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• Divers Find Man Who Fell Out Of Boat In Pond In Watertown

  04-05-2015 23:38
  
  Divers found a man who had fallen out of a boat in a pond at Watertown's Crestbrook Park.
  
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• Glastonbury-Rocky Hill Ferry Closed

  04-05-2015 23:16
  
  The Glastonbury-Rocky Hill Ferry is closed until further notice due to mechanical problems, according to the state Department of Transportation.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man Tried to Strangle Wife After Family Party: Cops

  04-05-2015 23:12
  
  Police have arrested a Fairfield man who they say tried to strangle his wife Sunday night while they argued after a family party at their home on North Benson Road.Photo Credit: Fairfield Police Department
  
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• Clear and mild tonight, watching brief showers Tuesday

  04-05-2015 23:11
  
  Tonight will be clear and mild with a light wind. Temperatures will stay in the mid to upper 50s. We have a bit of rain on Tuesday, but it won’t be much as a weak cold front swings through the area. Temperatures won’t really cool off in the coming days, with high temperatures staying in […]
  
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• Young Man Pulled From Watertown Pond

  04-05-2015 22:58
  
  Emergency crews have pulled a man about 20 years old from the water at Merriman Pond in Watertown, according to the fire chief at the scene.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Teen Missing After Kayak Capsized in Norwich

  04-05-2015 22:52
  
  Officials are still searching for a 17-year-old kayaker who disappeared in the waters of the Shetucket River in Norwich late Sunday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• DNA Tests Being Conducted On Old Evidence In Lapointe Case

  04-05-2015 22:49
  
  DNA test results are expected by the end of next month, as state officials consider whether to pursue a new murder trial against Richard Lapointe.
  
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• 8 arrested, including police sergeant and judicial marshal, during Operation Juice Box

  04-05-2015 22:39
  
  HARTFORD–Eight individuals have been arrested after a joint task force involving several agencies executed a sting during the investigation into the sale of steroids and prescription pills. On April 29 and 30 the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, made up of members from the FBI, Drug Enforcemnt Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Marshals and U.S. […]
  
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• Water Rescue Underway at Watertown Pond

  04-05-2015 22:39
  
  Firefighters are responding to 1000 Northfield Road in Watertown for a water rescue.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Bear Chases 2 People at Granby Wildlife Preserve

  04-05-2015 22:36
  
  Residents are being asked to stay away from a nature and wildlife preserve in Granby, Connecticut, after "an unusually aggressive bear" chased two people Monday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story on our mobile site.
  
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• Police Search for Cars Stolen From Beacon Falls

  04-05-2015 22:29
  
  Police are investigating after two cars were stolen from driveways in Beacon Falls late Sunday night or early Monday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• RI Woman Returns Home, Finds Wild Turkey In Her Bathroom

  04-05-2015 22:25
  
  A Rhode Island woman thought a pipe burst when she returned home to find water pouring from her garage ceiling. But the culprit turned out to be an unusual houseguest that dropped in.
  
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• Search underway for person in Merriman Pond in Watertown

  04-05-2015 22:19
  
  WATERTOWN – A search is underway for a person in Merriman Pond in Watertown. DEEP, State Police, and Watertown Police are all involved in the search. It happened around 3 p.m. The pond is located between Crestbrook Golf Course and Black Rock State Park. Stay with Fox CT as this story develops.
  
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• Man rushed to the hospital after being pulled from Merriman Pond in Watertown

  04-05-2015 22:19
  
  WATERTOWN – A 20-year-old man has been rushed to the hospital after he was pulled from Merriman Pond in Watertown Monday afternoon. DEEP, State Police, and Watertown Police were all involved in the search. CPR was performed at the scene. He went missing around 3 p.m. and was found around 4:30 p.m. The pond is […]
  
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• Men Sold Heroin, Steroids Out of Groton Hotel Room: Cops

  04-05-2015 22:08
  
  Police have arrested two men accused of selling heroine, methadone, testosterone and marijuana out of their hotel room in Groton.
  
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• Man arrested in New Haven homicide, arson

  04-05-2015 22:01
  
  NEW HAVEN–Police have made an arrest in a homicide-arson investigation from January. On January 23 firefighters put out a blaze at 60 Warren St., and while fighting the fire they found the body of Willie Evans, 57. He lived in the apartment in which the fire occurred. Autopsy results later confirmed that Evans was killed prior […]
  
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• Morning Power Outage Affected Most of Old Saybrook

  04-05-2015 22:00
  
  Power was out for almost all of Old Saybrook on Monday morning, but it appears to have been restored.Photo Credit: NBCWashington.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story on our mobile site.
  
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• Waterbury Man Killed in I-691 Crash

  04-05-2015 21:50
  
  A 52-year-old Waterbury man is dead after his car hit the back of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 691 on Monday morning and became wedged underneath it, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Water Rescue Underway in Watertown

  04-05-2015 21:41
  
  Firefighters are responding to 1000 Northfield Road in Watertown for a water rescue.
  
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• Man Sexually Assaulted, Threatened to Kill Young Kids: Cops

  04-05-2015 21:40
  
  Police have arrested a Hamden man accused of sexually assaulting two children under the age of 12 over a period of several years and threatening to kill them if they told their mother.Photo Credit: Hamden Police Department
  
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• Hamden Man Sexually Assaulted, Threatened to Kill Young Kids: Cops

  04-05-2015 21:36
  
  Police have arrested a Hamden man accused of sexually assaulting two children under the age of 12 over a period of several years and threatening to kill them if they told their mother.Photo Credit: Hamden Police Department
  
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• Brush Fires Break Out Around State

  04-05-2015 21:17
  
  The forest fire danger for today is listed as very high, according to officials from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and crews have already responded to at least two brush fires...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Reports: Man possibly shot by Baltimore police officer near site of riots

  04-05-2015 21:15
  
  BALTIMORE–Police are investigating after a man was shot by an officer on Monday. Fox News reports that a young black man was running from police when an officer shot him. Fox says it’s unclear if he was armed, but a gun was reportedly found on a sidewalk nearby. The incident occurred near where the riots […]
  
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• Man shot by Baltimore police officer near site of riots

  04-05-2015 21:15
  
  BALTIMORE–Police are investigating after a man was shot by an officer on Monday. Fox News reports that a young black man was running from police when an officer shot him. Fox says it’s unclear if he was armed, but a gun was reportedly found on a sidewalk nearby. The incident occurred near where the riots […]
  
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• Early reports of man shot by Baltimore Police untrue

  04-05-2015 21:15
  
  BALTIMORE–It has been revealed that early reports from Fox News that a young black man was running from police when an officer shot him are untrue. After the initial reports, Baltimore Police tweeted that it was not true and that officers had arrested a man for having a handgun. The reports of a man being shot at […]
  
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• Sergeant, Dispatcher, State Employee Facing Federal Drug Charges

  04-05-2015 21:10
  
  A Newtown police sergeant, civilian dispatcher and state judicial marshal are among eight people arrested on federal charges for illegally selling steroids and prescription drugs, according to the U.S.
  
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• Bear Chases 2 People at Preserve in Granby

  04-05-2015 21:10
  
  Two people were chased by "an unusually aggressive bear" at a nature and wildlife preserve in Granby, Connecticut on Monday afternoon and people are being asked to stay away from the area.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story on our mobile site.
  
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• ‘Unusually aggressive’ bear chases 2 people in Granby

  04-05-2015 20:56
  
  GRANBY – A bear chased two people in two separate incidents Monday afternoon. People are asked not to enter the McLean Game refuge in Granby Monday because of the incidents. The “unusually aggressive bear” chased two people within an hour, according to police. One person suffered minor injuries from hitting tree branches while running away […]
  
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• Water Rescue in Watertown

  04-05-2015 20:55
  
  Firefighters are responding to 1000 Northfield Road in Watertown for a water rescue.
  
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• Police ID Driver Killed in I-691 Crash

  04-05-2015 20:34
  
  A 52-year-old Waterbury man is dead after hitting the back of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 691 on Monday morning and getting wedged underneath it.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• More Possible Child Abduction Attempts

  04-05-2015 20:33
  
  Police are investigating a string of incidents in which children were approached by a man in a gray car in south central Massachusetts.Photo Credit: necnThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story on our mobile site.
  
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• Peter Griffin and Liam Neeson get into a fight in Waterbury

  04-05-2015 20:29
  
  WATERBURY – If you watched ‘Family Guy’ last night, you might have noticed some very familiar things going on.  Fed up with Peter’s drunken insistence that he can beat up Liam Neeson, the gang drags him to Waterbury, Conn. where Neeson is filming a movie about a vengeance-seeking Albert Einstein (I’d watch that!). Peter spends […]
  
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• Did you know Peter Griffin and Liam Neeson got into a fight in Waterbury?

  04-05-2015 20:29
  
  WATERBURY – If you watched ‘Family Guy’ last night, you might have noticed some very familiar things going on.  Fed up with Peter’s drunken insistence that he can beat up Liam Neeson, the gang drags him to Waterbury, Connecticut where Neeson is filming a movie about a vengeance-seeking Albert Einstein (I’d watch that!). Peter spends […]
  
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• 2 Killed in Waterbury Motorcycle Crash

  04-05-2015 20:24
  
  Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash overnight into Sunday, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Water Rescue Reported in Shelton

  04-05-2015 20:21
  
  Firefighters are responding to the Sunnyside Boat Ramp in Shelton for a water rescue.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
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• May 4 – May 8

  04-05-2015 20:19
  
  Tuesday, May 5 Nightingale Awards celebrate Excellence in Nursing
  
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• Police Investigate Shots Fired in Hartford

  04-05-2015 20:16
  
  Hartford police were investigating shots fired late Sunday night in the area of Mahl Avenue and Main Street in the capital city.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• People Chased By Bear In Granby

  04-05-2015 20:04
  
  Two people were chased by a bear this afternoon near the trout pond at the McLean Game Refuge in Granby.
  
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• Aggressive Bear Trapped In Granby

  04-05-2015 20:04
  
  Two people were chased by a bear this afternoon near the trout pond at the McLean Game Refuge in Granby.
  
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• Bear Chases 2 People in Granby

  04-05-2015 19:59
  
  Two people were chased by a bear at McLean Game Refuge in Granby on Monday afternoon, according to police, and officials are now searching for the animal.Photo Credit: APThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story on our mobile site.
  
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• Police Arrest 2 After Finding Heroin in Home

  04-05-2015 19:54
  
  Police arrested two people on charges of operating a drug factory after finding heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana in their New London apartment, police said.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
  
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• What did the cast think of their special preview of the ‘Gotham’ finale?

  04-05-2015 19:47
  
  HARTFORD – The ‘Gotham’ finale is tonight at 8 p.m., and the cast got to see a special preview of the episode in Los Angeles over the weekend. Here’s some examples of what they thought of the impending finale: “Bananas. B.A.N.A.N.A.S.” “Your brain is going to explode…” “Not everyone is going to survive…” “It is […]
  
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• 3 local spots make list of ‘Best Cupcakes in America”

  04-05-2015 19:47
  
  HARTFORD – Three Connecticut bakeries have made The Daily Meal‘s list of 101 Best Cupcakes. NoRA Cupcake Company of Middletown was the highest ranking local spot. They landed at #36. NoRA Cupcake Company proudly boasts over 100 cupcake flavors on their full menu, and promises that their sweets will blow you away. While their cocktail-inspired […]
  
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• Crews Battle Brush Fires

  04-05-2015 19:38
  
  The forest fire danger for today is listed as very high, according to officials from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and crews have already responded to at least two brush fires...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Fire Breaks Out at Inn at Mystic

  04-05-2015 19:24
  
  Fire broke out at Inn at Mystic property on Monday afternoon, but now appears to be under control, according to residents in the area.Photo Credit: Christina Korinek
  
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• Springfield man charged with December murder in New Britain

  04-05-2015 19:18
  
  NEW BRITAIN – A Sprinfield, MA man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a Meriden man back in December. Jesus Silva, 24, was found shot and killed inside a car near Yeaton Street and Farmington Avenue in New Britain on December 30, 2014. His death was ruled a homicide. Joel Jaquez, […]
  
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• Man Charged In New Britain Fatal Shooting

  04-05-2015 19:16
  
  (New Britain, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in New Britain are charging a Springfield, Massachusetts man in a fatal shooting from late last year. They say 31-year-old Joel Jaquez is a suspect in the December 30, […]
  
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• Logging Machine Sparked Harwinton Brush Fire

  04-05-2015 19:11
  
  A logging machine sparked a brush fire on Bristol Water Company property in Harwinton on Monday afternoon and firefighters were able to get it under control quickly.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Cops Arrest Arsonist Suspected of Homicide Cover-Up: PD

  04-05-2015 19:04
  
  Police arrested a suspected arsonist and killer who investigators believe set fire to an apartment building to cover up a homicide that claimed the life of a 57-year-old man.Photo Credit: New Haven Police Department
  
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• NYPD officer shot in Queens dies from his injuries

  04-05-2015 18:41
  
  NEW YORK (PIX11) – A 25-year-old NYPD officer has died Monday, succumbing to injuries he suffered when he was shot in the head while sitting in an unmarked car in Queens, officials said. Officer Brian Moore had been in a coma since Saturday night when he underwent surgery for what court papers described as “severe […]
  
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