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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) – A Connecticut State Sergeant has been suspended following an investigation into a July 24 car crash, according to police. The investigation concluded Sgt. Catherine Koeppel was at fault for rear-ending another vehicle on Route 7 North in Brookfield. No injuries were reported. Koeppel was issued a misdemeanor summons on July 27 for following too closely and evading responsibility. She was released on $500 non-surety bond and is due in court Aug. 9 in Danbury. Koeppel is currently assigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of the case. She was originally assigned as a sergeant in the…

Austrian leaders called for national unity after a doctor facing death threats from anti-vaccination campaigners and conspiracy theorists over the coronavirus pandemic took his own life. “Let’s end this intimidation and fear. Hate and intolerance have no place in our Austria,” said President Alexander Van der Bellen, who praised Lisa-Maria Kellermayr as a doctor who stood for the healing of people, the protection of disease and a cautious approach to the pandemic. “But some people got angry about it. And these people scared her, threatened her, first on the Internet and then also in person, directly at her practice.” The…

As snakes become more active this season, the state environmental agency is telling people the reptiles pose no threat if left alone. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection offered safety tips for snake encounters, warning to “observe and enjoy snakes from a distance” and, instead of killing them, “ let them go their way.” “Snakes are often killed unnecessarily by people due to mistaken identity, fear and misunderstanding,” said Jenny Dickson, director of DEEP’s Division of Wildlife. “If you unexpectedly encounter a snake, chances are the snake will be as surprised as you are. The best course of…

Pope Francis agreed Saturday that the attempt to wipe out indigenous culture in Canada through a church-run residential school system amounts to cultural “genocide.” Speaking to reporters on his way home from Canada, Francis said he did not use the term during his trip to atone for the Catholic Church’s role in schools because it never occurred to him. Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission determined in 2015 that the forced removal of Indigenous children from their homes and placement in residential schools for assimilation constituted “cultural genocide.” About 150,000 children from the late 1800s to the 1970s were subjected to…

Police were called to North Terrace, Adelaide, shortly after 2am on April 25 after a man was found lying in the road, suffering from multiple stab wounds to the chest. The 25-year-old Victorian man died at the scene. Police earlier alleged that the killing was the result of escalating violence between two youth gangs. Two Victorian men, aged 17 and 21, have already been arrested and charged with murder and remain in court. A 19-year-old South Australian woman was arrested on Friday and charged with assisting an offender. He was granted bail and will face court in October. “Enquiries are…

Federal agents executed a search warrant on Friday at the St. Petersburg headquarters of the Uhuru Movement, part of a 50-year-old African socialist organization, as part of an investigation into Russian interference in the US election. According to police and federal agents, the Uhurus were targeted for possible political cooperation by Russian Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, accused of spreading disinformation and discord to alter the American political landscape. Related: The FBI is investigating Russian interference possibly related to St. Petersburg’s Uhuru movement The uhurus have not been identified as an object of investigation. But who are they? Here’s the group’s backstory….