Hamden

Missing items from a stolen car are now putting a high school dive team’s championship aspiration in jeopardy. The coach says the diving records for her team were taken from her car this week, which are needed to prove the divers qualify to compete. “You have to work really hard in practice because it’s hard, but just practice,” Kaelin Lobo,...

Three people went to the hospital after a shooting during a gathering for a memorial in Hamden on Friday night, according to police. Officers responded to reports of several gunshots in the area of 1247-1253 Whitney Ave. in Hamden at 11:59 p.m. and found that a memorial gathering was just ending. Investigators found shell casings and blood and officers learned…

Paying tribute to the life of hype man Fatman Scoop. The Town of Hamden held a vigil Friday evening, nearly a week after he collapsed on stage during a performance in town and later died. “His music will live on forever,” Mark Griffin, of New Haven, said. Music people in the Greater New Haven area were dancing at Town Center…

A pedestrian has serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Hamden on Tuesday morning. It happened on Brooksvale Avenue near Farmington Canal Linear Park shortly before 8 a.m. In a tweet, Hamden Fire Department said a pedestrian was struck and was under the vehicle. 80 brooksvale ave. Pedestrian struck still under the vehicle. E9,E5,Sq1,T1,C3,R1 — Hamden Fire...

A woman who was struck by a vehicle in Hamden on Friday night has died. Officers responded to the 2300 block of Dixwell Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. after getting a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle. Once in the area, police said they found a woman who had been hit. She was transported to…

Police have arrested two men in the killing of Dennis Allen-Paige, who was shot during a robbery in Hamden in December 2019. The arrest brings a sense of relief for Allen-Paige’s family. “There’s an opportunity for justice to be served for my brother,” said Joanna McDaniel, Allen-Paige’s older sister. The 21-year-old man was killed on Whiting Street in Hamden...

A heartwarming reunion took place at American Medical Response (AMR) in New Haven on Tuesday, when a Hamden man got to meet the first responders who saved his life back in September. Thomas Buchan doesn’t remember much from that day, but his wife of 57 years does. “Heidi told me that I came out of the house and said I…

Police are investigating after two people were found dead at a home in Hamden. Police said officers responded to a residence on Hampton Road on Monday to check on someone and found two people dead. The detective division is investigating and police said this appears to be an isolated domestic incident. They said there is no known danger to the…

Four people are injured, including two seriously, after a crash on Dixwell Avenue in Hamden early Sunday morning and an intersection in the area remains closed. Officers were called to Dixwell Avenue and Church Street for a two-car crash around 3:30 a.m. Investigators believe both vehicles were traveling southbound on Dixwell Avenue when they collided. The collision caused one vehicle…