Karl Jacobson

Two West Haven police officers were shot on Wednesday morning while executing a state search warrant at an apartment on Grand Avenue in New Haven. The officers' injuries are not life-threatening, according to police.

Two New Haven police officers are on paid administrative leave for shooting and killing a man on Sept. 19. Police Chief Karl Jacobson and Mayor Justin Elicker said the shooting was justified.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined members of the New Haven Police Department and traffic safety advocates to discuss drunk driving prevention efforts.

New Haven could become the first city in Connecticut to install red light and speed cameras, following a state law passed in 2023 that allows municipalities to do so.

The city of New Haven has filed a lawsuit against an entertainment company, Eastcoastin Companies, for holding an motorcycle rally without the proper city permits. It cost $80,000 to run public safety for the event, which the city hopes to recover.

Officials in New Haven, Connecticut, announced prisoner transport and detention reforms Thursday in response to a police van driver braking suddenly while transporting a man in the back of the van, sending him flying headfirst into a metal wall of the vehicle and paralyzing him.

Karl Jacobson was sworn in after getting unanimous approval from the city’s Board of Alders.