Meriden police hold first ceremony for abandoned infant since using DNA to find mother
Meriden police hold first ceremony for abandoned infant since using DNA to find mother
The grave of David Paul, a baby that was found frozen to death in a South Meriden parking lot on Jan. 2, 1988. (Lauren Sellew | Record-Journal staff) Advertisement
Members of the Meriden Police Department Honor Guard at the remembrance ceremony for David Paul on Jan. 5, 2021 (Lauren Sellew | Record-Journal staff)
January 05, 2021 04:13PM By Lauren Sellew, Record-Journal staff
MERIDEN â Police and city officials Tuesday remembered David Paul, an infant found frozen to death after being abandoned in a South Meriden parking lot 33 years ago. The annual ceremony was the first since police were able to identify and speak with the mother of the infant last year thanks to advanced DNA technology.
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A Connecticut man was arrested following a chase with police after an attempted traffic stop with guns, drugs, and ammunition.
The incident began around 2:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30, in New Haven County, when a Meriden Police patrol officer observed an erratic driver, the department said.
The driver, identified as Julian Dudley, 27, of Meriden, after observing the police cruiser, began driving even faster in an attempt to elude the officer’s cruiser, the department said.
Dudley accelerated on South Colony Road and the officer attempted to catch up to the vehicle; however, he lost sight of the car on Old Colony Road.
Legitimacy of guns called into question as an investigation into deadly police shooting in Hartford continues
The shooting happened on December 26 in the area of Gilman Street. The suspect was identified as Shamar Ogman. Author: Matt Caron Updated: 10:09 PM EST December 30, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. While calling for transparency, no agencies involved in Saturday’s deadly police-involved shooting in Hartford will clarify a key question. Were the guns real?
On Wednesday, we learned the suspect who was killed, Shamar Ogman, lived on Gilman Street where the incident occurred. He has a lengthy criminal history. Most recently he was arrested by the Meriden Police Department on December 15th on charges ranging from criminal possession of a firearm to carrying a pistol without a permit.
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Drone flights over 133 military facilities will be restricted for security reasons, marking the first time such flight restrictions have been applied only to drones rather than aircraft in general, the U.S. aviation safety authority said Friday. The restrictions are in response to requests from the Defense Department and other security and intelligence agencies, the Federal Aviation Administration said in. director Sep 9, 2016
Flying burritos will soon be a reality over Virginia Tech. Chipotle is taking part in a test this month that will let some of the university’s students and staff have their favorite tortilla-wrapped meal delivered by drone. Virginia Tech is conducting the test with Project Wing, a unit of Google owner Alphabet Inc., which makes self-flying devices that deliver food,.
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Updated on December 23, 2020 at 9:05 am
Meriden Police Department is asking for the public s help to identify suspects after an armed robbery at a shell station Tuesday morning.
Crews were alerted of a robbery at Shell gas station, located on 934 Broad Street.
According to investigators, multiple suspects entered the store just after 6 a.m. One of the suspects was armed with a handgun.
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