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A federal lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation has been filed against the Philadelphia police captain who was Mayor Arunan Arulampalam’s choice to be the next chief of the Hartford Police Department. The lawsuit was filed against Captain Tyrell McCoy and the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday. The...

Philadelphia Police Captain Tyrell McCoy withdrew his name from consideration in the Hartford police chief search earlier this month. NBC CT Investigates has learned new information about pending allegations against McCoy within the Philadelphia PD.

There are some differences in the asylum denial rate by judges in federal immigration cases.

Non-U.S. citizens sometimes seek citizenship to avoid persecution in their native countries. It’s called seeking asylum. Research shows wide differences in the asylum denial rate by judges in federal immigration cases. The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University found courts with the highest range in asylum denial were New York and San Francisco, meaning it’s harder to...

Ever hear of “pig butchering?” Probably not. It has been characterized as an international financial fraud scheme that has drained millions of dollars from people’s hard-earned savings, including some from Connecticut.

Ever hear of “pig butchering?” Probably not. It has been characterized as an international financial fraud scheme that has drained millions of dollars from people’s hard-earned savings, including some from Connecticut. It likely won’t go away anytime soon since most of the bad actors are oceans away.  The phrase “pig butchering” comes from the Chinese word “Shazhupan,” which loosely translated...

The reports findings show “…most officers leave OSPD because of the unpleasant work environment — some officers even took pay cuts to leave OSPD for other law enforcement agencies.”

State leaders are reviewing lessons learned after a disruptive outage impacted 911 service. Back on Oct. 22, a large phone network in Connecticut failed. A statewide alert went out to use non-emergency numbers, or text to 911. That spurred people to test the system, causing a near 600% spike in text to 911 volume, impairing the 911 centers. The state…

If a 911 network is being impacted by technical issues, what’s the best way to notify the public? State leaders are reviewing lessons learned after a very disruptive outage last October.

While residential electric bills went up 20, 30, even 40 percent in the last several months, some small business owners have seen their bills jump 50 percent or more.

While residential electric bills went up 20, 30, even 40 percent in the last several months, some small business owners have seen their bills jump 50 percent or more. Leed Himmel Industries in Hamden makes a variety of aluminum products in an operation that requires a lot of power. “We’ll use about a million and a half kilowatt hours this…

In Connecticut, 11.5% of high school students reported vaping in the last 30 days, according to a survey by the Connecticut Department of Public Health, up from 10.6% in 2021.

The public has still not had its say involving a major excavation project in Ledyard. The company applying for approval on an existing industrial site in the Gales Ferry section of town continued a detailed presentation to the planning and zoning board for a third straight meeting. The attorney for the company said it believes town ordinances do allow for…

Some groundbreaking improvements are coming to Connecticut’s 911 system.

Some groundbreaking improvements are coming to Connecticut’s 911 system. The ability to text to 911 has been around for several years now, and hopefully soon, that will include texting photos and videos to 911. There are some local 911 centers in Connecticut where you can text photos and videos to 911, but not many. This potential upgrade would make that…

Nearly a decade after NBC Connecticut broke the story, the issue has spread far beyond the state border.

Nearly a decade after NBC Connecticut broke the story of crumbling concrete foundations in northeastern and north central Connecticut, the issue has spread far beyond the state border. NBC Connecticut previously reported failing foundations were found in some Massachusetts border towns. Michelle Loglisci said the concrete used to build her home in Monson, Massachusetts came from the quarry in Willington…

Our NBC Investigates team notes it as the 9th person from Connecticut charged in connection with the 2023 unrest.

Connecticut is on a near-record pace of pedestrian traffic deaths, according to the state’s transportation institute.

If you’ve ever been hit by a vehicle, you’ll never forget it — if you survive. Loida Toledo’s daughter Michelle Trausch did not. She died from her injuries after being struck in a hit-and-run in Waterbury this summer. Police found the driver, who is now facing charges including manslaughter and reckless driving. He’s awaiting arraignment. Toledo said, “We need to go to...