Naugatuck police are looking to identify a person accused of illegally dumping trash in a dumpster at Peter J. Foley.

Police said a suspect in what appears to be a newer model silver Chevrolet Silverado dumped trash sometime in the morning on June 4.

Dumpsters on public property are not for public use and police are investigating this case as a criminal complaint.

Anyone who recognizes the suspect is asked to call Naugatuck police at 203-729-5222 or the NPD confidential tip line at 203-720-1010.

Jordan Spieth, the 2017 Travelers winner, has committed to this year's Travelers Championship.

Spieth won in dramatic fashion, holing out from a bunker on the first playoff hole. His shot and the ensuing celebration were among the top moments of the 2017 PGA Tour season.

"Nobody will ever forget what Jordan accomplished two years ago at the TPC River Highlands," said Travelers Championship tournament director Nathan Grube.  "The way he won -- his reaction, and the reaction from the crowd around the 18th hole -- shows the type of excitement he can bring to the event."

Spieth is a three-time major champion, having won the Masters and the U.S. Open in 2015 and the British Open in 2017.

He joins an impressive field at this year's tournament which includes Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, and defending champion Bubba Watson.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that as of Monday no traveler or license plate image data accessed during a May 31 cyber attack has appeared on the dark web or internet.

According to CBP, a subcontractor transferred copies of traveler and license plate images to their company network which was subsequently breached.

The subcontractor transferred the images without the agency’s knowledge or authorization, CBP said.

CBP has reached out to members of Congress, other law enforcement agencies, and cyber security entities as part of its investigation of the incident. The CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility is also involved in the investigation.

The agency said the subcontractor “violated mandatory security and privacy protocols outlined in their contract.

“Government use of biometric and personal identifiable information can be valuable tools only if utilized properly. Unfortunately, this is the second major privacy breach at [the Department of Homeland Security] this year. We must ensure we are not expanding the use of biometrics at the expense of the privacy of the American public. I intend to hold hearings next month on Homeland Security’s use of biometric information,” Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, said in a statement.

CBP said none of its own systems were compromised, and has taken all of the equipment related to the breach out of service.

An expert told NBC 7 that traveler photos, which like fingerprints fall under the umbrella of biometric data, are extremely valuable to hackers, especially as the use of facial recognition technology becomes more widespread.

Eva Velasquez with the Identity Theft Resource center said the black market for biometric data is relatively unestablished, but it's likely it won't stay that way for long.

“These things, they stay in perpetuity," Velasquez said. "It's not going to disintegrate. So even in this moment, if there isn’t a way to monetize, that doesn’t mean 10 years from now that might not be more valuable.”

According to Velasquez, thieves can create profiles of people using biometric data and combine them with other information about you -- financial or personal records obtained in other breaches, for example. The more information they have, the more valuable their profile of you becomes.

“The fact that it's not on [the dark web] means that its not currently being sold, but I also don’t want people to think, 'Well that means there's no harm for me in the future,'” Velasquez said.

Anyone who fears their personal information is at risk can get free help from the Identity Theft Resource Center.

No other information was available.

Please refresh this page for updates on this story. Details may change as more information becomes available.

Vice President Mike Pence voiced support Monday for the Trump administration's move to prohibit U.S. embassies from flying the rainbow pride flag on their flagpoles during LGBTQ Pride Month, telling NBC News that "it's the right decision."

In an interview with White House correspondent Kristen Welker, Pence confirmed an exclusive report from NBC News that said the U.S. Department of State had rejected requests from at least four U.S. embassies to fly the flag during June. Pence said he was aware the State Department had said the American flag was the only flag that should fly on the flagpoles, and he added, "I support that."

"As the president said on the night we were elected, we're proud to be able to serve every American," Pence said when pressed about what he would say to the LGBTQ community that feels the decision runs counter to President Donald Trump celebrating Pride Month in a tweet. "We both feel that way very passionately, but when it comes to the American flagpole, and American embassies, and capitals around the world, one American flag flies."

LGBTQ rights groups and some U.S. diplomats have raised concerns about the decision, arguing that it contradicts the Trump administration's claim to be a leader in promoting rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people around the world.

Don't cut teachers. That's what more than 100 people came out to tell the New Haven Board of Education Monday night. And in response, board members unanimously voted to table the plan.

Monday night students, parents, and teachers packed the New Haven Board of Education meeting and spoke out against cutting teaching positions.

Last month 53 people, mostly classroom teachers, learned their positions were being eliminated. They're not being laid off but reassigned. There are 80 other teaching vacancies in the district that need to be filled, and they've been told they'll get first pick.

Anne Pacelli teaches 10th and 11th grade English. She says there are several other English teachers now wondering what to do and not enough open English teaching positions for everyone.

"We don't know what to do. I don't know. Should I clean my room out? Should I put my posters down?" said Pacelli.

"Last year we reduced more than 135 positions, and we placed people. This year we're trying to give people options so that we can make sure we're fiscally responsible and do what is right for kids," said New Haven Superintendent Dr. Carol Birks.

Birks says they worked with the schools. She says principals identified the positions that could be reduced without impacting education and that teachers were identified because of the enrollment numbers in their schools. She says cutting 53 positions would save the district $3.6 million, less than halfway to the $12 million in staff savings they need to get to.

But after hearing concerns from dozens in the community on Monday night about the impact the cuts could have to the classroom, the board unanimously voted to table the plan.

"We need a more comprehensive mitigation approach," said New Haven Board of Education member Dr. Edward Joyner.

Board members say they want more information on the impact of the 53 cuts. The plan has been tabled until the next BOE meeting later this month.

NBC Connecticut Investigates’ continuing series “At a Price! – The High Cost of Local Town Living” has highlighted efforts by local government to pool resources to save tax dollars.

Many cities and town in Connecticut have their own animal shelters rather than share services, but one local regional animal shelter says it’s seeing the benefits, and another town now wants to be part of it too.

The Tyler Regional Animal Care Shelter houses animals found in the towns of South Windsor, East Hartford, and Manchester, in a renovated firehouse.

Six years after the regional agreement first formed, East Windsor wants to join, because the quality of care, and savings, are too tempting to pass up.

“A better facility for the animals, that’s a lot more humane to them, a lot more friendly, and that’s really what you want to have,” said East Windsor Selectman Charlie Szymanski.

He said East Windsor’s small shelter is almost a half century old, and is in need of expensive repairs if the town wants to keep it running

It’s going to cost roughly $60,000 for East Windsor to update its shelter. Just down the road in South Windsor, it costs $50,000 to run the regional shelter for a whole year.

The towns using the regional shelter said they save money by using one building, one set of staff members, one set of utility bills, one insurance policy, and the list goes on.

Towns pay toward the shelter’s operating expenses based upon how much they use it, explained South Windsor Police Chief Scott Custer.

“What we do is work out an average of what each member town typically brings in for dog days if you will, how many dogs, times, how many days that they spend with us … and it is a significant reduction in cost to every one of the individual towns. There’s economy of scale here.”

While East Windsor will join soon, the regional shelter can add only so many new towns. After that, it might be time for another facility.

The numbers are stark - year to date there have been 45 fentanyl-related drug overdose deaths in Hartford.

Police say that’s almost double the number from a year ago. And now fentanyl has been found in cocaine and crack cocaine, in addition to heroin.

This has local, state, and federal leaders scrambling for solutions.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal assembled a group of several dozen experts in Hartford Monday to discuss how to tackle the growing, deadly crisis.

He says the federal government needs to step up funding to help.

One group that says it could use the money is the Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition.

Executive Director Mark Jenkins says for three years now it has been giving out “Rapid Response” kits to heroin addicts to help them test their drugs for fentanyl, but he could certainly use more money to keep handing them out.

The test kit tests for the presence of fentanyl. It does not detect the potency or percentage of fentanyl.

Jenkins knows even after testing their drugs for fentanyl, and getting a positive result, they will still use the drugs, but this still keeps them safer.

He said, “…if they use five bags at a time, now they can tailor that back to two bags. We tell them to make sure they don’t use it alone.”

And even a trace amount of fentanyl can prove deadly, says recovering heroin addict Michael Serrano of Hartford.

He is five years sober, and counsels addicts who find themselves in hospital emergency rooms.

“It can even be the residue touching something. Somebody in your family could touch it and it’s very deadly”, Serrano said.

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin is urging people to leave the evidence alone at the scene of an overdose.

“Nobody’s gonna be arrested if we’re responding to an overdose and the evidence is there so we can try to track it, and understand where the stuff is coming from,” Bronin explained.

The fentanyl crisis is not exclusive to Hartford. Leaders from New Haven and New London were also at the fentanyl summit and say they have problems with it in their cities as well.

As the Bruins are gearing up to play in the TD Garden’s first ever Game 7 of a Stanley Cup Final, fans are paying up to see it. 

The phones started ringing at Ace Ticket before Sunday night’s game in St. Louis even ended. As of Monday afternoon, the cheapest ticket was around $1,600 and the most expensive was a group of 5 tickets right behind the Bruins bench. They were priced at over $13,000 a piece.

"People are going crazy and it hasn’t stopped," Ace Ticket Community Outreach Manager April Martin said. "With supply being so limited, this is definitely next level."

Experts said it is the hottest ticket in town since the Red Sox won the World Series in Game 6 at home back in 2013. The Garden has even less seats than Fenway Park, which is driving the prices even higher. 

The prices may have some fans singing the blues, but not Jake Duhaime. He bought Game 7 tickets over a month ago, long before anyone knew it would happen. He paid less than $1000 per ticket.

“There’s no better theater than Game 7,” Duhaime said. “Yes, it’s a mortgage payment, but to be there for the absolute conclusion is absolutely worth it.”

All of the tickets are more expensive since the last time there was a Game 7 at the Garden when the Celtics beat the Lakers back in 1984. Many fans are hoping the home team will win this time too.

"It’s a once in a lifetime experience," Ralph Koretsky, who is still trying to get tickets for him and his son said. "If you get the opportunity, why not?"

New York City's medical examiner has identified the remains of another victim of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, using DNA testing on remains recovered in 2013.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said the man's name was being withheld. He becomes the 1,643rd victim identied of the 2,753 people reported missing.

Some 40 percent of the attack's victims remain unidentified.

The medical examiner's office said this was the first new identification of a victim since July 2018.

Jennifer Dulos, a mom of five from New Canaan, has been missing for 18 days and her estranged husband and his girlfriend are expected to appear in court Tuesday in connection with the missing person case.

Fotis Dulos, 51, the estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, is expected to plead not guilty, his attorney, Norm Pattis, said Monday.

NBC Connecticut spoke exclusively with Pattis, a well-known lawyer, who said he plans to ask for a big reduction in the bond for Fotis Dulos, which was set at $500,000.

Fotis Dulos, 51, and his 44-year-old girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, have been charged with evidence tampering and hindering prosecution in connection to the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos. Troconis is also expected in court on Tuesday. There's no word yet on how Troconis will plead.

Jennifer Dulos, who moved from Farmington to New Canaan after filing for divorce, was last seen while dropping off her children at school in New Canaan on Friday, May 24.

She was reported missing later that night after she missed several appointments and her friends became concerned when they could not reach her.

When police searched Jennifer’s home, they found blood in her garage and suspected she was the victim of a serious assault, according to court documents.

READ THE COURT DOCUMENTS IN THE CASE

As the search continues, police have dedicated a website, FindJenniferDulos.com, and an email address, FindJenniferDulos@newcanaanct.gov, to the investigation.

Police have been searching places in several locations across the state, including in Hartford, Farmington and New Canaan looking for evidence related to her disappearance.

One of the places state police have been focusing their search is at a trash plant in Hartford.

City surveillance cameras captured a man matching the appearance of Fotis Dulos throwing away bags of garbage along Albany Avenue in Hartford the day Jennifer Dulos disappeared.

A source tells NBC Connecticut that troopers are specifically looking for evidence that might have been picked up by a garbage truck and shredded inside the facility days after Jennifer Dulos disappeared.

NBC Connecticut drone footage taken on Friday showed police walking out of the woods and through the backyard of Fotis Dulos’ Farmington home.

After they spent around an hour at the home, NBC Connecticut captured video of a woman resembling Troconis leave the property in a silver BMW with a man who appeared to be her attorney, Andrew Bowman, behind the wheel.

The vehicle matched the one that Troconis was seen leaving in after a court appearance last Monday. NBC News has confirmed that Troconis and her attorney met with investigators last week.

She is out on bond and has been ordered to wear a GPS monitored ankle bracelet.

Pattis' law firm released a statement on Saturday saying in part, “I caution the world at large that things are rarely as they appear early on in a sensationalized investigation like this one. The rush to judgment stops now as does the conviction by innuendo. If necessary, we’ll let a jury decide what happened here."

Pattis is no stranger to high-profile cases in Connecticut. He is also the lawyer representing Infowars Host Alex Jones, who is being sued by families of Sandy Hook victims for his statements that the 2012 massacre was a hoax.

Fotis Dulos and Troconis are due in court in Stamford.

South Windsor police have arrested a man who is accused of causing his brother's death in 2017.

Officers said 29-year-old Daniel Epstein is facing manslaughter charges after police said he caused the death of his brother, 31-year-old Marc Epstein.

The charges stem from a death investigation at a home on Palmer Drive in August of 2017, officers said.

According to police, a visiting nurse reported that she had gone to the home to administer daily medication to two residents. When she arrived, she found suspicious conditions and asked officers to come check on the residents.

Police found the body of one resident, later identified as Marc Epstein, in a bedroom, authorities said. The other resident, Daniel Epstein, was located shortly after at a relative's home on Brian Road.

Daniel Epstein was transported to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation at the time and remained confined to hospitals until his release on Tuesday, police said.

Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Daniel Epstein for causing his brother's death, according to officers.

On Tuesday, investigators went to Connecticut Valley Hospital where they served the warrant and arrested Daniel Epstein.

He is facing a manslaughter charge and was held on a $1,000,000 bond. He is in court on Tuesday.

A Silver Alert has been issued for a Stamford man who is mute and may have trouble communicating.

Police said 76-year-old Harold Axe has been missing since Monday and was last seen wearing black pants, a black shirt and black shoes.

Axe is described as a white man who is 5'2" and 145 pounds with grey hair and brown eyes.

According to state police, Axe is mute and may have difficulty communicating.

Authorities did not provide a photo of Axe.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Stamford Police at (203) 977-4921.

Jennifer Dulos, a mom of five from New Canaan, has now been missing for 18 days and her estranged husband is expected to appear in court Tuesday in connection with the missing person case. 

Fotis Dulos, 51, the estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, has hired Norm Pattis, a well-known lawyer, to handle his case, according to a representative for Pattis.

NBC Connecticut spoke exclusively with Pattis who said Fotis Dulos expects to plead not guilty on Tuesday. Pattis also plans to ask for a big reduction in Fotis Dulos's $500,000 bond.

Fotis Dulos and his 44-year-old girlfriend Michelle Troconis have been charged with evidence tampering and hindering prosecution in connection to the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos. Troconis is also expected in court on Tuesday. There's no word yet on how Troconis will plead.

Jennifer Dulos, who has been living in New Canaan since moving from Farmington after filing for divorce, was last seen while dropping off her children at school on Friday, May 24. She was reported missing later that night after she missed several appointments and her friends became concerned when they could not reach her. 

When police searched Jennifer’s home, they found blood in her garage and suspected she was the victim of a serious assault, according to court documents. 

As the search continues, police have dedicated a website, FindJenniferDulos.com, and an email address, FindJenniferDulos@newcanaanct.gov, to the investigation. 

Police have been searching places in several locations across the state, including in Hartford, Farmington and New Canaan looking for evidence related to her disappearance. 

One of the places state police have been focusing their search is at a trash plant in Hartford. 

City surveillance cameras captured a man matching the appearance of Fotis Dulos throwing away bags of garbage along Albany Avenue in Hartford the day Jennifer Dulos disappeared. 

A source tells NBC Connecticut that troopers are specifically looking for evidence that might have been picked up by a garbage truck and shredded inside the facility days after Jennifer Dulos disappeared. 

NBC Connecticut drone footage taken on Friday showed police walking out of the woods and through the backyard of Fotis Dulos’ Farmington home. 

After they spent around an hour at the home, NBC Connecticut captured video of a woman resembling Troconis leave the property in a silver BMW with a man who appeared to be her attorney, Andrew Bowman, behind the wheel. 

The vehicle matched the one that Troconis was seen leaving in after a court appearance last Monday. NBC News has confirmed that Troconis and her attorney met with investigators last week. 

She is out on bond and has been ordered to wear a GPS monitored ankle bracelet. 

Pattis' law firm released a statement on Saturday saying in part, “I caution the world at large that things are rarely as they appear early on in a sensationalized investigation like this one. The rush to judgment stops now as does the conviction by innuendo. If necessary, we’ll let a jury decide what happened here." 

Pattis is no stranger to high-profile cases in Connecticut. He is also the lawyer representing Infowars Host Alex Jones, who is being sued by families of Sandy Hook victims for his statements that the 2012 massacre was a hoax. 

YouTube was right to allow videos that contain anti-gay slurs to remain on its service, the company's CEO said Monday while apologizing for the hurt they caused, according to NBC News.

The interview at Code Conference was Susan Wojcicki's first public appearance since YouTube imposed a stricter ban on hate speech last week, which includes videos that promote the idea of racial superiority. But she was questioned about why YouTube allowed to leave up videos made in what journalist Carlos Maza says was a conservative YouTuber's campaign of targeted homophobic abuse and harassment.

"I know the decision we made was very hurtful to the LGBTQ community," Wojcicki said. "That was not our intention at all. We're really sorry about that."

But the videos were "not violative of our policy," she added. Harassment is only banned on YouTube when it is "malicious," and Wojcicki said there's a high bar for that on the platform.

Have a burning question you'd like to ask of the Democratic presidential candidates at their first debate this month? This is your chance to get it to them.

NBC News is collecting questions for the first 2020 primary debate, being held June 26 and 27 in Miami. Submit your question below and one of the five debate moderators may ask it live during the debate.

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Here's everything you need to know about the Democratic primary debates, from how to watch to how candidates will qualify.

Four former Stamford police officers who were working in the department's Central Hiring Office have been arrested and are accused of violating multiple department rules and regulations including manipulating extra duty assignments.

Authorities said they arrested and charged former Stamford police officers Mark Ligi, David Sileo and Paul Pavia and former police sergeant Chris Broems.

All four are facing charges including larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny for what officials said was a result of their actions while working in the department's Central Hiring Office.

According to police, the department launched an internal investigation of the Central Hiring Office, which manages hiring off-duty police officers to work extra duty jobs, on March 18 after finding indications of possible irregularities in the office.

Investigators said they found the four officers repeatedly deviated from proper procedures, manipulated extra duty assignments to their advantage and violated numerous Stamford Police Department rules and regulations.

Mayor David Martin said he directed Corporation Counsel to initiate legal action to recover the money that he said was inappropriately taken from the department due to the officers' actions.

Arrest warrants were prepared and presented to the State's Attorney, who determined there was enough evidence to enact the arrest warrants, according to police.

The city said they are currently conducting a detailed audit of extra duty jobs to prevent this type of incident from happening again.

There is increasing concern that rising sea levels due to climate change will have devastating effects on low-lying islands and coastlines, as scientists have found that three islands have disappeared within the past year, NBC News reported. 

Tebunginako, a village in the Pacific island nation Kiribati, has essentially been wiped away by the seas.

“It’s no longer there,” former Kiribati president Anote Tong said. “What we do have is a church sitting in the middle of the sea when the tide comes in.”

This comes after a two other islands, one in Hawaii and another off the coast of Japan, disappeared toward the end of 2018.

In 2013, the United Nations released a report saying sea levels could rise between 1.5 and 3 inches by 2100, leaving some to believe the recent disappearances are harbingers to what is to come.

Click here to read NBC News' full story with before-and-after pictures of the disappearing island.

A 24-year-old Kent woman has died after a crash involving a dump truck on Route 7 in New Milford on Tuesday.

According to police, a sedan and a dump truck collided on Route 7. The dump truck, which was carrying a load of sandy fill, went down an embankment and landed in the Housatonic River.

The driver of the sedan, identified as 24-year-old Christina Walters, was killed. The driver of the dump truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is recovering at Danbury Hospital.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was called to the scene due to leaking fluids.

The crash remains under investigation and no other details were immediately available.

The bodies of an engaged Maryland couple found dead in their Dominican Republic hotel room have been returned to the United States, and their families are planning for second autopsies to be performed.

Nathaniel Holmes, 63, and Cynthia Day, 50, were found dead May 30, five days after another American died after collapsing at a different hotel on the same resort property.

According to the Dominican Republic National Police, an autopsy performed on Day and Holmes determined they died of respiratory failure and pulmonary edema. But the family doesn't believe the results of that examination, a relative of Day has said.

The deaths of the couple followed on the heels of the death of another American tourist, 41-year-old Miranda Schaup-Werner,  a psychotherapist from Allentown, Pennsylvania.

A spokesperson for Schaup-Werner's family said she died May 25 from respiratory failure and pulmonary edema like Holmes and Day. 

Preliminary autopsy reports released by the Dominican Republic's Attorney General said that Schaup-Werner died of "heart attacks in the left ventricular wall, pulmonary edema and respiratory failure."

There is still some gray area, however. While the resort claimed that Schaup-Werner's husband confirmed she had a "history of heart conditions," a family spokesperson said she was healthy at the time of her trip.

On Monday a U.S. Department of State spokesperson confirmed the April 2019 death of another American tourist in the Dominican Republic. The spokesperson said investigations had not yet found any connection between the deaths.