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Connecticut pastor was dealing meth in exchange for watching sex, police say
A Connecticut pastor was arrested after police said he was selling methamphetamines from his house and at the church.
Connecticut State Police arrested Herbert Irving Miller, 63, on Feb. 9 after police noticed that he was operating his vehicle with a suspended registration and failed to maintain the insurance requirements.
During the police investigation, Miller was in possession of crystal methamphetamines in both rock form and liquefied into a hypodermic needle prepared for injection.
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Miller was then charged with operating an unregistered vehicle, operating a vehicle without the minimum insurance, use of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to sell or dispense narcotics and possession of a controlled substance, the police report said.
He was released on a $10,000 bond.
Miller was the pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Shelton, 48 miles southwest of Hartford, before becoming the pastor of Woodbury United Methodist Church in July 2023, the Connecticut Post reports.
CT police receive a tip about the pastor
The Woodbury Police Department received a tip that Miller was allegedly dealing drugs from his house right next to the church, WFSB reported.
Miller’s neighbors saw a lot of traffic at the home and someone saw a meth pipe on the road near the church.
Police told WFSB that investigators believe Miller was providing the methand in exchange he wanted to see couples have sex.
Miller’s court date is on Feb. 23 at Waterbury Superior Court.
A person was found dead inside of a barn after it caught fire in Branford Thursday night.
The fire department said they responded to a barn fire on North Ivy Street just before 6:30 p.m.
Firefighters found a barn-style shed fully engulfed in flames, spreading to a nearby building.
A person was reported missing and was ultimately found dead inside of the barn, according to fire officials. Their identity is unknown at this time.
The Branford Fire Marshal, Branford police and the Connecticut State Police Fire Investigation Unit are investigating.
Crews said they were able to contain the fire quickly. No additional information was immediately available.
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New preliminary statistics from Connecticut State Police were released on Thursday. According to troopers, they responded to zero fatal crashes during their patrols on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The new stats include responses from the start of Dec. 23 through the end of Dec. 25.
State police say they had more than 1,600 calls for service, including 168 traffic stops, 15 DUI stops, and 150 motor vehicle crashes.
State police sat 14 of those crashes had reported injuries, though none were listed as ‘serious’ and none led to death.
During the Thanksgiving holiday week, 1 fatal crash was reported by CT state police.
In total, this year’s number of traffic-related deaths is on pace for near record-high numbers.
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