Randy Cox

Four former New Haven police officers charged in connection with an incident that left a man paralyzed will likely head to trial. On Thursday, a judge denied requests for accelerated rehabilitation – a program which could have dismissed their charges.

A panel of state arbitrators investigating the paralysis of Richard “Randy” Cox is recommending that the New Haven police officer driving the van at the time of the incident be reinstated. In their decision, the panel said the police union “did not have just cause” when it terminated Officer Diaz. In a recollection of events that happened that day, the…

The New Haven Board of Police Commissioners has voted to fire two more police officers involved in the Richard “Randy” Cox case.

The New Haven Board of Police Commissioners has voted to fire two more police officers involved in the Richard “Randy” Cox case. Cox was left paralyzed after the police van he was in stopped short, and he was thrown forward into the van’s wall. Officers Betsy Segui and Oscar Diaz were fired during Wednesday’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting....