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• I-95 South Reopens in Old Lyme After Motorcycle Crash

  12-08-2017 23:43
  
  Interstate 95 south has reopened near exit 71 in Old Lyme after a motorcycle crash, according to state police.Photo Credit: CT Department of Transportation
  
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• Marlins confirm signed agreement to sell team to Jeter group

  12-08-2017 23:34
  MIAMI — Marlins president David Samson confirms a signed agreement has been submitted to Major League Baseball to sell the team to a group that includes former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter. Samson says the MLB ownership committee will review the transaction Wednesday at the owners’ meetings in Chicago. The Marlins anticipate major league owners will approve the deal at a September meeting, and closing will take place in early October, shortly after the end of the regular seas
  
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• Look Inside: Fairfield clinches spot in Little League World Series

  12-08-2017 23:16
  BRISTOL – For the third time since 2010, Fairfield is heading to the World Series, the Little League World Series, that is. Fairfield American punched their ticket to Williamsport, Pennsylvania with a 10-0 victory over South Portland (Maine) Saturday afternoon in the New England Regional Championship game at Giamatti Stadium in Bristol. The Connecticut based team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third inning, and never looked back, adding four more in the fourth inning to take total [&helli
  
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• Authorities: Woman tried to poison grandma with anti-freeze

  12-08-2017 23:11
  ROXBURY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Authorities say a New Jersey woman tried to poison her grandmother with liquid anti-freeze. Morris County prosecutors say Elise Conroy was arrested Saturday on an attempted murder charge. A possible motive has not be disclosed. Authorities say the 26-year-old Roxbury Township lives with her 84-year-old grandmother. Conroy allegedly bought the anti-freeze in July with the purpose of poisoning the older woman. Prosecutors say Conroy eventually poured it into some jui
  
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• President Trump signs bill to fund veterans medical care program

  12-08-2017 22:37
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Donald Trump has signed an emergency spending bill that will pump more than $2 billion into a program that allows veterans to receive private medical care at government expense. Trump, who made improving veterans care a central campaign promise, signed the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act while at his New Jersey golf club on Saturday. The bill addresses a budget shortfall at the Department of Veteran Affairs that threatened medical care for thousands of vet
  
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• 8 Displaced After Fire at Multi-Family Home in Norwalk

  12-08-2017 22:34
  
  Eight people are displaced after a home in Norwalk was damaged when fire broke on the second floor Saturday afternoon.Photo Credit: Norwalk Fire Department
  
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• I-95 southbound near Old Lyme reopens following motorcycle crash

  12-08-2017 22:18
  OLD LYME — I-95 southbound near exit 71 in Old Lyme was reopened Saturday evening after a motorcycle crash closed it briefly. State Police say that the crash involved a car and a motorcycle. Officials said there were minor injuries. Traffic was being taken off the highway at exit 71. Stay with FOX61 NEWS as more details emerge.  #CTtraffic: I95 sb x71 Old Lyme closed for car vs motorcycle crash w/injury. Traffic being taken off x71. Reduce speed approaching area. […]
  
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• I-95 southbound closed near Old Lyme following motorcycle crash

  12-08-2017 22:18
  OLD LYME — Interstate 95  southbound near exit 71 in Old Lyme has been closed Saturday, following a car crash. Police say that the crash involved a car and a motorcycle. Officials said there are injuries. Traffic is being taken off the highway at exit 71. Stay with FOX61 NEWS as more details emerge.  #CTtraffic: I95 sb x71 Old Lyme closed for car vs motorcycle crash w/injury. Traffic being taken off x71. Reduce speed approaching area. — CT State Police […]
  
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• I-95 South Closed in Old Lyme After Motorcycle Crash

  12-08-2017 22:09
  
  Interstate 95 south is closed near exit 71 in Old Lyme due to a motorcycle crash, according to state police.Photo Credit: CT Department of Transportation
  
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• CT Water Issues Warning About Stolen Company Car

  12-08-2017 22:00
  
  Connecticut Water Company is asked the public to be on the lookout for a company vehicle that was stolen from Windsor Locks last week.Photo Credit: CT Water Company
  
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• Officials: 5 injured after Hartford shuttle bus crash

  12-08-2017 20:43
  HARTFORD — Fire officials say five people were taken to the hospital following a collision involving a shuttle bus in Hartford. Capt. Raul Ortiz tells said the bus hit another vehicle just before 9:30 a.m. Saturday near the area of Brookfield Street and Flatbush Avenue. A third car was rear-ended as a result of the crash. Three people were extricated from the vehicles and five people were taken to the hospital for various injuries. Capt. Ortiz says the injuries were […]
  
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• Officials: 4 injured after Hartford shuttle bus crash

  12-08-2017 20:43
  HARTFORD — Fire officials say at least four people were taken to hospitals following a collision involving a shuttle bus in Hartford. Capt. Raul Ortiz tells The Hartford Courant the bus hit another vehicle just before 9:30 a.m. Saturday. A third car was rear-ended as a result of the crash. Three people were extricated from the vehicles. The victims’ conditions weren’t immediately known. Stay with FOX61 NEWS as more details develop. 
  
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• Federal Investigators on Scene at New Milford Plane Crash

  12-08-2017 20:35
  
  National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Saturday arrived in New Milford to begin the investigation into a plane crash that left a flight instructor dead and a student and passenger seriously...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• LifeStar Responds to Crash on Main Street in Ellington

  12-08-2017 18:32
  
  One person was airlifted to the hospital after an accident on Main Street in Ellington Saturday, according to emergency dispatchers.
  
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• Route 286 in Ellington closed due to motorcycle accident

  12-08-2017 18:15
  ELLINGTON — The  Connecticut DOT says that Route 286 in Ellington is closed near Maple Street due to a car vs motorcycle accident. Lifestar also confirmed they responded to the scene for one patient around 11:02 a.m. The extent of injuries or how many people were involved is not known at this time. This is a developing story, stay with FOX61 as details emerge.
  
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• Charlottesville mayor: 1 dead during violence around ‘Unite the Right’ rally

  12-08-2017 17:12
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — One person was killed amid violence on Saturday at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, according to Mayor Mike Signer. “I am heartbroken that a life has been lost here. I urge all people of good will — go home,” Signer wrote on Twitter. He did not provide details as to how the death occurred. [Previous story, published at 3:45 p.m. ET] At least seven people were hurt when a speeding car slammed into another car […]
  
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• 1 dead, 19 injured after car plows into protesters during Virginia white supremacist rally

  12-08-2017 17:12
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — One person was killed amid violence on Saturday at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, according to Mayor Mike Signer. “I am heartbroken that a life has been lost here. I urge all people of good will — go home,” Signer wrote on Twitter. He did not provide details as to how the death occurred. [Previous story, published at 3:45 p.m. ET] At least seven people were hurt when a speeding car slammed into another car […]
  
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• Colorado K-9 unlatches gate with paw to rescue injured deputy

  12-08-2017 16:52
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. – A Colorado police dog unlatched a gate with his paw to help a deputy injured in a confrontation with a suspect he was trying to apprehend, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said. A deputy responded to a call of a trespass in progress around 1 a.m. on Saturday in Shaw Heights. While he was investigating, the male he was speaking with ran. The deputy jumped a fence in pursuit of the suspect and he was separated from […]
  
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• Police: Driver Charged After Deadly Traffic Stop Crash

  12-08-2017 16:45
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – Authorities in Connecticut say a driver is facing charges after he sped off during a traffic stop and slammed into a car, killinganother motorist.
  Police say 21-year-old Joseph Guzman-Rivera was stopped by state police on Interstate 95 in Bridgeport on Thursday.
  When asked to move to the shoulder, police say Guzman-Rivera sped off and exited the highway.
  Police say his car first hit another vehicle, killing the female driver, identified as 63-year-old Susan Tomczk,
  
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• Manchester Car Audio Business Damaged by Fire

  12-08-2017 15:39
  
  A car audio business in Manchester was heavily damaged when fire broke out in the vehicle service area Friday night.
  
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• Bristol Man Charged with Attempted Murder

  12-08-2017 15:23
  
  A Bristol man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting in July.Photo Credit: Bristol Police Department
  
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• Suspect Arrested In Bristol Shooting

  12-08-2017 14:45
  (Bristol, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Bristol police have a man in custody on attempted murder charges in a shooting from last year.
  The incident occurred on July 11, 2016.
  Police say 28-year-old Keith Gainey was the triggerman in a shooting on Davis Drive.
  The victim was shot several times but survived.
  As for Gainey, officers spotted him around 9:00 pm on Friday in a vehicle on Pine Street.
  He was arrested without incident, police said.
  Gainey faces a slew of charges. They are criminal atte
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: What to do if you are a victim of sexual assault

  12-08-2017 12:31
  HARTFORD — One out of every six American women – and one out of every 33 American men – are victims of sexual abuse. On Aug. 19 in Waterbury, the “Let’s End Sexual Abuse” initiative will be highlighting strategies to address sexually abusive behavior – and get redress for victims. Rozeena Hoosain, the initiative’s founder and chief advocate, joins Stan Simpson to discuss more.
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: Nutritional tips to keep you fit

  12-08-2017 12:30
  HARTFORD —  Shelbi Thurau, a Dietician from ShopRite, joins The Stan Simpson show to talk about nutrition. Thurau talks about the importance of staying hydrated and what kind of proteins are best for staying fit.
  
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• Partly sunny, humid today; mostly sunny, dry & pleasant Sunday

  12-08-2017 11:48
  While Sunday looks like the pick of the weekend, today is not bad at all.  You can expect a mix of sun and clouds with increasing humidity this afternoon; highs in the upper 70s to low 80s.  The sunshine and higher humidity will destabilize the atmosphere this afternoon and evening; thus keep your eye to the sky as a couple of evening t’storms could develop across inland areas. A cold front could bring a round of showers tonight into early […]
  
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• Mostly cloudy, humid Saturday; Mostly sunny, warm Sunday

  12-08-2017 11:48
  While Sunday looks like the pick of the weekend, Saturday will not be a washout. Showers will be more likely in the morning (especially early). The afternoon looks drier with mostly cloudy skies, some sunny breaks and humid air with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Another disturbance could bring a round of showers Saturday night into early Sunday morning (before sunrise). Sunday will turn less humid with partly to mostly sunny skies and highs in the low to […]
  
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• Bristol man arrested for attempted murder during July shooting

  12-08-2017 11:22
  BRISTOL — Bristol police say they’ve arrested Keith Gainey, 28, of Bristol, in connection with a shooting on Davis Drive July 11th. Police say the victim in the shooting survived several gunshot wounds. Detectives saw Gainey in a car on Pine Street around 9 p.m. Friday night, stopped the car, and arrested Gainey without incident. He was charged with Criminal Attempt at Murder, Assault, and reckless endangerment among other charges which came as a result of the arrest warrant. Gainey
  
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• Owners of Aussakita Acres Farm make decision to appeal in an attempt to keep goat yoga

  12-08-2017 05:50
  MANCHESTER — The controversy surrounding Aussakita Acres Farm’s goat yoga is continuing with the town. The owners have continued their fight to keep it and FOX61 recently learned the farm has been presented with an ultimatum. The owners were given a choice to either appeal in 20 days or they will lose goat yoga. They said this all stemmed from a neighbor’s complaint. The owners then filed for a Freedom of Information Act request to get their hands on what […]
  
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• 9 veterans nominated for the annual military appreciation night at Dodd Stadium

  12-08-2017 05:44
  NORWICH – The Connecticut Tigers honored nine veterans at the Dodd Stadium for “Military Appreciation Night.” They nominate a different group every year. “I just like helping people,” said William Herr of the U.S. Coast Guard. Herr was one of nine that were recognized on the field for their service. He is currently serving in the U.S. Coast Guard in New Haven and he has been serving for 20 years. “Everybody that always comes up and says ‘thank you for [&
  
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• Video shows teacher, aide dragging child with autism through Ohio school hallways

  12-08-2017 05:34
  CRESTLINE, Ohio – A teacher and an aide at an Ohio school are on leave after a video was recorded of a 7-year-old child with autism being dragged through the school hallways. It happened back in May, after Corbin Kemle had reportedly misbehaved in the school playground. Crestline Schools Superintendent Noreen Mullins told WJW that the kindergarten teacher and the aide, seen in the video dragging the boy, have both been on paid administrative leave since the incident. The Crawford Coun
  
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• Police ID Victims Involved in Fatal New Milford Plane Crash

  12-08-2017 05:34
  
  One male flight instructor is dead and two other people have been injured after a small four-seater plane carrying three people crashed at a small airport in New Milford, according to the National Transportation...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Family of slain man shocked to see his killer out of jail and at wedding

  12-08-2017 05:34
  AKRON, Ohio – Family members of an Ohio man who was shot and killed while running from an Akron home in August, 2015, were surprised when they found a Facebook photo of his killer attending a wedding instead of sitting in jail. David Hillis entered a plea of guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter, admitting he fired the shot that killed 25-year-old Marcus Glover. Glover’s family said they already felt let down after Hillis was sentenced to spend only […]
  
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• Driver Trying to Flee Police Drags Officer with Vehicle: PD

  12-08-2017 05:33
  
  Two New Britain police officers are recovering after one of them was dragged by a driver trying to flee a traffic stop and the second was assaulted by the same suspect Friday afternoon, according to police.
  
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• ‘iCan Bike’ Teaches People with Special Needs to Ride Bikes

  12-08-2017 05:28
  
  About 30 kids and teens put the peddle to the metal at the “iCan Bike” summer camp in Niantic.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Mega Millions numbers drawn for $393 million jackpot

  12-08-2017 05:23
  DES MOINES, Iowa —  The winning numbers for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing were: 23, 33, 53, 56, 58, and 6 with a 5x megaplier. With no winner on Tuesday, the Mega Millions top prize has topped $393 million,  while the Powerball jackpot is now over $356 million and both are growing. In the seven years since all U.S. lotteries began selling both Powerball and Mega Millions tickets, both games have never offered prizes so large at the same time. Those priz
  
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• 19 Treated Following 'Chemical Release' at NH Hospital

  12-08-2017 05:22
  
  Emergency crews responded to a New Hampshire hospital on Friday morning after more than a dozen staff members reported feeling dizzy, nauseous, vomiting and experiencing headaches following an unknown chemical...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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• Yankees Rally Late In Rivalry Series Opener

  12-08-2017 05:06
  By RONALD BLUM  AP Baseball Writer
   
   
   
  NEW YORK (AP)_ Aaron Hicks awoke a dormant offense with a two-run homer that sparked a five-run eighth inning, then threw out a runner at third in the ninth inning to help Aroldis Chapman get out of trouble, and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Red Sox 5-4 Friday night and stop Boston’s winning streak at eight.
  Hanley Ramirez and Andrew Benintendi homered off Jaime Garcia, and Eduardo Rodriguez handed a 3-0 lead to his bu
  
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• Dozens gather for a ‘Salsa Social’ in Hartford

  12-08-2017 05:04
  HARTFORD —  Dozens of dancers kicked off the weekend by showing off their salsa moves Friday evening. The Pratt Street Salsa Social brought dancers of all skill levels together.  Organizer said it’s a way for salsa lovers to enjoy the music outside of the traditional nightclub environment. “I’m not 100 percent sure what it is about salsa that attracts so many people. It’s hard not to like,” said organizer David Polin. If you missed out on this e
  
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• Patient Missing from New London Treatment Facility: Police

  12-08-2017 04:58
  
  A Silver Alert has been issued for a woman missing from a New London treatment facility.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Amazing Amed

  12-08-2017 04:50
  By ROB MAADDI   AP Sports Writer
   
   
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Amed Rosario’s first career homer broke a tie leading off the ninth inning, Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto also went deep and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 on Friday night.
  After Cesar Hernandez hit a tying, solo homer in the eighth off Jerry Blevins, Rosario connected off Phillies closer Hector Neris (4-5) to cap a three-hit night. The rookie shortstop entered the game batting .161 (5
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing patient in New London

  12-08-2017 04:10
  NEW LONDON —  Police said 25-year-old Megan Scanlon went missing from New London Friday. New London police said she was last seen wearing purple scrubs, blue scrub pants and orange Crocs. Police said she is a white female, 5’2″, has blue eyes, brown hair and weighs 108 pounds. It is unknown at this time where Scanlon went missing from.  If you think you have seen this woman, you’re asked to call New London police at 860-447-5269. No additional informat
  
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• New Britain Police Officer Dragged By Vehicle

  12-08-2017 03:54
  (NEW BRITAIN,Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A Bristol man has been arrested after New Britain Police say he dragged an officer with his vehicle trying to flee a traffic stop .Two officers pulled over a vehicle driven by 33 year old Pedro Maldanado on Long Street Friday afternoon.As officers approached the vehicle , he pulled away, dragging one of the officers with the vehicle.
  The officers followed and caught up with Maldanado  on Route 72 near exit 1 in Plainville.
  The two officers suffere
  
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• Have you seen them? Male, female wanted for stealing purse

  12-08-2017 03:33
  WATERTOWN —  Police are searching for a man and woman accused of snatching someone’s purse on August 4. Police are looking for 27-year-old Erica Saucier and 36-year-old Christopher Main. Officers said Saucier stole a pocketbook out of a carriage at Stop & Shop on Straits Turnpike earlier this month. According to police, she then left in a rented U-Haul that was driven by Main. Police said the pocketbook contained personal items, $170 in cash, an iPhone, wallet and various cr
  
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• Man Accused of Hiding Gun in Hartford Playscape Arrested

  12-08-2017 03:31
  
  Hartford police have arrested a man accused of hiding a gun in a playscape in Pope Park last summer.Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• Police ID Innocent Woman Killed in Crash During Car Chase

  12-08-2017 03:15
  
  A woman is dead after a driver fleeing from Bridgeport police crashed into another vehicle on Thursday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com and Connecticut State Police
  
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• Cromwell man convicted of threatening judge, faces new charges

  12-08-2017 03:06
  MIDDLETOWN —  A Cromwell man who was convicted of threatening a Superior Court judge in2014, is facing new charges. This time, State police said, 52-year-old Edward Taupier made several threatening, anti-semitic posts against Middletown judicial workers in January. One post said “kill court workers and save the country.” Taupier was arrested at his home in Cromwell Friday and is being held on a $200,000 bond and is due in court Monday. In 2014, prosecutors say Taupier
  
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• Patriots Fan: Goodell Photo Was 'NFL PR Stunt'

  12-08-2017 03:03
  
  One of the three Patriots fans taking heat on social media for posing with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell believes the incident was an "NFL PR stunt" designed to make it look like fans were "welcoming Goodell...Photo Credit: @NFLprguyThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Cromwell Man Charged with Threatening Court Employees Online

  12-08-2017 02:57
  
  A Cromwell man has been arrested on threatening charges after police say he made comments calling for the killing of judges and court employees on his Facebook page.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Bullies leave plank of wood nailed to 9-year-old boy’s head

  12-08-2017 02:02
  WARNING: Video contains graphic images. Viewer discretion is advised.  MANSFIELD, England – A mother in England says a group of bullies threw a wooden plank with a nail in it at her son, who has autism. According to the Daily Mail, as 9-year-old Romeo Smith was trying to get away from the bullies, they threw the plank with a nail sticking out of it at him. The nail embedded in the back of the boy’s skull. “As Romeo was walking away […]
  
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• Hartford man arrested after confessing to leaving guns, ammunition at a park in ’16

  12-08-2017 01:52
  HARTFORD —  Police have arrested Brayan Villegas, 26, after he confessed to discharging a shotgun, fleeing the scene, and abandoning the shotgun at a playground in 2016. Police said they conducted an investigation and obtained an arrest warrant for Villegas. Police said he was taken into custody during a probation meeting Thursday where he was charged with reckless endangerment and altering identification marks on a firearm. In July 2016, police said a Shot Spotter dete
  
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