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• New Haven PD searching for man wanted in alleged bank robbery; offers cash reward

  07-11-2017 23:22
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  Missing AttachmentNEW HAVEN —  New Haven police are searching for a man wanted in an alleged bank robbery that took place at the Key Bank on 195 Church Street Monday morning.
  New Haven Police said around 8:45 a.m., a man passed a note to a teller demanding she hand over the money. Police said she complied with the robber and no weapon was shown, implied or mentioned. Police said no one was harmed during the time of the incident.
  “The crook fled on foot down El
  
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• Hartford Police Arrest Suspect in Double Homicide

  07-11-2017 23:06
  
  Hartford police arrested a man on Tuesday in connection with a September double homicide.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Welcome to a world with 280-character tweets

  07-11-2017 23:04
  Twitter is about to get more words — a lot more.
  The company announced on Tuesday it is doubling how many characters users can cram into a tweet.
  Most tweets will now fit 280 characters, up from 140. The new limit will roll out to Twitter users in almost all 40 languages Twitter supports.
  In late September, Twitter began a test of 280-character tweets with a small group of users.
  Like many Twitter changes, some users complained about the move.
  Interestingly, Twitter sai
  
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• Windsor man charged in connection to shooting that killed 2 in Hartford

  07-11-2017 22:51
  HARTFORD — Hartford police said they have made an arrest in a shooting that killed two people in September.
  On September 23, Hartford Police said around 12:37 a.m., they responded to the area of 1164 Albany Avenue on a report of shots fired by both the automated ShotSpotter systems, as well as several 911 calls.
  “HPD Officers arrived and found four gunshot victims. One of the four victims (Joshua Taylor) was pronounced deceased on scene. Another victim (Jovan Wooten) was found unresp
  
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• Connecticut Prison in Enfield to Shut Down as Crime Rate Declines

  07-11-2017 22:50
  
  A prison in Enfield is slated to shut down as the rate of crime and the prison population continues to decline, the governor's office said.
  
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• Wesleyan University Dedicates Belichick Plaza

  07-11-2017 22:27
  
  The five-time Super Bowl winning head coach of the New England Patriots was at Wesleyan University Friday when school dedicated the entrance to a school building to Bill Belichick and his daughter, Amanda.Photo Credit: Wesleyan UniversityThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Roy Halladay, former MLB star pitcher, killed in Florida plane crash

  07-11-2017 22:27
  FLORIDA –Pitcher Roy Halladay, who won two Cy Young awards and more than 200 major league baseball games during a stellar career, died Tuesday in a plane crash off the Florida coast, authorities said.
  Halladay, 40, was the only person on the two-seater plane that crashed just off Holiday, on Florida’s Gulf coast north of the Tampa Bay area, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said.
  The single-engine plane, an Icon A5, crashed in very shallow water and was found upside down.
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• Latest NHL Power Rankings

  07-11-2017 22:11
  The LA Kings are still the league's hottest team, and at the top of this week's NHL Power Rankings. Where does your team rank?
  
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• UConn Women’s Soccer Coach Retires After 37 Years, 570 Wins

  07-11-2017 21:38
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn women’s soccer coach Len Tsantiris is retiring after 37 seasons and 570 wins.
  Tsantiris, whose win total is second in the women’s game behind North Carolina’s Anson Dorrance, took over the program in its infancy in 1981. He announced his retirement Tuesday.
  He led the Huskies to 31 NCAA Tournaments, including 26 straight between 1982-2007, and four appearances in the NCAA championship game.
  He was the 1997 Division I National Coach of the Year.
  
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• Gunman had made death threats on military superiors

  07-11-2017 21:31
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — A 2012 police report says that the Texas church gunman had made death threats against his military superiors and had been caught trying to sneak firearms onto an Air Force base in New Mexico where he had been stationed.
  The information was contained in a police incident report after Devin Kelley briefly escaped in June, 2012 from a mental health facility in New Mexico where he had been committed. KPRC television in Houston first reported about the escape.
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• CT-N Showing Reruns As State Determines Future Plans

  07-11-2017 21:31
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The office overseeing Connecticut’s State Capitol complex is airing a loop of old programming until it figures out how to run the state’s cable TV and online public affairs network for near future.
  Jim Tracy, executive director of the Office of Legislative Management, said Tuesday his office is “trying to put something together for the rest of the fiscal year” within available funds. The fiscal year ends June 30.
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• Connecticut Employers Seek End To Insurance Impasse

  07-11-2017 21:22
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Some of Connecticut’s largest employers are calling on Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Hartford HealthCare to immediately resolve a contract dispute they say is disrupting care for many patients.
  A letter was sent Tuesday to presidents of both entities from state Comptroller Kevin Lembo, the chairman of the Mohegan Tribal Council which owns and operates the Mohegan Sun casino, two top officials from West Hartford and the executive director of a group rep
  
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• Robbery Suspect Holds 7-Eleven Clerk in Manchester at Gunpoint: Police

  07-11-2017 21:08
  
  Police are searching for the robbery suspect who held a 7-Eleven clerk in Manchester at gunpoint in October.Photo Credit: Manchester Police
  
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• Ray Lewis: If I’m Picking An MVP Right Now, It Has To Be Carson Wentz

  07-11-2017 20:57
  Ryan Mayer
  The NFL season officially reached its midway point with the end of the early-afternoon games this past weekend, and we now find ourselves looking ahead to the second half of the season. This has been a wild year so far in the NFL, with multiple teams surpassing preseason expectations and several players breaking into the spotlight.
  As is a tradition this time of the year, our focus turns to which player might take home the MVP award or which team looks like the Super Bowl favorite? Th
  
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• American Dream comes true for newly naturalized citizens

  07-11-2017 20:27
  HARTFORD — Thirty five people living in Connecticut got to become U.S. citizens on Tuesday — Election Day.
  The naturalization ceremony took place at the Hartford Public Library. Right after the ceremony the new citizens could go right up the stairs of the library, where they had a room sectioned off for voting.
  Robyn Shtern has lived in Connecticut for 16 years, coming immigrating from Canada. A West Hartford resident, she said she will be voting now that she has just become a citize
  
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• Teen Bicyclist Struck In West Hartford

  07-11-2017 20:19
  (West Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – West Hartford Police are investigating after they say a 15-year-old boy on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle this morning and seriously injured.
  It was a little before 8:oo a.m. when the collision occurred at Hall and Federal Streets, police said.
  The teen sustained head trauma and was rushed to a local hospital. The driver of the vehicle, who police say did stop at the scene, was not injured.
  Police say there was a witness and the department’
  
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• College Football Playoff Rankings – Predictions Part 3

  07-11-2017 20:09
  By Mike Bachini, CBS Connecticut
  Connecticut (CBS) – It was another crazy week of college football. One that will result in some movement in the Top-15. I believe the Top-5 will remain the same, as none of those teams lost and none of the wins were big enough to really move the needle in terms of overall resume comparisons. This upcoming week will be even crazier. As there is potential for 3, Top-10 match ups this week if the committee’s rankings are the same as mine. Georgia/Auburn,
  
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• Geno Auriemma Reacts to Texas Church Shooting

  07-11-2017 20:07
  
  UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma fired off a series of tweets Monday and Tuesday reacting to the mass shooting at a Texas church that left 26 people dead on Sunday.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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• Ask A Connecticut Chef: Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes

  07-11-2017 20:00
  By Gillian Burdett
  Traditional Thanksgiving dinner dishes aren’t always the healthiest. Fiber-rich, nutrition-loaded sweet potatoes become a dietary disaster once the cook adds lumps of butter, brown sugar and marshmallows. It’s fine to splurge a little over the holidays. The season is wrapped up in traditions of which food plays a big part. However, Thanksgiving comes between bowls of Halloween candy and platters of Christmas cookies. Re-thinking Thanksgiving dinner with an eye tow
  
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• Top Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups For NFL Week 10

  07-11-2017 19:55
  By Matt Citak
  Luckily for fantasy owners, we were able to avoid any major injuries during Week 9 of the NFL season. A couple of players are suffering from minor ailments that could end up keeping them sidelined for a game, but we were fortunate enough to not have any season-ending mishaps this past weekend.
  With the fantasy playoffs right around the corner, your late-season additions to your roster could serve as the difference between making and missing the postseason.
  With that in mind, here a
  
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• 15-Year-Old Hit By Car in West Hartford Has Serious Injuries

  07-11-2017 19:44
  
  A 15-year-old boy who was riding a bicycle at Hall and Federal streets in West Hartford was hit by a car and has been taken to Hartford Hospital to be treated for a serious head injury, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State High Court Hears Protest Sign Case

  07-11-2017 19:25
  PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether local governments have the right to regulate signs on private property that criticize local businesses.
  Seven years ago, Milford resident Eileen Arisian erected signs on her lawn expressing her dissatisfaction with the work of a home contractor and pointing out that the business was facing lawsuits.
  The city’s zoning enforcement officer said the two signs violated loc
  
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• WATCH: Filmmaker’s Spoof Used Car Ad Goes Viral, Price Soars

  07-11-2017 19:13
  CBS Local — A filmmaker’s hilarious attempt to help sell his fiancée’s old car has paid off a little too well. Max Lanman’s Youtube creation, which features the sweeping aerial shots and cinematic voice-over like any TV car commercial, quickly went viral and sent the price for the used Honda skyrocketing into the thousands.
  The 1996 Accord, also known as “Greenie,” was being offered on eBay for $499. Lanman’s comical video details Greeni
  
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• Sia tweets nude photo in effort to thwart paparazzi

  07-11-2017 19:01
  Sia may not want you to see her face, but she’s apparently not as shy about her other parts.
  The “Chandelier” singer, who usually performs with a wig obscuring part of her face, on Monday shared an image she said was of her nude.
  “Someone is apparently trying to sell naked photos of me to my fans,” Sia wrote in the caption of the photo, which shows a naked woman from the rear. “Save your money, here it is for free. Everyday is Christmas!”
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• Spacing Out After Not Sleeping Enough? New Study Explains Why

  07-11-2017 18:50
  CBS Local — Ever wonder what’s going on in your brain after a night without much sleep? A new study is explaining how much of an effect losing sleep has on human brain cells.
  The UCLA study details how brain cells lose the ability to communicate with each other following sleep deprivation. According to their findings, the damage to the brain cells will likely cause temporary mental lapses and even affect a person’s vision. The researchers pin this disconnect in the br
  
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• State Highlights Importance of Same-Sex Couples to Give Foster Children Loving Homes

  07-11-2017 18:21
  
  The state is raising awareness about the need for more adoptions and highlighting the importance of same-sex couples to help find homes for foster children.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• NASA seeks nickname for tiny, icy world on solar system edge

  07-11-2017 17:34
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  — Heads up, armchair travelers.
  NASA is seeking a nickname for a tiny, icy world on the edge of the solar system that’s the next destination for New Horizons, the spacecraft that surveyed Pluto.
  New Horizons whipped past Pluto two years ago. Now it’s headed for 2014 MU69 — gobbledygook to even the most die-hard scientists.
  To lighten the mood as New Horizons aims for a 2019 flyby, the research team is holding a naming contest . The dea
  
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• Woman Dragged, Police Seek Carjacking Suspect

  07-11-2017 17:30
  (Windsor Locks, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Windsor Locks Police are looking for the suspect in a carjacking Monday in which the victim was dragged in an attempt to stop the thief.
  Police say around 10:30 a.m., the 34-year-old victim went inside a Shell gas station-convenience store in town to make a purchase.
  Investigators say she then noticed an unidentified man enter her 2016 Nissan Altima through the driver’s side and begin to drive away. They also say she left the car running with
  
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• Gofundme set up for victim of fatal hit and run on Arrigoni Bridge

  07-11-2017 17:17
  PORTLAND -- A gofundme page has been set up for the family of Daquan Moore, the man who was struck and killed Saturday night on the Arrigoni Bridge in Portland.
  To all that know and Love Daquan Moore, we are asking for your help through prayers and support. Many of us knew Daquan as a friend who was the life of the party and he had a heart of Gold. Sunday November 3rd Daquan's life was cut short by a hit and run driver and the family needs assistance with his funeral arrangents. All donations w
  
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• Gofundme page set up for family of fatal Portland hit-and-run victim

  07-11-2017 17:17
  PORTLAND -- A gofundme page has been set up for the family of Daquan Moore, the man who was struck and killed Saturday night on the Arrigoni Bridge in Portland.
  To all that know and Love Daquan Moore, we are asking for your help through prayers and support. Many of us knew Daquan as a friend who was the life of the party and he had a heart of Gold. Sunday November 3rd Daquan's life was cut short by a hit and run driver and the family needs assistance with his funeral arrangents. All donations w
  
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• Send Off Ceremony Wednesday For CT Guard Unit

  07-11-2017 17:08
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – On Wednesday, there will be a send off ceremony for members of the Connecticut National Guard who will head to Eastern Europe for a deployment.
  About 70 members of the Army National Guard’s 143rd Combat Sustainment Battalion out of Waterbury will provide logistical support under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William Daugherty and Command Sergeant Major Mark Dentzau, the majority of whom will be based in Poland.
  This will be the 143rd’s fo
  
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• Man finds kidney for wife, sets his sights higher

  07-11-2017 16:54
  FARR WEST, Utah - A 74-year-old Utah man walked miles a day to add time to his wife's life.
  Wayne Winters was desperate to find the love of his life a kidney, and his plea caught the attention of people around the world. Now his wife has a new kidney.
  “I was just so overwhelmed. I didn't know what to think,” Winters said.
  After his story aired on Fox 13, it went viral. Hundreds stepped up to help him and his wife, overwhelming Winters with calls.
  “Between 7-800, it filled my p
  
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• 13-Year-Old Bicyclist Struck By Car in West Hartford

  07-11-2017 16:54
  
  A 13-year-old boy who was riding a bicycle on Hall Street in West Hartford was hit by a car and has been taken to Hartford Hospital to be treated for a head injury.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Woman Dragged During Car Theft at Windsor Locks Gas Station

  07-11-2017 16:49
  
  A woman was dragged as a man stole her car from a Windsor Locks gas station Monday morning and police are searching for the car thief.Photo Credit: Windsor Locks PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• North Carolina man wins $60 on scratch-off ticket, then buys another worth $1 million

  07-11-2017 16:48
  RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina man who cashed in a $60 scratch-off lottery ticket is glad he decided to buy another one.
  Tracy Reynolds said he couldn’t hold in his emotions after he won $1 million playing the Extreme Millions scratch-off game, , according to a news release from the North Carolina Education Lottery.
  “I was in tears when I saw it,” Reynolds said. “I am just so blessed. This couldn’t come at a better time.”
  His good fortune happened
  
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• Prisoner Attempted Escape from York Correctional: Police

  07-11-2017 16:45
  
  A prisoner tried to escape from the York Correctional Institute in East Lyme Tuesday morning, according to Connecticut State Police.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Fatal Hit And Run In Brookfield

  07-11-2017 16:24
  BROOKFIELD, Conn. (AP) – Police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian in Brookfield and then took off.
  A Brookfield woman was killed in Monday’s crash, which happened around 6:10 p.m. Police say they don’t know the kind of car involved, but say it would likely have damage to the front fender, hood and windshield.
  The victim’s name has not yet been released.
  Brookfield police are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact them.
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• WATCH: Windsor Locks police investigate carjacking at gas station where woman was dragged 15 feet

  07-11-2017 16:23
  WINDSOR LOCKS — The Windsor Locks police department is investigating after a woman was the victim of a carjacking at a SHELL station in town.
  Just after 10:30 a.m. on Monday, police received a car from a 34-year-old woman reporting her car was just stolen. When they arrived, they said she arrived at the gas station moments earlier and parked her 2016 Nissan Altima next to the convenience store building.
  She went inside, and left her car running while the keyless FOB was in her pocket. When
  
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• Brookfield Police Seek Driver in Deadly Hit-and-Run

  07-11-2017 16:19
  
  A woman is dead after a hit-and-run in on Sandy Lane Brookfield Monday evening and police are searching for the driver.Photo Credit: News 4 New York
  
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• Woman Charged With Trying To Bust Out Of Prison

  07-11-2017 16:10
  (East Lyme, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police say an inmate at the York Correctional Institute for women in East Lyme is back in custody after an apparent escape attempt early this morning.
  They say a little after 6:00 a.m., 24-year-old Caitlin Rancalli somehow gained access outside the housing units to the prisoner yard.
  Troopers say Rancalli then made her way to the perimeter fence and began climbing the fence, after which she was detained by the yard staff without any further incide
  
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• Election Day 2017: Voters Hit Polls Across the State

  07-11-2017 16:02
  
  It’s Election Day and voters in towns and cities across the state will hit the polls to decide their local races.
  
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• Ask the Attorney: Medical reimbursement following crash

  07-11-2017 15:54
  Atty Haymond,My Daughter was involved in a terrible accident almost a year ago when she was rear ended by a work truck.Her injuries (back) have become increasingly serious and costly for us to handle.Is it to late to go after the truck driver and/or company since we weren't aware it would come to this. Obviously getting her health back as close to as normal is our #1 priority.
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• 1 In Custody After Meriden Manhunt; 2nd Suspect at Large

  07-11-2017 15:54
  
  Meriden police have arrested one man and are searching for a second after a manhunt that started near the Meriden Square Mall Monday.
  
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• Jailed man, dead woman listed as mayoral candidates on Pennsylvania county’s ballots

  07-11-2017 15:38
  CARLISLE, PA. -- Two towns in Pennsylvania have unusual candidates running for mayor - one is in prison and another is dead.
  One of the New Cumberland mayoral candidates passed away last month, and one of Carlisle's mayoral candidates is in jail, , according to WPMT.
  Two candidates are in the running for mayor of New Cumberland in Cumberland County. One is Republican Doug Morrow, the other is Democrat Natalie Gehosky. While Gehosky passed away in late October, her name still remains o
  
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• Woman who flipped off President Trump says she was fired for it

  07-11-2017 15:36
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  HERNDON, VA. — The woman who gave President Donald Trump’s motorcade the finger in late October is speaking out after she said she was fired for the incident that went viral.
  Juli Briskman, a former member of the marketing team at Akima LLC, was riding her bike as the presidential motorcade passed by, transporting Trump from his golf course back to the White House.
  “My finger said what I was feeling,” Briskman said. “I’m angry and I’m frustra
  
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• Teen hit while riding bike in West Hartford

  07-11-2017 15:27
  WEST HARTFORD — A teenager was hit on Hall Street in the Elmwood section of West Hartford.
  Police say they were hit around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.
  The teen was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
  An investigation is underway and police say it’s too early to tell if the driver is facing any charges.
  Stay with FOX61 as this story develops.
  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts employee accused of selling drugs while on the job

  07-11-2017 15:12
  DENVER, PA. - 35-year-old Nathan Pizzardi is accused of selling meth and heroin while on the clock at a Pennsylvania Dunkin’ Donuts.
  Lancaster County authorities say they were tipped off about suspicious activity by Pizzardi a couple months ago, according to WPMT, and detectives began to monitor Pizzardi while he was at work.
  "We found that he would stay in his uniform, even his headpiece from the drive-through window at Dunkin' Donuts, he wore when he went out to his perso
  
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• Man who sexually assaulted 2 strangers in Norwich is sentenced

  07-11-2017 15:02
  NEW LONDON — A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting two strangers he attacked on the street in Norwich.
  The Day reports that Edward J. Simpson was sentenced in New London Superior Court Monday for aggravated first-degree sexual assault and third-degree sexual assault.
  The women were both attacked in September 2016.
  The first victim, a 62-year-old woman, was attacked as she walked home from a convenience store. Authorities say Simpson beat her and sexually as
  
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• CSCU to Hold Forum on Consolidation Proposal

  07-11-2017 14:56
  
  There will be two public forums Tuesday and Wednesday at Capital Community College to discuss the potential consolidation of the state’s 12 community colleges.
  
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• 26 teenage girls found dead at sea

  07-11-2017 14:33
  SALERNO, Italy — Italian authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of death of 26 teenage girls whose bodies were recovered in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday.
  The girls, aged 14-18, are believed to have been migrants from Niger and Nigeria who had embarked on the treacherous route to Europe from Libya over the weekend.
  Lorena Ciccotti, Salerno’s head of police, told CNN that autopsies would be carried out on Tuesday and that coroners would be investigating whether th
  
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