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• Crash Closes Route 1 in Madison

  06-03-2017 23:21
  
  Route 1 in Madison was closed on Monday evening after a car took down a utility pole.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Facebook Live Video Purportedly Shows 10-Year-Old Driving in Monroe

  06-03-2017 23:14
  
  A Monroe woman was arrested after police said she Facebook live-streamed a 10-year-old driving a car. Lisa Nussbaum, 38, was arrested Friday after Monroe police got several calls from people who...Photo Credit: Monroe Police Department
  
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• Keidel: NFL Combine Doesn’t Tell Us Much

  06-03-2017 23:10
  
  By Jason Keidel
  The quintessential meat market, the NFL Combine — sardonically called the Underwear Olympics — is in full swing.
  Poked. Prodded. Fondled. Tape-measured. The NFL intelligentsia descends upon Indianapolis every March to measure future pro football players, using the same metrics and often getting the same results.
  It’s become redundant. We know they want 30 reps of bench press, 40-inch vertical leap, 4.40 seconds in the 40-yard dash… such and such a broad j
  
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• Weather Pattern Turns Stormy

  06-03-2017 22:54
  
  It seemed too good to be true for winter haters. Our remarkable stretch of 60s and 70s in the end of February has come to an end and now we may see on heck of a flip not just to a colder pattern but also to...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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• Pockets of Freezing Drizzle Tonight, Rain Showers Tomorrow

  06-03-2017 22:54
  
  Rain showers will overspread Connecticut late tonight and could start as a bit of freezing drizzle for the northern areas of the state.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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• LifeStar Transporting 1 Person Following Dirt Bike Accident in Hebron

  06-03-2017 22:50
  
  LifeStar is in Hebron after one person got into an accident with a dirt bike.Police said the accident happened in the area of 211 Wall Street. No roads are closed.No other details were...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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• Man Rescued After Falling, Hitting Head in Norwalk River

  06-03-2017 22:43
  
  A man walking his dog fell and hit his head while walking along the Norwalk River, the fire department said.Photo Credit: Norwalk Fire Department
  
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• Secretary Of The State Urges Lawmakers To Allow Early Election Voting

  06-03-2017 21:19
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s secretary of the state is urging legislators to allow voters to cast ballots early.
  Denise Merrill, a Democrat, told members of the Government Administration and Elections Committee on Monday that Connecticut’s voters are “being deprived of a valuable convenience.” She notes how 38 other jurisdictions already permit voters to cast a ballot early.
  Lawmakers are considering several bills that would allow voting before Election Day
  
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• Short Day In Hernandez Trial

  06-03-2017 20:38
  
   
  BOSTON (AP) – The jury in the double-murder trial of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez has been sent home early after the judge said he needed time toconsider a claim that Hernandez’s lawyers have new evidence that could help their client.
  Attorney Ronald Sullivan told Judge Jeffrey Locke on Monday that a street sweeper who passed by the 2012 drive-by shooting scene saw a woman or someone with braids rising from the sunroof of a white SUV and holding what appeared to be a recording
  
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• Former Milford Transit Employee Accused of Theft

  06-03-2017 20:12
  
  Milford police arrested a Milford Transit employee accused of stealing approximately $4,500 from the agency.Photo Credit: Milford Police Department
  
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• VOICES OF RECOVERY: The Opioid Crisis

  06-03-2017 19:20
  
  Hosts, Ann Baldwin, President & CEO of Baldwin Media Strategic Communications and Phil Valentine, Executive Director of Connecticut Community of Addiction Recovery, are joined by FOX 61 news reporter, Kaitlyn Goslee, who hosts the popular series Faces of the Opioid Crisis.
  
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• Man in Custody After Standoff With Police in Harwinton

  06-03-2017 19:10
  
  Connecticut state police have ended a standoff with a man who barricaded himself in a home in Harwinton.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• MONEY WISDOM: Investment Mistakes & Retirement Planning for Couples

  06-03-2017 19:01
  
  Joel talks about bouncing back from investment mistakes, and the secret to couples getting on the same page when it comes to retirement planning.
  
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• Milford Police Arrest Transit Employee Accused of Theft

  06-03-2017 18:55
  
  Milford police arrested a Milford Transit employee accused of stealing approximately $4,500 from the agency.Photo Credit: Milford Police Department
  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts to remove artificial colors by end of 2018

  06-03-2017 18:48
  
  NEW YORK — The parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins said it will remove artificial colors from its products in the U.S. by the end of 2018. Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. says the exception will be on brand-name ingredients it sources to use as toppings, ice cream mixes and decorations for its sweets. It also noted that Baskin-Robbins will take longer to find replacements for ice cream cake decorations. Other chains including Subway, Panera and Taco Bell have said [&h
  
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• NEW EPISODE: Healthy Rounds – Hypertension

  06-03-2017 18:43
  
  Dr. Alessi chats with Dr. Michael Grey, Chairman of Medicine at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center about hypertension.
  
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• New Haven PD, DCF Investigate 'Sudden Illness' of 2-Year-Old

  06-03-2017 18:41
  
  New Haven police are investigating after a 2-year-old boy suddenly fell ill Sunday night, according to New Haven police spokesman Officer David Hartman.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• We’re searching for the greatest moms in Connecticut and we need your help!

  06-03-2017 18:37
  
  HARTFORD — Parenting isn’t always easy, but we know that moms make the world go ’round! Every mom has a special story to share and every mom is a super hero. Do you know a mom who takes being a mother to the next level? We want to know what makes her the greatest! Is she the strongest, kindest, funniest, most creative, most sincere, or all of the above? Fill out the form below and let us know what sets this mom […]
  
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• Former Principal Facing Additional Charges

  06-03-2017 18:31
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A former Wethersfield school principal accused of taking cell phone videos of children at a Hartford WalMart was arrested today on new charges.
  State Police charged John Bean with four counts of risk of injury to a minor and four counts of voyeurism.
  It was last September that Bean, the former principal at Highcrest Elementary School, was arrested at the Flatbush Avenue WalMart after store security noticed him on surveillance attempting to take pictures
  
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• Red Cross to Install Free Smoke Detectors in Conn. Homes

  06-03-2017 18:26
  
  According to the Connecticut chapter of the American Red Cross, every year 3,000 people in the United State are killed in house fires. The organization is working to cut down on that startling...Photo Credit: NBC10.com
  
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• Computer Talk with Tab: Rumors About The iPhone 8, Uber’s Secret Tool, Evading Viruses, and Keeping Safe Online

  06-03-2017 18:23
  
   
  Erik and Bob answer your tech questions.
  The following topics are covered on this week’s Computer Talk. On the local front, W-2 data of Groton, Connecticut school employees is released in an e-mail scam. Attention movie buffs – Guardians of the Galaxy 2 trailer is finally released! In corporate America, Rumors fly regarding Apple abandoning the “Lightning” port on the iPhone 8.  And Uber has allegedly  developed a secret tool to evade officials
  
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• Former Wethersfield elementary school principal accused of taking upskirt videos of kids

  06-03-2017 18:16
  
  MERIDEN — Voyeurism charges have been filed against a former elementary school principal for recording upskirt videos of kids. John Bean was the principal of Highcrest Elementary School in Wethersfield. He resigned two months after he was suspected of taking the photographs of little girls with his cellphone at a Walmart store. He was placed on administrative leave after his arrest in September. Bean, 46, a father of two from East Hartford, was previously charged with interfering
  
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• Man Charged With “Keying” Cop Cars

  06-03-2017 18:14
  
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) – Stamford police have arrested a 62-year-old man after they say an officer caught him “violently keying” two police cruisers right outside police headquarters.
  The Stamford Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/2n68RQS ) that Nicholas Tartell, of West Haven, was charged Sunday with first-degree criminal mischief, interfering with an officer and possession of a weapon in a vehicle.
  Police say an officer saw a bent over Tartell scratching a squad car with a key at
  
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• Former Principal Accused of Shooting Videos Up Girls' Skirts

  06-03-2017 18:12
  
  A former Wethersfield elementary school principal has been charged with voyeurism after accusations that he shot photos up the skits of young girls at a Hartford Wal-Mart.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Judge Asked To Prohibit Video Of Student’s Death

  06-03-2017 18:03
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The parents of a University of Connecticut student who died after being run over by a campus fire department vehicle are asking a judge to prohibit public release of a video of the accident.
  Abraham and Shinymol Chemmarappally made the request last week, saying public release of the video possessed by UConn would cause the family emotional anguish.
  A Hartford Superior Court judge has scheduled a hearing for next Monday.
  Authorities say the West Hartford couple’
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Bull Market Celebrates Eight on a High

  06-03-2017 17:47
  
  Jill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst, says the Bull Market is celebrating Eight on a High.  As the bull market in US stocks gets set to celebrate its eighth birthday this week, it is stunning to consider how far we have come.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Why Is The AG’s Casino Opinion So Pivotal?

  06-03-2017 17:46
  
  Mark Pazniokas, Capitol bureau chief for CT Mirror.org explains why Gov. Malloy is seeking the pivotal opinion of the Attorney General on the casino expansion in state… “To focus on young adults who are in prison is very cutting edge.”
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: The Big ‘Mo Welcomes UConn To Hartford

  06-03-2017 17:46
  
  Mike Zaleski, CEO  of Riverfront Recapture, joins Ray in studio to discuss The Big ‘Mo.  The University of Connecticut will be welcomed home to downtown Hartford this year at The Big Mo’ on Saturday, May 20 at the under-construction UConn Hartford campus between Front Street and Prospect Street. The Big Mo’ is Riverfront Recapture’s major annual fundraising event; it celebrates new and positive changes happening in Hartford and East Hartford.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Mayor Monday With Coventry’s John Elsesser

  06-03-2017 17:33
  
  Mayor Mondays continue with John Elsesser, Town Manager of the Town of Coventry and Past President of COST who also serves on CCM’s board.  Elsesser talks crumbling foundations as well as the state budget, the $4.4 million increase due to state aid cuts and teacher pension cost shift, and the bad idea of mega regional health districts. Plus, there’s those new unfunded mandates such as Mental health claims for police/ fire/ ambulance personnel.
  
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• Windsor Home Seriously Damaged by Fire

  06-03-2017 17:29
  
  A Windsor home was seriously damaged by fire Monday morning, according to fire officials.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Threat to East Hartford School Not Credible: Officials

  06-03-2017 17:24
  
  East Hartford police were called in to investigate a threat made to the East Hartford Middle School Sunday, according to the superintendent’s office.Photo Credit: Getty Images/Blend Images RM
  
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• Police: Middletown woman received 7 pound cocaine delivery

  06-03-2017 17:16
  
  MIDDLETOWN — A Middletown woman has been charged after police said she received more than seven pounds of cocaine in the mail. Middletown police said 27-year-old Jasmine Delgado is charged with criminal attempt to possess narcotics and attempt to possess narcotics with intent to sell. Police said the drugs were mailed from Puerto Rico to one of Delgado’s neighbors, who became suspicious and went to police. Police confirmed the presence of drugs, which they say had a street of value [
  
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• Man Charged with Murder in Fatal August Shooting in Hartford

  06-03-2017 17:10
  
  Hartford police have arrested a suspect in a fatal August shooting that started as a fight in a parking lot.Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• 30 Players: Braves’ Dansby Swanson Top Candidate For Rookie Of The Year

  06-03-2017 16:56
  
  By Rich Arleo
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day.
  2016 season (Minors): 105 G, 411 AB, .275 BA, 9 HR, 55 RBI, 13 SB, .787 OPS
  2016 season (Majors): 38 G, 129 AB, .302 BA, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 3 SB, .803 OPS
  When John Hart took over the reins as President of Baseball Operations for the Atlanta Braves after the 2014 season, there wasn’t much to be excited about as a Braves fan
  
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• New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal ready for Sunday’s parade

  06-03-2017 16:52
  
  HARTFORD — On Monday 2017 Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal Cliff Lynch Jr. visited FOX61’s Good Day Connecticut to talk with Amanda Raus about The New Haven St. Patrick’s Day. The parade has a long history and is often heralded as one of the oldest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the country. Lynch talked about the history of the parade and the Irish community in New Haven. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade tradition was born in New Ha
  
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• Woman replaces the ‘Brawny Man’ for Women’s History Month

  06-03-2017 16:42
  
  ATLANTA – Brawny is replacing its iconic Brawny Man with a woman for Women’s History Month. The new packaging shows a woman wearing the red-and-black flannel shirt we all know. The Brawny Woman is part of the #StrengthHasNoGender initiative, now in its second year, by Brawny’s parent company, Georgia-Pacific. For #WomensHistoryMonth, we're proud to celebrate the strong women everywhere who break barriers and inspire us all. #StrengthHasNoGender pic.twitter.com/4yN6Z6x5DG &mdash
  
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• New Visas At Center Of Trump’s Latest Travel Ban

  06-03-2017 16:06
  
   
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s new travel ban order will temporarily halt entries to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority countries who are seeking new visas.
  That’s according to a fact sheet distributed to lawmakers and obtained by The Associated Press.
  Trump will sign the order on Monday.
  The new directive aims to address legal issues that arose from the original order, which was blocked by the courts.
  According to the fact sheet, people fr
  
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• Iditarod route changed due to lack of snow

  06-03-2017 16:06
  
  As the annual Iditarod sled dog race was set to begin Sunday, the starting location and parts of the route had to be changed due to “inadequate snow.” The original course would have begun in Willow, Alaska, just north of Anchorage, and wound north through the Alaska Range, ending up in Nome. This year, the race will start in farther north, in Fairbanks, avoiding much of the Alaska Range and continuing due west to Nome. Because race officials had to […]
  
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• “Untimely” Death In East Hampton

  06-03-2017 15:56
  
  (East Hampton, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – East Hampton police are investigating what they’re calling an untimely death.
  Police received a call to a home on North Main Street after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.
  When they arrived, they found a 54-year-old woman dead at the scene.
  At this point, investigators say they don’t believe foul play was involved.
  There’s no word yet on a cause of death; the body will be examined by the state medical examiner’s office in Farmington.
  The w
  
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• President Donald Trump signs new travel ban, exempts Iraq

  06-03-2017 15:56
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday banning immigration from six Muslim-majority countries, notably dropping Iraq from January’s previous order. The new travel ban comes six weeks after Trump’s original executive order was rolled out to chaos and confusion at airports nationwide, and eventually blocked by a federal court. The ban covers Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Iraq will “increase cooperation with the US government
  
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• Boy Gets Finger Stuck In Barbershop Gumball Machine

  06-03-2017 15:49
  
  GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — A young boy eager for a gumball during a visit to the barbershop got more than he bargained for when he got his finger stuck in the machine.
  The Greenwich Time reports that firefighters and police officers responded in force to Palms Barbershop in Greenwich after getting a 911 call on Saturday.
  Co-owner Tony Socci says staff first tried to free the boy’s finger by spraying oil on it.
  Fire Lt. Tom Lenart says the boy, who was around 4, “managed to wedge
  
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• Deformed dog Picasso’s blue period is now a thing of the past

  06-03-2017 15:35
  
  He was destined for euthanasia, but a rescue group saw a work of art. Now Picasso, a 10-month-old pit bull-corgi mix who was rescued from a high-kill animal shelter in Southern California, is an international celebrity. Liesl Wilhardt, executive director of Luvable Dog Rescue, the organization that rescued Picasso, said the bark around Picasso started after Luvable posted videos of him on its Instagram account. Other media outlets chased the story and now Picasso’s out-of-kilter but loveab
  
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• Three-legged dog finds forever home with boy who lost leg to cancer

  06-03-2017 15:26
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Twelve-year-old Quinn and pit bull mix Logan became instant friends during an incredibly emotional adoption at a Sacramento animal shelter last week. “When I saw him and the dog together the immediate reaction was a welling of tears, there were a lot of tears yesterday, joyful tears,” Gina Knepp, with Front Street Animal Shelter, told FOX40. Quinn is a cancer survivor. Two years ago the disease forced him to have his leg and hip amputated. For more [&hellip
  
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• Residents Rescued from Fire at Hartford Apartment Complex

  06-03-2017 15:20
  
  A teenager is being called a hero for helping two kids escape as flames ripped through their Hartford apartment complex on Washington Street.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway March 6, 2017

  06-03-2017 15:10
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:20- Jill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst, says the Bull Market is celebrating Eight on a High.  As the bull market in US stocks gets set to celebrate its eighth birthday this week, it is stunning to consider how far we have come.
  7:20- Mark Pazniokas, Capitol bureau chief for CT Mirror.org explains why Gov. Malloy is seeking the pivotal opinion of the Attorney General on the casino expansion in state&hellip
  
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• Hartford Police Make Arrest In August 2016 Murder

  06-03-2017 14:48
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Hartford police have made an arrest in a fatal shooting last August.
  Joseph Jiles, 40, was gunned down along Cleveland Avenue August 18 in a confrontation.
  Monday morning, police say Jonathan Willis, 49, turned himself in to face charges of murder, criminal use of a firearm, and criminal possession of a firearm.
  Willis was held on one-million dollars bond pending arraignment in Hartford Superior Court.
  
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• Snowmobile Collision Leaves Southington Man Hurt

  06-03-2017 14:29
  
  PITTSBURG, Vt. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Officials say two snowmobilers from New Hampshire and another from Connecticut were hurt after a two-vehicle collision in Vermont over the weekend.
  Officials say A. Bradley Mills, of Concord, New Hampshire and Richard Deschaine, of Southington, Connecticut, were operating two snowmobiles when they collided on a trail in Pittsburg, Vermont just after noon on Saturday.
  Mills was flown to a hospital with serious injuries that aren’t considered l
  
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• Man arrested in connection with deadly Hartford parking lot fight

  06-03-2017 14:28
  
  HARTFORD — A man was arrested Monday in connection with deadly Hartford parking lot fight last summer. On August 18, police said they found an unresponsive man on the sidewalk at 10 Cleveland Avenue. The man, Joseph Jiles, 41, was suffering from a single gunshot wound to the upper body. Police said a fight occurred in a nearby parking lot at 3155 Main Street between Jiles and Jonathan Willis, 49. A second confrontation occurred minutes later around the corner in front […]
  
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• Police: Woman Receives Delivery Of Cocaine

  06-03-2017 14:25
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut woman has been charged after police say she received more than seven pounds of cocaine in the mail.
  Middletown police say 27-year-old Jasmine Delgado is charged with criminal attempt to possess narcotics and attempt to possess narcotics with intent to sell.
  Police say the drugs were mailed from Puerto Rico to one of Delgado’s neighbors, who became suspicious and went to police.
  Police confirmed the presence of drugs, which th
  
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• Man Charged with Keying Stamford Police Vehicles

  06-03-2017 13:58
  
  Stamford police arrested a man accused of keying two police vehicles Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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