COPS & COURTS
RAZEL SUANSING
Three found dead in two fatal incidents along College Street and near East Rock Park

The New Haven Police Department is investigating three deaths that were first reported on Monday. Two men were found dead in a storage space on […]

February 16, 2021

TALAT AMAN & NATALIE KAINZ
Admin, YPD respond to community concerns following Jiang shooting death

In the aftermath of the shooting death of a Yale graduate student, the Yale Police Department and administration spoke to leaders of Yale’s constituent schools […]

February 15, 2021

RAZEL SUANSING
Connecticut Department of Corrections closes Northern Correctional Institution

After 26 years of operation, Connecticut’s Northern Correctional Institution will shut down by July 1. Gov. Ned Lamont announced the closure in a Feb. 8 […]

February 14, 2021

TALAT AMAN
In Connecticut’s state prison system, vaccinations begin

After much debate, the Connecticut Department of Correction staff issued the first wave of vaccinations for eligible groups of staff and inmates on Feb. 1. […]

February 10, 2021

TALAT AMAN, JULIA BROWN & MADISON HAHAMY
Police name person of interest in investigation of Kevin Jiang’s ENV ’22 shooting death

In a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, New Haven Police Department Chief Otoniel Reyes named 29-year-old Qinxuan Pan as a person of interest in regard […]

February 10, 2021

A headshot of Pan
TALAT AMAN, JULIA BROWN & MADISON HAHAMY
Kevin Jiang’s shooting death believed to be a targeted attack

Kevin Jiang ENV ’22 was shot and killed Saturday night in what the police are now saying was a targeted attack.  According to the New […]

February 10, 2021

Up close shot of the side of a New Haven police car.
TALAT AMAN, LUKAS NEL & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Social media video of NHPD Use of Force launches internal investigation

Content warning: The first embedded link in this story is a video containing graphic depictions of police violence. On Jan. 29, a security guard at […]

February 9, 2021

TALAT AMAN
FBI-YPD joint law enforcement program opens applications for high school students

Since its inception in 2015, the Future Law Enforcement Youth Academy aims to give Connecticut high-school-age students an inside look at a career in law […]

February 8, 2021

TALAT AMAN & CHRISTIAN ROBLES
Shots fired at assistant superintendent’s home Friday evening

On Friday night, multiple shots were fired at the exterior of Paul Whyte’s home while he and his family were inside. No one was injured. […]

February 7, 2021

TALAT AMAN & JULIA BROWN
Police investigating death of Kevin Jiang ENV ’22 as homicide

Kevin Jiang ENV ’22 was shot and killed Saturday night on Lawrence Street between Nicoll Street and Nash Street. His death marks the first possible […]

February 7, 2021

TALAT AMAN
New Haven officially opens prisoner reentry center, calls for related legislation on state-wide level

Just hours after championing the official opening of a prisoner reentry center in New Haven, Elm City officials engaged in a statewide forum for proposals […]

February 5, 2021