division of Criminal Justice’s SAVED Program Helps Children Impacted by Violence - Press Conference Video 1 - Press Conference Video 2 

February 2022

   02/24/22 Jury Convicts Meriden Gang Member of Murder and Other Crimes Stemming from Gang-Related Killing 

   02/18/22 Office of the Inspector General Investigating In-Custody Death at the Norwich Police Department (Warning: Sensitive Video Content)

   02/16/22 Juvenile Pleads Guilty to Felony Murder in Connection with Death of Stamford Man

   02/09/22 Criminal Justice Commission Appoints John J. Russotto as acting Chief State’s Attorney 

   02/01/22 Division of Criminal Justice Launches "Moving Justice Forward" Project in Collaboration with The Center for Court Innovation 

January 2022

  01/28/22 Report of the Office of the Inspector General Concerning Police-Involved Use of Force in Bridgeport on September 16, 2020

  01/24/22 Office of the Inspector General Investigating Use of Force by Deputy United States Marshal - Camera Footage 1 - Camera Footage 2

  01/13/22 Hamden Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge Related to April 2019 Shooting in New Haven

  01/11/22 Middletown Man Sentenced in September 2020 Home Invasion

December 2021

  12/29/21 Hartford Man Charged with Forgery, Fabrication of Physical Evidence

  12/27/21 Report of the Office of the Inspector General Concerning Police-Involved Use of Force in Naugatuck on September 14, 2020

  12/20/21 Colorado Man Charged with Filing Hundreds of Fraudulent Medicaid Claims

  12/15/21 Salem Man Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny

12/15/21 Hartford Woman Charged with Filing Fraudulent Medicaid Claims

  12/14/21 Jury Convicts Sergio Correa of Griswold Triple Murder

  12/10/21 Danbury Jury Convicts New York Man of Assault and Attempted Robbery Charges

    12/9/21 Jury Convicts New Haven Man of December 2013 Murder 

    12/8/21 Jury Convicts Stafford Man of Sexually Assaulting Minors

    12/2/21 West Hartford Man Charged with Stealing Union Funds

November 2021

   11/12/21 Coventry Man Sentenced for 2009 Sexual Assaults

         11/12/21Somers Man Pleads Guilty to Charges of Misconduct with Motor a Vehicle and Evading Responsibility in Connection With Death of Vernon Man

   11/3/21 Office of the Inspector General to Assume All Pending Investigations on the Use of Force by Police Officers

   11/3/21 Winsted Man Charged With Larceny, Unemployment Compensation Fraud

 11/1/21 Preliminary Report of the Office of the Inspector General Regarding an Officer-Involved Use of Force in Norwich on October 26, 2021 - Dispatch and Radio Transmissions - 911 call 1 - 911 call 2 - 911 call 3 - 911 call 4 - 911 call 5 - 911 call 6 - 911 call 7 - 911 call 8 - Body-worn Camera Footage - Dashboard Camera Footage 1 - Dashboard Camera Footage 2

October 2021

      10/29/21  Vernon Men Plead Guilty to Charges in Firearm Theft at Stafford Pawn Shop   

      10/22/21  Ellington Man Pleads Guilty to Charges in Deadly 2020 Crash in Vernon

      10/15/21  Division of Criminal Justice Assists Connecticut Department of Labor in Labor Violations Investigation, Recovery of Back Wages for Employees

  10/8/21  Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Assault and Robbery of Pizza Delivery Driver

10/5/21  New Britain Man Sentenced in Connection with Robbery and Assault Convictions 

September 2021

   9/30/21 Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Litchfield Concerning an Officer-Involved Use of Force in Waterbury on December 8, 2020 - Camera Footage 

   9/30/21 Division of Criminal Justice Presentation at September 30, 2021 Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission Meeting - Link to the Connecticut Network's broadcast of the meeting can be found here.

   9/27/21 Robert J. Devlin, Jr.  Appointed Deputy Chief State's Attorney, Inspector General

   9/24/21 Wallingford Woman Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny

   9/20/21 New Britain State’s Attorney Announces $50,000 Reward to Help Identify Killer of Kelsey Mazzamaro - New Britain State's Attorney Brian W. Preleski's Statement from September 20, 2021 Press Conference in Burlington, Connecticut (Video)

   9/17/21 Indictment Charges Waterbury Gang Members with Murder and Drug Trafficking Offenses

   9/16/21 Bethel Man Sentenced in Connection with Sexual Assaults on Children

   9/14/21 Newtown Woman Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny

August 2021

  8/31/21 Suspect  Arraigned in 2019 Murder of Troy Clark and the Shooting of New Haven Police Captain Anthony Duff

  8/30/21 Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven Concerning an Officer-Involved Use of Deadly Physical Force on Enfield Street in Hartford on January 6, 2021 - Video and Audio Recordings

    8/4/21 Dentist Charged with Filing Fraudulent Medicaid Claims

July 2021

  7/22/21State Marshal Charged with Larceny, Ethics Violation

 7/16/21Wallingford Woman Charged with Stealing Union Funds

 7/12/21New Haven Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for 2018 Hamden Convenience Store Shootout with Police

   7/7/21 Danbury Man Charged with Filing Thousands of Fraudulent Medicaid Claims 

  7/1/21 Derby Man Arraigned For Murder of Man Found Dead in Woodbridge Park on June 8, 2021

June 2021

  6/28/21Winsted Woman Sentenced On Larceny and Forgery Charges

6/22/21North Franklin Woman Charged in Scheme to Defraud Medicaid

  6/22/21Richard J. Colangelo, Jr., Reappointed Chief State's Attorney; Kevin D. Lawlor Reappointed Deputy Chief State’s Attorney for Operations

        6/18/21Preliminary Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk Concerning Police Use of Force in Bridgeport - Camera Footage

6/10/21New Britain Man Receives 15-Year Sentence For Abusing Child

  6/3/21 New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Hamden Food Store Shootout with Police

  6/3/21 Plantsville Man Arraigned in Connection with Weekend Shooting Incidents

  6/1/21 Preston Woman Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny

May 2021

  5/24/21 North Haven Woman Charged with Stealing State Adoption Subsidies

  5/18/21 Office of the Chief State's Attorney and Department of Labor Partner to Combat Unemployment Compensation Fraud

  5/12/21 Litchfield Attorney Sentenced for Embezzling Almost $1 Million from  Charity for Military Veterans and Their Families

  5/12/21 Rocky Hill Woman Charged With Filing Fraudulent Medicaid Claims

April 2021

  4/29/21State Police Provide New Haven State's Attorney with Investigative Materials Related to Police Use of Force in Hartford on January 6, 2021

   4/28/21 Preliminary Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Danbury Concerning Use of Force by a Derby Police Officer

  4/27/21 Hartford Police Officer Charged with Assault

  4/14/21 New Britain Man Sentenced in Connection with Sexual Assaults on Children

March 2021

   3/31/21 Joint Statement On Hate Crimes And Acts of Bias Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

  3/30/21 Student Arrested on a Fugitive Charge Related to Sexual Assault and Unlawful Restraint Charges

  3/18/21 Upgraded Charges Filed Against New Fairfield Woman In Connection with Incident at State Capitol

  3/15/21 Enfield Woman Charged with Filing Fraudulent Medicaid Claims

    3/9/21  Watertown Woman Charged with Larceny and Health Insurance Fraud

    3/5/21  Letter from the Chief State's Attorney and the 13 State's Attorneys of Connecticut: We Need Justice, Not Politics

    3/5/21  Willimantic Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Drug Overdose Death

    3/5/21  New Hampshire Woman Charged with Larceny and Health Insurance Fraud

  3/2/21  New York Woman Charged in Scheme to Defraud Medicaid in Connecticut

February 2021

2/18/21 Preliminary Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New London Concerning Police Use of Force in Meriden

 2/17/21 Trumbull Man Charged with Bribery, Hindering Prosecution and Interfering

 2/11/21 Hartford State's Attorney Releases Additional Information Concerning Police-Involved Shooting in Stratford - Dashboard Camera Video

  2/09/21 Preliminary Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Hartford Concerning Police Use of Force in Stratford - Body-Worn Camera Video

  2/05/21 Bristol Man Charged In Human Trafficking Investigation

January 2021

  Paul J. Narducci Appointed State's Attorney for Judicial District of New London

   Waterbury Man Charged with Larceny and Health Insurance Fraud

   State Employee Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny and Perjury

University of Connecticut Employee Charged with Stalking and Harassment

Middlesex State’s Attorney Releases Statement Concerning Police-Involved Shooting in West Haven

Preliminary Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven Concerning Police Use of Force in Hartford

Litchfield State's Attorney Release Additional Information Concerning Police-Involved Shooting in Waterbury - Camera Footage of Incident

New Haven State’s Attorney Assigned to Officer-Involved Shooting in Hartford

Ansonia-Milford State's Attorney Releases Additional Information Concerning Police-Involved Shooting in Hartford

Bridgeport Man Arraigned on Manslaughter Charges in November 2019 Death of Baby in New Haven 

December 2020

Preliminary Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Ansonia/Milford Concerning Police Use of Force in Hartford - Body-Worn Camera Video

East Haven Man Arraigned for the Murder of His Domestic Partner Reported Missing in July

Report of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Danbury Concerning the Use of Deadly Force Resulting in the Death of Michael Gregory in Ansonia on January 2, 2020

Juvenile Detention Officer Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny

Preliminary Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Litchfield Concerning Police Use of Force in Waterbury

New York City Man Charged In Scheme To Defraud Medicaid 

November 2020

Litchfield Attorney Charged with Embezzling Funds from Charity for Veterans

Ansonia Man Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Larceny in the First Degree and Perjury

Former, Current Town Officials and Local Licensed Environmental Contractor Charged with Polluting Public Property

Forensic Genetic Genealogy Helps Division of Criminal Justice Cold Case Unit Make Arrest in Four 1984 Sexual Assaults

Middletown Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for the Sale of Deadly Narcotics

University of Connecticut Police Officer Charged with Stalking, Computer Crime and Harassment

New Britain State's Attorney's Office, New Britain NAACP, St. James Missionary Baptist Church To Sponsor Virtual Forum on Connecticut's Pardon Process

October 2020

Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Tolland Concerning the Use of Deadly Force Resulting in the Death of Jose Enrique Soto in Manchester on April 2, 2020.

Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice's Early Screening Program, Prosecutors Highlighted in New Book

Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Windham Concerning the Use of Deadly Force Resulting in the Death of John J. Carras in East Hartford on September 5, 2019.

September 2020

Sharmese L. Walcott Appointed State's Attorney for Judicial District of Hartford

Criminal Justice Commission Refers Names of Inspector General Candidates to Legislature

Avon Attorney Charged with Forgery and Identity Theft

Owner of East Windsor Vocational Center Charged with Medicaid Fraud

Preliminary Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk Concerning Police Use of Force in Bridgeport

Preliminary Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Fairfield Concerning Police Use of Force in Naugatuck 

August 2020

New Haven Man Sentenced to 70 Years in Prison for Murder and Criminal Possession of a Firearm

Former New Haven Police Officer Charged with Assault and Breach of Peace

July 2020

State Trooper Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny

Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Britain Concerning the Use of Deadly Force Resulting in the Death of Edward R. Gendron, Jr., in Waterbury on January 20, 2020

June 2020

Criminal Justice Commission Reappoints State’s Attorney for Waterbury Judicial District

Gail P. Hardy to Lead Division of Criminal Justice Diversity Initiative

Statement of Chief State's Attorney Richard J. Colangelo, Jr. Regarding Death of George Floyd

May 2020

Criminal Justice Commission Appoints State’s Attorneys for Fairfield, Stamford/Norwalk Judicial Districts

April 2020

Tolland State’s Attorney Releases Video from Police-Involved Shooting in Manchester

Three Men Charged with Violent Robbery of Stamford Jeweler

Tolland State’s Attorney Releases Additional Information Concerning Police-Involved Shooting in Manchester

Statement of Tolland State’s Attorney Matthew C. Gedansky Concerning the Use of Deadly Physical Force on April 2, 2020, in Manchester

Status Report on the Investigation Concerning the Use of Deadly Force in Waterbury on January 20, 2020, Resulting the Death of Edward Gendron

March 2020

Report of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Hartford Concerning the Use of Deadly Physical Force on April 20, 2019, by Wethersfield Police Resulting in the Death of Anthony Vega Cruz

Preliminary Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Waterbury Concerning the Use of Deadly Force in Cromwell on March 17, 2020

Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Ansonia/Milford Concerning the Death of Carl R. Talbot in New Haven on March 21, 2019

New Haven Man Convicted of 2011 Cold Case Murder

New Haven Man Convicted of Murder, Possession of Firearm

February 2020

Statement of Stamford/Norwalk State's Attorney Richard J. Colangelo, Jr., Concerning the Death of Steven Barrier

Waterbury Woman Charged in Scheme to Defraud Medicaid

New Haven Woman Charged with Medicaid Fraud

Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Middlesex Concerning the Use of Deadly Physical Force Resulting in the Death of Kryon Sands in Willimantic on February 20, 2019

January 2020

Richard J. Colangelo, Jr., Appointed Chief State's Attorney

Preliminary Report Issued Pursuant to Section 3 of Public Act 19-90 Concerning the Death of Edward Gendron in Waterbury on January 20, 2020

Third Man Involved in 2009 Kidnapping and Murder Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison

Preliminary Report Issued Pursuant to Section 3 of Public Act 19-90 Concerning the Death of Mubarak Soulemane in West Haven on January 15, 2020

Torrington Man Sentenced for Organized Retail Theft

Middlesex State’s Attorney to Assume West Haven Deadly Force Investigation

Division of Criminal Justice Will Lead Investigation into Officer-Involved Shooting

Interim Report Issued Pursuant to Section 3 of Public Act 19-90 Concerning the Death of Michael Gregory in Ansonia on January 2, 2020

Criminal Justice Commission to Interview Four Candidates for Chief State's Attorney

East Hartford Man Charged with Filing Hundreds of Bogus Medicaid Claims

Former Correction Officer Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny

Bloomfield Man Involved in 2009 Kidnapping and Murder Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison

Tolland State's Attorney Issues Report on Police-Involved Shooting in Hartford

Report of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Tolland Concerning the Use of Deadly Physical Force Resulting in the Death of Alphonso Zaporta on July 26, 2019, in Hartford

December 2019

2019 Annual Joint Medicaid Report Required Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 17b-99b(a)

Hartford State’s Attorney Issues Reports on Police-Involved Shootings

Ellington Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography

North Carolina Man Charged with Committing 3 Murders in Connecticut in November 2015

Meriden Woman Charged with Scamming Public Assistance Programs

Terryville Woman Charged in Scam to Defraud Medicaid 

Archives

Statement of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven Concerning an Officer-Involved Use of Deadly Physical Force in Meriden on October 18, 2018

Report to the Criminal Justice Commission Concerning Untimely Reports of Investigations of the Use of Deadly Force by Police Officers Resulting in Deaths in the Judicial District of Hartford

Governor Lamont Signs Law Increasing Public Access to Information within State's Criminal Justice System

Court’s Order Offers New Hope to Identify Victim of 1944 Hartford Circus Fire

Statement of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven Concerning a Police Pursuit in New Haven on August 17, 2018

Governor Lamont Statement on the Retirement of Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane

Hartford State’s Attorney Gail P. Hardy Releases Video Recordings from April 20, 2019, Police-Involved Shooting

New Report Highlights Success of Criminal Justice Pilot Program

Sandy Hook Investigation

Danbury State's Attorney Releases Report on Sandy Hook Investigation (November 25, 2013)

• Follow this link to download the State's Attorney's Report - PDF File, Size 608K
• Follow this link to download the Appendix to the State's Attorney's Report - PDF Portfolio - Size 26M

State v. Michael Skakel

Michael Skakel v. Commissioner of Correction - Reply Brief of the Commissioner of Correction-Appellant - Supreme Court of the State of Connecticut S.C. 19251 S.C. 19251 X01

Follow this link to download the State's Post-Trial Brief in the Skakel habeas case (PDF format - Size 536K).

Respondent's Response to the Court's Inquiry, Objection to Petitioner's Request for Bond and Objection to Request to Terminate the Stay - PDF Format, Size 320K - (October 30, 2013)

Statement concerning the Decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court in Michael C. Skakel v. State of Connecticut (April 19, 2010) 

Michael C. Skakel v. State of Connecticut : Follow this link to read the "State's Response to Petitioner's Post-Trial Memoranda of Law and Proposed Findings of Fact," filed with the Court on September 14, 2007. 

July 16, 2007: Post-Trial Brief Filed in the Superior Court for the Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk in the Matter of Michael C. Skakel v. State of Connecticut (PDF Format, Size 450K)

October 2006: Brief Filed with the Supreme Court of the United States in the Matter of Michael Skakel v. State of Connecticut (PDF Format, Size 205K)

Brief Filed with the Supreme Court of the State of Connecticut in State of Connecticut v. Michael Skakel

Miscellaneous

Statement of State's Attorney Stephen J. Sedensky III on the March 25, 2018, Death of Jallen Jones at Garner Correctional Institution

Report of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Waterbury Concerning the Investigation Into the Death of Ethan Song in Guilford, CT on January 31, 2018

Statement of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford-Norwalk Concerning the 'Fatal Fire on December 25, 2011, at 2267 Shippan Avenue, Stamford (June 8, 2012)

Statement of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk in reference to the February 16, 2009, attack on Charla Nash in Stamford (December 7, 2009)