East Haven

The boyfriend of an East Haven woman who was found buried in a shallow grave in July appeared in court virtually Monday after he was charged with murder and bond was set at $2 million. Authorities arrested 27-year-old Jonathan Jara-Aucapina and charged him with murder in connection to the death of Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca. Officers said Jara-Aucapina was Aleman-Popoca’s live-in boyfriend…

The boyfriend of an East Haven woman who was found buried in a shallow grave in July has been charged with her murder, according to police. Authorities said 27-year-old Jonathan Jara-Aucapina has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca’s death. Officers said Jara-Aucapina was Aleman-Popoca’s live-in boyfriend and is the father of her 8-year-old daughter....

East Haven Mayor Joseph Carfora announced on Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Facebook, Carfora said he found out he tested positive for the virus late Thursday. He said that he initially felt mild allergy-like symptoms, which prompted him to get tested. Since then, the symptoms progressed to flu-like symptoms, Carfora said. The East Shore…

Police have identified a woman who died after a pedestrian accident in East Haven on Sunday morning. Officers were called to Frontage Road in front of Carmax after getting a report of a body in the roadway. When police arrived, they said they found a woman, later identified as 38-year-old Amber Neal, of Clinton, suffering from serious injuries in the…

Police said they will not make any arrests after video of a woman’s racist rant at a supermarket in East Haven made rounds on the internet and prompted an investigation.

A man was arrested in East Haven after a dispute prompted violence in a condominium parking lot in East Haven, police said.

Video of a woman’s racist rant at a supermarket in East Haven is continuing to make rounds on the internet.

A Hamden Public Schools employee has resigned after she allegedly was caught on camera using racial slurs at a supermarket in East Haven on Friday.

A 14-year-old was taken to the hospital after he stole a family member’s car, led police on a chase and crashed into two utility poles on Main Street near Kimberly Avenue in East Haven early Wednesday morning, according to police.