COPS & COURTS
BROOKLYN BRAUNER
Yale Prison Education Initiative to extend curriculum to a second prison and hold first graduation ceremony

With a $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, YPEI now has the capacity to offer a wider range of courses, establish a fellows program and partner with the University of New Haven.

April 26, 2023

YASH ROY
City Hall employee arrested for alleged $11,400 overtime pay grift

The employee, who turned herself in to NHPD last Friday, now has a $5,000 court bond.

April 19, 2023

KHUAN-YU HALL
ULA urges boycott of Pizza House, citing worker abuse

Following a report from a former employee of verbal and physical abuse, ULA has launched a boycott of Pizza House.

April 13, 2023

MIA CORTÉS CASTRO
New Haven’s first violence prevention coordinator reflects on resignation

Four months after being appointed, Reuel Parks resigned from the violence prevention coordinator position.

April 11, 2023

MIA CORTÉS CASTRO
Board of Alders reappoints two Board of Police Commissioners members for second term

During the Aldermanic Affairs Committee meeting, New Haven lawyers and professors Michael Lawlor and Tracey Meares were reappointed to the Board of Police Commissioners.

April 3, 2023

NATHANIEL ROSENBERG & YASH ROY
Internal affairs investigation concludes officers involved in Cox case violated NHPD policy

Officers involved in the incident were cited in the IA report for not having their body cameras on during the incident, improperly using a phone while driving and lying to investigators.

March 27, 2023

YASH ROY
NHPD Chief recommends dismissal of officers involved in Randy Cox case

The Board of Police Commissioners will now hear the case and make a final decision on firing the officers involved.

March 21, 2023

NATHANIEL ROSENBERG
Four months in, New Haven leaders praise crisis team’s progress

The team has responded to almost 300 calls and is planning to expand its hours in July, but has also faced challenges connecting residents to services

March 3, 2023

NATHANIEL ROSENBERG & YASH ROY
Two arrested for local shooting as NHPD reviews reporting procedures to New Haven Schools

Ten New Haven Schools were forced into a lockdown on Monday after shots were fired between two cars a block behind Science Hill.

March 2, 2023

YASH ROY
Police make arrests after drive-by shooting behind Science Hill forces 10 schools into lockdown

New Haven police tracked down the two cars they suspect were involved and arrested three men in connection with the shooting.

February 28, 2023

MIA CORTÉS CASTRO, HANNAH KOTLER & YASH ROY
Student hit by vehicle at York-Elm intersection hospitalized for injuries

The 18-year-old student was crossing the intersection during a green light late Saturday night, according to New Haven police, when she was struck by a pick-up truck.

February 27, 2023