CT Mom Charged With Killing Her Baby Boy In Drunken Enfield I-91 Crash: Police
Just days before his first birthday, 11-month-old Isiah Ortiz was killed in an overnight crash on I-91 in Enfield. Now, his mother is facing serious charges, including manslaughter, authorities said.
Fransheska Stuart, 30, of Meriden, was arrested on Tuesday, July 15. Nearly 18 months after she crashed her 2006 Honda Accord just before 2 a.m. on Dec. 10, 2023, near Exit 45 southbound when she lost control, hit a guardrail, and the car flipped onto its side, Connecticut State Police said.
When emergency crews arrived, the metal of the car was compressing Stuart’s c…
$3K Vape, Cash Theft In York Linked To Recovery Advocate With Criminal Record, Active GoFundMe
A Windber woman with an active GoFundMe campaign for addiction recovery is facing new criminal charges for allegedly stealing thousands in cash and vape products from a York County smoke shop, authorities said.
Breanne Terese Danel, 39, was charged with felony retail theft and misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking after police say she stole $2,100 in vape products and $1,000 in cash from A2K Smoke Shop on East Market Street in Springettsbury Township. The theft occurred in September 2024, but charges were filed following her arrest on Sunday, July 7, 2025. A preliminary hearing is scheduled f…
Fiancée Paralyzed, Children Aboard As Mastic Beach Man Crashes Boat Drunk: DA
A Mastic Beach man allegedly piloted a speeding boat drunk with two children and his fiancée aboard, slamming into a jetty and leaving her paralyzed, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Thursday, July 17.
Edward Hillkewicz, 28, is accused of operating a 33-foot vessel in the Shinnecock Canal while intoxicated on Saturday, May 25 at approximately 8:40 p.m., after drinking earlier in Greenport.
While allegedly traveling at a high speed, Hillkewicz crashed into a jetty in front of Meschutt Park in Hampton Bays, launching the boat into the Shinnecock Canal wall, ric…
