 In news from the region, a former New Canaan police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison for fatally shooting several dogs. David Rivera was arrested in 2022 for reckless endangerment and the malicious killing of the dogs. Police found that Rivera shot and killed over a dozen adult dogs at his business, Black Rock Canines of Naugatuck. They also found Rivera in illegal possession of explosives used to train dogs to sniff out bombs.