COPS & COURTS
ARIELA LOPEZ
New Haven police to implement AI in proposed tech contract upgrade

Police reports written by artificial intelligence will still be certified line-by-line by New Haven Police Department officers.

December 2, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Yale Police union inches closer to contract agreement

Yale presented its police union with a final offer, but the union president considers negotiations to still be a “few” issues away from resolution.

November 19, 2024

REETI MALHOTRA
New Haven Police Department hopes to increase recruitment with new contract

The recently approved six-year bargaining agreement, with the increased pay and benefits, may ameliorate the New Haven Police Department’s historic shortage issue.

November 19, 2024

MAIA NEHME
Protesters call for state to release video of incarcerated man’s death

Activists and community members criticized the presidential candidates’ deprioritization of criminal justice reform at Saturday’s rally for J’Allen Jones, who died in a Connecticut prison in 2018.

November 3, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & MAIA NEHME
Four injured in Halloween night shooting downtown

Police are investigating a series of shots fired around 2 a.m. on Friday morning.

November 3, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & LILY BELLE POLING
Police arrest seven, clear tents at homeless encampment on Green

Seven activists, including two Yale students and one unhoused individual, were arrested Monday morning after refusing to remove tents from an ongoing protest against New Haven’s homeless encampment sweeps.

October 28, 2024

MAIA NEHME
ACLU of Connecticut calls for video release in prisoner wrongful death lawsuit

The ACLU of CT urged the Appellate Court to release the video of J’Allen Jones’ death during a hearing on Thursday morning. Jones died in 2018 when he was forcefully restrained by correctional officers.

October 25, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Yale Public Safety expands campus presence, cites “recent incidents”

University Police assigned two to six officers to off-campus beats, while Yale Security looks to grow its staff.

October 11, 2024

CELIA HERNANDEZ
Yale Undergraduate Prison Project leads resume and tech support sessions at the Public Library

The Yale Undergraduate Prison Project recently hosted its third drop-in resume and tech support session of the semester, with a focus on helping formerly incarcerated individuals.

October 10, 2024

MAIA NEHME
Connecticut prisoners set to end 23-day hunger strike

Jacky Robinson Jr. and Cornel Myers plan to end their hunger strike now that the Department of Correction has agreed to their personal demands.

October 8, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Heidi’s handler is retiring. Is Yale’s public safety dog also one paw out the door?

The beloved labrador retriever has spent four years on campus supporting students and helping the Yale Police with community engagement. Now, her future at Yale is uncertain.

October 3, 2024