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Three arrested at Toad’s for selling ecstasy

There was another kind of ecstasy at Toad’s Place Thursday night — three men were arrested for selling MDMA, or Ecstasy, at a show. New […]

YPD announces next police academy

The Yale Police Department will kick off its next Citizen Police Academy on March 30. The program, which will run for six consecutive Tuesday evenings […]

Recidivism rate close to 80 percent in Connecticut

Nearly four in five men released from Connecticut prisons in 2005 were rearrested by 2010, according to a report on recidivism released Wednesday by the […]

Connecticut crime at lowest in 44 years

Crime is at a 44-year low in Connecticut. That statistic was one of several laid out last Friday by Mike Lawlor, the state’s undersecretary for […]

DeStefano appoints former foe to police board

After a bitter campaign against Mayor John DeStefano Jr. in September’s primary, Anthony Dawson was appointed to the Board of Police Commissioners Friday. Although Dawson, […]

Body found in river near East Rock Park

Two park rangers found a dead man’s body in the Mill River by the Orange Street bridge Saturday morning. A full autopsy is scheduled for […]

NHPD to launch new shootings task force

The New Haven Police Department will form a new shootings task force aimed at investigating and cracking down on shootings in the Elm City. With […]

Esserman brings “CompStat” to NHPD

A new initiative within the New Haven Police Department highlights a recalibration of policing strategy under the leadership of Chief Dean Esserman. For the past […]

Miller wants NHPD chief to teach seminar

In a Monday interview with the News, Yale College Dean Mary Miller said she would like to have newly appointed New Haven Police Department Chief […]

Mayor outlines policing plan

Mayor John DeStefano Jr. sketched out a broad strategy for improving the Elm City’s public safety in his State of the City address at City […]

Walking beats hit downtown

Although the New Haven Police Department rolled out walking beats in each of the Elm City’s 10 districts two weeks ago, its downtown beat has […]