Eve Rogers’ Mother Arrested Months After Enfield Girl, 12, Died Of Overdose: Police
Police have arrested the mother of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl who died from a three-drug overdose months after charging the girl's stepfather with sexual assault, authorities said.
Melanie Federline, 39, of Enfield, was charged on Friday, Oct. 30, with risk of injury to a child, police said.
Her daughter, Eve Rogers, was found dead in her Enfield bed on March 18. Police have not said whether the charge against her mother stems from the investigation into the girl's death.
Authorities held Melanie Federline on a court-set $250,000 surety bond. She was scheduled for arraignment Mon…
Operation Wood Island: Bridgeport Police Seize 4 Guns, Arrest 3
Complaints about guns, drugs and noise around a Connecticut park led to a police operation that ended with three arrests and four seized guns, authorities said.
The arrests took place Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 26-28, as part of Bridgeport Police's Operation Wood Island.
The investigation focused on the triangular park at Wood Avenue, Benham Avenue and Grove Street. Police said complaints involved illegal guns, drugs, noise, and heavy drinking during the day and at night. Those concerns extended into the surrounding neighborhood.
Officers arrested Trevor Lennox George, 26, of Bridgepor…
Popular Butter Brand Faces Recall Across 10 States
A butter product is under recall, giving shoppers a reason to check what is tucked inside their refrigerators and freezers.
The recall covers Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Salted Plant Milk Butter, according to an FDA enforcement report. The agency lists yeast, mold, and E. coli as the reason.
Prosperity Organic Foods Inc., based in Boise, Idaho, voluntarily initiated the recall Friday, Sept. 11. The FDA classified it as Class II on Friday, Oct. 23, and lists its status as ongoing.
The affected product was distributed in 10 states: Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,…
Webster Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Girl In Putnam
A Massachusetts man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Connecticut child, authorities said.
Miguel Aponte-Cardozo, 61, of Webster, Massachusetts, was found guilty of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of risk of injury to a minor, and fourth-degree sexual assault, the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Windham said Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Aponte-Cardozo was accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl on and before Nov. 22, 2020, in Putnam, the prosecutor said.
A judge is set to sentence him on Jan. 19, 2027.
Ex-Cop, Somers High Asst Coach Admits To Sending Explicit Texts, Videos To Teen Girl: State
A former Massachusetts police officer and Connecticut high school assistant wrestling coach has pleaded guilty to sending explicit texts to a 15-year-old girl, groping her, and asking her for sex in a stairwell, authorities said.
Justin Perez, 28, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty Monday, Oct. 26, to risk of injury to a minor and enticing a minor, according to Connecticut’s Division of Criminal Justice.
Prosecutors said Perez got the girl's phone number from the Somers High School Girls' Wrestling team's group chat and began messaging her privately in December 2023.
The e…
Nearly 2,000 Cyclists Join Closer To Free Ride For Cancer Care
Nearly 2,000 cyclists from Connecticut and beyond took part in the 16th annual Closer to Free Ride in September, supporting cancer care and research at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.
The annual fundraiser offered supported cycling routes ranging from 10 to 100 miles, while others participated remotely from communities across the country. Patients, families, caregivers, volunteers and other supporters joined the effort.
According to Eric Winer, MD, director of Yale Cancer Center and president and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital, "The Closer to Free Ride is a powe…
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Avon Financial Adviser Admits To $3.3M Fraud Fueled By Risky Trades, Brokerage Loophole
A Connecticut investment adviser pleaded guilty to wire fraud after a trading scheme cost three financial firms more than $3.3 million, federal prosecutors said.
Andrew M. Komarow, 37, of Avon, initiated about $8.9 million in electronic transfers between October 2022 and February 2023, but he did not have the money to cover them, according to court records.
Instead, Komarow moved the money into several personal brokerage accounts, many of them newly opened, so he could exploit the time it took the firms to process and clear the transfers, prosecutors said.
That delay allowed him…
