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• 'Happy News': Missing NH Prep School Student Found Safe

  27-09-2017 23:49 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A 17-year-old New Hampshire prep school student who was missing for nearly 24 hours has been found in Connecticut.Photo Credit: The Breen Family
  
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• CBS Sports’ Rich Gannon On Week 4 Bears-Packers TNF Matchup, More

  27-09-2017 23:29
  By Matt Citak
  The Chicago Bears, after starting off the 2017 season with two consecutive losses, upset the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-17 in overtime this past Sunday. Led by the running back duo of Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen, Chicago ran for 220 total yards and two touchdowns against the usually stout Steelers’ defense. Howard and Cohen also finished the game as the Bears’ two leading receivers, totaling nine receptions for 50 yards. While Howard is clearly still the lead back in Chic
  
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• Does Your Dog Really Love You? Scientist Says Yes

  27-09-2017 23:13
  CBS Local — What’s really going on inside the brain of “man’s best friend”? One scientist says he knows what our four-legged friends are thinking and the answer will warm every pet-lovers’ heart.
  According to neuroscientist Gregory Berns of the Emory University in Atlanta, dogs love their owners and it has to do with more than just the food they give them. Dr. Gregory Berns detailed his experiments to find out what dogs were thinking in a new book, &
  
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• Heat Breaks Record At Bradley

  27-09-2017 23:10
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The National Weather Service says Windsor Locks has hit a record high temperature of 89 degrees Wednesday.
  Wednesday’s temperature at Bradley International Airport breaks the old record of 88 degrees previously set in 1998.
  The weather service says Boston tied its record high temperature- 86 degrees – at 3:15 p.m. The record was last met in 1998.
  Cooler temperatures are expected Thursday.
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• 'Bigots': Southington Residents Find Remarks on Driveway

  27-09-2017 23:08 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Southington residents found critical remarks of their support for President Donald Trump written in chalk on their driveway, police said.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• West Haven mother using death of family members as a chance to bring awareness to domestic violence

  27-09-2017 23:06
  WATERBURY —  A West Haven mother, who has had to cope with two daughters and a granddaughter being murdered, was back in court today, seeking justice in the most recent murder, which took place in Waterbury on August 18. But now, Martin is using the voids left in her family has an opportunity In 2013, Corrinna Martin had one daughter murdered and dismembered. Then, on August 18, another daughter and a 9-year-old granddaughter were shot to death in their apartment […]
  
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• Bridgeport Casino Proposal Would Bring Job Training Center

  27-09-2017 23:03 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The proposed waterfront MGM Casino resort at Bridgeport’s Steelpointe Harbor is still a long way from becoming a reality.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Gerry Brooks Postpones Retirement, Remains With NBC CT

  27-09-2017 22:44 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  NBC Connecticut is pleased to announce that lead anchor Gerry Brooks will extend his contract through November 2018.
  
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• One Way to Find Out if Loved Ones are Safe in Puerto Rico

  27-09-2017 22:41 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The American Red Cross has one way you can find out if your loved ones are safe in Puerto Rican shelters after the island was devastated by Hurricane Maria.Photo Credit: APThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Missing New Hampshire Teen Found In Hartford

  27-09-2017 22:36
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police say a 17-year-old student who was missing after he was treated at a New Hampshire hospital for dehydration had traveled out of the state on his own and was found safe in Connecticut.
  Police say Jed Breen, a junior at Phillips Exeter Academy, was last seen leaving Exeter Hospital a little after 5 p.m. Tuesday. Breen’s family said in a statement Wednesday morning that the teen had discharged himself from the hospital and that he was sev
  
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• 1 In 5 Teens Has Suffered A Concussion, Study Finds

  27-09-2017 22:31
  CBS Local — The University of Michigan has revealed a new study that will give parents even more concerns about letting their children play contact sports. According to their findings, one in five teens has suffered a concussion at some point in their life and the main cause was usually linked to participating in a sporting event, The Detroit News reported.
  “This is the first blank study we have and the results were not shocking. It was expected. Some physicians will agree &ndas
  
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• Goodwill Worker Rewarded After Returning $39K Found In Donated Purse

  27-09-2017 22:22
  CBS Local — A Goodwill employee working at a thrift store in Queens, New York made a shocking discovery while going through a batch of donated items in August. According to reports, Kindell Keyes found $39,000 in cash stuffed in a purse that belonged to a customer’s grandmother before she passed away.
  Thinking it was all a prank, the assistant manager of the Long Island City shop didn’t realize that the money was left in the purse by mistake.
  “I started looking around lik
  
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• PD: Missing New Hampshire student found in Hartford

  27-09-2017 22:16
  HARTFORD —  Police said Jed Breen, 17, who was last seen Tuesday at a hospital, was found safe in Hartford Wednesday. According to WCVB, there were no specifics as to why Breen was in Connecticut. According to the family, Breen was found unconscious Tuesday in a yard after he went for a run. “He was taken to a local hospital to be treated for dehydration and left on his own,” the family told WCVB. “He discharged himself from Exeter Hospital after […]
  
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• Expert Suggestions for Removing Japanese Barberry

  27-09-2017 22:12 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  State scientists believe removing a common, invasive shrub called Japanese barberry (berberis thunbergii) can help reduce the Lyme disease-carrying tick population by as much as 60 percent, but they told the NBC...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• College Football 2017 Week 5 Games To Watch: A Pac-12 Friday Night Showdown

  27-09-2017 21:33
  Ryan Mayer
  Four weeks in and while we haven’t gotten a ton of shake up in the Top 5, there’s been plenty of drama. Each of the top five teams (outside of Alabama) have been tested by unranked teams at one point or another. For Clemson, it came early in their game last week against Boston College. For Oklahoma, Matt Rhule’s Baylor squad pushed them until the final whistle. Penn State, despite 305 total yards from Saquon Barkley alone, needed this play to win in the final seconds
  
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• SONIC Drive-In Suffers Payment System Security Breach

  27-09-2017 21:30 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  SONIC Drive-In has acknowledged that some of its payment systems may have been breached after unusual activity was reported on credit cards used at SONIC locations.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Keep Your Money: 1 In 5 Say No Price Is Worth Being Bumped Off Flight

  27-09-2017 20:58
  CBS Local — Several embarrassing incidents involving passengers and overbooked flights have sent the price airlines are willing to pay to get you out your seat sky-high. According to a new survey, a large number of fed-up flyers don’t care how much airlines are offering, they’re staying on the plane.
  Researchers for PolicyGenius, an online insurance brokerage, say that one in five people wouldn’t trade their paid seat for any amount of money offered by an airline. In a sa
  
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• Ray Dunaway: At Least the GOP Is Sleeping Only At Night

  27-09-2017 20:52
  Chris Powell, managing editor of the Journal Inquirer, discusses his piece “At Least the Republicans Are Sleeping Only at Night,” which looks at the GOP’s budget proposal, and the Democrats’ response to it.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: The Latest on North Korea

  27-09-2017 20:51
  Dr. Howard Stoffer, Associate professor at University of New Haven, Foreign Service of the United States from 1980 to 2005, retiring as a member of the Senior Foreign Service of the Department of State, shares the latest developments on North Korea.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Comics and the Vietnam War

  27-09-2017 20:50
  Cathy J. Schlund-Vials, Director of Asian and Asian American Studies Institute, University of Connecticut, looks at the comics that captured America’s growing ambivalence about the Vietnam War.
  
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• Netflix scout for Narcos TV show found shot dead in Mexico; Mexico investigating

  27-09-2017 20:47
  MEXICO CITY — Authorities in central Mexico say they are investigating the killing of a location scout working on the Netflix series “Narcos,” which chronicles the violent world of drug trafficking. The Mexico State prosecutor’s office says it believes Carlos Munoz Portal was working before he was found shot to death in a car in farm fields near the border of Hidalgo state on Sept. 11. The prosecutor’s office says in a statement that the car was found in the [&helli
  
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• Interview: Kirsten Vangsness & Daniel Henney On ‘Criminal Minds’

  27-09-2017 20:44
  Criminal Minds returns tonight for its 13th season at 10 PM EST on CBS. Season 12 ended with a cliff hanger of epic proportions that has left fans on the edge of their seats for months.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Kirsten Vangsness who plays FBI Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia and Daniel Henney who joins the cast full-time as Special Agent Matt Simmons.
  MW- Hey there, how are you both doing?
  KV- Hi Matt!
  DH- Hey Matt, how’s it going?
  MW- Doing great! So seas
  
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• Guide to helping the victims of Puerto Rico

  27-09-2017 20:39
  How can you help the people of Puerto Rico and other island impacted by the hurricanes? After a disaster, the most useful donations are cash. All Hands Volunteers is focusing on clearing paths to natural springs so people without their own water source can flush and shower. Americares provides emergency medicine, supplies and medical outreach. Catholic Relief Services works to provide shelter, water and critical supplies, including tarps, tents, and hygiene and kitchen kits to fam
  
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• New Haven woman arrested in connection with North Haven Dunkin’ Donuts robbery

  27-09-2017 20:37
  NORTH HAVEN — State Police have arrested a New Haven woman after they say she had a connection to a Dunkin’ Donuts robbery back in August. State Police arrested Jaqueena Jones, 24, of New Haven, Wednesday morning without incident. The robbery happened back on August 15th, around 4:50 a.m.. A suspect walked into the Route 15 Northbound North Haven rest area and demanded money from the Dunkin’ Donuts employees. The suspect then assaulted the Dunkin’ Donuts employee causing
  
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• Professors Decry Higher Ed Cuts In State Budget Bill

  27-09-2017 20:19
  (CBS Connecticut) — Connecticut State University system professors today called on state lawmakers to preserve their funding, in the face of tens of millions of dollars in possible budget cuts.
  Central Connecticut State University student Andrew Ianni says the Republican budget plan approved by the General Assembly is an atrocity.
  “The budget that they handed in was not only late, but shoddy and poorly done,” Ianni said. “It reeks of incompetence and negligence. Had I or
  
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• Best Rookie Seasons in MLB History

  27-09-2017 20:00
  by Rob Joyce
  Aaron Judge has officially hit more home runs than any rookie in major league history. His two long balls on Monday afternoon gave the 25-year-old an even 50 on the year, besting Mark McGwire’s record of 49 set in 1987. A post-All Star break slump, combined with Houston’s Jose Altuve going on a tear, likely means Judge won’t take home the MVP award in the American League, but he is a shoe-in for Rookie of the Year.
  Regardless, Judge’s freshman campaign in the
  
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• Plan in motion for OJ Simpson release as soon as Monday

  27-09-2017 19:56
  LAS VEGAS — A Nevada prisons official says a plan is in place for O.J. Simpson to be released on parole as early as Monday from a facility near Las Vegas. Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Keast said Wednesday the process and documents have not yet been finalized for Simpson’s release after he spent nine years behind bars for an armed robbery conviction. Keast says Simpson remains at Lovelock Correctional Center in northern Nevada. She says he would be […]
  
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• President Trump speaks about tax reform, GOP reveals tax plan details

  27-09-2017 19:40
  WASHINGTON D.C. — Drastically lower rates for businesses. Fewer income tax rates for individuals. A much larger standard deduction and child tax credit. A repeal of the estate tax. CNN obtained a copy Wednesday of a Republican framework for tax reform that has been in the works for months and will finally be presented Wednesday. The blueprint, which President Trump will discuss in a speech Wednesday, omits many critical details and numbers that congressional tax writers will now have to [&
  
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• Shoreline East Trains Running Normally After Tree Fell on Tracks

  27-09-2017 19:37 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Shoreline East trains were suspended on Wednesday after a tree fell on the tracks in Guilford.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Indian Court overturns rape conviction, says ‘a feeble no’ could mean yes

  27-09-2017 19:32
  sexual ass DELHI, India – An acquittal in a high-profile rape case in India has reignited debate over the meaning of consent after a judge set aside the conviction of a Bollywood filmmaker, saying “a feeble ‘no'” could still signal willingness on the part of an alleged victim. Mahmood Farooqui, the co-director of the hit Bollywood film “Peepli Live,” was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2016 after he was found guilty of raping a Columbia University gradua
  
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• Incredible video shows person kiteboarding off N.C. coast during Maria’s winds

  27-09-2017 19:28
  NAGS HEAD, N.C. — A video posted to Twitter shows a person kiteboarding off the North Carolina coast as winds from Hurricane Maria continued to pick up on Tuesday. The video was shot by obxphotos.net and posted to Twitter on Tuesday. The video was shot by Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, according to WGHP. Nags Head and much of the Outer Banks were under a Tropical Storm Warning at the time. Wind gusts were measured at more than 40 mph in Nags […]
  
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• Drug Dealer Convicted In Murder-For-Hire Plot

  27-09-2017 19:26
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A drug trafficker from Puerto Rico has been convicted of hiring someone to kill a dealer from Connecticut he thought was skimming money from him.
  Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Hector Cardona-Diaz, of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, was convicted Tuesday of conspiracy to commit murder for hire resulting in death and drug offenses.
  Prosecutors say Cardona-Diaz mailed cocaine from Puerto Rico to people in Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts, for
  
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• VH1 reality show star squatted in NY apartment for over a year

  27-09-2017 19:25
  NEW YORK — Here’s proof that no good deed goes unpunished. Angela Newman offered to let a woman named Taylor Pickney, also known as Donna Lombardi, stay in her Yonkers apartment for three weeks while she looked for a place of her own, according to WPIX. That was more than a year ago. Pickney didn’t leave, didn’t pay any rent and even brought her boyfriend in to live with her. It’s not like Pickney is broke. She’s actually a regular on […]
  
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• U.S. And Russia To Work Together On Constructing A Moon Base

  27-09-2017 18:51
  CBS Local — With constant chatter about U.S. officials working with the Russians, the two governments have come out to announce a groundbreaking partnership, but it’s probably not what you think. The two global powers are teaming up to construct a new base circling the Moon.
  According to a joint statement, signed by both countries at the 68th International Astronautical Congress in Australia, Russian officials have agreed to join a NASA-led project that will build a new space station
  
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• Report: Pitino Out At Louisville

  27-09-2017 18:46
  Louisville (AP) – Louisville has scheduled a news conference during which officials are expected to address the university’s involvement in a federal bribery investigation, the latest scandal involving the Cardinals men’s basketball program.
  According to multiple reports, Louisville coach Rick Pitino and Athletic Director Tom Jurich have been fired.
  Pitino is not mentioned in the federal indictment announced Tuesday that resulted in the arrest of 10 people, including four assis
  
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• Suspect Threatened Liquor Store Clerk with Knife: Police

  27-09-2017 18:01 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A Southington man is accused of robbing a local liquor store Tuesday.Photo Credit: Southington Police Department
  
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• Capital City Bond Rating Lowered Again

  27-09-2017 17:52
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Standard & Poor’s has downgraded Hartford’s bond rating for the second time in two weeks.
  The Hartford Courant reports (http://cour.at/2fy7L2f ) the agency lowered Hartford’s rating on Tuesday from B- to CC. Standard & Poor’s has issued a starkreport saying, “a default, a distressed exchange, or redemption appears to be a virtual certainty.”
  The city has about $545 million in outstanding general obligation debt.
  Mayor Luke
  
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• 5 Million Sonic Customers Possibly Affected By Data Breach, Reports Say

  27-09-2017 17:52
  CBS Local — Customers of the fast food chain Sonic may be the victims of another credit card data breach being made public. According to reports, as many as five million customers could possibly have been affected by the breach.
  The latest security breakdown reportedly allowed credit and debit card information to be stolen and sold on websites operated by cyber-criminals. Reporters for security news website KrebsOnSecurity say the accounts were, “peddled in shadowy underground cyberc
  
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• Employers Discuss Struggles of Opioid Addiction at Forum

  27-09-2017 17:48 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Health professionals and business leaders gathered in Hartford Wednesday to discuss the opioid epidemic.Photo Credit: NBC10
  
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• Shoreline East Trains Suspended Due to Tree on Tracks

  27-09-2017 17:36 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Shoreline East trains have been suspended indefinitely after a tree fell on the tracks in Guilford Wednesday.
  
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• Rabbit Killer Gets Probation

  27-09-2017 17:33
  TORRINGTON, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man charged with crushing his sister’s pet rabbit to death has been sentenced to a special form of probation.
  The Republican-American reports (http://bit.ly/2fzapVi ) that 24-year-old Julien Torres was sentenced Tuesday to two years’ probation. Torres’ criminalrecord will be erased if he doesn’t commit any new crimes during that two-year period.
  Torres had been charged with maliciously wounding or killing an animal.
  Police say
  
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• 'No Other Alternative:' GOP Urges Governor to Sign Budget

  27-09-2017 17:31 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Republican lawmakers urged Gov. Dannel Malloy to pass the state budget passed by the legislature at a press conference in Hamden Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• NFL Picks Week 4: Chiefs, Falcons Move To 4-0

  27-09-2017 16:55
  Ryan Mayer
  Last week was far from normal in the NFL. The biggest story was of the continued protests against racial injustice and inequality during the national anthem, that were made larger this past week due to the President’s comments. On the field, it was a weird week too. 0-2 teams fought hard (and largely successfully) to avoid an 0-3 start, which led to some unexpected results that may have left you feeling down about last week’s picks.
  Understandable. But, we did still hover
  
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• New Britain Collects Donations for Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico

  27-09-2017 16:19 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The hurricanes may be long gone, but those stranded without water, power or even homes are still in desperate need for help to get back on their feet.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Waterbury Man Arrested In ‘Cold Case’ Homicide

  27-09-2017 15:59
  (CBS Connecticut) – A Waterbury man has been charged in connection with a seven-year-old cold-case killing in Norwalk.
  State prosecutors say Ibo Boone, 30, was arrested Tuesday on a murder charge in the death of Michael “Mizzy” Robinson, Jr., who was shot to death in the area of South Main and Grove Streets on October 29, 2010.
  Authorities say the killing was gang related.
  “While a case may be considered ‘cold,’ it is never closed. I wish to thank all who work
  
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• Ray Dunaway: 12 Questions For the Republican Tax Plan

  27-09-2017 15:56
  Jill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst has 12 questions about the Republican Tax Plan.
  
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• Patriots Team Headlines: Brockton Official Resigns Over Comments, Pats Apologize For Tap Water Charge

  27-09-2017 15:50
  By Danny Cox
  Anyone and everyone who watched an NFL game this weekend—or simply hopped on social media—knows that there was a lot of attention given to the “Take A Knee” initiative. Hundreds of players and coaches knelt or locked arms or didn’t even come out onto the field for the National Anthem as a form of protest against the harsh words laid forth by President Donald Trump.
  There were a lot of different emotions running high on social media, and it even led to t
  
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• Man Charged in 2010 Norwalk Cold Case Killing

  27-09-2017 15:39 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A Waterbury man has been arrested and charged in a 2010 murder in Norwalk.Photo Credit: State of Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice
  
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• Carjacking Reported at Tannery Apartments in Glastonbury

  27-09-2017 15:29 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Glastonbury police are investigating a reported carjacking at the Tannery Apartments overnight.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Man Seriously Injured in New Britain Motorcycle Crash

  27-09-2017 15:27 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A 32-year-old man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in New Britain overnight, according to New Britain police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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