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• Former New Haven Superintendent Selected as Interim Replacement

  25-10-2016 23:23
  
  After spending more than four decades working for New Haven Public Schools, Dr. Reginald Mayo is returning to his old office as the district’s interim superintendent, the Board of Education announced Monday...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Uber Delivers Flu Shot To Mayor

  25-10-2016 23:21
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Uber delivered a flu shot to Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin Tuesday. It was part of a one-day promotion which provided flu shots free of charge to people who requested a wellness kit through the ride sharing service’s app on Tuesday.
  Bronin says the promotion helped to drive home an important public-health message about flu shots. “It’s simple; it’s easy, but it’s really important,” said Bronin after receiving his vaccinat
  
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• Hundreds donate to GoFundMe for mother of 3 killed in Litchfield motorcycle crash

  25-10-2016 23:15
  
  LITCHFIELD–A terrible crash in Litchfield over the weekend left several people injured and a mother dead, and now her community is rallying together. On Sunday, a group of 18 motorcycles were taking a drive through Litchfield when a serious incident occurred. Police say Elizabeth Waterbury, 58, of Litchfield, was driving a 2014 Ford Escape S northbound on Route 63. She claims a motorcycle was in her lane, so she swerved, heading into the oncoming southbound traffic where the 18 motorcycles
  
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• Serious Crash Closes Part of Route 20 in East Granby

  25-10-2016 23:08
  
  A serious crash involving a car and a motorcycle closed the eastbound lanes of Route 20 in East Granby on Tuesday evening.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Serious crash involving car and motorcycle closes Eastbound side of Route 20 in East Granby

  25-10-2016 23:05
  
  EAST GRANBY — The Eastbound side of Route 20 is closed Tuesday afternoon near International Drive. State police said a serious crash involving a car and motorcycle occurred around 4:30 p.m. in East Granby. Drivers are asked to avoid Rainbow Road or Route 20 in the area as it will be closed for an extended period of time. Police said someone suffered serious injury. They did not say how the crash happened. Stay with FOX 61 as this story develops.
  
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• Brown Cut By Giants

  25-10-2016 22:52
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – The New York Giants have released placekicker Josh Brown after police documents revealed Brown had admitted to repeatedly abusing his former wife while they were married.
  The release came Tuesday shortly after the player issued a statement insisting that he never hit his wife during a six year period when he admits spousal abuse.
  Giants President John Mara says the team was “misguided” in how it handled its relationship with Brown.
  He says the team
  
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• 1993 high school yearbook photo predicts Cubs will win 2016 World Series

  25-10-2016 22:36
  
  CHICAGO — A 1993 California high school yearbook may have accurately predicted the outcome of the 2016 Cubs-Indians World Series. In his senior year picture at Mission Viejo High School, Michael Lee wrote: “Chicago Cubs. 2016 World Series Champions. You heard it here first.” Lee’s former classmate, Marcos Meza, provided WGN-TV with video proof that the yearbook photo and its message are real. “When [Lee and I] connected on Facebook in 2009 I sent him the p
  
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• Ex-HPD Officer Kicked Suspect for Continuing to Spit Blood

  25-10-2016 22:15
  
  The retired Hartford police officer purportedly seen kicking a handcuffed suspect laying on the ground in a dashcam video linked to an investigation into possible excessive force said he the man refused to stop...Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Man With Ax Prompted Apartment Evacuation School Lock-In in Hartford

  25-10-2016 21:59
  
  A 55-year-old man with an ax caused police to evacuate a Hartford apartment building and to issue a lock-in for Hartford Public High School on Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• UConn football coach Diaco on ‘Civil ConFLiCT’ debacle: ‘I don’t understand why it was a bad idea’

  25-10-2016 21:49
  
  STORRS — “I don’t really understand why it was a bad idea, I really don’t.” UConn head football coach Bob Diaco got heated Tuesday when he was asked to address Saturday’s game against University of Central Florida (UCF). Last year, Diaco orchestrated a new rivalry between UConn and UCF and called it the “Civil ConFLiCT.” He even bought a trophy and a countdown clock. But, when UCF won 24-16, the spoils of a conflict that no one seemed to want
  
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• Three-Day Mock Mass Fatality Exercise Underway

  25-10-2016 21:34
  
  WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — The Connecticut Department of Public Health is hosting a mock exercise to test the state’s and federal government’s response to a hypothetical terrorist bombing on a Metro-North commuter train.
  The multi-day Mass Fatality Management exercise is being held at Camp Hartell Windsor Locks from through Thursday. Various federal, state and regional emergency management and law enforcement officials are participating.
  The drill includes
  
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• Public Water Supply Emergency Issued for Danbury

  25-10-2016 21:32
  
  The state has declares a 30-day public water supply emergency for the city of Danbury.
  
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• Hartford Leaders Launch Program to Help Students Through College, Into Workforce

  25-10-2016 21:06
  
  Hartford city leaders, educators and businesses are forming “All In!,” or a coalition aimed at getting more Hartford students through college and into the workforce.Photo Credit: Shutterstock / maroke
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Elections & Voter Deadlines

  25-10-2016 21:04
  
  Melissa Russell  president of the Registrars of Voters Association of CT (ROVAC) will talk about the upcoming elections, registration deadlines, and more.
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Ethnic Privilege & Due Process

  25-10-2016 21:03
  
  Chris Powell, Managing Editor of Journal Inquirer, says there’s enough ethnic privilege in the state, but not enough due process of law.
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Armed Police On Campus

  25-10-2016 21:00
  
  Mark Ojakian is the President of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, and he joined Ray Dunaway to discuss police on community college campuses in the state.  The Connecticut Board of Regents established a formal approval process for community colleges wishing to have armed police forces on their campuses…
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Rising Costs Of The ACA

  25-10-2016 20:58
  
  Paige Winfield Cunningham, Health Care Reporter with the Washington Examiner looks at the rising costs of the ACA as the Obama administration confirms double-digit premium hikes.
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• Giants release kicker Josh Brown after he admits to repeated domestic abuse

  25-10-2016 20:52
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have released placekicker Josh Brown after police documents revealed Brown had admitted to repeatedly abusing his former wife while they were married. The release came Tuesday shortly after the player issued a statement insisting that he never hit his wife during a six year period when he admits spousal abuse. Giants President John Mara says the team was “misguided” in how it handled its relationship with Brown. He says the
  
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• ‘We have each other’: Police escort daughter of fallen officer to school

  25-10-2016 20:26
  
  PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — After a police officer in California was killed in the line of duty — his colleagues did something extraordinarily touching for his 8-year-old daughter Vanessa. They showed up on Monday morning to take her to school. “Vanessa no longer has her daddy,” Sergeant William Hutchinson told CNN, “We want to make sure she has a support system growing up.” Officer Jose “Gil” Vega, 63, had been an officer at the Palm Springs Polic
  
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• Co-founder of Edible Arrangements accuses Branford yacht club of discrimination

  25-10-2016 20:09
  
  HARTFORD — A Muslim businessman and his wife are suing a Connecticut yacht club on allegations club board members rejected their membership application last year because of their religion and falsely claimed they supported terrorism. Kamran Farid is a co-founder the fruit bouquet business Edible Arrangements. He and his wife, Kara, sued the Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club in Branford in state court in August, alleging discrimination, racism and bigotry. They’re seeking a c
  
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• Officials Shoot At Drone During Pipeline Protests, Arrest 126

  25-10-2016 19:52
  
  MANDAN, N.D. (CBSMiami/AP) — Authorities fired at an unmanned aircraft and a group of Dakota Access pipeline opponents twice blocked a North Dakota state highway Sunday, capping a weekend of protests.
  A helicopter helping monitor a protest against the four-state pipeline Sunday morning was approached by a drone in a “threatening manner,” the Morton County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. An officer in the helicopter told law enforcement on the ground that the pilot a
  
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• Kaine Lunches In CT

  25-10-2016 19:45
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine stopped in Connecticut for lunch today.
  According to Hillary Clinton’s campaign web site, the Virginia senator was at a private fundraiser at the home of Ruth and Ted Rossi in Middle Haddam.
  Tickets to the fundraisers were priced from $500 up to $10,000.
  Two weeks ago on Columbus Day, former President Bill Clinton was in the state on behalf of his wife’s presidential campaign making several sto
  
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• VP Candidate Tim Kaine Makes Fundraising Stop in CT

  25-10-2016 19:42
  
  Vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine attended a fundraiser in Connecticut on Tuesday and went to a private, expensive luncheon, according to sources.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• ‘It’s a miracle’: 1 and 3-year-old boys survive 100-foot fall during father’s murder-suicide attempt

  25-10-2016 19:40
  
  WANAQUE, N.J. – Two boys, ages 1 and 3, are recovering in a hospital after their father threw them over a New Jersey highway bridge during his murder-suicide attempt late Monday. As authorities continue to investigate, Pequannock Police Capt. Christopher DePuyt is calling it a “miracle” the brothers are alive Tuesday morning following the 100-foot fall. The family’s nightmare began when the children’s parents got into an argument inside their home and sudd
  
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• Meet Your Lyft Driver: Gronk

  25-10-2016 19:30
  
  Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski went undercover as a Lyft driver.Photo Credit: Lyft
  
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• 'Armed and Dangerous' Norwich Twins Located in New York

  25-10-2016 19:28
  
  Two Norwich twins wanted for their suspected involvement in a bank robbery last month have been taken into custody in New York state, Connecticut state police said.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• ‘Armed and dangerous’ twin brothers from Norwich arrested in New York

  25-10-2016 19:25
  
  CANTERBURY — Connecticut State Police issued a warning Monday afternoon about twin brothers deemed armed and dangerous. Tuesday, the brothers were taken into custody in New York, police said. “We need your help locating this bank robbery duo. Please share!” they wrote on their Facebook page. Troop D in Danielson was attempting to locate Vince Rollins and Vance Coffin, 50, originally of Norwich. Police said the pair was involved in a bank robbery in Canterbury on September
  
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• 11-Year-Old Missing From Danbury Found

  25-10-2016 19:15
  
  An 11-year-old boy reported missing from Danbury has been found and the silver alert was canceled.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Sex Assault Reported at Party Near University of Hartford

  25-10-2016 19:14
  
  Bloomfield police are investigating the report of sexual assault during a house party near the University of Hartford early Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Halloween Safety Tips

  25-10-2016 19:13
  
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Halloween is a fun night for kids but one that comes with a lot of responsibility for parents who need to be vigilant while they’re out taking the little ones trick-or-treating especially when crossing the street.
  Most kids start hitting the pavement right after dinner and by that time it’s already getting dark out, making it harder for drivers to see children, in particular ones that are wearing dark-colored costumes. Parents may want to consider adding so
  
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• ‘Tree’ arrested for blocking traffic in Portland, Maine

  25-10-2016 19:00
  
  PORTLAND — Police arrested a tree Monday in Portland, Maine, for blocking traffic. Ok, it wasn’t really a tree, WGME reported. It was a man dressed as a tree. The tree, or um, man who was arrested said he stood in the middle of a downtown intersection as a kind of performance art. Asher Woodworth wanted to see how he could impact “people’s natural choreography.” If by that he meant to get a lot of people to take pictures and […]
  
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• Drunken Dad Abandoned Toddler in Stroller: Police

  25-10-2016 18:31
  
  A Norwich dad who is accused of abandoned his toddler in a stroller in a New London street on Monday night while he was drunk appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: New London Police
  
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• VW Emissions Settlement Approved

  25-10-2016 18:29
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge in San Francisco has approved a $15 billion court settlement of most claims against Volkswagen for its emissions-cheating scandal.
  U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer signed the order Tuesday approving the largest auto-scandal settlement in the nation’s history.
  About 475,000 owners of VWs and Audis with 2-liter four-cylinder diesel engines now will be able to seek buybacks of their vehicles starting next Tuesday.
  Most of the owners are expected to
  
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• Enfield man arrested driving naked in Springfield, Massachusetts

  25-10-2016 18:16
  
  SPRINGFIELD — Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, have arrested an Enfield man they said got out of his car naked and started jumping and dancing in the street after striking a curb and getting a flat. Springfield police said an officer on patrol spotted a speeding car with its lights off running stop signs at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The vehicle failed to negotiate a turn before striking the curb and blowing out a tire. The driver eventually complied with verbal […]
  
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• Enfield man arrested driving naked in Mass.

  25-10-2016 18:16
  
  SPRINGFIELD — Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, have arrested an Enfield man they said got out of his car naked and started jumping and dancing in the street after striking a curb and getting a flat. Springfield police said an officer on patrol spotted a speeding car with its lights off running stop signs at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The vehicle failed to negotiate a turn before striking the curb and blowing out a tire. The driver eventually complied with verbal […]
  
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• 2 Bethel Schools Dismissing Early Because of Heating Issue

  25-10-2016 18:12
  
  Two schools in Bethel are dismissing early this afternoon because of a heating issue.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• World Series misery will end soon for either the Chicago Cubs or Cleveland Indians, starting tonight on FOX 61

  25-10-2016 17:56
  
  CLEVELAND — These days – and in this case, the “days” stretch back decades – no baseball fans have it worse than the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. That’s about to change for one of those teams, starting tonight, and you can watch it live on FOX 61 starting at 8 p.m. First pitch for the start of this best-of-seven series is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Indians ace Corey Kluber will start for the Indians, while Jon [
  
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• UPS looks to hire 2,300 people in Connecticut for holiday shipping season

  25-10-2016 17:53
  
  HARTFORD — As UPS gears up for the busy holiday shipping season, the shipping giant announced Tuesday it is hiring more than 2,375 people in Connecticut. UPS said the openings are a combination of seasonal and permanent jobs, and include 866 package handlers, 326 package car and tractor-trailer drivers, and 1,113 driver-helpers. The company is hiring about 95,000 people nationwide. Package handler and driver-helper jobs start at $10.15 per hour. Pay for package car drivers starts at $18.75
  
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• Snow Changes to Rain Thursday Morning

  25-10-2016 17:50
  
  Well below average temperatures will lead to the season's first flakes for many Thursday morning.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Lock-In Lifted at Hartford Public High School

  25-10-2016 17:31
  
  The lock-in issued for Hartford Public High School is over after police responded to Forest Street to investigate a person acting erratically.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Identify 2 Men Shot at New Haven Gas Station

  25-10-2016 17:29
  
  Two men were shot at a gas station in New Haven on Monday night and one was critically injured, police said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• UHart Reports Sexual Assault

  25-10-2016 17:28
  
  (West Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Authorities are investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred over the weekend near the University of Hartford.
  The University sent out a release on its web site indicating the incident that was reported to have occurred at a residence near the main campus in West Hartford.
  University of Hartford’s Department of Public Safey issued the update, in addition to links it says are designed to “keep our community members safe”.
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• Judge approves $15 billion Volkswagen emissions settlement, will start buying back cars next week

  25-10-2016 17:27
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco has approved a $15 billion court settlement of most claims against Volkswagen for its emissions-cheating scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer signed the order Tuesday approving the largest auto-scandal settlement in the nation’s history. About 475,000 owners of VWs and Audis with 2-liter four-cylinder diesel engines now will be able to seek buybacks of their vehicles starting next Tuesday. Most of the owners are expected to sell
  
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• Police release names of 5 victims in wrong-way crash in Mass.

  25-10-2016 17:24
  
  MIDDLEBOROUGH — The four men who died in a fiery wrong-way crash on a Massachusetts highway have been identified as students at two central Massachusetts colleges. State police on Tuesday identified the victims of the Monday morning crash as 19-year-old Jordan Galvin-Jutras and 20-year-old Kraig Diggs, both of Barnstable, who both attended Anna Maria College in Paxton; and 19-year-old Jordan Fisher, of Harwich, and 18-year-old Corey Licata, of West Babylon, New York, who both attended Beck
  
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• University of Hartford investigating sex assault at party near campus

  25-10-2016 17:20
  
  WEST HARTFORD — The University of Hartford is investigating a sexual assault that occurred at a party near campus over the weekend. An email was sent to the school community on Monday. “At this time, the Department of Public Safety wants to remind the campus community about the availability of information designed to help keep our community members safe, including information around sexual misconduct including rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, and intimate partner vi
  
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• 2 Injured In New Haven Gas Station Shooting

  25-10-2016 17:19
  
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – New Haven police are investigating a shooting Monday night the left two men injured, one critically.
  Police say they were called to the scene of the Hess Gas Station at Ferry and State Streets around 7:30 p.m.
  One of the victims, 31-year-old Labian McKnight of New Haven was found in the doorway to the attendant’s booth with back and shoulder wounds.  He’s in critical condiditon at Yale New Haven Hospital.
  The other victim, identified as
  
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• 5 Players to Watch in the American 2016-17

  25-10-2016 17:12
  
  by Rob Joyce
  Monday afternoon the American Athletic Conference held its basketball media day. Cincinnati was picked to finish first, with defending tournament champion UConn narrowly behind them at second. After a year in which four teams (Cincinnati, Connecticut, Temple and Tulsa) made the NCAA Tournament, much of the firepower returns for 2016-17.
  While these may not be the best players by season’s end, here are the five players that could make the biggest impact heading into this season
  
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• State Police seize over 20 lbs. of pot during I-95 traffic stop in Waterford

  25-10-2016 17:10
  
  WATERFORD – A Massachusetts woman was arrested after Connecticut State Police said they seized over 20 pounds of pot during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Waterford. Betsy Cardozo , 25, of Alpha Road in Dorchester, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with illegal possession/transportation/distribution/sale of marijuana, possession of less than one half ounce of marijuana and reckless driving following a traffic stop on I-95 in Waterford. Police said Cardozo had been traveling
  
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• Ranking the Unbeatens in College Football

  25-10-2016 17:00
  
  by Rob Joyce
  We are past the midway point of the college football season, and the number of undefeated teams is down to single digits. Nine teams have yet to find themselves in the loss column as Halloween approaches. For seven of them, the college football playoff is at the very least a realistic option, while two others are in the hunt for a New Years’ Six bowl appearance.
  There’s still lots of football to be played, but here are how those nine unbeatens rank so far:
  9) Western Mic
  
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• Troopers Find 20 Pounds of Marijuana During Traffic Stop: PD

  25-10-2016 16:36
  
  Connecticut state police seized over 20 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Waterford.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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