Hartford NewsLocal news for Hartford, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mark White, 30, AKA "Sparkz", Wanted by Hartford Police.- July 11, 2008 Detectives of the Hartford Police Department's Major Crimes Division are searching for Mark White, DOB 7121977, AKA "Sparkz", wanted by police on four active PRAWN warrants relating to violation of probation ...http://www.topix.net/city/hartford-ct/2008/07/mark-white-30-aka-sparkz-wanted-by-hartford-... Andre Applewhite Arrested by Hartford Police on Charges of Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder.- July 11, 2008 Andre Applewhite, DOB 3483, of 56 Bedford Street, has been arrested by Hartford Police and charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, assault in the first degree, and interfering with police in ...http://www.topix.net/city/hartford-ct/2008/07/andre-applewhite-arrested-by-hartford-police... Two Dead, Three Injured In Wethersfield Crash- July 10, 2008 A one-car crash on I-91 early this morning claimed the lives of two people and injured three others, state police said.Shanequa Overton, 18, of New Britain, was pronounced dead at the scene. State police are with holding name of the other fatality victim until next of kin are notified.The driver and three passengers were treated at Hartford Hospital for facial lacerations and other non life threatening injuries, state police said.The crash occurred in the southbound lanes around 3 a.m. today...http://www.topix.net/city/hartford-ct/2008/07/two-dead-three-injured-in-wethersfield-crash... Hartford Man Sentenced In Robbery Spree- July 10, 2008 A Hartford man who was the driver in a central Connecticut robbery spree last year was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the holdups in Avon, Bristol, Farmington, Plainville and Southington.Hector L. Barreto, 51, received a 25-year sentence, suspended after he serves 12 years in prison. He will be on probation for five years when he is released.Barreto, wearing a sunflower-yellow prison jumpsuit, stood silently in shackles in a Superior Court hearing room as Judge Joan Alexander cautioned him...http://www.topix.net/city/hartford-ct/2008/07/hartford-man-sentenced-in-robbery-spree?from... Employee Of Hartford Grocery Indicted On Food Stamp Fraud Charge- July 10, 2008 An employee of a North End grocery has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a food stamp fraud charge after allegedly allowing program recipients to purchase nonfood items and access cash with their benefit cards, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Hartford. Michael C. Jackson, 51, also known as 'Tony,' has been free on $50,000 bond since his arrest in May. The case is part of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture into food stamp fraud in the...http://www.topix.net/city/hartford-ct/2008/07/employee-of-hartford-grocery-indicted-on-foo... Willie James Coleman Charged by Hartford Police With Criminal Attempt ...- July 9, 2008 Officers of the Hartford Police Department's Patrol Division have arrested Willie James Coleman, DOB 931953, of 18 Vernon Street, Apartment B-6, charging him with criminal attempt to commit murder and assault ...http://www.topix.net/city/hartford-ct/2008/07/willie-james-coleman-charged-by-hartford-pol... Hartford Woman Who Stabbed Sons Pleads Guilty- July 9, 2008 Though her boys, twins Elijah and Noah and toddler Isaiah, aren't yet old enough to read, Carmela Ortiz is hoping their grandmother will read the letters she wrote to them from prison.Ortiz, 24, of Hartford, is facing a lengthy prison term after pleading guilty Tuesday in Superior Court to attempting to kill her three sons 20 months ago.But she wants them to know 'Mommy loves you' and hopes the boys, who were 2 years old and 7 months old at the time of the stabbings, are now playing ball...http://www.topix.net/city/hartford-ct/2008/07/hartford-woman-who-stabbed-sons-pleads-guilt... Man robbed buying crack calls cops who arrest him- July 9, 2008 HARTFORD, Conn. : An East Hartford man called police to report he had been robbed while trying to buy crack cocaine.http://www.topix.net/city/hartford-ct/2008/07/man-robbed-buying-crack-calls-cops-who-arres... FAA Investigating Accident At Brainard Airport In Hartford- July 9, 2008 Brainard Airport in Hartford was closed briefly this morning after an accident involving a plane, according to an airport official.The pilot and passenger were not injured. But the plane sustained substantial damage, said Airport Operations Coordinator Kurt Sendlein.The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident, which occurred shortly after 10 a.m.Sendlein said the plan was practicing landings and take-offs when it drifted off the runway and struck a sign. The plane skidded..http://www.topix.net/city/hartford-ct/2008/07/faa-investigating-accident-at-brainard-airpo... Hartford Police Continue Search for Mark Rossi, 36, of East Hartford...- July 9, 2008 Detectives of the Hartford Police Department's Juvenile Investigative Division are continuing their search for Mark Rossi of 151 Hillside Avenue, Hartford.http://www.topix.net/city/hartford-ct/2008/07/hartford-police-continue-search-for-mark-ros... |