Since the start of the pandemic, the number of people dying in traffic crashes in Connecticut has surged and shows no signs of slowing.
Dave Altimari
Dave was an investigative reporter for CT Mirror. His work focused on government accountability including financial oversight, abuse of power, corruption, safety monitoring and compliance with law. Before joining CT Mirror Altimari spent 23 years at the Hartford Courant breaking some of the state’s biggest, most impactful investigative stories.
Posted inHealth
CT sees rise in deadly overdoses involving animal tranquilizer
Xylazine, a tranquilizer used on horses and cows, is showing up in more and more fatal overdose cases in Connecticut, officials said.
Posted inJustice
Attorney General to seek transfer of Sandy Hook fund away from union
The CT Attorney General’s office wants to remove a union from distributing a fund designed to help Sandy Hook first responders and teachers.
Posted inJustice
10 years after Sandy Hook, the police who were there still struggle to forget
Ten years after Sandy Hook, a Newtown police officer remembers the sobbing of fellow officers. Many can’t shake the memories of that day.
Posted inInvestigations
CT DOC chief: Hotel program abuse could lead to criminal charges
Commissioner Angel Quiros said corrections staff who his agency finds abused a COVID hotel program will face criminal charges.
Posted inEspañol
Funcionarios de CT abusaron del programa de hotel pandémico, según auditoría
Trabajadores penitenciarios mal usaron el programa diseñado para albergarlos en hoteles durante el apogeo de COVID-19, según una investigación.
Posted inInvestigations
CT corrections officers abused pandemic hotel program, audit says
CT corrections officers used a program meant to shelter them during COVID-19 to book wedding lodging and house their families, an audit says.
Posted inInvestigations
CT police: Updated ‘red flag’ law used largely for suicide threats
The number of cases using CT’s “red flag” law has increased sharply since June 1, and police are using it more to deal with suicide threats.
Posted inPolitics
Kosta Diamantis’ grievance against top Lamont officials dismissed
The CT Employees’ Review Board dismissed a complaint filed by Konstantinos Diamantis, ruling that it had no jurisdiction to hear the case.
Posted inEconomic Development
Sema4 closes CT labs, cuts hundreds of jobs
CT loaned Sema4 millions to help build two labs and create hundreds of jobs. Now it is closing its CT labs and still owes $11 million.
Posted inPolitics
Court challenge filed against constitutional amendment on early voting
A lawsuit argues the CT General Assembly neglected rules governing constitutional amendment approval, thereby invalidating the ballot measure.
Posted inInvestigations
Audit: CT officials don’t know if COVID testing providers were overpaid
CT officials didn’t track whether testing providers who collected public funding were also collecting insurance payments, a new audit states.
Posted inInvestigations
Kosta Diamantis’ lawyer: Officials ‘set a trap’ to force his retirement
Only two members of the CT Employee Review Board, which is hearing Kosta Diamantis’ complaint against the state, were at the hearing.
Posted inInvestigations
Overdue fire inspections: Waterbury fatal blazes highlight statewide problem
CT fire marshals say they can’t always meet the requirement that every residence with three or more units be inspected annually.
Posted inJustice
CT police use-of-force report hampered by incomplete data
‘Inexcusably deficient’ data and incomplete participation among police departments compromised CT’s first report on police use of force.