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Lieberman “Rallies” Dixwell

by Paul Bass | Jul 31, 2006 8:47 pm | Comments (15)

Joe Lieberman failed to attract even a dozen genuine neighborhood supporters to an anemic reelection campaign rally in his New Haven hometown’s Dixwell section Monday. But the pictured policeman and his supervisor showed the beleaguered U.S. senator some love by trying to intimidate teenagers out of allowing an anti-Joe display in the driveway of their home.

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Not So Fast

by Melissa Bailey | Jul 31, 2006 2:07 pm

At 1 a.m. Saturday, a man getting out of his parked car near 101 Hazel St. was robbed at gunpoint of his watch, bracelet and wallet.

Friday at 11 p.m., a pizza delivery man was delivering chicken wings in the area of 25 Springside Ave. in the West Rock area near Southern Connecticut State University. He was robbed at gunpoint of money, a cell phone and his chicken wings.

Friday at 9:23 p.m., Yale graduate students in the area of 182 Mansfield St. were held up by a man in a mask with a gun, according to Police Spokeswoman Bonnie Winchester. Someone called police during the robbery. When police arrived, four Yale graduate school students, some from the Yale Divinity School, had detained the perpetrator in a back yard. One of the students was shot in the abdomen during the scuffle. Police found a mask and gun and arrested the would-be mugger.

Here’s what Yale Police Chief James Perrotti said in response in an email:

To Graduate and Professional Students:

I am writing to let you know of an attempted robbery and shooting last night
involving four graduate and professional students in the yard of a house
located at Mansfield and Tilton Streets. The students were approached by a man
wearing a mask with a handgun who demanded money. In the ensuing struggle, the
gun was fired and one of the students was injured. He is recuperating in the
hospital. Yale and New Haven police have arrested the man, and he is now in
the custody of the New Haven police.

While this incident is not part of a pattern of crime, it is most serious, and I
urge those of you in New Haven this summer to exercise caution. Call us
immediately if you feel unsafe or see anything or anyone that is suspicious, by
dialing 911 or 203-432-4400. You may wish to program these numbers in your cell
phones.

Sincerely,
Chief James Perrotti

Second 13 Year-Old Falls To Feuds

by Melissa Bailey | Jul 31, 2006 1:56 pm | Comments (2)

This 13 year-old aspiring mechanic, Justus Suggs, was riding bikes with friends coming home from a carnival in the Hill when he was shot in the back of the head. Like 13 year-old Jajuana Cole, he didn’t appear to be the intended target — just another young teen caught in the crossfire of violent neighborhood feuds.

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City Has Two New Second-Top Cops

by Paul Bass | Jul 31, 2006 11:39 am

The long, politicized process of choosing an assistant police chief (which constituency do you tick off?) to replace Bryan Norwood has come to a close — with two winners. Lts. Herman Badger (top), a 22-year veteran of the force who heads the detective division; and Stephanie Redding, a 20-year veteran whose crisis-negotiation skills earned her an Independent “Cop Of The Week” feature, will be sworn in as Top Cops Number Two at a 4:45 p.m. City Hall ceremony Tuesday.

Everyday An Adventure

by Gina Coggio | Jul 31, 2006 11:38 am | Comments (2)

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Middleman Convicted

by Paul Bass | Jul 31, 2006 7:24 am

A groundbreaking white-collar crime case has ended in a guilty verdict. After deliberating for five days, a federal jury Friday found John Lucarelli (pictured at right outside the New Haven courthouse with his lawyer) guilty on two fraud charges related to the scam that found out-of-town moneybags investors using local depositors to buy millions of dollars of preferred stock when New Haven Savings Bank went public and became NewAlliance. The jury cleared Lucarelli of eight other charges. Lucarelli, who was the middleman in the scheme, faces up to 30 years in jail, a longer sentence than the mastermind of the scheme (who pleaded guilty), when he comes before Judge Janet Arterton on Halloween for sentencing. Click here to read the U.S. Attorney’s press release on the verdict. Click here, here, here, and here for Independent stories on the tria.

O Boat Si Ferma A Sargent’s: Italian-American Oral Histories

by Allan Appel | Jul 31, 2006 7:20 am | Comments (2)

“We do nothing by ourselves, we do nothing alone. This is not my book, this book belongs to all of you. So our kids will look back to us and know who we are. How our parents and grandparents and great-grandparents came here, settled in the Annex, or Legion Avenue, the Hill, and Fair Haven, did their jobs, raised their families, and lived lives of unassuming honor.” So began the loving tribute of Anthony Riccio to the Italian communities of New Haven, which he presented on a recent night to a thronged and adoring audience.

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Crunch Time

by Paul Bass | Jul 31, 2006 7:00 am

The country’s most closely watched and momentous U.S. Senate primary — taking place right here, between Democrats Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont — enters its final full week before the Aug. 8 election. Latest highlights:
• The New York Times endorses Lamont, the Courant, Lieberman. Note: The Courant endorsed the reelections of Gov. John Rowland and President Bush; the Times endorsed their Democratic opponents.
• A top pro-Lieberman Democrat, who’s Irish-American, scolds Jewish voters for abandoning Lieberman, says they should vote for him based on religion. Click here to read more.
• The big guns come out: a flock of senators, include Delaware’s Joe Biden, are in the state to ride on the Lieberman bus tour, while U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters is helping Lamont barnstorm black city neighborhoods. Both Lamont (in picture above) and Lieberman made it to New Haven’s Green Saturday night to work the huge crowd at the Temptations concert.
• Lieberman’s cavortings with right-wingers in the Terry Schiavo case come back to haunt him. Click here for Christine Stuart’s account.
• Willington’s Democratic Town Committee becomes the latest to pass a resolution calling on Lieberman either to ditch plans to run as an independent in the fall, or drop out of the Democratic primary. Click here for more from Christine Stuart.
• The Universal Health Care Foundation applauds Lamont’s universal health care plan. Click here for the release.
• Lieberman — who’s petitioning his way onto the November ballot — turned down a Green Party worker who asked him to sign a petition to give other third-party candidates the same chance. Click here to read the Green’s account on his web site.

A Prison Story and A People’s Victory

by Melinda Tuhus | Jul 31, 2006 7:00 am | Comments (2)

Alice Tracy’s son killed himself in a notorious Virigina prison where he and other New Haveners were shipped to serve their time. His suicide echoed both on screen — and in a call to action from Alice Tracy (pictured) and others — at a downtown event.

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Double Duty at Casa

by Melinda Tuhus | Jul 30, 2006 10:34 am

One recent Tuesday saw a confluence of hospital outreach programs unfold for the mostly Latino residents of Casa Otoñal, a senior housing complex on Sylvan Avenue in the Hill. Outside the building was the Yale New Haven Hospital Mammogram Van, making its yearly visit to provide breast cancer screenings for many of Casa’s female residents, including Ramonita Santos (pictured). Inside the building Project Elder Care, sponsored by the Hospital of St. Raphael, was providing primary geriatric care. A reporter detected a little bit of friendly competition.

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