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Today's top news for West Haven includes the city council approving an ordinance to install roadway speed cameras and a recent fatal pedestrian crash on I-95. Other recent news from the area includes a police officer crashing their cruiser, the arrest of an unhoused man for burglaries, and a DUI arrest related to a crash into a New Haven K9 cruiser. 

Local government and infrastructure

• Speed cameras: West Haven has adopted an ordinance allowing for the installation of roadway speed cameras, following the lead of other towns like North Haven and Hamden. 

Public safety and crime

• Fatal pedestrian crash: A man was struck and killed by an SUV while walking on I-95 in West Haven. The northbound lanes of the highway were temporarily closed for the investigation.
• Police cruiser crash: A West Haven police officer crashed their cruiser while responding to a serious crash.
• DUI arrest: A man was arrested for DUI after crashing into a New Haven police K9 cruiser.
• Burglary arrests: Police arrested an unhoused man in connection with a string of burglaries along the Connecticut shoreline. 

Other recent incidents

• Sex offender arrested: A registered sex offender was arrested in West Haven for allegedly flashing children at a daycare center.
• Homicide investigation: West Haven police are investigating the apparent homicide of a woman found dead in her apartment.
• Bar incident: A woman was shot with a shotgun during a dispute at a West Haven bar.