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• Missing New Britain Mother and Son May be Traveling With Man

  17-04-2018 23:49
  
  New Britain police are trying to locate a missing 7-year-old boy and his mother who may be traveling with a man the mother recently met online.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Eggs Sold at CT Walmarts May be Contaminated with Salmonella

  17-04-2018 22:51
  
  Two Connecticut Walmart stores are pulling potentially contaminated eggs off their shelves due to Salmonella concerns, according to the Ledge Light Health District.Photo Credit: Getty Images, FileThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Teacher Says He Was Suspended For Serving Pancakes During State Test

  17-04-2018 22:18
  CBS Local — A middle school teacher in Pennsylvania is reportedly heading back to work just days after he was suspended for serving his students pancakes during a state exam.
  Kyle Byler, an eighth-grade teacher at Hand Middle School, says he was suspended without pay on April 10 after the school’s assistant principal saw him preparing breakfast on an electric griddle for the children as they took the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA).
  “I don’t unde
  
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• 5 Teens Arrested After Crashing Stolen Car Into Police Cruiser: Police

  17-04-2018 22:16
  
  Police have arrested five teens, including a 14-year-old driver, who are accused of stealing a car from Stamford and crashing into a police cruiser in Branford Monday night.Photo Credit: Branford Police
  
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• Leaderboard: East Meets East At RBC Heritage

  17-04-2018 22:13
  By Dan Reardon
  In 2013, the Senior PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club appeared on its way to a dream finish. As they turned for home, St. Louis-born Jay Haas and Kentucky’s Kenny Perry would battle over the closing nine with large local gallery followings. For both, the dream turned nightmarish, and a player unnoticed for the first 63 holes emerged the winner. Japan’s Kohki Idoki shot 7-under 65 to win by two.
  Last week at the RBC Heritage the final pairing of the day offered
  
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• IRS ‘Direct Pay’ Option Not Working On Tax Day

  17-04-2018 21:47
  CBS Local — If you were waiting until the last minute to pay your taxes and were depending on IRS.gov to make a payment from your checking account, there’s some bad news.
  Right now the Direct Pay section of the Internal Revenue Service’s web site is not working. There’s just an advisory message that reads “This service is currently unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.”
  According to CBS News, IRS Acting Commissioner David Kautter ackn
  
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• Connecticut Launches Self-Driving Car Testing Program

  17-04-2018 21:40
  
  The state of Connecticut has launched an autonomous vehicle testing program. Four cities and towns will be allowed to test self-driving cars on the roads.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Gas Leak Closes Route 30 in Vernon

  17-04-2018 21:12
  
  Vernon Police have responded to the parking lot of a commuter lot on Route 30 for a gas leak.Photo Credit: Vernon Police
  
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• Commuter parking lot in Vernon closed to leaking propane tank

  17-04-2018 21:10
  VERNON —  A leaking propane tank caused a commuter parking lot to be closed Tuesday.
  Police said emergency crews responded around noon time when a contractor was changing out propane tanks with crane and one slipped and cracked. There was no access to  the other cars in parked in the DOT lot for several hours.
  The tank had nearly a 1,000 gallons of fuel in it.  Crews transferred the gas into another container.
  The commuter lot is closed. Crews from the DOT, DEEP, Vernon
  
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• West Haven Brings Wheel-Lock Boots Back for Delinquent Taxes

  17-04-2018 20:42
  
  The boot is back. For another year, West Haven is keeping drivers who’ve dodged or missed paying car taxes from putting the pedal to the metal. The city began putting the wheel-locking boots on cars on...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Bertucci’s files for bankruptcy; three locations in CT closing

  17-04-2018 20:12
  BOSTON — Italian casual dining chain Bertucci’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed 15 restaurants.
  The Northborough, Massachusetts-based chain said Monday it made the move “to position Bertucci’s for future growth.”
  Fifty-nine locations in 10 states and Washington remain open.
  The company said Connecticut locations in Southington, Orange and Buckland Hills in Manchester were closing.
  Bertucci’s said it had reached a tentative deal to sel
  
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• Starbucks to close 8K US stores next month for racial-bias training

  17-04-2018 20:08
  Starbucks said it will close its more than 8,000 U.S. stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training to its nearly 175,000 workers.
  The announcement comes after two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks store, sparking protests and calls for a boycott on social media.
  Starbucks Corp. said the stores will be closed on the afternoon on May 29. Its corporate offices will also be closed at that time.
  Starbucks said CEO Kevin Johnson met with the two black men who w
  
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• Missing Man From Florida Found in New York

  17-04-2018 19:36
  
  A missing 92-year-old man from Florida has been found in Newburgh, New York.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Baboons break out of a research center using a barrel and savor a fleeting taste of rebellion

  17-04-2018 19:23
  Four baboons, having clearly read too much dystopian fiction, escaped a biomedical research lab in San Antonio by climbing a 55-gallon barrel and jumping out of their enclosure.
  The Texas Biomedical Research Institute described the escape as an “animal perimeter breach incident,” which, in all fairness to the primates, sounds pretty dystopian-fiction-y, so maybe they were onto something.
  According to a news release from the TBRI, four baboons upended a large blue barrel (provided to
  
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• Baboons Escape Research Center With Barrel Used As A Ladder

  17-04-2018 19:21
  CBS Local — In a real life game of “Barrel of Monkeys,” four baboons escaped a Texas research center after turning their toy barrel into a makeshift ladder.
  Officials at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute say that the group of primates lifted themselves to freedom on April 14 after propping a 55-gallon barrel against the wall of their enclosure. “This was truly a unique incident,” the institute’s Assistant V.P. for Communications, Lisa Cruz said in a pres
  
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• Scientists hope new enzyme will ‘eat’ plastic pollution

  17-04-2018 19:03
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  Scientists have accidentally developed a plastic-eating enzyme that may be used to combat one of the world’s worst pollution problems.
  Researchers from Britain’s University of Portsmouth and the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) made the discovery while examining the structure of a natural enzyme found in a waste recycling center a few years ago in Japan.
  They say the enzyme, Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6, is able to “eat&rdqu
  
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• Police Investigating Shooting in Meriden

  17-04-2018 18:59
  
  Police are investigating a shooting at West Main Street and Home Avenue in Meriden.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Delays expected in North Haven due to road maintenance

  17-04-2018 18:59
  NORTH HAVEN — Delays are expected Wednesday as crews will be doing maintenance on a railroad overpass.
  CSX Railroad will be conducting maintenance on the Sackett Point Road overpass near Universal Drive. Police expect that the work will create traffic congestion, and possibly a road closure. Police are suggesting avoid the area on Wednesday between 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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• Southwest Airlines passenger hurt, engine and window damage spurs emergency landing

  17-04-2018 18:19
  PHILADELPHIA – A Southwest Airlines plane flying from New York to Dallas had to make an emergency landing Tuesday morning in Philadelphia after one of its engines was damaged, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
  “We left LaGuardia heading to Dallas, and we were west of Philly when we lost the left-side engine and diverted to Philly,” said Kristopher Johnson, who told CNN he was sitting toward the front of Flight 1380.
  “Shrapnel hit the window causing a
  
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• FDA Approves First Contact Lens That Gets Darker In Sunlight

  17-04-2018 18:05
  CBS Local — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new invention that may make wearing sunglasses a thing of the past.
  FDA officials signed off on the first ever transition contact lenses, which will get darker when the wearer is out in sunlight. “This contact lens is the first of its kind to incorporate the same technology that is used in eyeglasses that automatically darken in the sun,” the FDA’s Malvina Eydelman said in a press release.
  The agency tested
  
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• Sinkhole nearly swallows car in California

  17-04-2018 18:02
  EL CAJON, Calif. –KSWB -- A driver escaped injury Monday night when her car was nearly swallowed by a sinkhole that formed after a water main break in El Cajon.
  The water main broke below the roadway on North Johnson Avenue near Vernon Way at 8:37 p.m., according to El Cajon police.
  The woman was driving near the intersection when the road crumbled and her car became caught in the sinkhole. She was able to get out and was not hurt.
  5 customers without water - should be turned on arou
  
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• The Baseball Report: Mets, Angels, Pirates All Off To Fast Starts

  17-04-2018 18:00
  Ryan Mayer
  The early weeks of the Major League Baseball season always provide us with a few surprises and this season has been no different. The New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates have all raced out of the gates to take the lead in their respective divisions after the first three weeks of the season. Now, it’s still early, but each of these teams were expected to be on the fringes of the playoff race when the season began and so far they’re in the driver’s
  
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• New viruses, superbugs found in study of New York house mice

  17-04-2018 17:48
  NEW YORK — House mice don’t carry door keys, but they can freely enter any residence in New York City, from low-rent studios to penthouse suites.
  A yearlong assessment of the city’s residential mouse population found that what many of these rodents do carry are previously unseen viruses as well as bacteria capable of causing life-threatening human illness. Some of the bacteria were even antibiotic-resistant.
  “Mouse droppings may contain harmful bacteria that are difficult
  
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• Sandy Hook families file suit against Infowars’ Alex Jones

  17-04-2018 17:41
  HARTFORD — The families of two children slain in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre have filed lawsuits against right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for claiming the shooting did not happen.
  The defamation lawsuits were filed in Texas. That’s the home state of Jones’ media company, Infowars.
  Neil Heslin, the father of Jesse Lewis, and Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa, the parents of Noah Pozner, filed separate lawsuits seeking more than $1 in d
  
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• Ask the Attorney: What insurance to have with new teen driver

  17-04-2018 15:53
  Atty Haymond,My son is currently taking Drivers Ed at school and will soon be getting his license.I’m concerned about being sued if he gets into an accident.How can I protect my family and our home?
  Gail F
  
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• Forum at CCSU Tonight After Sexual Misconduct Allegation

  17-04-2018 15:52
  
  Central Connecticut State University will be holding a discussion with students tonight to address allegations against a theater professor who is accused of sexual misconduct.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Missing the tax deadline? Here’s what you need to know

  17-04-2018 15:27
  HARTFORD — The deadline to file taxes this year is April 17, and even though up to 80% of Americans are expected to receive a refund, many will still submit their returns late, FOX Business reports. 
  Last year, nearly 122 million refunds were issued, with an average payout of $2,895. For those who are going to miss the deadline – don’t panic – but don’t procrastinate further.
  Here is what you need to know if you are not prepared to file and pay your t
  
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• Hockanum Brew Fest: A springtime, craft beer experience in Rockville

  17-04-2018 15:14
  ROCKVILLE — Something new is coming to Rockville!
  On Saturday, April 21st from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., the Hockanum Brew Fest will be ‘hopping’, and FOX61 is a sponsor!
  The event is new to Rockville, and will take place between the Hockanum River and the Hockanum Mill in the historic part of town. The brew fest, which includes taste testing of craft beers, is part of historic downtown Rockville’s ‘dramatic revival’.
  If you’re 21 and older and would l
  
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• Suspect in Fatal Norwalk Crash Arrested

  17-04-2018 15:05
  
  A Stamford man has been arrested and charged in connection with a crash that killed two men in Norwalk in January and police said he was driving under the influence.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police
  
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• Mud in this small Japanese island could change the global economy

  17-04-2018 14:32
  JAPAN — A small island in the Pacific Ocean is the site of a huge discovery that could change Japan’s economic future. How huge? One economist called it a “game changer.” The researchers who helped find it said it had “tremendous potential.”
  It’s mud. A whole bunch of mud — an estimated 16 million tons, to be exact. And in that mud, there are massive, “semi-infinite” stores of valuable rare earth minerals.
  Rare earth
  
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• Hartford Murder Suspect Arrested at Bradley Airport

  17-04-2018 14:06
  
  Hartford police have arrested a suspect in a murder and said authorities apprehended Luis Quinones-Aponte, 32, of Groton, at Bradley Airport when he returned to Connecticut after fleeing to Puerto Rico.
  Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Groton man charged with murder in Hartford shooting

  17-04-2018 13:48
  HARTFORD — Hartford Police say they’ve arrested 32-year-old Luis Quinones-Aponte of Groton after a fatal shooting in Hartford in February.
  The shooting happened on Saturday, February 24th, on Henry Street. Police rushed to the scene after a shot spotter activation of five gunshots. When they arrived, police found a man, later identified as Eduardo Anes, suffering form a single gunshot wound to the chest.
  Even though officers immediately rendered aid and rushed him to the hospital, he
  
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• ‘For all women’: Tireless West Hartford mom plans her 9th Everest summit

  17-04-2018 13:37
  WEST HARTFORD — Between raising two daughters and working as a dishwasher at Whole Foods, Lhakpa Sherpa just doesn’t have time for training to climb Mount Everest. Even so, she has done it a record eight times — and hopes to outdo herself yet again.
  The 44-year-old native of Nepal holds the world record for summits of Everest by a woman and plans to return this month for what has become an annual expedition to the top of the world.
  “My body knows that I have already been
  
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• One Dead, One Seriously Injured in Middlebury Head-On Crash

  17-04-2018 11:41
  
  One person is dead and another person is seriously injured after two cars were involved in a head-on collision in Middlebury on Monday night, according to the Naugatuck Valley Reconstruction Unit.
  
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• Senator John McCain undergoes surgery for intestinal infection

  17-04-2018 11:33
  PHOENIX, AZ  — Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, who has has been undergoing treatment for a brain cancer diagnosis in his home state since late last year, is hospitalized in stable condition after undergoing surgery for an intestinal infection, his office said Monday.
  In a statement, his office said, “On Sunday, Senator McCain was admitted to Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, and underwent surgery to treat an intestinal infection related to diverticulitis.”
  The statemen
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel mocks ‘my pal’ Sean Hannity over Trump lawyer bombshell

  17-04-2018 10:52
  LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel just couldn’t resist.
  A week after his online war of words with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Kimmel had the opportunity to comment on Monday’s surprising courtroom revelation that Hannity was a client of President Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen.
  “This morning, Michael Cohen was forced to reveal the name of a mystery third client. He tried everything to keep it secret, but the judge ordered him to reveal the name of
  
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• One dead, one injured after serious crash in Middlebury

  17-04-2018 10:44
  MIDDLEBURY — A two car collision has left one person dead and another in critical condition.
  The accident happened Monday night, just after 10 p.m. Officials are still on scene investigating the crash.
  Both people involved were the only ones in the car. The driver of one of the car was pronounced dead when they arrived at Waterbury Hospital.
  The crash happened along Middlebury Road, Route 64, and it’s closed for the time being while officials investigate.
  At this time, police say the
  
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• Bertucci’s officially files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  17-04-2018 10:31
  NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. — Bertucci’s the Italian restaurant chain known for their brick oven pizzas, has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
  The company issued a press release yesterday on the decision.
  “Today’s filing is expected to be seamless for Bertucci’s guests, trading partners and vendors, and result in minimal disruption to its operations, allowing us to strengthen the company’s financial structure and position it for significant future growth,&rd
  
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• Silver alert issued for New Britain mom, 7-year-old son

  17-04-2018 10:19
  NEW BRITAIN — A Silver Alert has been issued for 36-year-old Denisse Colon, and her 7-year-old son, Jensen Colon, who was last seen in New Britain yesterday.
  Denisse is a white/hispanic woman who is 5’10” with brown eyes, and brown hair. She weighs around 260 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants, and red glasses.
  She should be in the company of her son, Jensen.
  If you have any informationon the whereabouts of Denisse Colon, New Britain Police ask you cal
  
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• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, cool; Warm temps struggle this week

  17-04-2018 10:09
   
  Where did the warmth go?? Far from here! Don't expect any big warm-ups this week with temperatures generally below average.
  FORECAST DETAILS:
  TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy, isolated shower. High: Near 50.
  WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and clouds.  High: Low 50s.
  THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy, chance shower.  High: Near 50.
  FRIDAY: Early shower then clearing. High: Near 50.
  SATURDAY: Partly sunny.  High: Mid 50s.
  
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• New Britain Swears in Raul Ortiz as Fire Chief

  17-04-2018 05:32
  
  New Britain’s new fire chief met with the community Monday and discussed his plans for the new role.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Bertucci's Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

  17-04-2018 05:32
  
  Bertucci's has filed for bankruptcy, according to a release sent by the company Monday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Prosecutors weigh charging officials in school ‘fight club’

  17-04-2018 05:22
  MONTVILLE  — Prosecutors are deciding whether school officials should be charged for failing to report a substitute teacher accused of running a “fight club” at a Connecticut high school.
  Police say cellphone videos show 23-year-old Ryan Fish encouraging students as they slap each other in a classroom at Montville High School.
  Fish was fired in October, but police were not notified until two months later.
  Superintendent Brian Levesque has said he did not alert police becau
  
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• 14-year-old mom charged after baby found dead outside New Jersey home

  17-04-2018 05:17
  HIGHLAND PARK, NJ — Police arrested and charged a 14-year-old mother in the death of her newborn baby boy, whose body was found outside of a New Jersey home on Monday, officials with the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said.
  The baby’s death is being investigated by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Highland Park Police Department.
  His mother is from Highland Park. Her identity is being withheld because of her age. She was charged in a
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Flooding backs into New Britain apartment

  17-04-2018 05:06
  NEW BRITAIN --  A storm with heavy rain and winds caused problems throughout the state Monday, especially to one apartment building in New Britain.
  New Britain resident, Ricardo Aponte, reached out to FOX61 in regards to his apartment being flooded. He said the flooding started around 12 noon.He claims the property manager said they can't help out with the situation until Wednesday because they have to get an adjuster.
  He said his family has helped out with the cleaning for the time b
  
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• Silver Alerts Issued for New Britain Mother and Son

  17-04-2018 05:05
  
  New Britain police are trying to locate a missing 7-year-old boy and his mother.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• I-91 South Closed in Wallingford Due to Crash

  17-04-2018 04:52
  
  A multi-vehicle crash has closed Interstate 91 southbound in Wallingford, according to Connecticut State Police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Silver Alert issued for 92-year-old Guilford man

  17-04-2018 04:39
  GUILFORD —  Police have issued a Silver Alert for Paul Lancaster, 92, who is said to be missing from Guilford.
  Guilford police said he is a white male with gray hair and blue eyes, 6’3″ and weighs around 185 pounds. Police said he was last seen wearing a blue polo shirt and gray shorts.
  Police said he could be possibly driving a Ford Escape with unknown Florida or Maine registration.
  Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is asked to call Guilford Police Department
  
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• PD: SWAT responding to barricaded subject in Wallingford

  17-04-2018 04:19
  WALLINGFORD —  Police said SWAT teams have surrounded a residence on 364 South Orchard Street in Wallingford.
  Wallingford police said around 6:30 p.m. they responded to a barricaded subject. At this time, the road is still blocked off and the scene is still active.
  No other details have been released.
  FOX61 has a crew heading to the scene and will provide updates as soon as they become available.
  
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• Guilford Police Seek Missing Man From Florida

  17-04-2018 04:17
  
  Guilford police are trying to locate a missing 92-year-old man from Florida.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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