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• Police Chiefs React to President Trump’s Immigration Orders

  07-02-2017 23:55
  
  The 457 sworn police officers in the New Haven Police Department (NHPD) operate under the general order of not asking about a person’s immigration status, with one exception.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Arena Renovations Included In Governor’s Budget Proposal

  07-02-2017 23:51
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is proposing the state spend $250 million to renovate the XL Center, Hartford’s downtown sports arena.Malloy’s office tells the Hartford Courant that the governor will include $125 million for the first two years of the project in the state budget he will unveil on Wednesday.
  The renovation plans call for upgrading seating capacity in the arena from 16,000 to about 19,000 and adding a second concourse.
  The facility serves as an off-campus
  
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• Man Shoots Son in Stomach During Dispute in Ansonia: Police

  07-02-2017 23:44
  
  Police are investigating after a man was shot in the stomach in Ansonia on Tuesday night.Photo Credit: Ansonia Police
  
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• Big Drop In Connecticut Obamacare Exchange Enrollment After Trump Inauguration

  07-02-2017 23:27
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Access Health CT leaders say they experienced a big drop in the number of enrolments on Connecticut’s Obamacare health insurance exchange, after the presidential inauguration.
  Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh says the drop caused annual enrollment to decrease for the first time since the program began.
  “Through November, December, and the beginning of January our enrollment was running 4 or 5 percent above what it was last year,” Wadleigh said. &ldquo
  
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• State Republicans Address Concerns About Funding for CT Cities, Towns

  07-02-2017 23:26
  
  Republicans at the Capitol addressed concerns about funding in Connecticut cities and towns on Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• SILVER ALERT: 34-Year-Old Man From New Haven Missing

  07-02-2017 22:50
  
  A SILVER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED
  
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• Possible Big Snow On Tap For Thursday

  07-02-2017 22:26
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the potential for heavy snow beginning early Thursday.
  The service says accumulations could amount to between eight-and-12-inches, beginning early in the morning and lasting through the afternoon.
  The snow could fall heavy at times and impact both the morning and afternoon commutes.
  More updates will follow as we get closer to the storm.
  
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• Arrest In Shelton Robbery

  07-02-2017 22:18
  
  SHELTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Two months after the Subway restaurant on River Road in Shelton was robbed, police have arrested a suspect.
  James Karpicky, 35, of Milford is charged with first-degree robbery and sixth-degree larceny in connection with the Dec. 12 heist.
  Police say Karpicky, wearing a mask, entered the restaurant and held an object to the back of a female clerk, simulating a gun– demanding that she empty the cash register.
  Police say Karpicky fled in a Mini Cooper.
  
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• Significant Snow Storm for Thursday

  07-02-2017 22:17
  
  Icing today in the hills, will be accompanied by mild temperatures tomorrow, and measurable snow on Thursday.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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• 5 Greatest Catches in Super Bowl History

  07-02-2017 21:56
  
  by Rob Joyce
  In every great game there’s one moment that lives on forever. Think Mike Eruzione’s goal in the 1980 Winter Olympics against the Soviets, or Mookie Wilson’s fateful dribbler down the first base line in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. In Super Bowl LI, featuring the greatest comeback in NFL history given the circumstances, that moment belonged to New England’s Julian Edelman.
  Down 28-20 with 2:28 to go, Tom Brady tried to find the wide receiver down the field
  
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• After Budget Delay, $10M Gampel Roof And Ceiling Project Moving Forward

  07-02-2017 21:49
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — After a delay, work to fix up the ceiling and roof of Gampel Pavilion is again moving forward.
  UConn Trustees recently gave the go-ahead for the $10-million project to fix flaking panels on the ceiling of the arena.
  Work is now scheduled to begin after the commencement ceremony is held in Gampel in May.
  Last year, the Trustees postponed the project amid cuts in state funding.
  At the time school officials said the roof and the ceiling are safe.
  The fabric on the panels o
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Connecticut Tolls

  07-02-2017 21:41
  
   
  Toni Boucher, co-chair of Connecticut’s transportation committee, discusses tolls in the state. Get the latest.
   
   
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Connecticut’s Budget, Pensions and Debt…What to do?

  07-02-2017 21:36
  
   
  Keith Phaneuf, CTMirror.org state budget reporter, joins Ray live in studio.  The state is in a budget mess, pensions are underfunded, the debt is growing. What needs to happen?
   
  
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• Ray Dunaway: “Marc The Edge” Comes to Hartford in April

  07-02-2017 21:26
  
   
  Kandyce Aust, director of development with Over The Edge shares details about the “Marc The Edge” event in Hartford. Toss your Boss, Toss the Trainer, or Fling your Friend… anything goes! Fly solo or get into the team spirit. 100% of the funds you raise will benefit MARC’s programs for people with disabilities.  Over the Edge (OTE) is known throughout the world for its signature rappelling fundraising events, and in April 2017 they’re coming to Hartfor
  
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• Man Charged in Armed Robbery at Shelton Subway

  07-02-2017 21:23
  
  Shelton police have arrested a Milford man suspected in the armed robbery of a Subway restaurant in December.Photo Credit: Shelton Police
  
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• 5 most memorable moments from the Patriots’ 5th Super Bowl parade

  07-02-2017 21:00
  
  BOSTON — For New England Patriots fans, keeping all those Super Bowl titles straight can be tricky. Patriots fans lined the streets of Boston on Tuesday to celebrate the team’s 34-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons, the Patriots’ fifth title in 15 years. To mark their fifth Super Bowl win, here’s a look at five of the most memorable moments from the 2017 version of the parade, starring wintry weather, dancing shirtless warriors and plenty of GOAT puns. Dancing in […]
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Mayor Monday With Litchfield First Selectman Leo Paul Jr.

  07-02-2017 20:53
  
  The Mayor Monday series continues as Leo Paul Jr., First Selectman Town of Litchfield, joins Ray to discuss some of the great qualities of the town.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: High Minded Messages In Super Bowl Advertising

  07-02-2017 20:51
  
  Steve Wolfberg is the Principal, Chief Creative & Growth Officer for Cronin and Company.  He says in general, hot-button issues ruled the day when it came to this year’s Super Bowl ads. Beer and snacks were replaced by tolerance and diversity, and below-the-belt jokes were replaced by high-minded messages.  Get more insight from Wolfberg on the commercials of Super Bowl LI.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: The Convention of States Movement

  07-02-2017 20:49
  
  Sen Joe Markley shares details on the Convention of States movement.  The State Senator represents the 16th Senatorial District, which includes the towns of Cheshire, Prospect, Southington, Wolcott and Waterbury, and he will host an informational forum on the Convention of States movement. The forum will be held on Thursday, February 9th from 5:30 to 7 pm in Room 2C of the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue in Hartford.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Labor Department’s New Hurdles

  07-02-2017 20:48
  
  Jill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst, says the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule faces two hurdles– a lawsuit, and now the Trump Administration’s efforts to delay or perhaps kill it off. On Friday, President Trump signed an order directing the Treasury secretary to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulatory law.
  
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• New London man charged with stealing 3 guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition

  07-02-2017 20:43
  
  NEW LONDON — A New London man is facing several charges after police say he stole three guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. On February 6, Stonington Police received a report of missing firearms and ammunition: two pistols, an assault rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, five high capacity rifle magazines, and fifteen high capacity pistol magazines. Stonington called in New London Police to assist in their investigation which led them to a New London man. Off
  
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• GOP Floats Plan To Restore Mid-Year Education Cuts

  07-02-2017 20:41
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Legislative Republicans are proposing a plan that would restore mid-year education aid cuts to cities and towns ordered by the Malloy administration in December to help balance the state budget.
  Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, GOP lawmakers said their plan to restore the $18.9 million in cuts and erase the current fiscal year’s budget deficit relies on $17 million from a salary adjustment account, 5% cuts to the operating budgets of various
  
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• What the net neutrality rollback means for netflix users

  07-02-2017 20:28
  
  FCC To Roll Back Net Neutrality Policies WASHINGTON  —  Under President Donald Trump’s newly-minted chairman, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is quickly working to eliminate regulations created to ensure internet service providers (ISPs) grant equal access to all web content — the rules commonly known as “net neutrality.” The shift is part of an unspooling of FCC policies from the Obama administration. On Friday, new chairman Ajit Pai announced
  
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• Man Held After Courtroom Chanting

  07-02-2017 20:28
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – State police say man who was chanting in a courtroom at New Haven Superior Court on Elm Street Tuesday afternoon was being held after there was disturbance.
  Police say the subject was neither in the courtroom for his own case nor for someone he knew.
  When the judge asked the man to leave, he refused and was removed by court marshals, said police. At some point, a person in the courtroom yelled “bomb” or “gun”– prompting peo
  
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• Tracking significant snowfall for Thursday

  07-02-2017 20:22
  
  Rain and some spots of freezing rain inland continue to fall this afternoon, a steady, cold, raw day continues, with temperatures slowly moderating over the next few hours, warming slowly to the upper 30s to near 40 overnight. A surge in temps early Wednesday will bring highs to near record levels, in the mid to upper 50s, before crashing later in the day. Then, stand by for a second storm that will bring snow overnight into Thursday morning, and lasting […]
  
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• State Police Response to New Haven Protest Under Review

  07-02-2017 20:22
  
  A Connecticut State police response to an incident where protesters blocked a highway in New Haven over the weekend is under review, state police said. An attorney for the protesters claimed the police response...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Freezing Rain Causes Slick Conditions, School Cancellations

  07-02-2017 20:19
  
  NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued two First Alerts for wintry weather Today and again on Thursday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Witnesses: Entire New Orleans neighborhood damaged by tornado

  07-02-2017 20:09
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The Latest on severe weather in the Deep South: Eastern New Orleans resident James Thomas says his whole neighborhood shows storm damage, but his house escaped a tornado with a near miss. He says, “It’s bad. I’ve never seen it this bad.” He says “As far as I can see, treetops are off, power lines down.” Thomas says he saw the twister coming, grabbed his motorcycle helmet and ran into his bathroom. He says the room went […]
  
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• Shout of 'Gun' or 'Bomb" Sends People Running from Courtroom

  07-02-2017 19:46
  
  Some people suffered minor injuries after a person yelled “bomb” or “gun” in a courtroom at New Haven Superior Court on Tuesday afternoon and people started running out of the room, according to state police.
  
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• Hartford Federal Lawsuit: MetLife Failed To Pay Workers $50M In Overtime

  07-02-2017 19:25
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A lawsuit alleges MetLife Inc. failed to pay $50 million in overtime to claim specialists across the country for the past three years.
  The complaint was filed Tuesday in federal court in Hartford, Connecticut, by former claim specialist Stephanie McKinney, of Charleston, South Carolina. She previously worked at the insurance company’s offices in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
  The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of claim specialists nationwide who worked
  
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• Elm City Shooting Investigation

  07-02-2017 19:13
  
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in New Haven are investigating a shooting from this morning.
  Around 10:30, officers were called to the scene of Chapel Street and Winthrop Avenue.
  They say the victim is an adult male in his 30s.
  The man was suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen and is now being treated at Yale New Haven Hospital.
  As for the suspect, police say they’re looking for a black male in his 20s.  He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
  Anyone with a
  
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• DeLauro Promotes Paid Family Medical Leave Proposal

  07-02-2017 19:11
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — New Haven-area Congresswoman Rosa Delauro and fellow Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a proposal to create a national system to allow people to take paid time off for the birth of a child or a medical emergency.
  DeLauro says the current system of unpaid leave time can be difficult for working families.
  “Losing weeks worth of wages in order to deal with a challenge of this magnitude when a loved one is ill can push families over the financial edg
  
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• Ray Dunaway: President Trump’s Cabinet Picks

  07-02-2017 19:04
  
  David Lightman, veteran Congressional reporter with McClatchy Newspapers discusses President Trump’s cabinet picks, which are being approved… but at a slow pace.
  
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• Man Found Seriously Injured on Becket Street in Hartford

  07-02-2017 18:52
  
  Hartford police are investigating after a man was found unconscious suffering serious head trauma on Becket Street Tuesday, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Pence Breaks Tie; DeVos Confirmed As Ed Secy

  07-02-2017 18:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed school choice activist Betsy DeVos as Education secretary, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie.
  The Senate historian says it was the first time a vice president had to break a tie on a Cabinet nomination.
  Two Republicans joined Democrats Tuesday to vote to derail DeVos’ nomination.
  Democrats cited her lack of public school experience and financial interests in organizations pushing charter schools. DeVos has said she would di
  
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• Environmentalists Say Pipeline Could Cost CT

  07-02-2017 18:25
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A proposed inter-state gas pipeline could end up costing Connecticut ratepayers millions.
  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection last fall nixed an RFP for the project.
  However, it still could be built, as it is an inter-state project
  A collection of Connecticut environmental groups commissioned a study by Snyapse Energy that suggests the $3.2 billion pricetag is really over $6 billion.
  Martha Klein, president of the Sierra Club of Connect
  
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• Woman’s unborn baby, husband killed in crash; suspected DUI driver arrested

  07-02-2017 18:23
  
  LOS ANGELES — A 23-year-old woman is mourning the loss of her unborn baby girl and husband after a driver, with two prior DUI convictions, allegedly ran a stop sign in Victorville and crashed into her family’s car, according to KTLA. The fatal crash happened about 1:45 a.m. Saturday when a man behind the wheel of a 2002 Hyundai sedan was driving north on Amethyst Road and allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign. The driver, 56-year-old Alexander Delapaz Perez, […]
  
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• Amber Alert issued for missing 2-year-old girl from Staten Island allegedly taken by father

  07-02-2017 18:15
  
  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 2-year-old girl is the subject of a search Tuesday after she was taken allegedly by her father in Staten Island, according to PIX 11. The child’s parents had a dispute and her father, Johnny Woo, took the girl from a home and left at about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, police said. Police said the circumstances of that incident make them believe Kim Woo, who is a month shy of 3 years old, is in “imminent danger.” […]
  
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• Amber Alert: Father, 2-year-old daughter found in the Bronx

  07-02-2017 18:15
  
  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 2-year-old girl who was the subject of a search Tuesday after she was allegedly taken  by her father has been found in the Bronx, according to PIX 11. Johnny Woo and his daughter Kim Woo have been found on the Major Deegan Expressway, officials said. The child’s parents had a dispute and her father took the girl from a home and left at about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, police said. Police said the circumstances of that incident […]
  
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• Discovery of euthanasia drug prompts dog food recall; 15 states involved

  07-02-2017 17:56
  
  NEW YORK — An Illinois pet food company is voluntarily recalling one of their products after a powerful sedative found in one of the batches sickened five dogs and killed another. The company confirmed that Pentobarbital, a barbiturate used for anesthesia and euthanasia, was in one of the lots of their Hunk of Beef product. The sedative can cause drowsiness, dizziness, loss of balance and nausea. The recalled 12-ounce cans were sold in 15 states including New York. The food was [&hell
  
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• Elderly Man Dies After Being Hit by Car in Greenwich

  07-02-2017 17:54
  
  An elderly man was killed when he was struck by a car while crossing West Putnam Avenue in Greenwich Monday, according to Greenwich police.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Barack Obama learns to kitesurf on vacation with billionaire Richard Branson

  07-02-2017 17:53
  
  #IslandLife was good to Barack Obama. Before returning to Washington, the former president dove into an aquatic and athletic challenge with his friend, Virgin Group founder and billionaire Richard Branson, while vacationing on the British Virgin Islands with former first lady Michelle Obama. Now that Obama is free from many Secret Service-imposed restrictions that did not allow him to partake in activities like surfing, Branson offered Obama the chance to learn how to kitesurf. To make things mo
  
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• Fake Connecticut State Police Facebook page spawns real concern

  07-02-2017 17:42
  
  MIDDLETOWN — Connecticut State Police are trying to manage a situation where somebody has set up a fake “CT State Police” page on Facebook. Trooper First Class Kelly Grant of the Connecticut State Police Public Information Office said in a statement that the Facebook page “is NOT a Connecticut State Police Facebook page. Unfortunately ‘Gabriel Starr’ has moved from posting derogatory comments under the official Connecticut State Police Facebook page posts to c
  
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• Former Yank Teixeira Joining ESPN

  07-02-2017 17:28
  
  BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) – Mark Teixeira will work as an ESPN analyst following his retirement as a player.
  ESPN said Tuesday it had reached a multiyear agreement with the three-time All-Star first baseman.
  Teixeira will appear on baseball studio coverage, anchor show “SportsCenter” and ESPN radio.
  The 36-year-old Teixeira hit 409 home runs for Texas (2003-07), Atlanta (2007-08), the Los Angeles Angels (2008) and the New York Yankees (2009-16).
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• 2 CT Cities Make Top 100 List

  07-02-2017 17:11
  
  U.S. News & World Report has ranked the 100 best places to live in the United States and two of them are in Connecticut.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police: Waterbury man kidnaps woman, forces her to take money out of her bank account

  07-02-2017 17:06
  
  WATERBURY — A Waterbury man is under arrest after forcing a woman to take money out of her bank account and leading police on a chase when confronted, according to police. Southbury police and state police went to the Chase Bank branch at 775 Main Street South just before 11 a.m. Monday after an employee of the bank told police that a man was forcing a woman to take money out of her account. Police said Claude M. Williams, 25, […]
  
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• Bills Would Give Undocumented Students Access To Financial Aid

  07-02-2017 16:59
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Immigrant students without legal status in the United States would be eligible for institutional financial assistance at state-run colleges and universities under two measures which are up for public hearings at the State Capitol Tuesday.
  The Connecticut General Assembly’s Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committees are scheduled to hear testimony on bills that would make the immigrant students eligible for different forms of fina
  
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• North Haven Police Diverting Traffic After ‘Water Incident’

  07-02-2017 16:57
  
  North Haven police are diverting traffic in the area of the intersection of Elm Street and Sackett Point Road.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man Shot Himself in Leg During Struggle With Officer: PD

  07-02-2017 16:48
  
  Bridgeport police said a robbery suspect resisted arrest and accidentally shot himself in the leg while struggling with an officer Monday.Photo Credit: Bridgeport Police Department
  
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• Man Forced Woman to Withdraw Money from Bank: Police

  07-02-2017 16:42
  
  A man who is accused of forcing a woman to take money out of her bank account and leading police on a chase has been arrested and charged with kidnapping, unlawful restraint, as well as additional charges.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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