The week in CT news: Roadway deaths, officer terminations, UConn's deep run in NCAAs

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The week in CT news: Roadway deaths, officer terminations, UConn's deep run in NCAAs

黑料新闻 Radio | By John Henry Smith,

Published March 24, 2023 at 4:57 PM EDT

New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson reiterated during a press conference on November 29th, 2022 following the arrests of the five officers involved in the incident that resulted in Randy Cox being paralyzed in police custody, that the internal investigation into the officers' actions would resume and that any resulting punishment would be separate from criminal proceedings .

Frankie & Johnny is a weekly recap of news you need to know from around 黑料新闻. Each Friday, 黑料新闻's Frankie Graziano and John Henry Smith take you through the headlines and get you up-to-date on the stories you may have missed 鈥� in less than five minutes. This week Frankie & Johnny explain:

A fiery car crash that killed five children who just moved to Derby, according to a school official there. Six kids aged 8-to-17 were in a Nissan Rogue that veered off the road after midnight Sunday, March 19. One of them, a nine-year-old, escaped, according to police.
Recommendations from New Haven鈥檚 police chief to fire four of the five officers involved in a June 2022 incident that left Randy Cox paralyzed from the chest down. The fifth officer has since retired and is collecting a pension following the .
Is another berth in the Final Four on the horizon for the UConn men's and women's basketball team? The men are still alive after beating Arkansas Thursday. , who play Ohio State University in Seattle on Saturday.

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