Connecticut
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.
For centuries, the Governor’s Guard has served Connecticut participating in parades, escorting state heads, helping out the community and stepping up in times of need.
On Sunday, the First Company Horse Guard welcomed seven recruits to join the approximately 20 troopers it already has. The recruits will undergo a 16 week-long training session where they learn how to ride and take care of a horse.
“You can’t find a place like this anywhere in the country,” said First Lieutenant Amanda Matava, who has been working with the horses in Avon for six years. “We serve the community; we instill a sense of pride and civic duty in people that see us.”
“Carrying on tradition and maintaining our history is so important,” said recruit trainer Lieutenant Kathryn LaCroix. “If we stop what we were doing, we lose all of that history.”
The faith of the Horse Guard is up for debate at the Capitol as legislators have introduced a bill which aims transition the Governor’s Guard from organized militia funded by the state to a private military force.
“Privatization is not feasible,” said Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard Lieutenant Barbara Mazzara at in opposition of the bill at a public hearing in January. “The cost, time requirements and facility management would be far too much for this all-volunteer unit. If this bill passes it would be the tragic end of something great.”
But supporters of the bill argued that it’s a way to modernize the Horse Guard.
“I don’t see why the state wouldn’t be able to allocate some funds towards that cause regardless of the status,” said Major Christopher Coutu of the Connecticut Army National Guard in support of the bill at that same hearing. “Because we do it all the time for non-profits and other entities that support our mission.”
The bill has been voted favorable and is tabled for the calendar.
A man has died after a motorcycle crash in New Haven on Saturday afternoon.
Police said the crash happened on Chapel Street around 4 p.m. and a 43-year-old man has died. His identity has not yet been released.
Chapel Street is closed between State Street and Olive Street while police investigate. The crash reconstruction unit has also been called to the crash. There is no estimate for the duration of the closure.
The other vehicle involved in the crash reportedly stayed at the scene.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
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