East Haven, CT

Ryan Carafeno, 31, was arrested in New Haven with multiple outstanding warrants and is accused of retail theft from businesses in East Haven and other towns.

A man was found dead inside his East Haven home on Thursday due to what firefighters believe was carbon monoxide poisoning.  Joe Hilbert, Assistant Chief of Operations with the New Haven Fire Department, said carbon monoxide poisoning can happen in a matter of seconds. He said they see an increase especially during the winter season when windows and doors are closed to keep in warm air, but leave no place for fumes to escape.  Hilbert recommends people routinely

While the cause is under investigation, firefighters noted a water heater that may have been improperly installed and a CO detector missing a battery.

East Haven fire officials are urging residents to make sure their carbon monoxide alarms are installed and functional after a man was found dead in his home Thursday. Firefighters were called to a home on Salvatore Drive on the report of an unconscious person. When they got to the scene, crews were met by family members of the man who was believed to be dead inside the home. As firefighters initially entered the home, their carbon monoxide detectors, equipped in their medical e

Police are searching for a gunman accused of shooting a Yale University employee during an attempted carjacking Tuesday in New Haven, as the university increases security and city officials work to reassure residents about public safety. The victim, who’s a worker at Yale Divinity School and lives in East Haven, remains hospitalized in stable condition after the shooting near the intersection of Canner Street and Saint Ronan Street in New Haven, not far from Yale’s campu

A car crashed into a fire hydrant in East Haven on Friday night and caused a sinkhole, according to fire officials. Emergency crews said a vehicle hit a hydrant at the corner of Taylor Avenue and Bishop Street around 10 p.m. After the crash, fire officials said the hydrant did not break away as designed and damaged the water main below. That created a large sinkhole that swallowed up the car and flooded the basement to a nearby home, fire officials added. Water service to a