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CT Man Admits Drowning Cat While Police Question Him On Unrelated Matter: Cops
A Connecticut man admitted to drowning a cat in a bathtub while officers questioned him about an unrelated matter, authorities said.
Travis N. Hyde, 53, of Ledyard, was speaking with Groton police shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, when he made the statement, Ledyard police said.
During the conversation, Hyde told officers that he had drowned the cat inside a Ledyard home. Police then contacted the homeowner, who reported finding the cat dead on the bathroom floor.
The homeowner told police that they believed Hyde had accidentally killed the cat, a police report said.
Hyde wa…
'Wonder Years' Star Says She Cradled Husband Orson Bean For Hours After Horrific Fatal Crash
More than six years after a devastating loss, a familiar television actress is opening up about the hours that changed her life.
Alley Mills, 75, has revealed that she remained beside the body of her husband, actor and comedian Orson Bean, for about four hours after he was struck and killed by two vehicles in Venice, California. Bean was 91.
Mills recounted the tragedy during the Friday, Aug. 21, edition of film producer Mark Joseph’s podcast, “The Mark Joseph Show.”
“I heard a screech of wheels," Mills said in the interview, "and the first thing I saw was his red scarf on the paveme…
Man Who Killed CT Taxi Driver Over Fare, Dumped Body In NY Reservoir Learns Fate
A Dutchess County man who admitted murdering a Connecticut taxi driver whose body was later found in a Hudson Valley reservoir will spend at least two decades behind bars.
Pawling resident Santos Vasquez Ramirez, 28, was sentenced to 21 years to life in state prison on Wednesday, Aug. 26, for the murder of 66-year-old Danbury cab driver Aurelio Orbez, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced.
Orbez was reported missing by his family on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, after he failed to return home from work the night before. Six days later, his body was recovered from the Cr…
Kidnapping Charges Filed After Passenger Jumps From Fleeing Vehicle In CT: Police
A passenger who feared for his life jumped from a vehicle as its driver fled police on a chase that went onto a Main Street sidewalk in Connecticut.
Daniel Carpenter, 60, of Plainfield, was arrested Monday, Aug. 24, and faces multiple charges, including kidnapping, in the wild chase, Middletown police said.
The incident began as a routine traffic stop on Main and Court streets in Middletown. As police approached Carpenter, he jumped the curb and began driving down the sidewalk, authorities said.
The move damaged several tires and structures along the east sidewalk. Carpenter th…
