Reeti Malhotra
Staff Reporter
reeti.malhotra@yale.edu
Originally from Singapore, Reeti Malhotra is a sophomore in Silliman College. She covers cops and courts for the News and also writes for WKND. She previously covered men's crew. Beyond the newsroom, she is a Political Science and English major, Cinemat Secretary, Spring Fling committee member, and Directed Studies Undergraduate Teaching Assistant.
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ADELE HAEG & REETI MALHOTRA
City police arrest 13-year-old in Newhallville killing of 15-year-old

The New Haven Police Department announced Friday that it had arrested a 13-year-old in connection with the Sept. 27 killing of Kaiden Phillips.

October 13, 2025

REETI MALHOTRA
Buy, Buy, Buy

Last year, the look was leopard print — a product of the maximalist “mob wife” aesthetic that proliferated on social media and promoted an accessible […]

October 10, 2025

REETI MALHOTRA
Homesickness is a chronic illness

You seldom expect homesickness to hit you how and when it does. The desperate yearning for home doesn’t always feel like a roundhouse kick to […]

October 3, 2025

Jessai Flores
REETI MALHOTRA
Report says police who killed New Haven man last year were ‘justified’

Three officers shot and killed Jebrell Conley at a car wash in West Haven on Sept. 19, 2024, after Conley shot a firearm while the officers were attempting to carry out a felony arrest warrant.

October 2, 2025

REETI MALHOTRA & SARAH MUKKUZHI
Beloved Yale Public Safety dog Heidi celebrates retirement

Attendees at Monday’s retirement party said the six-year-old yellow lab provides essential mental health support for Yale students and community members.

September 23, 2025

REETI MALHOTRA & ADELE HAEG
Activists say state response to overpass protests curbed political speech

The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut claimed in a lawsuit last week that State Police violated the First Amendment rights of anti-Trump activists, after a 71-year-old protester was arrested twice over the summer.

September 23, 2025

REETI MALHOTRA & ADELE HAEG
City officials destroy forfeited ATVs under new state law

At a Friday press conference, city officials crushed all-terrain vehicles in a celebration of landmark legislation enabling the destruction of vehicles forfeited for their illegal use.

September 22, 2025

REETI MALHOTRA
Family still grieving one year after fatal police shooting

One year after his fatal shooting by city and state police, Jebrell Conley’s relatives are seeking to honor his legacy through youth empowerment.

September 19, 2025

REETI MALHOTRA
City police amp up downtown presence after flurry of gun violence

New Haven police officers investigating recent fatal shootings have arrested three people, including one accused of murder in a double homicide.

September 10, 2025

REETI MALHOTRA
…But Photos Last Forever

I was sitting around the table with my host family — the warm light of imminent dusk washing us in gold, when the awareness struck […]

September 5, 2025

Reeti Malhotra
REETI MALHOTRA
Yale, police union negotiations appear to thaw after two tense years

The Yale Police union entered into contract negotiations with the University in June 2023. After two years of rallying and a move to strike, the union’s president said a new contract is finally near.

September 5, 2025