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Meriden Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2005 59,249 186 1 14 93 78 2,298 504 1,617 177 13
 

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Man gets prison sentence for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:53:50 -0700
A Mexican citizen most recently living in Meriden was sentenced in Bridgeport federal court Friday to 18 months in prison, followed by a year of supervised release, for falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen.

Funeral Director Who Plundered Estates Is Found Guilty
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:06:44 -0700
Riley and bookkeeper face two years in prison HARTFORD — A funeral home director accused of stealing the assets of dead people as he removed their bodies from their homes was convicted Thursday of a host of larceny charges and faces two years in prison.

Camps, clinics and tryouts
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:56:36 -0700
Baseball ‰Batter’s Box is holding a one-week summer baseball development camp for boys and girls ages 6-12 from Aug. 9-13 at the Center Street fields in Woodbridge. All phases of the game will be taught. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 203-248-2398 or visit battersboxonline.net.

Friends support Carrion
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:38:44 -0700
NEW YORK - It took 15 years for police to track down a Bronx woman wanted in connection with an attempted murder in 1995. Now police will need to wait another month before they may have a chance to bring her back to Connecticut.

Carrion won't waive extradition from NY
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:53:44 -0700
BRONX, NY -- Patty Carrion, a Meriden-native who is wanted in connection with a 1995 shooting on Hobart Street, refused to waive the formal extradition process during a hearing Thursday in front of a New York judge.

Murphy hosts education summit
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:54:20 -0700
MERIDEN — More than 300 educators and parents gathered Thursday at New Life Church to discuss reforms that many say are needed to improve the school learning climate in the state.

Solving problems in school without police
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:25:32 -0700
Russlynn H. Ali, assistant secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education delivers the keynote address during "Promoting Dignity in Schools: Priorities for NCLB Reauthorization," a conference hosted by Congressman Chris Murphy at New Life Church in Meriden August 25, 2010.

Fugitive since 1995 now in custody
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:23:54 -0700
MERIDEN - Over the past 15 years it has seemed that Patty Carrion was always just one step ahead of police, eluding officers as they tried to arrest her on charges including attempted murder. That ended when police in New York City took one of "America's Most Wanted" into custody.

Police Nab "America's Most Wanted" Woman In The Bronx
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:41:45 -0700
Patty Carrion On Saturday afternoon, police responded to a call of an assault in progress, and found a woman attacking a 30-year-old man with a blunt object near the corner of Sheridan Ave. and E.169th St. The woman identified herself as Yesima Hernandez, but turned out to be Patty Carrion , one of America's Most Wanted fugitives, who has been on the lam for the past 15 years for attempted ...

"Most Wanted" city woman nabbed in Bronx after 15 years.
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:23:44 -0700
BRONX, N.Y. -- Patty Carrion, 40, whose picture glared at front desk visitors in the Meriden police station for years, was arrested for assault over the weekend, according to the New York Daily News.

'Most Wanted' woman is nabbed in attack on man
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:00:00 -0700
Police responded to a call of an assault in progress Saturday afternoon and found the woman attacking a 30-year-old man with a blunt object near the corner of Sheridan Ave. and E.169th St., police said.

Crime and Punishment: Put The Drugs In Your Sneakers Obviously!
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:23:22 -0700
The Gremlin Did It It happens all the time. After playing basketball, you put on someone else’s shoes but don’t realize it until you’re stopped by police and found with a bunch of weed stashed in them.

Crime and Punishment: Woman Forgets to Take Her Cocaine Out Of Her Bank Deposit. Bummer!
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:23:21 -0700
Couldn't the bank teller have laughed it off?

Dog's execution prompts review of state animal cruelty sanctions
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:13:18 -0700
Buddy, a German shepherd who was killed in Middlefield recently. Photo: Greenwich Time / Greenwich Time Contributed Still searching for answers as to how and why a German shepherd was put to death less than 48 hours after he was adopted, a group of state lawmakers are expected to discuss tougher sanctions for animal cruelty when the General Assembly returns to session Friday.

Bronx Dad Speaks Out After Son Is Fatally Shot
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:48:35 -0700
The father of a Connecticut teenager -- gunned down this weekend in a drive-by shooting in the Bronx -- spoke out to reporters for the first time Monday.

Teen Killed In The Bronx, Police Say Victim Of Gang Initiation
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:20:27 -0700
A Connecticut teen killedby gunfire yesterday in the Bronx was a victim of a random gang initiation, police say. The victim, Tayshawn Bromfield, 16, was standing in front of his father's house, who he was visiting, when he was struck in the chest by bullets ejected from a passing sedan.

Bx. gang kills teen
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:47:52 -0700
A Connecticut teenager visiting his dad in The Bronx to go shopping for school was gunned down yesterday in a random drive-by shooting being eyed as a gruesome gang initiation, a police source said. The victim, Tashawn Bromfield, 16, had been working out all summer to get in shape for...

State animal control office probes slaying of German shepherd
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:48:04 -0700
"Buddy is a gentle boy. He likes to speak and chase balls. He's fully vetted and ready to go. He has an adorable quizzical face and he loves to be nuzzled. He walks into a room and flops to the floor contentedly. He's an easy fellow, everybody loves him."

Humane Society chief: Connecticut animal cruelty laws lax
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:59:18 -0700
The new head of the Connecticut Humane Society is pushing the state to mete out stiffer penalties for animal cruelty, the latest fallout from the now-confirmed shooting of a German shepherd less than 48 hours after a Rowayton-based rescue group placed him for adoption.

Suspect charged in slaying of Norwich woman
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:27:39 -0700
State police Wednesday charged a New London man with murder for the second time in three months — this time for the 1998 death of a Norwich woman.

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2008

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Ansonia 51 44 7
Avon 41 34 7
Berlin 49 37 12
Bethel 48 36 12
Bloomfield 60 48 12
Branford 62 49 13
Bridgeport 525 423 102
Bristol 149 125 24
Brookfield 41 31 10
Canton 19 14 5
Cheshire 60 49 11
Clinton 33 25 8
Coventry 19 14 5
Cromwell 34 25 9
Danbury 157 151 6
Darien 56 50 6
Derby 30 28 2
East Hampton 17 15 2
East Hartford 166 132 34
East Haven 55 52 3
East Windsor 30 23 7
Easton 18 15 3
Enfield 115 90 25
Fairfield 112 106 6
Farmington 57 41 16
Glastonbury 70 54 16
Granby 19 14 5
Greenwich 179 151 28
Groton 40 31 9
Groton Long Point 9 8 1
Groton Town 72 68 4
Guilford 43 36 7
Hamden 130 105 25
Hartford 521 422 99
Madison 28 19 9
Manchester 157 116 41
Meriden 130 117 13
Middlebury 17 11 6
Middletown 111 98 13
Milford 129 111 18
Monroe 50 39 11
Naugatuck 66 54 12
New Britain 153 143 10
New Canaan 51 45 6
New Haven 488 388 100
New London 106 90 16
New Milford 64 49 15
Newington 65 52 13
Newtown 52 47 5
North Branford 24 23 1
North Haven 57 48 9
Norwalk 184 167 17
Norwich 103 85 18
Old Saybrook 28 20 8
Orange 47 36 11
Plainfield 21 17 4
Plainville 42 35 7
Plymouth 22 22 0
Portland 11 10 1
Putnam 16 13 3
Redding 21 15 6
Ridgefield 47 42 5
Rocky Hill 44 34 10
Seymour 43 41 2
Shelton 66 57 9
Simsbury 45 35 10
South Windsor 52 39 13
Southington 85 66 19
Stamford 349 285 64
Stonington 46 34 12
Stratford 114 109 5
Suffield 25 20 5
Thomaston 15 12 3
Torrington 98 83 15
Trumbull 84 73 11
Vernon 63 50 13
Wallingford 91 68 23
Waterbury 348 278 70
Waterford 50 43 7
Watertown 49 38 11
West Hartford 138 119 19
West Haven 136 123 13
Weston 16 15 1
Westport 88 66 22
Wethersfield 58 47 11
Willimantic 45 40 5
Wilton 48 44 4
Winchester 26 21 5
Windsor 63 51 12
Windsor Locks 30 24 6
Wolcott 33 24 9
Woodbridge 33 25 8
   
 

Active Amber Alerts

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Missing Persons for
Meriden, CT


Endangered Runaway: DORYAN GONZALEZ (CT)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:12:12 EDT


Endangered Runaway: MARIANA MENDOZA (CT)
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:59:13 EDT


NonFamily Abduction: JOVONNA CRAWFORD (CT)
Fri, 07 May 2010 10:41:23 EDT


Family Abduction: TRISTAN TRABULSY (CT)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:11:46 EST


Family Abduction: AFIF TRABULSY (CT)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:11:46 EST


Endangered Runaway: ANGELICA CRUZ (CT)
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:32:40 EST


Endangered Runaway: ZACHARY EVELAND (CT)
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:42:57 EST


NonFamily Abduction: BIANCA LEBRON (CT)
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:41:18 EDT


Endangered Missing: DEBRA SPICKLER (CT)
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:52:00 EDT


Endangered Missing: ANDREA REYES (CT)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:33:32 EDT


Endangered Missing: ROSA CAMACHO (CT)
Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:10:27 EDT


Endangered Missing: MARIA ANJIRAS (CT)
Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:38:33 EST


Family Abduction: SHIMA TARAT (CT)
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:00:49 EST


Family Abduction: IBTSAM TARAT (CT)
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:00:49 EST


Family Abduction: HANAN TARAT (CT)
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:00:49 EST


Endangered Missing: APRIL PENNINGTON (CT)
Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:17:23 EST


Endangered Missing: LISA WHITE (CT)
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 03:23:00 EST


NonFamily Abduction: JANICE POCKETT (CT)
Tue, 22 Apr 2003 03:58:10 EDT


Endangered Missing: DOREEN VINCENT (CT)
Tue, 22 Apr 2003 03:56:53 EDT

     
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