Starbucks’ leadership team embarked on an apology tour through Philadelphia Monday as they attempted to assuage outrage over the arrest of two black men at the chain’s Rittenhouse Square store last week.

Mayor Jim Kenney said Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson and COO Rosalind Brewer were "contrite" during a 40-minute meeting with city officials in Kenney’s office.

"It’s a societal issue. People react different based on the color of someone’s skin and it’s wrong,” Kenney said.

"I’m satisfied that they came here and were contrite."

Johnson called the meeting, which also involved Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, "constructive." He previously pledged that employees will undergo “unconscious bias” training and that the coffee chain would review its policies on when police should be called to a store.

"This is just the beginning of a lot of work that we plan to do together and we look forward to a very positive outcome here," Brewer, the COO, said in brief remarks while leaving the meeting.

Ten blocks from where the two spoke with city officials, protesters gathered for a third day at the 18th and Spruce street store where the arrest took place.

Members of the interfaith group POWER sang “We Shall Not Be Moved” as they entered the store and sat on the floor in front of the coffee bar.

The group later left the store and marched to a second Starbucks location at 15th and Latimer streets chanting "no justice, no peace."

It was Thursday afternoon when the two men — who have yet to be publicly identified — visited the coffee shop to meet a friend. According to police, one of men asked to use the bathroom and was denied when he refused to make a purchase. The manager then asked the men to leave. When they refused, the manager called 911.

Responding officers asked the men to leave several times, Ross said. When they failed to comply, they were arrested for trespassing. Witnesses were bewildered by the exchange. Some recorded video of the arrest on their smartphones. The men’s friend, a white man, arrived as they were being taken into custody and could be heard asking what they had done wrong.

The men were eventually released from custody after Starbucks declined to press charges.

Johnson planned to meet with the men Monday afternoon to personally apologize, a Starbucks spokesperson and the men’s attorney said.

"We hope to have productive conversations with the hope that something productive for the community can come out of this,” Stewart Cohen, the men’s attorney, told NBC10.

The city’s Commission on Human Relations says 13 complaints have been filed against local Starbucks locations in the past 12 months. Roughly a quarter of those complaints centered around race and skin color while others were related to nationality and religion, according to the commission.

The men involved in last Thursday’s incident have not filed a complaint with the office.

Rue Landau, the commission’s executive director, said on its face, the situation seems “pretty outrageous.” She said the commission has been charged with leading an investigation into policies and practices at Starbucks.

Starbucks has faced a tsunami of criticism for how the situation was handled from people in Philadelphia and around the world. Using the hashtag #StarbucksWhileBlack, some people took to Twitter to skewer the coffee chain.

Jack Drummond, the director of Philadelphia’s Office of Black Engagement, said “it’s frustrating to hear about yet another incident where Black men were judged for being Black and present – and as it relates to this incident, being Black, present, and sitting in a coffee shop."

One of the most pointed critiques came from Philadelphia’s Police Advisory Commission which is police department’s civilian oversight board. Its executive director, Hans Menos, accused the company of harming an already fragile relationship between police and citizens.

"They should consider how police have been used as tools by citizens to perpetuate many social ills - especially racism,” he said as part of a lengthy statement.

"They might also consider the current disconnect between the police and communities of color and fraught history surrounding the policing, prosecution and incarceration of black men before they concluded that they needed to involve police to solve this problem."

For three years, drivers have been dealing with I-84 widening construction work in Waterbury, but come May it will be all about the Mixmaster.

“That configuration where Route 8 and 84 come in will be a series of bridges, 10 bridges overall, that we will be rehabilitating and keeping in a state of good repair,” said District Engineer John Dunham with the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

According to Dunham, while the bridges do not pose an immediate danger to the public, they are considered “substandard.” The rehabilitation work, Dunham said, will provide 25 more years of service life for the Mixmaster as a new interchange is planned.

While drivers told NBC Connecticut they are starting to see progress on the widening project, getting there hasn’t been easy.

“The beginning was difficult,” said Amanda Leo, the general manager of the nearby Nardelli’s Grinder Shoppe. She worries what two big transportation projects happening just a mile apart will mean for business.

“The good news there is the widening project is way ahead of schedule,” Dunham said. “We anticipate getting three lanes open in each direction not too much longer after getting the Mixmaster project started.”

Shanti Brown lives and works in Waterbury. She has fewer concerns about project overlap and more about overall congestion.

“They do too much construction at the wrong time of the day,” she told NBC Connecticut.

Dunham said the work on the Mixmaster will be done in the overnight hours, starting at 9 p.m. and wrapping up around 6 a.m. The early part of the project includes a temporary bypass road with three associated bridges that cross the Naugatuck River twice and Freight Street.

“While the contractor is working on that, we will be working on the upper and lower decks of 84 itself,” Dunham said.

The rehabilitation work is scheduled to be complete by August 2021.

Connecticut is about to receive funds from the federal government to help keep elections safe.

Connecticut was one of 21 states that had voter information obtained by Russian actors in 2016. Now the federal government is stepping up to help states prevent that from happening again.

State officials insist that voting results were not threatened because the machines used for tallying do not have any connection to the internet.

“Really, the system in question is the voter registry itself. It’s the names, it’s the data. It’s not the voting process itself,” said Secretary of the State Denise Merrill (D).

Connecticut’s voter rolls were obtained in a hack believed to be by Russian actors during the 2016 election – one of nearly two dozen states hit by a cyberattack.

With that in mind, the state has been awarded $5 million to be used for election security. At a meeting Monday, state officials met with security experts, the National Guard, and the Department of Homeland Security to discuss election safeguards.

Local election managers said the moves are needed to renew the public’s trust.

“We want to make sure that the public feels our elections are safe and secure and if they start getting the impression that they’re not then democracy is in trouble, explained Sue Larsen (D), the South Windsor registrar of voters.

Merrill said voter information has become the most popular topic in messages to her office.

“I’ve had hundreds of emails, phone calls, everyone’s concerned,” she said.

Preparations for the November election have been underway since the 2016 election, with state officials exploring beefing up the state’s firewalls to prevent cyberattacks.

Bertucci's has filed for bankruptcy, according to a release sent by the company Monday.

The Italian restaurant chain filed for Chapter 11 in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

The company, which is headquartered in Northborough, Mass., already shut down locations in West Hartford and Waterbury due to underperformance and restructuring. Locations in Orange, Southington and Manchester are also now closed, according to a message on the answering machines.

There are 59 Bertucci’s locations still open, including five in Connecticut, and the company will continue to operate as it works through the bankruptcy process. 

“Today’s filing is expected to be seamless for Bertucci’s guests, trading partners and vendors, and result in minimal disruption to its operations, allowing us to strengthen the company’s financial structure and position it for significant future growth,” said Brian Wright, CEO, in a statement.

To find a Bertucci's location near you, click here.

Magician-turned-actor Harry Anderson was found dead at his home in North Carolina Monday.  He was 65. The actor was perhaps best known for his role as the judge in the sitcom "Night Court," but was also a recurring character on "Cheers."  

Guilford police are trying to locate a missing 92-year-old man from Florida.

According to police, Paul Lancaster and his wife were driving from Florida to Maine to visit family when Lancaster stopped in Guilford Center and dropped off his wife around 4 p.m. When he hadn't returned by 4:30 p.m., police were called.

Investigators believe that Lancaster thought they had arrived at their destination in Maine, and dropped off his wife so he could meet a friend.

Lancaster is described as 6-foot-3, 185 pounds, with blue eyes and thinning grey hair. He was last seen wearing a navy blue polo shirt, grey shorts and a hearing aid. He has glasses but does not normally wear them.

He was driving a white 2017 Ford Escape with either Maine or Florida plates. He may also be towing a rented trailer.

A Silver Alert has been issued.

Anyone who spots Lancaster should contact Guilford Police at 203-453-8061.

New Britain’s new fire chief met with the community Monday and discussed his plans for the new role.

Chief Raul Ortiz was sworn in by Mayor Erin Stewart Monday morning, and held a meet and greet to get to know his new community.

“My goal and my only priority is the residents of New Britain and I want to make sure our services are up to par for their demands,” Ortiz said.

He said he first wants to get to know the department better before making any changes, and that his 19 years of service with the Hartford Fire Department will be a guide. Ortiz most recently served as deputy chief in the Hartford department.

“I'd like to bring in all the best things Hartford had to offer. Also, just enhance the services that New Britain has to offer,” Ortiz said.

Alderman Brian Keith Albert said he believes it says a lot that the council unanimously approved Ortiz’s nomination.

“The wonderful thing is he has support of the people and he just moved into town because they know his record in Hartford,” Albert said.

Ortiz is the department’s first Hispanic chief.

“It's an honor. It's an honor. Anytime you're the first at anything the bar is set pretty high and my intent is that when I'm done with my time here that there are no reservations or there is no more need to ever call anybody the first,” Ortiz said.

New Britain’s former fire chief Thomas Ronalter retired after being placed on administrative leave over an investigation into mismanagement and racial bias.

A multi-vehicle crash has closed Interstate 91 southbound in Wallingford, according to Connecticut State Police.

Troop I dispatch confirmed a crash between exits 14 and 13. Minor injuries have been reported.

No other details were immediately available.

Check back for updates.

New Britain police are trying to locate a missing 7-year-old boy and his mother.

Silver Alerts were issued for 7-year-old Jensen Colon and his mother, 36-year-old Denisse Colon Monday night.

Jensen is described as 4-foot, 110 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a khaki jacket with an orange lining, a blue polo shirt and khaki pants.

Denisse is described as 5-foot-10, 260 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants and red glasses.

Police believe the two are together. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact New Britain Police at 860-826-3000.

It is hard to beat the convenience of a credit card for purchases, but does that same convenience make it worth paying your taxes by credit card? It might, but that depends on several factors involving money and time.

"Your credit card is usually a high-interest option, but it is an option," opines Betterment head of tax Eric Bronnenkant. 

Before deciding whether to put your tax bill on plastic, consider the following: 

Fees – By law, the IRS cannot pay credit card transaction fees. As a result, credit card payments to the IRS are handled through secure third parties approved by the agency. See the IRS website for a list of the approved payment processors and their fees. 

Credit card fees are percentage-based with a minimum "convenience fee" for smaller bills ranging from $2.50 to $2.69. Percentages range from 1.87 percent to 2.00 percent of the total tax bill depending on the vendor and the type of card used. 

You will also find debit card information for each listed vendor. Debit card transactions are charged a simple flat fee ranging from $2.00 to $3.95 for tax year 2017. If you have a large tax bill and the money in your account to cover it, a debit card may make more sense. Consider that at the lowest percentage rate of 1.87 percent on your tax bill, your bill would have to be approximately $211 for the fee to equal the highest possible debit charge of $3.95. 

"The IRS isn't willing to absorb any interchange fees, like VISA, Mastercard, and American Express fees," confirms Bronnenkant. "Let's say they charge 2 percent per round number, so if you use your credit card, you're basically going to have to pay an additional 2 percent to cover the fees." 

Cash Flow Problems – If you are short on cash to pay your tax bill before the due date, payment by debit card is not an option. Payment by credit card can spare you potentially stiff IRS penalties, fees, and accrued interest. 

However, if you contact the IRS to set up an installment payment plan, you may find that these charges amount to less than the interest you will pay on carrying a credit card balance. For tax bills less than $10,000 you can generally submit your own payment plan of three years or less for IRS approval. 

To assess this situation correctly, it is important to have a handle on your upcoming income and bills to determine how long it is likely to take you to pay off the tax bill.

Rewards Programs – Many cards offer cash back, frequent flyer miles, or similar incentive programs. If you can run your tax bill through your credit card and can afford to pay it off without carrying a balance, simply compare the credit card processing fees with the value of the rewards and go with the more economical approach. 

If you must carry a balance, this method usually only makes sense if you have a card at a zero or low introductory short-term interest rate. The typical annual percentage rate (APR) on your balance is likely to overwhelm your potential rewards. 

Collective Debt – For a relatively small tax bill, paying it by credit card will have virtually no effect on your overall credit rating. However, if you have a bill well into the thousands or your tax bill is pushing the maximum credit limit on your card, your credit score will be affected because your credit utilization ratio will rise. 

The credit utilization ratio compares your total outstanding debt to your total available credit. Experts suggest keeping this ratio below 30 percent if possible; 50 percent or greater may be a red flag to creditors who will offer you higher short-term interest rates as a result. 

Consider the effect on any other purchases you plan to make before the debt is paid down, especially if you are trying to qualify for a mortgage.

Many people paying by credit card do so automatically as part of the e-filing process, but you can pay with your credit card by phone if you prefer. 

In summary, credit cards are usually the best option whenever you can avoid carrying a balance and receive rewards that surpass the fees, or if you do not have the money in hand now but expect the income to be able to pay the bill off relatively soon and avoid excessive interest charges from your credit card issuer. Keep up with any changes in the tax code, such as the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act, so that next year's tax bill doesn't catch you by surprise. Make your assumptions on future income and short-term bills, and then break out the calculator (or spreadsheet, if you prefer) to find out which path makes the most economic sense for you.

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One person is dead and another person is seriously injured after two cars were involved in a head-on collision in Middlebury on Monday night, according to the Naugatuck Valley Reconstruction Unit.

Investigators say there was one person in each vehicle when the crash occurred at 10:19 p.m.

The driver of one vehicle was pronounced dead at Waterbury Hospital. The other driver is being treated for very serious injuries at the hospital. Police have not identified either driver.

Middlebury Ave. was closed in the area of Long Meadow Road for several hours and reopened just before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

The accident is under investigation.

No other details were immediately available.

Central Connecticut State University will be holding a discussion with students tonight to address allegations against a theater professor who is accused of sexual misconduct.  

Professor Joshua Perl stein is on paid administrative leave while the school and an independent law firm investigate the allegations, which were first reported by the campus newspaper, The Recorder, according to the university president.  

No charges have been filed against Perl stein. 

When NBC Connecticut previously reached out to him, Perl stein responded by email, saying "I am cooperating fully with the University. That's all I want to say.”

CCU president Zelma Toto released a statement to the school community about the discussion, which is planned for Tuesday night. 

“Following the report of alleged sexual misconduct by one of our faculty, it has become quite apparent to me that we have some work to do on our campus. It must start with honest, open communication,” CCU president Zelma Toto said in a statement to the school community. 

Toto said she will update the school community on where the investigation stands during a discussion at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17 in the Constitution Room. 

A moderator will also be there and questions will be taken. 

Police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, released video on Monday of officers using force when arresting a Harvard University student during an incident that sparked controversy over the weekend.

Selorm Ohene, 21, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and indecent exposure, allegedly related to being high on LSD on Friday night, according to police.

The video shows police officers scuffling with Ohene and an officer punching him while he is being detained.

Officers responded just after 9 p.m. to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Waterhouse Street after receiving a call that a man had thrown his clothes in a woman's face, and other calls about a man who was naked. Upon arrival, the statement said, the man's friends informed officers that he had previously taken narcotics, according to Cambridge police.

Ohene declined to comment on the incident.

"What is shown on the video is disturbing," Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern said in a statement Sunday. "As mayor, I will continue working with my colleagues to make sure the horrific treatment of black Americans at the hands of law enforcement has no place in Cambridge."

Another video of the arrest circulated on social media Saturday morning that caused a firestorm of controversy. That video was removed from social media later in the day.

The Cambridge Police officers involved are now the subject of an internal investigation. They all remain on active duty.

"I absolutely do support the officers," said Police Commissioner Branville G. Bard, Jr. in a news conference Monday afternoon. "You have to judge their actions within the context of a rapidly evolving situation and not with this ideal construct."

In the five page police report obtained by NBC10 Boston Saturday night, the responding officers wrote "every attempt that was made to calm Ohene down and reason with him was met with opposition."

Police say the moment Ohene clenched both fists and started walking toward them in an aggressive way, it was seen as a threat. Police say he wasn't following their commands to give them his hands resulting in the punches.

The Harvard Black Law Students Association released a statement Saturday, saying several of the organization's members had witnessed the incident, which the group described as "a brutal instance of police violence."

"While on the ground, at least one officer repeatedly punched the student in his torso as he screamed for help," the statement read. "The officers held him to the ground until paramedics arrived, placed him on a stretcher, and put him in the ambulance. A pool of blood remained on the pavement as the ambulance departed. Shortly thereafter, firefighters came and cleaned up the blood with bleach and water."

Harvard University also released a statement Saturday, saying, "The University is aware of the forcible arrest of a Harvard student by the Cambridge police department last night. We are concerned and gathering information about the facts and circumstances leading up to the arrest and understand that the city of Cambridge is reviewing the situation. University officials are also working, as they always do, to care for and support our students."

The Black Students Law Association also criticized the university's handling of the incident. "Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) were the first to be called for help prior to the arrival of CPD. Instead of sending staff to support the student, HUHS transferred callers to CPD, who then responded as police often do whether cameras are rolling or not — by failing to appropriately respond to the individual needs of the person concerned and resorting to violence unnecessarily and with impunity. By involving CPD, HUHS put this student at great risk of being killed by the police."

The Saturday morning Cambridge police tweet described the end of the arrest.

"Three officers from the Cambridge Police and another officer from the Transit Police were required to gain compliance from the male and place him in handcuffs to avoid further injury to himself, the responding offices, or any on-lookers," the department said.

A earlier statement from Commissioner Bard provided to Cambridge City Councilors and media, included a lengthy defense of the punching.

"As we previously noted, use of force was required in order to effectuate the male's arrest. The primary concern I've addressed this morning focuses on punches (five in total) issued by one of the involved officers after the suspect was on the ground. In a rapidly-evolving situation, as this was, the officers [sic] primary objective is to neutralize an incident to ensure the safety of the involved party(ies), officers and members of the public ... Use of force was utilized to gain compliance from the involved party, who was displaying erratic behavior due to reports of his ingestion of drugs earlier in the evening. Once on the ground, officers were unable to gain compliance because the male contorted his body in a way that pinned his arms under his body and officers were unable to handcuff him. An ongoing struggle ensued. To prevent the altercation from extending and leading to further injuries, particularly since the location of the engagement was next to a busy street with oncoming traffic, the officers utilized their discretion and struck the individual in the mid-section to gain his compliance and place him in handcuffs."

The Cambridge police department has said that it will "continue to review and refine our protocols, policies and trainings as appropriate." 

Ohene is still in police custody at a nearby hospital. He is being tested for any possible mental health issues.

Hartford police have arrested a suspect in a murder and said authorities apprehended Luis Quinones-Aponte, 32, of Groton, at Bradley Airport when he returned to Connecticut after fleeing to Puerto Rico. 

Quinones-Aponte is accused of shooting Eduardo Anes in the chest. Officers found Anes with a single gunshot wound when they responded to his Henry Street home on Saturday, Feb. 24 after shot spotter detected five gunshots. 

Anes was transported to Hartford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later, according to police. 

Investigators identified Quinones-Aponte as the suspect in what they believe was a drug-related slaying and learned that he’d fled to Puerto Rico, police said.

Then, detectives learned that Quinones-Aponte was returning to Connecticut on Monday and a team responded to Bradley International Airport and took him into custody. 

Bond for Quinones-Aponte was set at a $1 million for the charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and criminal possession of a firearm. 

He will be arraigned today. 

Police continue to investigate and ask anyone with information to call Major Crimes Division Lieutenant Paul Cicero at 860-757-4179 or the Hartford Police Department confidential tip line at 860-722-TIPS (8477). 

Gregory Eubanks went out for food on Friday night and then disappeared. His family called his phone over and over, but it went straight to voicemail. They searched for his car. They filed a missing persons report. But there was still no sign of him.

Two days later, the 41-year-old was found outside his smashed van down an embankment in Prince George's County. After Eubanks was thrown from the vehicle, he survived for two days by drinking rainwater, his relieved family told News4.

"He said he just kept saying to himself, 'I'm not going out like this. This is not going to be the end of my story,'" Eubanks' cousin Tre Drew said.

It appears that Eubanks' white Mercedes crashed down an embankment on Indian Head Highway (Route 210) near the Capital Beltway. Eubanks was thrown from the van and broke multiple bones, including in his back and his shoulders, his family said.

"He could barely move," Alicia Powell, his sister, said.

Temperatures soared to the mid 80s, and then heavy rains drenched the area. Eubanks went into "survival mode," said his brother, Deon Greene. 

"He was laying down there in a ravine, and he had to sip water from out the puddle to survive," Greene said. "What he was telling me was just terrifying."

Eubanks tried to cry out, but no one could hear him over the noise of the road.

His family searched for him but turned up nothing.

Finally, before 8 a.m. Monday, Maryland highway workers spotted the white Mercedes. They saw Eubanks, and he was rushed to a hospital in stable condition. He was recovering Monday evening. 

"I'm just glad he's alive," said the victim's son, Gregory Eubanks Jr.

"I know that's nothing but God. God saved my dad," he continued.

A photo of Eubanks shows his hands clasped in prayer. 

Maryland State Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

CORRECTION (April 16, 2018, 12:15 p.m. ET): Prince George's County fire officials have clarified that the victim was found outside the vehicle, not inside as indicated by other officials. 

Imagine trillions of pieces of plastic debris that, if strung together end to end, would line every inch of coastline in the world at least three times over.

That’s how much garbage researchers found pollutes a remote area in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii. The phenomenon is known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and researchers with The Ocean Cleanup foundation estimate it covers more than 600,000 square miles, more than twice the size of Texas:

It's growing, too. A study published last month in Scientific Reports reported it is four to 16 times bigger than in previous estimates.  

Records of the patch have been around since as early as 1988, but the concentration of debris received a significant amount of media attention in the 2010s. The environmental charity Plastic Oceans Foundation and social media company LADBible went so far as to campaign for the patch to be recognized as a sovereign nation in 2017.

While the name may suggest an actual land mass, an island of garbage floating far out in the ocean, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is nothing like that. Rather, it's a concentration of particles ranging from 10 kilograms of debris per square kilometer to over 100.

"There's been a lot of different wording for this area, people call it like, 'plastic soup' or 'plastic smog,'" said Laurent Lebreton, head researcher at The Ocean Cleanup and lead author of the recent study.

Instead, it's a patch in that there is a consistent concentration of plastic within the estimated bounds, he said. The phenomenon is observed in each of the world's oceans: accumulations of debris at the center of large-scale circular current patterns called "ocean gyres," which are created by winds and the Earth's rotation.

"It really is a 'patch.' It's an area that keeps its integrity … the concentration of plastic inside this area is one to two orders of magnitude [larger] than outside," Lebreton said.

In other words, the patch would not be visible from a satellite or even a plane, but close inspection reveals enough debris to impact marine life.

The Ocean Cleanup determined the concentration and extent of the patch through observation with boats, nets and aerial imaging. Researchers projected the full extent of high concentrations of debris using an algorithm.

The patch is made up of trillions of pieces of debris, from the size of large fishermen's nets down to particles less than 0.05 cm in length. Most of the patch's mass is debris wider than 50 cm:

Because the bulk of the patch's mass is larger debris, The Ocean Cleanup says cleanup is possible, if it's rolled out soon.

"We need to clean up as much as we can before everything degrades into microplastics," Lebreton said.

It would cost between $122 million and $489 million just to hire enough boats to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for a year, according to a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimate from 2012.

And The Ocean Cleanup projects the patch, and others like it in oceans across the planet, will continue to grow at faster rates if nothing is done to curb disposal of plastic into the ocean.

Lebreton said that any solution toward prevention and cleanup will require "drastic measures" in the form of policy and planning at many levels — governments, corporations and cities.

"Plastic pollution in the ocean starts in the street — everything goes down waterways, streams, rivers," Lebreton said. "So that’s how we tackle this. We need to stop putting plastic in anything that leads to the ocean."

A Stamford man has been arrested and charged in connection with a crash that killed two men in Norwalk in January and police said he was driving under the influence.

Police have charged 33-year-old Anthony Domond, of Stamford, with two counts of manslaughter in the first degree, operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and reckless driving in connection with the crash at 10:11 p.m. Jan. 8 on Connecticut Avenue that killed two Stamford men, 50-year-old Frank Peterson III and 40-year-old Anthony Johnson.

Police said Domond was driving west on Connecticut Avenue, near Richards Avenue, when he went into the eastbound lane of Connecticut Avenue and hit a vehicle that was travelling eastbound.

Members of the Norwalk Police Department, assisted by the United States Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Task Force and Stamford Police Department, served the warrant on Domond Tuesday morning.

Bond for Domond was set at $200,000.

Vernon Police have responded to the parking lot of a commuter lot on Route 30 for a gas leak.

Police said a tank fell in the parking lot of the exit 65 commuter lot and Route 30 closed between Dobson and Merline roads.

‏No additional information was immediately available.

Police are investigating a shooting at West Main Street and Home Avenue in Meriden.

Officers are arriving at the scene and no additional information was immediately available.

The families of two children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting have filed lawsuits against right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for falsely claiming the 2012 massacre didn't happen.

Neil Heslin, the father of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, and Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa, the parents of 6-year-old Noah Pozner, filed separate defamation lawsuits Monday in Texas, NBC News reported.

Jones has repeatedly claimed the Dec. 14, 2012 shooting that killed 20 children and six adults in Newtown, Connecticut, was a "hoax" concocted by gun control activists to chip away at Second Amendment rights.

The lawsuits allege Jones' insistence that the shooting was staged led others to make death threats against the victims' families. The parents are seeking at least $1 million in damages.