Criminal

Officer Brian Lawlor was fired in 2005 following an incident of excessive force. He was also charged with 3rd degree assault, convicted and sentenced to one year suspended sentence (probation). The video from his police cruiser that caught the incident… Read More

So, no one is above the law? Apparently the Mayor of Hartford, a City Employee, and a contractor that works with the city have all been arrested on charges of bribery, among other things. While all three are innocent until… Read More

The process of monitoring convicted criminals released on parole in Connecticut has serious limitations and flaws. The monitoring by Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) tracking costs Connecticut taxpayers nearly a million dollars a year for the technology systems and monitoring of… Read More

In an effort to avoid criminal courts and a potential criminal record early in life, a new program aims to put juveniles before a review board. The current program, being used in Winsted, Torrington and Waterbury brings youthful offenders for… Read More

The competition to sell your personal information such as public records of your criminal history continues to heat up. As I noted before, Ct is one of the few states that currently has a free state sponsored criminal record search…. Read More

Governor Rell just signed a law closing a loophole in Connecticut’s Sex Offender Laws. The new law makes it more difficult for a registered sex offender in Connecticut to change his or her name. A person must now declare the… Read More

Governor Jodi Rell signed a new hate crimes law that makes it a criminal charge in Connecticut to display a noose as a means of harassing or threatening someone. The new law will go into effect on October 1, 2008… Read More

A new private company in Connecticut is providing high tech background searches, fingerprinting and biometric information analysis to government agencies and private companies. More private employers will continue to do extensive research into potential hires as these technologies become cheaper… Read More

Governor Rell may veto the crime bill, thought to be a signature achievement of the administration, for budgetary reasons. The proposed would toughen criminal sentences for some violent crimes in the wake of some recent high profile home invasions and… Read More

All criminal and traffic convictions in Connecticut are now posted online for free and easy access. Criminal records have always been public records, but in the past it’s been something of a bureaucratic challenge for most people to dig them… Read More