Suicide

Connecticut Suicide Rate Reaches 20-Year High; 371 Suicides In State In 2011

Connecticut’s suicide rate continues to rise and it hit a 20-year high in 2011, WCBS 880 Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau reported. There were 371 suicides in the state last year.

2012/04/30

L.I. Group To Be Nation’s First Gay PTA

It’s a proud time for Long Island’s gay community, as the National Parent Teacher Association and its New York State branch will allow the Long Island Gay PTA to use the PTA name.

2012/04/12

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Backpacks On Broadway Shining Light On College Suicide

“Send Silence Packing” features 1,100 empty backpacks — each representing the lives of the 1,100 college students lost to suicide each year.

2012/04/05

NYCLU Wants Changes After Suicides At Nassau Co. Jail

In the past two years, five inmates at the Nassau County Jail have committed suicide.

2012/03/21

Defense Rests In Rutgers Webcam Spying Case; Dharun Ravi Won’t Testify

Dharun Ravi appeared calm and confident, even flashing a smile, as his lawyer informed the judge of his decision Monday as he rested his case.

2012/03/12

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Dharun Ravi’s Police Interrogation Played For Jurors In Court

Ravi talked to police the day after his Rutgers roommate, Tyler Clementi, committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge.

2012/03/07

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NYPD: On-Duty Officer Commits Suicide In Queens

The 28-year-old officer, whose name has been withheld, was found lying on 211th Street in Hollis Hills. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

2012/01/20

State Police: Sex Assault Suspect Commits Suicide

State police say a northern New Jersey man committed suicide when authorities came to his home this week to arrest him on sex assault charges.

2011/10/22

Stories From Main Street: America’s Vet Dogs Are More Than Just Man’s Best Friend

They’re loyal and dependable guardians and protectors, just like the veterans whom they serve – America’s Vet Dogs.

2011/09/12

Arturo Gatti enters the ring (credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

Experts: Late Boxer Arturo Gatti Was Murdered In 2009, Didn’t Commit Suicide

Forensic experts presented a report Wednesday gleaned during a 10-month investigation spearheaded by Gatti’s former manager Pat Lynch.

2011/09/07

Gigi Jordan appears in court - New York, NY - Aug 11, 2011 (credit: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Socialite Gigi Jordan Mounting ‘Mercy Killing’ Defense In Death Of 8-Year-Old Son

A multimillionaire mom, charged with killing her son by giving him a deadly cocktail of pills, is mounting a controversial defense.

2011/08/11

Police Car - New Haven, CT (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Connecticut Holding Training Conference After Rash Of Police Suicides

No one has a good explanation for why four Connecticut police officers killed themselves from April to June. For law enforcement officials gathering at a conference Wednesday, the most important question now is how to prevent others from taking their own lives.

2011/08/10

Hero New York City Detective Saves Hawaiian Family’s Daughter

What if your daughter was 5,000 miles away and you knew she was trying to kill herself?

2011/07/22

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Authorities: NJ Jail Inmate Commits Suicide

Monmouth County said a corrections officer found 18-year-old Zachery Sullivan in the county jail’s shower area. The death wasn’t considered suspicious, but an autopsy will be conducted.

2011/06/25

Songwriter Joseph Brooks Leaves Nothing In Will For His Children

Best known from his award-winning ballad “You light up my life,” songwriter/producer Joseph Brooks killed himself using a mail order helium suicide kit.

2011/06/23

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