But like DeSanti, we can't understand why police, and the state Department of Motor Vehicles, seem so unconcerned about seeking justice for DeSanti and more than 50 other Auto Exchange victims. When state Sen. Don Williams asked the State Ethics Commission to rule whether it was OK for him to accept a job with the Connecticut Bar Association, he had hoped the ruling would help him avoid any concerns about a possible conflict. As co-chairman of the powerful Judiciary Committee, which probably has more say on legal matters before the legislature than any other committee, the Killingly Democrat wanted to ensure he wouldn't be questioned because of his new job. Nathanson's knowledge of the case comes from firsthandexperience arresting and investigating the former Darien High School wrestling star, who is serving a 16-year prison term for raping two teens. His work was among the pieces people saw at the opening of the expanded 24th annual Brookfield Craft Center holiday craft exhibition sale yesterday.
Admission is free and sales benefit artists and the center's educational program.
Horrors and heroes of World War II By 1943, it was reported, more than 3,000 men and women from Danbury alone were actively serving in the military. That's about one in every nine people in the city. And hundreds, maybe thousands, more from surrounding towns were also on active duty. The decade of the Forties, like the Thirties, was a time of hardship and sacrifice. Crime seemed to be on the upswing, with grisly murders and the shooting of a police officer on Main Street.