Courts and Justice

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (220+ words) Jayvon Johnson, left, and Jose Bordoy, both 19 and from Ansonia, are accused of burning down a playground in the city. Jayvon Johnson, 19, of Ansonia, was arrested for intentionally setting fire to Gatison Park in Ansonia early Saturday morning, police said....

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (718+ words) Municipal officials are poised to settle a pair of unrelated federal lawsuits by a man claiming a police officer struck him while in custody and a woman who was falsely arrested. “It’s, unfortunately, the city taxpayer (who) has to take…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (527+ words) A U.S. District Court judge in Connecticut has issued an injunction against the state’s ban on pistols that can be easily converted from semiautomatic to fully automatic machine guns using illegal devices. On Oct. 1, the same day Connecticut’s ban—commonly known…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (120+ words) Oct 1, 2026, 4:23 PM An estimated 100,000 Ukrainian immigrants across the United States, including a 38-year-old Bridgeport mother named Oksana, face potential deportation when their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) expires on Oct. 19, 2026. Local leaders and advocates are pleading with the Trump administration for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (173+ words) The Connecticut Legal Roundtable argues that a recent Appellate Court decision should be overturned. Earlier this summer, the Connecticut Appellate Court decided a habeas corpus appeal, Alvarez v. Commissioner of Correction, in a way that only a lawyer would think is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (642+ words) Southbury resident Gerald Rutledge following his January 2025 arrest in connection with a shooting incident at Happy Landings in Brookfield. DANBURY — A Southbury man charged in a 2025 shooting incident in Brookfield was sentenced to probation last week after pleading guilty to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (648+ words) Sep 24, 2026, 4:39 PM A jury of six began deliberating Thursday morning whether former Officer Zachary Lockwood was criminally negligent in a 2023 on-duty crash that killed a pedestrian. Lockwood, now 27, is charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle in the death of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (720+ words) Sep 23, 2026, 8:24 PM The jury will begin deliberating Thursday in the trial of Zachary Lockwood, a former Stamford police officer charged in an on-duty crash that killed a 69-year-old local pastor more than three years ago. On Wednesday, jurors heard closing…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (872+ words) Sep 18, 2026, 9:31 PM A former Stamford police officer's dash cam and body cam video, along with dispatch audio, were the focus of Day 2 of his trial in an on-duty crash that killed a local pastor. Zachary Lockwood, 27, is charged with misconduct…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (102+ words) The trial of a former Stamford police officer charged in connection with a 2023 on-duty crash that killed a city pastor entered its second day Friday, with jurors hearing more testimony. Sgt. Jeffrey Booth from the Stamford Police Department and Stamford…...