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Conn. Cops Called to Home Dispute Find 4-Foot Gator

Rob Quinn — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:50:00 CST

Police called to a domestic dispute in New Haven ended up taking a woman into custody—along with the family alligator. The 4-foot pet found in the apartment was dealt with by officers from the state department of environmental protection, who plan to send it to a wildlife sanctuary in...

East Coast Rape Suspect to Cops: What Took So Long?

Nick McMaster — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:08:42 CST

When cops arrested Aaron Thomas and charged him with being the infamous East Coast Rapist, the 39-year-old unemployed truck driver apparently had one question: "What took you so long to get me?" A prosecutor says Thomas has admitted his “involvement in numerous, alleged rapes,” while in custody. He was in...

Yale Students Slam Violent Police Raid on Their Party

Rob Quinn — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:55:06 CDT

Yale students are complaining about a "terror attack" police raid on a private party where five students were arrested. Police and a SWAT team brandishing semi-automatic weapons burst into a party at a nightclub and swore at, shoved, and punched students—and Tasered one Yalie multiple times, sending him to...

Sotomayor: White House Picked My Clothes

Nick McMaster — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:43:28 CDT

Every aspect of Sonia Sotomayor's nomination procedure to become the newest Supreme Court justice was so controlled that she was even told what to wear at the acceptance ceremony, she said in a talk at Yale yesterday. Sotomayor, who appeared on campus for her 30th Yale Law School reunion, wanted...

Another Murder Defies Race Stereotypes

Jason Farago — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:37:57 CDT

When news of Annie Le's murder first emerged, scaremongering commentators seized on the dangers of studying on an "urban" campus, blogs author and sportswriter Jeff Pearlman—by which they didn't mean "an endless stream of Starbucks storefronts." Lo and behold, her alleged murderer is a "khaki-wearing white guy" named Raymond...

Co-Workers: Clark's a 'Control Freak'

Rob Quinn — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:17:12 CDT

Raymond Clark's co-workers at the Yale animal lab where he worked say the murder suspect was a domineering "control freak" who considered the animal cages his territory, a law enforcement source tells AP. Clark was placed in solitary confinement yesterday after being charged with murdering grad student Annie Le, and...

Clark Charged With Murder

M. Morris — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:13:26 CDT

Raymond Clark III has been charged with the murder of Yale grad student Annie Le, the Hartford Courant reports. Clark, a lab technician at Yale, was arrested this morning at a motel and arraigned in Superior Court in New Haven. Clark, 24, did not submit a plea. His bail remains...

High-Profile Murders Haunt Yale

Rob Quinn — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:01:20 CDT

Graduate student Annie Le's murder is just the latest in a series of high-profile killings to rock Yale University in recent history, reports Gawker, which dubs the university "Murdertown of the Ivies." The Yale killings too often feature a troubling mix of race, class, and bungling by authorities, Gawker notes....

Student Named as Suspect in Yale Homicide

Matt Cantor — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:04:18 CDT

Police have a suspect in the slaying of a Yale graduate student: another student—not necessarily enrolled at Yale—who bears defensive wounds and failed a polygraph test, MSNBC reports. An autopsy performed today confirmed that the body found yesterday is Annie Le's. Police have turned their focus to finding...