Naugatuck

Remembering the life of a baby girl taken so soon. People in Naugatuck gathered on Saturday for a vigil honoring Camilla Francisquini, who was only 11 months old when she was killed. “To deal with a tragedy like this is hard. It hurts and it’s always going to hurt,” Tiana, Camilla’s aunt said. The pain still hasn’t gone away...

State police have arrested a Naugatuck police officer who was under criminal investigation for his use of a stun gun during an arrest earlier this month. Thirty-six-year-old Nicholas Kehoss, a 13-year veteran of the police force, has been charged with intentional cruelty to persons and assault in the third degree. The incident happened on Oct. 14 during the arrest of…

Firefighters battled a large fire at a vacant mill building in Naugatuck Monday night and demolition crews have begun to knock it down. Officials said the fire started just after 6 p.m. Monday in the area of 200 Water St. and flames were found coming from the roof of the building, which is actually five separate buildings that are connected….

One person was burned and suffered smoke inhalation during a fire on Pond Street in Naugatuck Thursday night, an EMT was injured by falling debris and a cat did not make it out of the house, fire officials said. Firefighters responded around 11:45 p.m. and found fire coming from a second-floor apartment and the front porch, extending up the building….

Naugatuck police are investigating what they say is a severe case of animal abuse after a dog was found in poor condition, with a chain growing into its neck. The dog, a Siberian Husky, was found on Platts Mill Road, near the Waterbury line, on the afternoon of Saturday, May 13. The people who brought the animal to authorities coaxed…

Naugatuck police are calling for the community to wear pink or display pink lights Saturday, on what would have been the first birthday for baby Camilla Francisquini, who was killed last month. Camilla’s father, Christopher Francisquini, 31, is suspected of killing his baby daughter, and he was taken into custody in Waterbury Friday afternoon. Naugatuck police are wearing pink #justiceforcamilla…

Nearly two weeks have passed since baby Camilla Francisquini was found dead in her Naugatuck home, the victim of what police have called a brutal and gruesome death. Her father is suspected of killing the baby girl who would have celebrated her first birthday on Saturday and the police and the FBI are urging anyone with information about where he...

The baby girl who was killed in Naugatuck earlier this month was laid to rest this weekend as the search for the man suspected of killing her continues. Authorities said 11-month-old Camilla Francisquini was laid to rest in a private ceremony surrounded by her family and loved ones on Saturday. “We recognize that a loss such as this has a…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a reward amid the search for a man suspected of killing his 11-month-old daughter in Naugatuck earlier this month. The baby girl, Camilla Francisquini, had been choked, stabbed and dismembered last Friday, Naugatuck police said. Authorities have obtained an arrest warrant that charges 31-year-old Christopher Francisquini with murder with special circumstances and risk…

Police are searching for a man suspected of killing his 11-month-old daughter in Naugatuck on Friday. The baby girl, Camilla Francisquini, had been choked, stabbed and dismembered, Naugatuck police said Monday. Authorities have obtained an arrest warrant that charges 31-year-old Christopher Francisquini with murder with special circumstances and risk of injury to a minor. On Monday morning, Naugatuck police revealed…

Police are continuing to search for a man they are calling a suspect in the death of a 1-year-old child in Naugatuck and new photos released by investigators show he may have been in New Haven. Officers responded to a home at 150 Millville Avenue around 11:30 am Friday and found a 1-year-old girl had been killed. Police identified 31-year-old…

A 1-year-old child has died and Naugatuck police are looking for the man they are calling a suspect. Officers responded to a home at 150 Millville Avenue around 11:30 am Friday and found a 1-year-old girl had been killed. Police identified 31-year-old Christopher Francisquini as a possible suspect. Naugatuck Police Chief C. Colin McAllister said Francisquini lived in the home…