Arrests made in missing-mother case
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Police investigating the disappearance of a Connecticut mother of five have arrested her estranged husband and his girlfriend on charges of evidence tampering and hindering prosecution, authorities announced Sunday.
Police in the New York City suburb of New Canaan said Fotis Dulos, 51, and Michelle Troconis, 44, were taken into custody in Avon, Conn., late Saturday. Both were detained on $500,000 bail and are scheduled to be arraigned today in Norwalk Superior Court.
Details of the allegations were not released.
Jennifer Dulos, 50, of New Canaan, disappeared May 24 after dropping her kids off at school and missing appointments that day. She has not been found.
Police have searched locations in several towns including a park in New Canaan where Jennifer Dulos' vehicle was found and a home in Farmington where Jennifer Dulos and her children, who range in age from 8 to 13 and include two sets of twins, had lived until about two years ago. Fotis Dulos has continued to live at the Farmington house.
New Canaan police say they are investigating her disappearance both as a missing-person case and a criminal matter. Officials said more criminal charges are expected, but did not elaborate.
Boeing alerts FAA of faulty wing parts
Wing components on as many as 312 of Boeing Co.'s 737 family of aircraft, including some of the grounded 737 Max, are prone to cracking and must be repaired within 10 days, U.S. aviation regulators said Sunday.
Boeing informed the Federal Aviation Administration that so-called leading edge slat tracks may not have been properly manufactured and pose a safety risk, the agency said in an emailed statement. The parts allow the wing to expand to create more lift during takeoff and landing.
The FAA plans to issue an order calling for operators of the planes worldwide to identify whether the deficient parts were installed and to replace them, if needed. A complete failure wouldn't lead to a loss of the aircraft, the FAA said, but could cause damage during flight.
Boeing has notified operators of the planes about the needed repairs and is sending replacement parts to help minimize the time aircraft are out of service, the company said in a statement.
Boeing has identified 148 parts made by a subcontractor that are affected. The parts may be on a total of 179 737 Max aircraft and 133 737 NG planes worldwide, including 33 Max and 32 NG aircraft in the U.S., the FAA said.
The NG, or Next Generation, 737s are a predecessor to the Max family.
The 737 Max has been grounded worldwide since March 13 after two fatal crashes tied to a malfunction that caused a flight control system to repeatedly drive down the plane's nose. Boeing is finalizing a software fix along with proposed new training that will be required before the planes fly again.
Cherokee Nation votes in new leader
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- Unofficial election results show that the Cherokee Nation's former secretary of state, Chuck Hoskin Jr., has been elected to be the principal chief of the nation's biggest tribe, winning almost 58% of the vote.
Cherokee Nation spokesman Julie Hubbard said the results of Saturday's election aren't expected to change much as the remaining challenge ballots are processed.
Principal chief candidate Dick Lay received 27% of the vote, while a third candidate, David Walkingstick, was disqualified before the election for campaign finance law violations.
Hoskin's running mate, Bryan Warner, was elected deputy principal chief, winning 59% of the vote.
Candidates in three tribal council seat elections did not receive the minimum 50% threshold, so the top two candidates in each race will proceed to a run-off election on July 27.
Nearly 13,500 citizens voted in the election.
New Orleans reinstates juvenile curfew
NEW ORLEANS -- In an effort to curb a rise in juvenile crime, New Orleans officials say the city will resume enforcing a juvenile curfew.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson last week said enforcement begins today.
The city's curfew ordinance prohibits minors age 16 and younger from being in a public place after 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday between June 1 and Aug. 31 and after 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The curfew is lifted at 6 a.m. on all days of the week.
The city also has an 8 p.m. curfew on the books that affects the French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods. There are exceptions if the minor is out for employment purposes or being supervised by adults at a school or recreational activity or by a parent or guardian.
NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports the law has been on the books since 1994. Ferguson said juveniles stopped for a violation of curfew will be patted down but not placed in handcuffs. He said the juvenile would be considered in "protective custody" and taken to Covenant House until a parent can pick him up.
-- COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS
A Section on 06/03/2019