Officer Fired After Shooting Man In Mental Health Crisis – When Others Tried To De-Escalate

Kurdish women in traditional dress hold lit torches during Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on a hill overlooking the city of Akra in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Hartford, Conn (from) – A white Connecticut police officer who fatally shot a Black man 30 seconds after arriving at the scene, where three fellow officers had spent a few minutes trying to de-escalate the situation, was fired Friday. Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam said in a statement that he terminated Officer Joseph Magnano effective immediately … Read more

Glastonbury police have charged a fitness influencer after a viral video showed him kicking, throwing a dog

Glastonbury police have charged a fitness influencer after a viral video showed him kicking, throwing a dog

A fitness influencer accused of abusing one of his dogs at his home in Glastonbury has been arrested after a video emerged on social media. Michael Gerchy, 47, Lancaster, Virginia turned himself in at the Glastonbury Police Department on Friday where police held two active warrants for his arrest, including one charging him with cruelty … Read more