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Prosecutors Say They'll Release Spa Video of Kraft

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Prosecutors said in court documents Wednesday that they are planning to release video of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft at a Florida day spa, according to the Boston Globe.

Kraft's lawyers argued in court last week that the release of video evidence capturing him paying for sex at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa could "destroy" his chances at a fair trial.

"If the affidavit says what happened, what is the interest the public has in seeing it? It's basically pornography," Kraft attorney William Burck said Friday.

But in what the Globe described as "an apparent legal end run," prosecutors apparently plan to release the video of Kraft and 24 other men charged with paying for sex at the spa before a judge rules on the matter.

The Palm Beach County State Attorney's office said in court documents that it is obligated by Florida law to make the video public, and "cannot delay the release of records to allow a person to raise a constitutional challenge to the release of documents."

The documents indicate it is generally the practice of the state attorney's office "to pixelate or blur depictions of obscene or pornographic images before releasing such records to the public."

Kraft's attorneys filed an emergency motion Wednesday afternoon seeking to prevent prosecutors from releasing the video pending resolution of their motion for a protective order.

A hearing on motions for a protective order and a motion to intervene by the media is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Kraft, 77, of Brookline, Massachusetts, is facing two misdemeanor counts of soliciting another for prostitution.

Prosecutors say investigators caught Kraft engaging with an illicit sex act with alleged prostitutes on video at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa on two separate occasions, including once hours before this year's AFC Championship Game.

Kraft has denied engaging in criminal activity and has requested, in a separate motion, that the footage and related evidence be sealed pending further order of the court. His attorneys have also previously argued that the hidden cameras violated constitutional privacy protections.

Several media outlets have intervened in the case, seeking to have the video released.

Hartford Police Crack Down on Illegal ATV Use

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Hartford police seized four ATVs cited their riders as part of a crackdown on illegal ATV use in Hartford Sunday.

Police conducted a citywide enforcement operation Sunday in response to complaints from residents of illegal riders driving recklessly on city streets and parks.

The riders, who were all adults, were not identified.

Police said there will be similar operations throughout the spring and summer.

In recent years illegal use of ATVs and dirt bikes on city roads has also been a problem in other towns and cities including Waterbury, New Haven, and New Britain.



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Trans ICE Detainee Died of AIDS Complications, Autopsy Shows

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A transgender migrant from Honduras died in ICE custody last year from a rare, AIDS-related illness called multicentric Castleman disease, according to the official autopsy report released last week by the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator.

Activists had claimed in a wrongful death lawsuit that bruising and fractured ribs discovered by an independent medical examiner suggested that the migrant, Roxsana Hernandez, 33, had been abused while in detention, NBC News reported.

But the state medical investigator said in a statement that it did not “share that conclusion,” noting that forceful CPR broke Hernandez’ ribs and caused the bruising.

The official autopsy concluded that Hernandez, who had been detained after requesting asylum, had “untreated HIV infection" and died from AIDS-related complications.

According to the autopsy and notes provided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement about Hernandez’ treatment while in custody, both it and Customs and Border Patrol were aware of Hernandez’ HIV status during her detention but still did not provide her with the necessary antiretroviral drugs.



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Home Health Care Aide Stole $22K From Client: Shelton Police

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A home health care aide is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her elderly client in Shelton.

Shelton police arrested 30-year-old Jennifer Poitevien Wednesday.

According to police, Poitevien worked as a health care aide to an 83-year-old woman with dementia. Investigators said Poitevien used the victim’s card to make ATM withdrawals, and also opened a credit card in the victim’s name. Police said she stole over $22,000 from the victim’s bank accounts from April 2018 until now.

The investigation began when the victim’s son reported the money missing from her accounts.

Poitevien was charged with first-degree larceny, credit card theft and first-degree identity theft. She was released on a $5,000 bond and is due in court on May 1.



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Protesters Continue Call for Justice After Police Shooting

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Protesters gathered for a second day Wednesday after an officer-involved shooting in New Haven that injured a 22-year-old woman Tuesday.

The shooting did not involve New Haven Police, but rather an officer from the Hamden Police Department and one from the Yale Police Department. Connecticut State Police, who are investigating, said both officers fired during the incident.

The protesters hope to continue to put pressure on city leaders to release body camera footage.

Dozens of people rallied outside the home of Yale President Peter Salovey Wednesday. 

They have concerns after one of Yale’s police officers was involved in yesterday’s shooting, and came with a list of demands.

Those demands include all the officers involved in the case should be fired immediately, the officers' body camera footage to be released, and transparency in the ongoing investigation.

"I think the concern is we are benefiting," said Ian Wraga, a Yale student who lives near the shooting scene and spoke to NBC Connecticut earlier in the day."We go to Yale. We are benefiting from this. We are paying tuition here and yet this is the type of thing that this institution is being a part of and that's just not OK."

This is one of several protests held since the shooting. Black Lives Matter protesters showed up at Hamden Police Department Tuesday night, demanding answers about the shooting. Another group rallied at the site of the shooting on Argyle Street in New Haven Tuesday night.

Police said the officers opened fire on a man and woman inside of a car Tuesday morning on Argyle Street in New Haven. State police said no weapon was found in the car.

New Haven Police said Hamden officers suspected the car was involved in the armed street robbery of a newspaper delivery carrier at 4:19 a.m. Tuesday in Hamden that they were investigating.

According to State Police, "the suspected party exited the vehicle in an abrupt manner and turned toward officers."

Surveillance video that apparently captured the incident does not show those movements. Witnesses saw police ordering both the man and woman to get out after they stopped shooting. 

Earlier Wednesday New Haven and Hamden leaders held a press conference and promised to help rebuild trust with the folks in surrounding areas after the shooting.

But concerned citizens who spoke to NBC Connecticut, including some Yale students, still question why the officers fired their guns as the state’s attorney’s office continue the investigation.

“My tuition money is funding the salaries of Yale police officers. A Yale police officer was one of the shooters so my money is tied into this violence that’s happening in our community,” said Ross Miller, a Yale student.

NBC Connecticut has reached out to Yale for a statement. A police department representative said Yale officers have citywide jurisdiction.

The Hamden police officer involved has been identified as Officer Devin Eaton. He has been placed on administrative leave.

As community members express their frustration, city leaders urge anyone who may have seen the situation unfold or who may have video of the shooting to give them a call.



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Hartford Wants Downtown North Development to Move Forward

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Land around Dunkin Donuts Park has been tied up in litigation for years, but the parking lots around the ballpark known as the Downtown North development could be moving in a new direction.

“That would be amazing because this area needs it,” Michelle Liss said.

This week, the potential new developer of the area, RMS Companies, made a pitch to Hartford City Council to allow them to move forward with the first phase of their plans.

More than two years ago the city terminated its contract with DONO LLC and Centerplan after they failed to complete the stadium’s construction.

Centerplan later sued the City of Hartford for wrongfully terminating its contract, leaving the land in limbo.

Hartford’s city attorney said Wednesday that Mayor Luke Bronin has now requested city council approve plans for the city to move forward with its negotiations with RMS Companies to develop the area, a decision that could be made by the end of this month.

Yard Goats fans were torn on the pending litigation about what to do next around the ballpark, to finally get the development off the ground or leave it the way it is at ground level.

Hartford’s Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Julio Concepcion told NBC Connecticut, “We strongly support the redevelopment of the parcels in Downtown North. This is critical, not only for the economic growth of our Capital City, but for connecting two neighborhoods that for far too long have been divided. This project will have long-lasting benefits to these neighborhoods and the entire city."



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Simsbury Police Stress Safety During ‘Water Wars’

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Graduation is a time for tradition.

As we near the end of the school year, there’s one longtime activity high school seniors in Simsbury continue to participate in that’s once-again causing frustration for local police and some residents.

Simsbury “Water Wars” is essentially a teenage game of tag.

Simsbury police say students go to extreme measures to tag out classmates using a water gun. It started up again Monday.

Officer Todd Kushman has been a school resource officer in Simsbury for six years.

“It’s not a school sanctioned event. It’s not a police event. It’s the kids themselves carrying on a tradition that we don’t approve of,” he said.

Erin Gallagher remembers participating in Water Wars during her time at Simsbury High School.

“It’s fun to have something going on that’s not necessarily school related, but you’re playing with your compatriots,” she said.

Years after her graduation, police say students continue to put themselves and community members at risk.

Kushman says Tuesday a concerned citizen called police.

“They were basically waiting for somebody else in the game and the terminology they used for the resident caused alarm.”

This just one day into the competition.

“The world’s changed. Terminology has changed. I’m sure when this started the concerns about gun safety and the methods kids were taking were probably more juvenile than they are now,” said the officer.

Simsbury mom Andrea Toscano is all for the fun, as long as students follow the law.

“I think the kids right now are stressed. They have a lot of activities. They’re going off to college. Let them be kids and stop intervening.”

Police say in the past they’ve responded to trespassing and even car crashes because of the competition, so they’re once again stressing safety.

“To them it’s a game, however the parts of the game that they’re ignoring is basically safety and concern that it’s causing the public around us,” Kushman said.

Gallagher, a 2013 Simsbury High School grad, hopes teens enjoy their last few weeks of high school, but she leaves them with this advice:

“I mean I think kids should stop being so stupid about it. Don’t trespass into people’s yards, don’t go into their house.”

As tradition has it, Water Wars usually lasts for some time until there is a winner.



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Arrest Warrant Issued for Hartford Landlord Over Violations

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Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a landlord who owns a Hartford apartment complex deemed unlivable by federal housing officials.

The Barbour Garden Apartments fell into such disrepair that the Department of Housing and Urban Development pulled the contract in February. They’ve been working since then to get the residents, who occupy 68 units in the complex, relocated.

The Hartford Fire Department requested the warrant for Martin Rothman, owner of Adar Hartford Realty, LLC, due to numerous code violations dating back to October 2018, including a broke alarm system and blocked exits.

“We will hold everyone accountable who doesn’t abide by state statue and standards as it pertains to fire safety,” said Chief Reginald Freeman of the Hartford Fire Department.

Barbour Garden Apartments lost its federal housing contract after receiving a failing grade from inspectors. It received a nine out of 100. A passing score is 60.

“Right now, it’s a game with our lives,” Tasha Jordan, a Barbour Garden Apartments Tenant said.

HUD spokesperson Rhonda Siciliano said Barbour Garden Apartments are on round the clock fire watch because of the broken alarm system. Siciliano and Freeman said Rothman was ordered to hire a private company to conduct the watch, and that the city’s fire marshals routinely check to make sure there is someone keeping watch.

Residents who spoke out about their living conditions at rally in February say they are being ignored and retaliated against.

“I think they just don’t care. I think they just don’t care,” said tenant Betty Wadley. “I absolutely do believe that they are doing stuff out of spite at this point,” she said.

She said the property manager recently blocked the tenants’ access to the complex’s washing machines and turned off the heat.

“It gets really cold in the apartment, like my floors are really cold right now,” Wadley said.

Wadley said she and her neighbors use their kitchen stoves to keep warm.

That’s a recipe for disaster according to Freeman, especially given the fact that fire alarm system is not up to code in at least two of the buildings and exits are blocked.

Other issues, like mold and rodents, which tenants brought to the attention of housing officials earlier this year still haven’t been dealt with and are only getting worse, they said.

HUD plans to sever its contract with Rothman but can’t do so until all of the occupants are relocated. Until then, he’s getting over $62,000 a month from HUD for the property.

“It’s going to be a rough time until we leave here,” said Jordan.

“Some nights it’s hard to sleep, not knowing what’s going to take place the next day,” added Wadley.

Tenants also complained that the property manager refuses to return their calls about issues in their apartments and won’t answer the office door.

“It’s crazy because we still live here,” said Jordan.

Jordan got a doctor’s note stating she should be relocated because the mold in her apartment was so bad it was causing her daughter’s asthma.

“It takes over the house, it goes up over the walls to the bedroom to where the mold is just growing out with the mushrooms, it’s just bad” she said.

Wadley reported that she’s been calling for months to get her bathroom fixed. She said her ceiling leaks whenever the neighbor on the floor above her takes a shower, causing a gaping hole. She said her shower also leaks into the apartment below.

“I can’t even count anymore. I can’t even count anymore. It’s been over 10 times,” said Wadley of the number of times she’s made service calls to get it fixed.

Residents are losing patience with HUD too, wondering why they still haven't been relocated. The situation brought tears to Wadley’s eyes.

“It’s traumatizing for us to be left here with no direction, nobody telling us what’s going on,” she said.

“We anticipate it will take approximately 120 days to relocate all of the residents from Barbour Gardens, our hope is we can do it sooner,” said Rhonda Siciliano, a spokesperson for HUD’s New England office.

In the meantime, Siciliano said HUD is working to address issues in the individual units and has even offered to move residents living in the worst units to hotels.

“The situation on the ground at Barbour Gardens is a real challenge. When we have an owner that is not cooperative it is difficult to get these things addressed,” she said. "It is not what any of us want.”

Wadley said she’s doing everything she can to make sure she doesn’t end up in a similar situation.

“I don’t want to move up the street. I don’t want to move around the corner. I want to go somewhere where it’s safe, quiet, clean.”

On Thursday, HUD officials plan to meet with Barbour Garden tenants for the next step in the relocation process. Siciliano said it could take up to 120 months to get everyone relocated.

NBC Connecticut has reached out to Rothman and Adar Hartford Realty multiple times but never heard back. Freeman said if he doesn’t turn himself in he will be arrested.

South Windsor Home Goes Up in Flames

Stop & Shop Strike Reaches Day 7

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Wednesday marked one week since Stop & Shop workers walked off the job and onto the picket line.

On the table is health care costs and take-home pay.

Stop & Shop confirmed to NBC Connecticut that the employees on strike are not collecting a paycheck, but claimed the union is paying them.

A union spokesperson said there was a plan in place for striking members but did not release any details.

The company said it is hiring temporary replacement workers and continuing to deploy corporate personnel to help out in the stores.

The union estimates about 11,000 workers in Connecticut are impacted by the ongoing strike.



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Multi-Vehicle Crash on Route 175 in Newington Caused Delays

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A multi-vehicle crash caused delays on Route 175, or East Cedar Street, near the Berlin Turnpike in Newington Thursday morning.

Both cars were towed from the scene. The westbound lanes were closed but have reopened.

No additional information was immediately available.



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Officers Involved in Police-Involved Shooting in New Haven Placed on Leave

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Two police officers who were involved in a shooting in New Haven that injured a 22-year-old woman Tuesday have been placed on leave.

The shooting did not involve New Haven Police, but rather an officer from the Hamden Police Department and one from the Yale Police Department. Connecticut State Police, who are investigating, said both officers fired during the incident.

The Hamden police officer involved has been identified as Officer Devin Eaton, who has been in law enforcement for more than four years, including nearly three years with Hamden police. He has been placed on administrative leave.

Yale identified their officer who responded as Terrance Pollock, a 16-year veteran of the department.

New Haven Police said Hamden officers suspected the car was involved in the armed street robbery of a newspaper delivery carrier at 4:19 a.m. Tuesday in Hamden that they were investigating.

According to State Police, "the suspected party exited the vehicle in an abrupt manner and turned toward officers."

Surveillance video that apparently captured the incident does not show those movements. Witnesses saw police ordering both the man and woman to get out after they stopped shooting.

On Wednesday night, protesters gathered for a second day to put pressure on city leaders to release body camera footage of the shooting and rallied outside the home of Yale President Peter Salovey.

Protesters are demanding that the officers involved in the case be fired immediately, the officers' body camera footage to be released and there be transparency in the ongoing investigation.

On Tuesday, Black Lives Matter protesters showed up at Hamden Police Department Tuesday night, demanding answers about the shooting. Another group rallied at the site of the shooting on Argyle Street in New Haven Tuesday night.

Police said the officers opened fire on a man and woman inside of a car Tuesday morning on Argyle Street in New Haven. State police said no weapon was found in the car.

Earlier Wednesday New Haven and Hamden leaders held a press conference and promised to help rebuild trust with the folks in surrounding areas after the shooting.

But concerned citizens who spoke to NBC Connecticut, including some Yale students, still question why the officers fired their guns as the state’s attorney’s office continue the investigation.

NBC Connecticut has reached out to Yale for a statement. A police department representative said Yale officers have citywide jurisdiction.

“I write this evening to assure you that Yale will cooperate fully in the investigation that the Connecticut State Police and the State’s Attorney’s Office are conducting; when they have finished, and we can have access to the evidence, we will also conduct our own investigation into this matter. As the primary investigation proceeds, we will share whatever information we can as quickly as we can about the circumstances of the shooting,” Salovey wrote in a statement posted on Yale’s website Wednesday.

"It is vitally important that we refrain from making assumptions about the circumstances of the shooting: the facts of this case will be made clear through the investigation," Salovey wrote in a statement online.

As community members express their frustration, city leaders urge anyone who may have seen the situation unfold or who may have video of the shooting to give them a call.



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Police Investigating Report of Fight With Knives at Crystal Mall

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Waterford police responded to Crystal Mall Wednesday night to investigate reports that juveniles were fighting and some had knives and they are investigating. 

Officers were called to the mall around 9 p.m. and mall security had separated the youths before police got there, so most of the people involved were gone. Those who were still at the scene, however, were youths, according to police. 

Officers were told that some of the boys had knifes and police said they have watched Facebook video that shows someone involved carrying what appears to be a machete. 

No knives were found at the scene, no injuries are reported and no one has been arrested. 

Police are investigating and ask anyone who witnessed the arrest to call them. 

NBC Connecticut reached out to the mall and they were reaching out to their corporate office.



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Two Men Charged as Fugitives From Justice in Enfield

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Two men were arrested in Enfield in connection with a homicide in Burlington, Vermont on Wednesday.

Brandon Sanders, 18, was arrested without incident after traveling northbound on Interstate 91 near exit 49, police said.

Johnny Ford, 32, was arrested without incident in a Motel 6 room, according to police.

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107 grams of crack cocaine and over $17,000 in cash was found when police searched the motel room.

Police said Sanders and Ford are being held on $1,000,000 bonds on fugitive from justice charges in Connecticut.

Anyone with information should contact the Burlington Police Department.


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'Game Over': Trump Taunts 'Haters' Over Mueller Report

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President Donald Trump took an early victory lap Thursday, tweeting "game over" in a "Game of Thrones"-style meme following Attorney General William Barr's news conference on special counsel Robert Mueller's report. 

Trump's tweet inspired by the hit HBO series reiterated Barr's determination that the two-year long investigation found no collusion.

"NO COLLUSION. NO OBSTRUCTION. FOR THE HATERS AND THE RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRATS," Trump tweeted. 

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Barr outlined the findings of the report  in an early morning news conference. While Mueller drew no conclusion about whether President Donald Trump had obstructed justice in the investigation, Barr said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein personally had concluded that while Trump was "frustrated and angry" about the Mueller probe, nothing the president did rose to the level of an "obstruction-of-justice offense." Barr said Mueller's report examined 10 episodes pertaining to Trump and obstruction.

Trump tweeted or retweeted 12 times Thursday morning about the investigation, proclaiming his innocence and insisting that the probe was politically motivated.

On Thursday Trump expressed confidence about the finding of Mueller's Russia probe in an interview with conservative radio host Larry O'Connor, saying "You'll see a lot of very strong things come out tomorrow."

Trump's comments came amid reports that White House lawyers and Justice Department officials had "numerous conversations" about Mueller's findings before the report was released Thursday. According to The New York Times, the talks have helped Trump's legal team prepare its rebuttal and its public relations strategy to the report.

Barr addressed the interaction between the Justice Department and the White House during a news conference Thursday, saying that because of the president's cooperation with the investigation, "significant portions of the report contain material over which the President could have asserted privilege." 

"Following my March 29th letter, the Office of the White House Counsel requested the opportunity to review the redacted version of the report in order to advise the President on the potential invocation of privilege, which is consistent with long-standing practice," Barr said. 

He added that Trump did not invoke executive privilege over any information included in the report and said "no material has been redacted based on executive privilege."

The revelation sheds new light on Barr's refusal to tell Congress during a budget hearing last week whether the DOJ had discussed Mueller's findings with the White House ahead of the report's release.

Pressed by U.S. Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-NY, on whether the White House had seen or been briefed on the contents of the report, Barr refused to answer, saying "I'm not going to say anything more about it until the report is out and everyone has a chance to look at it."

Democrats have pressed for the full report and the underlying evidence Mueller used to formulate his conclusions, arguing that Barr is a political appointee who could not be trusted to give a full accounting.

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee criticized Barr's decision to give his committee a redacted version of Mueller's report hours after holding a news conference. New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler also accused the attorney general of "waging a media campaign on behalf of President Trump," saying in a news conference late Wednesday that Barr "cherry picked" findings in his March 24 letter to Congress about the report and "withheld" Mueller's summaries that were "intended for public consumption."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Barr has "thrown out his credibility & the DOJ's independence with his single-minded effort to protect" Trump.



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Bobcat Euthanized After Attacking Person on Golf Course in Baltic

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A bobcat injured a person on a golf course in Baltic Thursday morning and has been euthanized, according to officials from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

The injured person was transported to the hospital, according to officials from Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications. No additional information was immediately available on the extent of injuries.

Officials from QVEC said they were called to hole 7 at the golf course at 7 Dows Lane. The address comes back to Mohegan Sun Golf Club.

NBC Connecticut reached out to the golf club, but there was no immediate response.

Check back for updates.



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2020 Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Blast Barr's Presser

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The 2020 presidential hopefuls lambasted Attorney General William Barr’s news conference Thursday before the release of the redacted Robert Mueller report, saying Barr behaved like a spokesperson for the president instead of the top law enforcement officer he is.

“It's a disgrace to see an Attorney General acting as if he's the personal attorney and publicist for the President of the United States,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., tweeted Thursday morning.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said in a statement that the news conference was “an embarrassing display of propaganda on behalf of President Trump.” Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D.-Calif., criticized Barr’s “spin.”

“Yet again Attorney General Barr has tried to spin the Mueller report before providing the actual report or the evidence underlying it,” Booker tweeted. “This is undermining the independence of this entire process.”

sOn MSNBC’s "Morning Joe," South Bend, Indiana, Mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg called the news conference “really disturbing.”

“If I were advising a president at a moment like this, I would advise being as transparent as you can,” he said. “And instead it sounds like what they want to do is describe this thing and then hand it over.”

The report’s redactions were a cause of concern among 2020 candidates, who said the redacted version of the report was not enough for Congress to “conduct meaningful oversight” over the investigation into the 2016 presidential campaign. Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., called for special counsel Mueller to testify in front of Congress, as did Republican 2020 candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld.

“It is essential that Special Counsel Bob Mueller come before Congress and address the validity of his report that has been redacted and released. Is this the report he issued?” Weld tweeted in a statement.

Noticeably reticent on the report were Democratic frontrunners Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and former Vice President Joe Biden, who has yet to announce his candidacy but is widely suspected to be running. Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke was also tight-lipped when a reporter asked him about it.

“I don't have enough information to share,” O’Rourke said. “But I'm glad that it's being released.”



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Yale Officer Involved in Police-Involved Shooting in New Haven Was Injured: Police

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A Yale police officer who was involved in a shooting in New Haven that injured a 22-year-old woman early Tuesday morning was also injured during the incident, according to state police.

Police have identified the officers involved in the shooting as Yale police officer Terrance Pollock, a 16-year veteran of the department, and Hamden police officer Devin Eaton, who has been in law enforcement for more than four years, including nearly three years with Hamden police.

The injury Pollock sustained was not life-threatening and he was released after being treated at a hospital, according to state police. The cause of the injury is not clear.

Pollock and Eaton were both been placed on leave from their departments amid an investigation into the shooting. No New Haven police officers were involved in the incident.

According to New Haven police, the shooting happened after Hamden police received a 911 call at 4:19 a.m. Tuesday about the attempted armed robbery of a newspaper delivery person at the Gas and Go gas station at 144 Arch St. in Hamden.

Eaton and Pollock located a vehicle at Dixwell Avenue and Argyle Street. According to state police, "the suspected party exited the vehicle in an abrupt manner and turned toward officers." Both officers opened fire on a man and woman inside the car.

Surveillance video that apparently captured the incident does not show those movements. Witnesses said they saw police ordering both the man and woman to get out after they stopped shooting. State police said no weapon was found in the car.

Since the shooting, protesters have been putting pressure on city leaders to release body camera footage of the shooting.

Officials called what happened "unacceptable" and are trying to reassure the community that Connecticut State Police are doing a thorough investigation.

"We're all angry. And I can't ask you to believe it, that we're going to do the right thing ... I ask one thing: I ask you to believe in the actions that are taken," said Hamden Mayor Curt Leng.

Yale President Peter Salovey released a statement on the university website about the officer-involved shooting.

“I write this evening to assure you that Yale will cooperate fully in the investigation that the Connecticut State Police and the State’s Attorney’s Office are conducting; when they have finished, and we can have access to the evidence, we will also conduct our own investigation into this matter. As the primary investigation proceeds, we will share whatever information we can as quickly as we can about the circumstances of the shooting,” Salovey wrote in a statement posted on Yale’s website Wednesday.

"It is vitally important that we refrain from making assumptions about the circumstances of the shooting: the facts of this case will be made clear through the investigation," Salovey wrote in a statement online.

Officials stress that State Police are continuing their investigation and that the state's attorney's office has made it a top priority. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact State Police. 



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Tuition to Increase for 12 Connecticut Community Colleges

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The Board of Regents for Higher Education voted Thursday to increase tuition for the 12 community colleges in the state.

Tuition and mandatory fees will increase by 2.1 percent, or $92 per year for full-time students, according to a spokesperson for Connecticut State Colleges and Universities.

“The Board of Regents has always seen tuition increases as a last resort,” CSCU President Mark Ojakian said in a statement. “This year, the BOR was very conscious of making sure the increase was as palatable as possible for students."

The Board of Regents voted last month to increase tuition by 5 percent for Connecticut's four state universities.

Governor Ned Lamont’s budget proposal calls for flat funding plus partial coverage of State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition raises. Without additional state funding, this tuition increase could leave colleges with a budget gap of more than $30 million, CSCU said.

This projection could change based on final fringe benefit rates, final state budget action and individual campus budget development, according to CSCU.

A new nursing media fee of $247.75 will be charged for each of the four semesters required to complete the nursing program, a spokesperson for CSCU said. The fee will include all required books and materials for students.

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