new haven

A man who was found dead in an empty office at a Yale New Haven Health clinic last week was a squatter who had been living there, according to police. Police found the man, 38-year-old Hassau Powell, in an unused office on the sixth floor last Monday. They said Powell had been a squatter at the health clinic on Howard...

As the year draws to a close, Google has released data on some of the most popular search terms of 2024. Calling it the #yearinsearch, Google Trends has listed the most searched items of the year, from the worlds of sports, entertainment, and more. The data includes not just global and national trending topics, but also the ability to focus...

A Door Dash driver was shot in New Haven on Friday night, according to Yale police. He told investigators the shooting happened during a road rage incident. Yale police said someone in a black four-door sedan shot the driver in the groin in the area of Whitney Avenue and Sachem Street just after 5:30 p.m. and the driver sought medical...

A man who was found dead in his New Haven home early Wednesday morning had been shot and his death has been ruled a homicide, according to police. Officers responded to Walnut Street, near East Street, around 1:14 a.m. Wednesday to investigate a report of a shooting and found the woman who called police outside. She was taken to Yale...

Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two high school friends and classmates in New Haven in less than two weeks and they are calling for the victims’ friends not to retaliate but rather allow police to bring the people responsible to justice. Uzziah Shell, 16, was shot near Goffe Street just after 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22 and...

Update: A man who was found dead in his New Haven home early Wednesday morning had been shot and his death has been ruled a homicide, according to police. Police have identified the man as 57-year-old Russell McKenzie, of New Haven. Find the original story below. Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 57-year-old man in New Haven early...

Riverside Academy in New Haven has brought in counselors, a comfort dog and additional school resource officers to support the school community after a 17-year-old was shot and killed in the city on Tuesday night. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and police identified the teen as 17-year-old Daily Jackson, of New Haven. Jackson was shot on Shelton Avenue near Huntington...

A 17-year-old is dead after a shooting on Shelton Avenue in New Haven Tuesday night. The police department said the shooting happened near Huntington Street just before 7 p.m. Police Chief Karl Jacobson said the teen was shot in the road. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. The 17-year-old’s identity is unknown at this time. Jacobson...

Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened in broad daylight in New Haven Monday afternoon. Authorities said it happened in a parking lot near George Street and Winthrop Avenue around 3:30 p.m. A 25-year-old man was shot in the chest and later died at the hospital. He has since been identified as Christopher Santana, of New Haven. Detectives said...

Police have arrested a woman in connection to the hit-and-run that killed a University of New Haven graduate student in New Haven last year. According to police, 23-year-old Priyanshu Agwal, of West Haven, was riding an electric scooter in the area of Whalley Avenue and Amity Road on Oct. 18, 2023 around 11 p.m. when he was hit by a...

A 29-year-old New Haven man is in critical condition after a shooting in New Haven police are investigating. Police said officers responded to Yale New Haven Hospital early Tuesday morning after a gunshot victim walked in and he is in critical, but stable condition. Officers responded to the area of Sixth Street and Greenwich Avenue for a report of a...

There was a call for action on Sunday following the shooting and killing of a teenager in New Haven last week. A vigil took place not far from where the gunfire rang out on Friday. Community members gathered for a small prayer vigil at a park in New Haven. It was organized by a group called Ice The Beef, which...

A 16-year-old boy has died following the shooting that took place in the area of Goffe Street in New Haven Friday afternoon, according to the city’s police department. During the shooting, police say a school bus was also struck by a bullet. NHPD is out with a shooting victim in the area of Goffe Street park. — New Haven Police...

A man was killed in a hit-and-run in New Haven early Sunday morning. Emergency crews responded to the 1400 block of State Street around 2:15 a.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck. Once there, police said they found 41-year-old Luis Timbila, of New Haven, in the road on State Street. Medical aid was provided, but he later died of...

Two arrests have been made following a shooting that left four people injured, one critically, in downtown New Haven on Nov. 1. A 19-year-old woman is fighting for her life and three young men between 19 and 22 years old are hospitalized after 30 rounds were fired during the shooting. The investigation started when officers responded to reports of gunshots...

Three toddlers and two teachers were struck by a car near Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven on Friday. It happened in the area of Cold Spring Street. The children and at least one of the teachers were taken to the hospital. One toddler suffered a fracture, according to police. Another child was released from the hospital and there...

A 24-year-old man has died after his bicycle and a garbage truck collided in New Haven early Thursday morning. Police said the crash happened around 2:07 a.m. at Church Street and North Frontage Road. Nicolas Baltazar-Consepcion, 24, of New Haven was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he died, police said. The driver of the refuse truck remained at...

A man who is accused of luring a girl who was under the age of 13 into his pickup, kidnapping her and sexually assaulting her in Waterbury is also accused of sexually assaulting a child in New Haven 10 years ago, according to New Haven police. New Haven police said they started an investigation in April into sexual assaults around…

New Haven police have arrested a man who is accused of assaulting a jogger at gunpoint and trying to force her into the woods last October and said they have also identified him as a suspect in a 2018 sexual assault case. At 6:16 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2023, police received a report that a man had approached a...

Police have made an arrest after they issued a warning about a man in a pickup truck trying to lure minors into the truck over the weekend. Police say a man in his 40s was driving the blue Chevy Silverado with Maine license plate 2342ZK. Police have not released any details on who they have arrested or what charges that…