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“Top” Blood, Rapper’s Pal, Pleads Not Guilty

by Nicolás Medina Mora Pérez | May 23, 2012 3:07 pm | Comments (2)

The accused head of New Haven’s Tre Bloods gang appeared in federal court to proclaim his innocence, as a prosecutor raised his affiliation with a “Krew” linked to a prominent rapper.

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Retaliate? Or Bury Tyrell?

by Paul Bass | May 18, 2012 2:32 pm | Comments (3)

Restless friends of a slain New Haven man had a choice presented to them: Keep the killing going. Or raise the money for a funeral.

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Victim’s Dad: Crips Had “Grip” In Their Sights

by Paul Bass | May 17, 2012 8:07 am | Comments (9)

The gun didn’t fire the first time a would-be Crip pulled the trigger on Tyrell Trimble. The second time, Trimble lost his life.

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Man Shot Dead Outside Stop & Shop Plaza

by Thomas MacMillan | May 15, 2012 1:22 pm | Comments (14)

A young man was killed Tuesday afternoon outside a “hot spot” laundromat.

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Mother’s Day Fire Rescue

by Paul Bass | May 13, 2012 4:54 pm | Comments (2)

Two teens helped two women out of their homes as flames leapt from an Orchard Street house on Mother’s Day, moments after one of the women’s relatives had left a 73rd birthday party in her honor.

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Who’s The Next Trayvon?

by Uma Ramiah | Apr 20, 2012 11:24 am | Comments (18)

Kevin Walton doesn’t get in trouble. He does wear hooded sweatshirts. Does that mark him as a target, or does his Notre Dame high school hoodie get a pass?

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Lt. Ray Talks Bill Down. Cut!

by Thomas MacMillan | Mar 23, 2012 3:00 pm | Comments (3)

“Bill” (played by actor Owen Hughes) wasn’t himself. Luckily, Lt. Ray Hassett (played by police Lt. Ray Hassett, who’s also an actor) showed up to help. Officer Darryl Cargill (playing Officer Cargill) was on hand to tell a true-to-life “white lie.”

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Call It “Careless Cooking”

by Melissa Bailey & Paul Bass | Mar 9, 2012 5:01 pm | Comments (1)

A man left a coffee pot unattended Friday afternoon, sending smoke into the hallway—and sending a swarm of firefighters and cops onto a busy block outside the Hospital of St. Raphael.

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Newcomers Spark 7 Tuesday Primaries

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 5, 2012 3:00 pm | Comments (3)

A Kenyan refugee, a theater critic, and a rapper-turned-street outreach worker hit the Dwight neighborhood seeking votes for the first time as an influx of new blood continues to reinvigorate the Democratic Party.

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Klein & Cole Coats—For Charity

by Caitlin Emma | Mar 1, 2012 12:02 pm | Comments (1)

Bethany Watkins’ church had just finished giving away its winter coats from last year when the Burlington Coat Factory called in late January. The outlet had 300 brand new coats to give away.

Watkins (pictured above) rifled through the coats on Wednesday as Immanuel Baptist Church prepared to sell the new stock to help two local charities.

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