COPS & COURTS
ARIELA LOPEZ
Yale Police officer charged with child pornography possession

Otilio Green, now on leave from the Yale Police Department, faces state and federal charges for child sexual abuse material linked to his Verizon Wireless account.

April 8, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Individual arrested in Bass for carrying two fake weapons

Yale Police Department Lieutenant Jay Jones said that the arrested individual was “probably not” a Yale affiliate, though the police chief said their identity is yet undetermined.

April 4, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ
Arrested Berkeley trespasser charged with burglary, possessing burglary tools

A judge ordered the arrested suspect to stay off all Yale properties at their arraignment on Thursday.

April 3, 2025

REETI MALHOTRA
“At their wits’ ends”: City officials push for harsher state penalties for reckless drivers and street takeovers

In an April 1 press conference, city officials advocated for state lawmakers to pass three bills that would institute stronger penalties for reckless driving and street takeovers.

April 1, 2025

MAIA NEHME
Man arrested for threatening comment made outside Westville Synagogue

The New Haven Police arrested an individual for making an antisemitic threat at an individual just outside a synagogue building.

March 31, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ
No cover-up in alder hit-and-run case, chief concludes

Two years after a car crash involving Morris Cove Alder Sal DeCola prompted civilian complaints and a lawsuit, the police department exonerated responding cops of misconduct accusations.

March 27, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ & MAIA NEHME
New Haven detective solves nearly three decade-old child abduction case

Aided by a national DNA testing company, city police found Andrea Reyes, a New Havener who went missing in 1999 at 23 months old.

March 6, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ
Yale Police yet to coordinate with city’s civilian review board

The New Haven Civilian Review Board has a mandate to monitor complaints against all police departments operating in the city. However, members say Yale Police does not respond to the board.

February 26, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ & ZACHARY SURI
Wilbur Cross placed in lockdown as cops investigated weapon threat

Police took two students into custody after determining the weapon was a BB gun.

February 26, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ
Civilian Review Board reelects chair, plots path forward for productive police oversight

New Haven’s Civilian Review Board is considering plans for a weekend bonding retreat suggested by the city’s corporation counsel.

February 25, 2025

MAIA NEHME
Advocates push for strip search elimination, body scanners in prisons

Since 2023, criminal justice advocates have urged the state legislature to fund body scanning machines in state prisons, cutting down on the need for strip searches.

February 20, 2025