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• Stamford Man Strangled, Sexually Assaulted Minor: Police

  23-09-2016 23:55
  
  A Stamford man was charged with strangling and sexually assaulting a minor, police said.Photo Credit: Stratford Police
  
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• 15-Year-Old Manchester Student Holding Knife in Fight Charged

  23-09-2016 23:09
  
  A 15-year-old student at Manchester High School was charged with taking out a knife during a verbal altercation with another student, police said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Plainville Installs Wi-Fi LED Traffic Lights

  23-09-2016 22:55
  
  The town of Plainville has installed hundreds of new LED street lights and some are being equipped with a special feature.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Fantasy Football: Who To Start, Sit For Week 3

  23-09-2016 22:47
  
  Bryan Altman
  Last night’s Thursday Night Football game was less than thrilling from a football perspective as the Texans never made it a game and were blown out by the Patriots 27-0. It was also less than exhilarating from a fantasy football perspective unless you started the Patriots defense or LeGarrette Blount.
  But if you had DeAndre Hopkins (guilty), Brock Osweiler, Julian Edelman or (gulp) Rob Gronkowski in your starting lineup last night and need to make a comeback, have no fear
  
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• New Britain High School Introduces Energy Fuel Cell

  23-09-2016 22:43
  
  New Britain High School staff said they will soon be keeping the lights on and the classes warm with a new emission friendly energy source.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Obama vetoes 9/11 bill, setting up potential override by Congress

  23-09-2016 22:36
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. The move sets Obama up for a possible first veto override by Congress. Both chambers passed the bill by voice vote. The House sent Obama the bill just before the 15th anniversary of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001. Obama says the bill would […]
  
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• Green Party's Jill Stein Visits CCSU

  23-09-2016 22:33
  
  Green Party presidential hopeful Jill Stein visited Central Connecticut State University Thursday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Water Search for Missing Middletown Mother, Son Suspended

  23-09-2016 22:25
  
  The search for a Middletown mother and son who did not return from a fishing trip off Block Island has been called off, the U.S. Coast Guard said.Photo Credit: United States Coast Guard
  
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• Water Search for Middletown Mother, Son Missing Suspended

  23-09-2016 22:25
  
  The search for a Middletown mother and son who did not return from a fishing trip off Block Island has been called off, the U.S. Coast Guard said.Photo Credit: United States Coast Guard
  
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• 2 convicted felons arrested in Hartford with assault weapon, large capacity magazine

  23-09-2016 22:12
  
  HARTFORD–Police made a difficult arrest on Friday that could have ended much differently. At 7:39 a.m. officers got information that an armed person with an assault weapon was on Risley Street in Hartford. Hartford patrol officers devised a tactical plan, set up a perimeter in the area to ensure if a gun went off no one was hurt, and approached on foot. While officers were moving in, they noticed a group of people congregating around a parked car, and saw […]
  
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• Ted Cruz endorses Donald Trump

  23-09-2016 22:03
  
  WASHINGTON — Ted Cruz endorsed Donald Trump for the presidency Friday afternoon, a stunning turn of events after a contentious primary filled with nasty personal attacks and a dramatic snub at the Republican National Convention. “After many months of careful consideration, of prayer and searching my own conscience, I have decided that on Election Day, I will vote for the Republican nominee, Donald Trump,” Cruz wrote in a Facebook post. “A year ago, I pledged to endorse th
  
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• Special Session Set On Sikorsky Deal

  23-09-2016 21:44
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is calling Connecticut legislators back into session to approve a $220 million agreement that commits Sikorsky Aircraft to keeping its headquarters in the state.
  The Democrat on Friday signed a proclamation summoning the General Assembly to convene a special legislative session, beginning on Wednesday.
  Under the tentative agreement reached with Sikorsky, the company will receive $220 million of grants and tax exemptions over 14 years.
  In return,
  
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• Burglars Stole Computers, Coin Collection and Wine from Orange Home

  23-09-2016 21:21
  
  Police are investigating after someone broke into a home in Orange on Thursday and stole two computers, a coin collection and bottles of wine.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Bridgeport Man Charged In 2006 Child Sexual Assault Case

  23-09-2016 21:12
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Norwalk police have arrested a Bridgeport man accused of sexually assaulting two children in 2006.  39-year-old Jose Cardenas was charged with first-degree sexual assault, two counts of risk of injury to a minor, and two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault.
  Cardenas is being held on $500,000 bond, and will be arraigned Friday.
  
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• Conflicting reports on injury suffered by Patriots Quarterback Jacoby Brissett

  23-09-2016 21:11
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Conflicting reports surfaced Friday afternoon over the seriousness of an injury suffered by New England Patriots rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett in Thursday night’s game against the Houston Texans. Mike Petraglia, a reporter for WEEI, first tweeted that the break-out star will need surgery. Source confirms torn right thumb ligament for Jacoby Brissett. Suffered injury in 2nd half Thursday. Faces likely surgery for stabilization. —
  
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• Man Who Robbed Suffield Bank Robbed Other New England Banks: Police

  23-09-2016 21:10
  
  Suffield police are searching for a man who robbed First National Bank of Suffield Tuesday afternoon and said he has committed several bank robberies in New England.Photo Credit: Suffield Police
  
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• Connecticut Tops 2 Million Registered Voters

  23-09-2016 20:55
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Secretary of the State Denise Merrill says voter registration in Connecticut is outpacing past years.
  The Democrat announced Friday that more than 2 million people have registered to vote in advance of the Nov. 8 presidential election. In 2008, Connecticut had not registered more than 2 million people until early October.
  Merrill says her office is working to register people online, at the Department of Motor Vehicles, at community centers, schools and elsewhere. Sh
  
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• Yale’s Endowment Outperforms Harvard’s; Harvard Still Richer

  23-09-2016 20:53
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Yale University’s endowment outperformed Harvard’s during the latest fiscal year, giving the Connecticut school the latest victory in the longtime rivalry between the Ivy League institutions.
  Yale on Friday announced that its endowment earned a 3.4 percent investment return for the year ending June 30, although the endowment’s value dropped slightly to $25.4 billion from $25.6 billion as of June 30, 2015.
  Harvard on Thursday announced a 2 percent
  
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• Hartford Police Responding to Report of Assault Weapon Arrest 2 Suspects

  23-09-2016 20:43
  
  Hartford police have arrested a man accused of pointing an assault weapon on Risley Street this morning.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Man, deputy seek shelter on cruiser after being chased by dogs

  23-09-2016 20:21
  
  EL RENO, Okla. – The owner of two dogs has been cited after the pets caused a ruckus near a school in Oklahoma school last week. According to the El Reno Tribune, Canadian County Deputy Storm Barrett jumped into action when he saw a man running and screaming while being chased by two pit bulls. The Tribune’s Ray Dyer says the man was running backwards and was trying to keep the dogs away with a jacket. At that point, Barrett parked his […]
  
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• Waterbury Residents Asked to Conserve Water as Levels Lower

  23-09-2016 20:02
  
  The mayor of Waterbury is asking residents to conserve water as the city’s water levels continue to get low.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Family releases cell phone video of Keith Lamont Scott’s shooting

  23-09-2016 19:55
  
  Warning: This video includes graphic violence and language some viewers may find disturbing.  CHARLOTTE — The family of Keith Lamont Scott has released what it says is cell phone video, recorded by his wife, that shows the moments leading up to his fatal shooting by police Tuesday. “Don’t shoot him. He has no weapon,” the woman recording can be heard saying. “He doesn’t have a gun. He has a TBI. He’s not going to do anything to you guys. He jus
  
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• ‘Never have five letters cut so deep’: Man takes heartbreaking photo at son’s school

  23-09-2016 19:49
  
  ROCKWAY, N.J. – A New Jersey father who recently attended his son’s back-to-school night posted a photo on Facebook that many people are calling heartbreaking. Bob Cornelius prefaces the Facebook post by explaining that his son Christopher is on the autistic spectrum. When he went to Christopher’s back-to-school night, he saw a project his son completed in class. His son was asked to list his favorite food, sports, television shows, etc. Cornelius took a picture of it before re
  
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• Police Seek Help to Identify Man Who Robbed Canterbury Bank

  23-09-2016 19:38
  
  State Police Detectives are investigating a bank robbery early this morning in Canterbury and they are asking for help from the public to identify the robber.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• PD: West Haven man armed with samurai sword during gas station dispute

  23-09-2016 19:25
  
  ORANGE – Police arrested a man they said brought samurai sword into an Orange gas station. Police said that on Friday, September 16, just after 2:30 a.m. Anthony Gray, 24, of West Haven walked into the Cumberland Farms store at 151 Boston Post Road in Orange carrying a samurai sword and asked the clerk for a lighter. When the clerk said that she did not have one, he took a lighter from a shelf, lit a cigarette, and then threw […]
  
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• Governor Calls for Special Session on Sikorsky Deal

  23-09-2016 19:16
  
  Gov. Dannel Malloy is calling for a special session on Wednesday morning for lawmakers to vote on a deal reached with Lockheed Martin to keep Sikorsky Aircraft in the state.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Group Nabbed On Vehicle Burglary, Drug Charges

  23-09-2016 19:12
  
  (West Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Five juveniles and two adults are under arrest in West Hartford after an investigation into motor vehicle burglaries morphed into a drug probe.
  On Thursday, police say they were looking into nearly two dozen vehicle break-ins when they witnessed a drug transaction during a home surveillance.
  They picked up the suspected dealer, 21-year-old Quinton Prince of Hartford, who they say was in possession of illegal narcotics.
  Police also confiscated stolen
  
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• Crash Closed Route 87 in Franklin

  23-09-2016 19:01
  
  Route 87 in Franklin was closed for hours on Friday morning after a driver hit a traffic sign and a utility police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Lockdown at Hospital, Health Center Over After Reports of Man With Gun

  23-09-2016 18:52
  
  Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford and Evergreen Health Center were on lockdown after reports of man with a firearm, according to state police, but the situation has been resolved.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Coast Guard suspends search for missing Middletown mom and her son

  23-09-2016 18:51
  
  BOSTON — The Coast Guard suspended its search Friday for two missing boaters near Block Island, Rhode Island after “exhausting all search efforts.” The Coast Guard searched over roughly 62,000 square miles, about the size of the state of Georgia. Around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, 54-year-old Linda Carman and her 22-year-old son Nathan Carman were reported missing after they failed to return from an offshore fishing trip. They departed Ram’s Point Marina in Point Jud
  
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• Coast Guard expands search for missing Middletown mom and her son

  23-09-2016 18:51
  
  BOSTON — The Coast Guard expanded its search Friday for two missing boaters near Block Island, Rhode Island, to include an area roughly 62,000 square miles, roughly the size of the state of Georgia. The search for the missing woman and her son now includes additional ships in the search and the Coast Guard is now also working with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. At about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, 54-year-old Linda Carman and her 22-year-old son Nathan Carman […]
  
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• Suspect arrested in Charlotte protester’s death

  23-09-2016 18:38
  
  CHARLOTTE – A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of protester Justin Carr in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said Friday. Rayquan Borum was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of murder in the death of Carr, a man who police said was shot near a hotel Wednesday night as people protested the police-involved shooting death of a Charlotte man earlier this week. “A real-time crime center was able to supply footage from cameras” that helped investigators
  
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• Keidel: Beckham, Norman And The Game Within The Game

  23-09-2016 18:30
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Normally, a September game between the New York Giants and Washington Redskins is hardly can’t-miss, soap-operatic television. But when you consider the Redskins are the defending NFC East champs, the Giants were last year’s chumps, who canned their coach after a dozen largely successful years, it makes Sunday’s game intriguing.
  There’s more to this game than just division rivals jousting for the pole position. Another round of the white-hot riva
  
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• As Coyote Encounters Rise, Trappers Seek Permitting Changes

  23-09-2016 18:29
  
  By MICHAEL MELIAAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – As coyotes encroach more upon developed land, trappers who field requests for help from distressed homeowners are asking Connecticut officials to ease limits on permits needed to catch the animals.
  Encounters have been on the rise in areas statewide including Stamford where, within the last month, a 12-year-old girl said a coyote stalked her on her walk home from a school bus and an elementary school kept children
  
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• 5 Juveniles, 2 Adults Arrested Amid West Hartford Car Break-In Investigation

  23-09-2016 18:27
  
  West Hartford police have arrested two adults and five juveniles in connection with an investigation into several car break-ins in Elmwood.Photo Credit: West Hartford Police
  
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• Scattered Showers This Evening

  23-09-2016 18:26
  
  The first true taste of fall will arrive this weekend.
  
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• Bridgeport Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Children 10 Years Ago

  23-09-2016 17:50
  
  Police have arrested a Bridgeport man who is accused of sexually assaulting two children in Norwalk 10 years ago.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police
  
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• Uber to Provide Upfront Pricing for Connecticut Riders

  23-09-2016 17:25
  
  Uber customers in Connecticut will soon notice an upgrade with upfront pricing.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Former Stratford teacher charged with sexually assaulting teen boy

  23-09-2016 17:17
  
  STRATFORD — A former Stratford High School teacher who resigned in March after he admitted to wrestling with a student is now charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy. Gregg Alan Gustafson was charged this week with fourth-degree sexual assault, second-degree strangulation and risk of injury to a minor. The Connecticut Post reported that the 47-year-old Stamford resident is free on $25,000 bond. Police said Gustafson and the alleged victim had been at the same home in February an
  
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• Ex-Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen Boy

  23-09-2016 17:15
  
  STRATFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A former Stratford High School teacher who resigned in March after he admitted to wrestling with a student is now charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy.
  Gregg Alan Gustafson was charged this week with fourth-degree sexual assault, second-degree strangulation and risk of injury to a minor.
  The Connecticut Post reports that the 47-year-old Stamford resident is free on $25,000 bond.
  Police say Gustafson and the alleged victim had been a
  
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• Monty Python’s Terry Jones diagnosed with dementia

  23-09-2016 17:05
  
  LONDON — Terry Jones, one of the founding members of comedy troupe Monty Python, has been diagnosed with dementia. In a statement released by Britain’s film academy, a representative says the 74-year-old has primary progressive aphasia, which erodes the ability to use language. As a result, Jones can no longer give interviews. News of Jones’ illness came in a statement announcing he is to receive an award for outstanding contribution to film and television from the academy&rsqu
  
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• Police: Author Of Threatening High School Note Identified

  23-09-2016 16:50
  
  MERIDEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Meriden police say they’ve identified the individual who left a threatening note in the boys’ gym locker room at Maloney High School as a 14-year-old male student.
  Police say the matter is being handled administratively. In addition, police say the appropriate criminal charges will be sought.
  Security was heightened at the school Friday after the note stating “school shooting tomorrow” was found on Thursday. Police said they did no
  
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• Police Said They Identified Teen Behind Maloney High School Threat

  23-09-2016 16:44
  
  Police said they have identified a 14-year-old boy suspected of leaving a note about a school shooting in the boy’s gym locker room at Maloney High School in Meriden and they will seek appropriate charges.
  Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Andover Woman Badly Injured in Crash on Route 6

  23-09-2016 16:28
  
  A 28-year-old Andover woman was badly injured in a crash on Route 6 in Andover this morning and LifeStar flew her to Hartford Hospital.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• PD: Orange grease thieves from Queens arrested

  23-09-2016 16:13
  
  ORANGE – Two men were arrested for trying to steal cooking oil from an Outback Steakhouse in Orange earlier this month. Police said that on Monday, September 12, at around 5:45 a.m., during a routine patrol, a box truck was spotted inside the parking lot of the Outback Restaurant, which was not open for business. Police said the truck was being used to remove the stored restaurant grease from an outside container. The two men weren’t from the company the […]
  
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• Protesters Gather Outside Court During Hearing for Man Accused of Throwing Chihuahua

  23-09-2016 16:10
  
  A New Britain man who is accused of throwing a Chihuahua off a second-floor balcony after trying to choke a man is in court today and protestors have gathered outside the New Britain courthouse he is appearing...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Video shows Maryland police pepper-spraying 15-year-old girl after bicycle accident

  23-09-2016 16:07
  
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Body-camera videos of police pepper-spraying a 15-year-old girl in Maryland have touched off an uproar. Police released the two videos to the public Thursday and have defended their actions, while the girl’s family and their attorney said at a news conference that the young woman had been mistreated by cops. The incident began Sunday when Hagerstown police officers received a 911 call that a bicyclist hit a car, according to police. One of the videos shows the
  
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• Crews Investigate 'Minor Construction Accident' n Hartford

  23-09-2016 15:17
  
  Police and firefighters have responded to Arch Street and Prospect Street in Hartford after what they are calling a minor construction accident.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Crash Closed Exit Ramp of I-95 in Milford

  23-09-2016 14:57
  
  An exit ramp on Intterstate 95 was shut down in Milford Thursday after a tractor-trailer rollover.
  
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• State Drops Sex Assault Charges Against Avon Doctor

  23-09-2016 14:55
  
  AVON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Prosecutors have dropped all 14 charges against a Connecticut doctor who had been accused of sexually assaulting female patients.
  The state dropped the charges on Thursday following an independent review by an outside doctor who looked at the medical records of nine women who accused Dr. Khosro Pourkavoos of inappropriately touching their breasts and groin areas.
  In court filings, defense attorneys wrote that police had evidence that alleged examinati
  
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