Investigations

An independent investigation by the City of Hartford found there is no evidence the superintendent of schools asked an employee for a favor, even though the now-former employee said it’s what caused her to be fired. The former employee, Janet Serrano, worked in human resources. Serrano spoke at the school board meeting in February about an alleged ...

Nearly 90,000 students across our state are in special education and for some parents, getting their children into those programs can be daunting. For a Newington mother, it’s been a frustrating process with no clear resolution. For Lai Ping Wong Coppinger, making sure her son succeeded in school was her top priority. “He was already doing third gr...

Slightly more people are leaving Connecticut than moving in, according to data just released by U-Haul. Every year, U-Haul tracks one-way trips both into and out of all 50 states. In 2024, Connecticut was pretty far down on the list for growth – at 41. And we actually moved up one spot from the previous year. According to U-Haul, people…...

Right now, a jury is deciding if two former New Milford police detectives violated Ricky Birch’s rights to a fair trial. Birch, now 58, was wrongfully convicted of murder in his teens, spending most of his adult life behind bars. If found liable, Birch’s lawyers are asking for more than $50 million in damages. That amounts to $5,000 a day…...

Selina Gomez, 24, turned herself in to Hartford police after learning she would be charged in a serious crash involving a firetruck on Jan. 2. NBC Connecticut Investigates obtained exclusive video of that crash. None of the four firefighters on board were hurt. Police determined Gomez drove her car approximately 44 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone, ...

A former police officer being sued by a man wrongfully convicted in his teens testified in the civil trial Wednesday. A lawyer for former New Milford detective Steven Jordan said he, the late detective David Shortt and the New Milford Police Department handled their responsibilities appropriately during the murder investigation that led to Ricky Bi...

A man who spent 30 years behind bars for a wrongful murder conviction is suing the town of New Milford and two of its former officers for violating his rights. The civil trial began Monday in New Haven federal court. Ricky Birch, 57, is accusing now-retired New Milford police officer Steven Jordan of suppressing evidence during the investigation le...

Reforms to prevent a growing type of electronic financial fraud profiled by NBC Connecticut Investigates has received an audience at the state legislature. Elected leaders on both sides of the aisle have been trying to tackle this growing problem. In February, NBC Connecticut Investigates profiled a pair of cases where people became victims of a ne...

Questions are being raised about pointed comments made by someone who identifies herself as a former Hartford Public Schools employee. During public comment at a school board meeting Feb. 18, she alleged the superintendent of schools asked her for a favor and months later, that employee said she was fired, in part for keeping the favor secret. Jane...

Ashley Phan said she experienced trafficking firsthand. “I’m suffering the consequences of familial child labor trafficking,” Phan said. Erin Langston did, too. “One of my friends, she asked me how many guys I had sex with. And I honestly looked at her and I said, I have no clue,” Langston said. Both of these women were forced and coerced......

A man has been arrested on murder charges in connection to the December death of an inmate at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield. State police said 31-year-old Kyle McKinnon is facing charges after allegedly killing his cellmate, 26-year-old Kenneth Montaner-Buscampbell. McKinnon was arrested on Friday. Staff members said they f...

After months of hearings, Ledyard planning and zoning commissioners have denied permission for an excavation operation in the Gales Ferry section of town. The planning and zoning commission voted Thursday against a request for a special use permit and site plan approval by Gales Ferry Intermodal to blast, crush, and remove rock from a piece of...