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CT DOC releases video 8 years after inmate death
A newly released video shows the moments leading up to the death of an inmate in Newtown in 2018. Correction officers said J’Allen Jones started fighting them as they were moving him to the medical unit inside Garner Correctional. A redacted version of the surveillance video was just released. In the video, you can see Jones in handcuffs walking with officers. He ends up in a cell. Officers performed CPR. Jones later...
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Wrongful death lawsuit possible in death of Jacqueline ‘Mimi' Torres-Garcia
NBC Connecticut Investigates is following new developments in the death of Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia. The 11-year-old’s body was found last month behind an abandoned home in New Britain. Investigators say she had been dead for more than a year. Her mother, aunt and mother’s boyfriend are charged in connection with her death. Now, NBC Connecticut Investigates has learned there may...
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Changes will greet Thanksgiving travelers at Bradley International Airport
It has been a time of change at Bradley International Airport — many of them positive for travelers. The latest details emerged at the Connecticut Airport Authority board of directors meeting. NBC CT Investigates was the only news team in attendance. For starters, the Connecticut Airport Authority executive director gave a more detailed breakdown of the end of service from...
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Conn. police chief discusses murder of 11-year-old Mimi Torres-Garcia
Unanswered questions remain in the case of an 11-year-old whose body was found in a tote behind a New Britain building last month. Recently released police videos from before and after the discovery have the public even more curious about what happened. The chief medical examiner concluded Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia was starved her to death. Police say her mother and...
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Family fought over custody of girl found dead in Connecticut, court records show
NBC Connecticut Investigates learned new details about the death of a New Britain girl that has raised a lot of questions. Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia’s remains were discovered last week at an abandoned property on Clark Street. Police believe she was killed sometime last fall. Family court records reveal more about where she was living and with whom. For most of her...
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Questions of homeschooling oversight raised after girl's remains found in Conn.
NBC Connecticut Investigates learned Tuesday that Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia was withdrawn from the New Britain School District last fall. The remains of Torres-Garcia, 12, were found in a bin in New Britain last week. Her mother, and the mother’s boyfriend are facing multiple charges, including murder. Torres-Garcia’s aunt is charged with unlawful restraint in the first degree, risk of injury...
