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Branford Police Blotter: Nov. 14 to Nov. 21, 2023
Police provide all information. Charges are allegations, not convictions. All are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Longtime journalist covering New Haven, Branford, and East Haven part time.
Police provide all information. Charges are allegations, not convictions. All are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

A St. Therese Catholic Church communicant and choir member, she loved watching her children, grandchildren in their activities.
Harold Bell, 48, guilty of viciously assaulting a domestic violence victim while her daughter was present, will be sentenced Jan. 22, 2024.
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the East Haven landfill will be closed Friday. Here's when will it reopen.
Tree, Menorah, and Kwanzaa Kinara lighting, a pop-up winter market featuring local artisans and shopkeepers, Small Business Saturday, more!
With a BA, MA in chemistry, the New Haven researcher has an unyielding curiosity, keen interest in unraveling the complexities of science.
At 8:20 p.m. on Downes Street between Congress and Columbus avenues, multiple shots fired from a car stuck Jovani Ortiz of New Haven: PD
Former President George H. W. Bush appointed him to serve as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Education, Elementary and Secondary Education.
Jeremy Elliot, 41, a NHPD school resource and Police Athletic League officer from 2008-2021, was charged with 2nd degree sexual assault: PD
Kenneth Sturdivant, who "admitted" fleeing a cop stop because he thought he had warrants, had a 9mm gun, "large" amount of heroin, per PD.
Police provide all information. Charges are allegations, not convictions. All are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
A teacher and stained-glass craftsman, she and her husband donated the Harrison Farm Preserve to the North Branford Land Conservation Trust.
A longtime resident of Stony Creek, he was a proud veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps.
Music was one of Ken’s many passions, playing the guitar, being part of a band and even teaching friends how to play. His service is Nov. 19
It would serve Hill, West River, Dwight, Edgewood, Beaver Hills, and West Rock neighborhoods with connections to existing transit services.
Police provide all information. Charges are allegations, not convictions. All are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Maurice "Mo" Menafee’s criminal history includes state firearm and drug convictions, court records show.
He spent his life as a chef in many establishments over the years and continued working for Valero gas station until his death.
A person riding an electric bike Wednesday claimed he was “cut off” by a patrol car at an intersection, which the officer denies: PD
Wepa! Avelo Airlines' first ever flight from NHV to SJU lifted off amid lots of fanfare and dignitaries on the tarmac at dawn Wednesday.