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• Man found dead in Hubbard Park in Meriden

  25-04-2018 23:36
  MERIDEN --  Meriden police said a man was found dead in a wooded area in Hubbard Park this afternoon.
  Meriden police said their search for a 42-year-old man ended after his body was found in the woods.
  Sgt. John Mannone of the Meriden Police Department said officers were tipped off about an unattended vehicle by a Parks and Recreation worker Wednesday morning.
  A Parks and Recreation crew member who was preparing for the weekend's Daffodil Festival, said one of his workers noticed
  
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• Explore America’s Castles

  25-04-2018 23:20
  By Randy Yagi
  It’s often said that a man’s home is his castle. However, that old saying takes extra special meaning when describing the colossal mansions and fabled castles of America, some of which can occupy more than a city block or even an entire neighborhood. While a few of the most famous American castles are merely theme park attractions, such as Busch Gardens’ DarKastle, Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle and Universal’s Hogwarts Castle, there are far many
  
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• Trump administration wants to raise rent for millions in public housing

  25-04-2018 22:57
  WASHINGTON  — Millions of families living in federally subsidized public housing would pay more for rent under a Trump administration proposal unveiled Wednesday by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson.
  The proposal would have to be approved by Congress, where it could touch off a debate over how best to support some of the country’s poorest and most vulnerable families. Democrats will likely put up fierce resistance and some members of the Republican majority will
  
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• Rain Winding Down During the Evening

  25-04-2018 22:45
  
  Heavy rains are moving through the state today.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Meriden Man Found Dead in Hubbard Park

  25-04-2018 22:33
  
  A 42-year-old Meriden man has been found dead in Hubbard Park Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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• State Trooper Injured in Crash During Police Chase on I-95

  25-04-2018 22:16
  
  A Connecticut State Police trooper suffered minor injuries in a crash during a police pursuit on Interstate 95 in Old Saybrook Wednesday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Dozens more sick from E. coli linked to romaine lettuce

  25-04-2018 22:14
  HARTFORD —  31 more people across the country have now been reported ill from the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, according to the CDC.
  Last week, a total of 53 people have been reported sickened in 16 states. As of Wednesday, the outbreak has reached three more states: Colorado, Georgia, and South Dakota.
  The most recent illness started on April 12, according to the CDC.
  “Illnesses that occurred in the last two to three weeks might not yet be reported beca
  
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• Police Release Dash Cam Video of Chase in East Haven

  25-04-2018 22:05
  
  East Haven police have released dash cam footage of a police chase that led to the arrests of two teens.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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• Disabled Woman Claims Delta Airlines Tied Her To A Wheelchair

  25-04-2018 22:00
  ATLANTA (CBS Local) – A woman with multiple sclerosis says Delta employees tied her to a wheelchair after the airline failed to provide the flyer with the appropriate handicapped services her family had requested.
  Maria Saliagas was reportedly diagnosed with MS five years ago and is now unable to sit up in a chair on her own. On April 1, the woman and her husband traveled from Atlanta to Amsterdam, where a wheelchair with specially designed straps was supposed to be waiting
  
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• 100 Underage People Found at Hamden Bar: Police

  25-04-2018 21:36
  
  Police and staff from the State of Connecticut Liquor Commission found 100 underage people when they responded to a bar on Whitney Avenue in Hamden for a liquor compliance check, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Rainy with temperatures in the mid-50s, clearer Thursday

  25-04-2018 21:30
  The heaviest rain is over but we'll continue to see a few showers tonight along with areas of mist and patchy fog.  Temperatures will only drop into the upper 40s to near 50 degrees so icing is not a concern overnight.
  There is a chance for an early shower in a few towns on Thursday. The rest of the day will feature clearing along with breezy conditions and highs in the 60s.
  There is another chance for some rain Friday afternoon. But most of the day will be dry.
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• Redick A Team Leader And Mentor For Young 76ers

  25-04-2018 21:22
  By Matt Citak
  When J.J. Redick decided to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers on a one-year deal this past offseason, it raised some eyebrows.
  Of course, a one-year, $23 million deal would be tough for anyone to pass on. But at 33 years old, on the back nine of his NBA career, Redick had many wondering why the NBA veteran would want to sign with a team coming off a 28-54 season that saw them finish 14th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. Add in the fact that teams such as the Houston Rocket
  
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• Heavy Drinking Could Increase ‘Bad’ Bacteria In Mouth, Study Finds

  25-04-2018 21:16
  CBS Local – People who drink more than the recommended daily limit of alcohol may harbor an unhealthy mix of bacteria in their mouths, a new study suggests.
  Researchers found that compared with nondrinkers, those who drank heavily had fewer “good” bacteria in their mouths. They were also hosting more “bad” bacteria — including bugs that have been linked to gum disease, heart disease, and cancer.
  The study is one of the latest to look at what fac
  
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• Marcia Gay Harden Talks Third Season Of “Code Black,” New Memoir

  25-04-2018 21:06
  Marcia Gay Harden isn’t afraid to speak up. The Academy Award-winning actress has a way with words, whether she’s discussing a thoracotomy on the set of her show or chronicling her relationship with her mother and her mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s. Harden spoke to CBS Local about what we can expect from her character Leanne on the third season of “Code Black” (premiering Apr. 25 at 10/9c on CBS) and her poignant, heartwarming and funny new memoir &ldqu
  
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• Deaf Publix Worker Says Shopper Punched Her For Not Hearing Question

  25-04-2018 20:37
  MIDLOTHIAN, VA (CBS Local) – A Virginia supermarket employee, who has gone deaf due to a rare disease, says a woman attacked her for not responding to the shopper’s question.
  Liberty Gratz has been working at the Publix in Midlothian, VA since it opened last year. Both Liberty and her twin brother Triton suffer from Usher syndrome; a disease which normally leads to partial or total hearing loss and blindness. Most patients, like Liberty, are born with severe hearing loss an
  
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• Hamden Car Dealership Employee Accused of Embezzlement

  25-04-2018 20:36
  
  The finance manager of a Hamden car dealership is accused of stealing $80,000 from the company.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police: Woman broke into rival’s home, killed her then herself

  25-04-2018 20:14
  WAYNE, Pa. — A woman broke into the Philadelphia-area home of another woman she believed was romantically involved with her husband and killed her before killing herself, authorities said.
  Radnor Township police said the slaying of Meredith Chapman, 33, on Monday night was carefully planned by Jennair Gerardot, of Wilmington, Delaware.
  “You had a man who was married who was having an affair with this other woman. The wife knew about it, and this was a calculated, planned attack,&rdqu
  
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• New Haven Police Sergeant on Leave During Investigation

  25-04-2018 20:05
  
  A New Haven police sergeant has been placed on paid administrative leave as the police department investigates allegations of improprieties while off duty, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Authorities speak out on arrest of suspected Golden State Killer

  25-04-2018 19:37
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  A former California police officer has been identified as the so-called Golden State Killer believed to have committed 12 killings and at least 50 rapes across California from 1976 to 1986, authorities said Wednesday.
  Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested after investigators matched discarded DNA from his home to evidence from some of the crimes, Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten told reporters.
  The suspect seemed surprised when he was arrested without incident this week
  
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• Heavy Rain Moving Into Connecticut

  25-04-2018 19:26
  
  Heavy rains are expected today as a system moves through the state.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Missing Sailor Found Safe in Another State

  25-04-2018 19:10
  
  A sailor missing from Groton for a week was found safe an unharmed on Wednesday, according to police.Photo Credit: Groton Town Police Department
  
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• Petit Decides Against Run For Congress

  25-04-2018 18:48
  
  State Rep. Dr. William Petit announced on Wednesday that he will seek re-election to the General Assembly and will not run for Congress.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Frank Nobilo On Zurich Classic: ‘With Team Format, You Can Have A Lot Of Fun’

  25-04-2018 18:20
  By Dan Reardon
  Sometimes reinventing the wheel actually does work. After nearly 70 years of a traditional stroke-play, full-field PGA TOUR event in New Orleans, the Zurich Classic decided a year ago to revitalize the tournament with a fresh approach.
  The Tour stop became a team event with a variation of the popular Ryder Cup format. Eighty players from the priority rankings are seeded into the field, and those players are allowed to choose another PGA TOUR member or sponsor exemption for the fou
  
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• Double Amputee Climbs Monstrous, 2,000-Foot Hiking Trail In 4 Hours

  25-04-2018 18:16
  MANITOU SPRINGS (CBS Local) – The Manitou Incline is a grueling test of toughness and fitness, and this week a Colorado woman without legs ascended the famous stairs.(credit: Mandy Horvath/Instagram)Mandy Horvath of Colorado Springs lost her legs in a train accident several years ago. She posted pictures and a video of her April 23 climb to Instagram. Horvath thinks the achievement might have been a first for a female double amputee.
  The Manitou incline gains 2,000 feet of e
  
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• Police Searching Hubbard Park for Meriden Man

  25-04-2018 17:56
  
  Meriden police are investigating at Hubbard Park, where they are looking for a 42-year-old Meriden man who has had some medical difficulties over the last few days.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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• ‘Tick Explosion’ May Be Coming This Summer, Expert Warns

  25-04-2018 17:33
  MILTON (CBS Local) – Americans are happy to shed their coats after a long and harsh winter, but you may still want to consider keeping your skin covered up even as it gets warm. One expert is warning people that a “tick explosion” will be waiting for them this summer.
  “They’re up and looking for a host hoping something will walk by that they can latch on,” Dr. Thomas Mather said, via WHIO. The director of the University of Rhode Island’s t
  
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• Quest Lab in Branford Closed After Driver Crashes Into It

  25-04-2018 17:06
  
  Quest laboratory on North Main Street in Branford will be closed for the rest of the week after an 82-year-old woman crashed into the building just before 7 a.m.Photo Credit: Branford Police
  
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• Glastonbury Mom Accused of Leaving 5-Year-Old Son Home Alone

  25-04-2018 16:20
  
  A Glastonbury mom is accused of leaving her 5-year-old son home alone, according to police.Photo Credit: Glastonbury Police
  
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• Commission On College Basketball Proposes Changes To NCAA

  25-04-2018 16:15
  By Matt Norlander
  (CBS Sports)- If college basketball is seeking change, it may need help from those outside the NCAA including the NBA and shoe companies.
  The Commission on College Basketball released a six-months-in-the-making 60-page report Wednesday that analyzed the state of the sport and made its most urgent proposals for change. The commission, led by Condoleezza Rice, is comprised of 12 people including NBA legends David Robinson and Grant Hill and was formed by the NCAA in response to t
  
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• Bow-legged rescue puppy gets new lease on life with special family

  25-04-2018 16:00
  SAN DIEGO - A German Shepherd-mix puppy who was so badly bow-legged that he couldn't walk has come a long way since veterinarians began treating him at a California animal shelter, and now he has a permanent home.
  Antilles the rescue dog has definitely had his share of trials, but his luck changed when he was brought to the Helen Woodward Animal Center on March 1st, according to KSWB.  A birth defect and possible overfeeding left his furry little legs extremely bowed. They could barel
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Police speak out after deputy killed in Maine

  25-04-2018 15:58
  NORRIDGEWOCK (WGME) – A sheriff’s deputy has been killed in Somerset County, according to a source.
  The FBI says they are sending assistance to help the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and Maine State Police with the investigation.
  Both Maine State Police and sheriff’s deputies are lining the streets surrounding the Norridgewock Fire Department.
  A portion of Route 2 heading through downtown Norridgewock is closed starting at Mechanic street.
  Only police vehicles are bei
  
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• Package thief realizes he’s on video, tries to take doorbell camera

  25-04-2018 15:45
  TRACY, Calif. - A porch pirate in Tracy, California tried unsuccessfully to steal a doorbell camera after taking the homeowners’ package.
  The video shows the thief helping himself to the homeowner's delivery before noticing there was a camera. He tries unsuccessfully to pry the camera off the wall before making his way to a waiting car.
  "It's kind of pointless to a certain extent because a lot of these devices store to the cloud," Tracy Police Captain Alex Neicu told KTXL. "So the image i
  
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• Groton Food Service Workers Helping to Pay Off Student Meal Debt

  25-04-2018 15:26
  
  About 540 Groton Public Schools students have delinquent school meal accounts, leaving the district with thousands of dollars of debts. Groton Public Schools Food Service Director Ernie Koschmieder said he and...
  
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• Woman accused of trying to abduct babies from hospitals in two states claims she was giving out Bibles

  25-04-2018 15:18
  ARCHDALE, N.C. -- A woman charged with felony breaking and entering at a North Carolina hospital says she was not trying to abduct newborns, but rather hand out first baby Bibles, according to WGHP.
  New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s police department charged Linda Everett after they say she went into areas of the women’s and children’s hospital in Wilmington unauthorized on April 5th.
  Police in High Point say she turned herself in last week.
  “I am not that perso
  
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• Person Flown to Hospital After Car Hits Tree in Tolland

  25-04-2018 15:10
  
  One person was flown to St. Francis Hospital to be treated for serious injuries after a driver crashed into a tree on Sugar Hill Road in Tolland Tuesday night, according to Tolland Alert.Photo Credit: TollandAlert
  
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• Manaea’s No-Hitter Could Signal Breakout Season

  25-04-2018 14:31
  By Matt Citak
  For most people outside of Oakland, California, there’s a good chance that Saturday night was the first time you heard of Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea.
  Manaea put himself in the record books on Saturday by tossing the first no-hitter of the season, leading the Athletics to victory over the league-leading Boston Red Sox. It took the 26-year-old just 108 pitches to get through nine innings, surrendering two walks while striking out 10 batters.
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• Thousands of honeybees rescued from garage

  25-04-2018 14:23
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  CINCINNATI, OHIO (WCPO) — The Cincinnati Zoo and the owner of Morgan’s Canoe helped rescue more than 50,000 honeybees thought to have been living in a garage since the early 1990s.
  The bees were about 2 miles from the zoo, in Avondale. Experts think the bees had been colonizing a garage wall for 25 years, entering and leaving through a small hole near a window.
  That long time period might explain the colony’s large number: Honeybees typically live about three to fou
  
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• Medicare will require hospitals to post prices online

  25-04-2018 14:18
  WASHINGTON  — Medicare will require hospitals to post their standard prices online and make electronic medical records more readily available to patients, officials said Tuesday.
  The program is also starting a comprehensive review of how it will pay for costly new forms of immunotherapy to battle cancer.
  Seema Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the new requirement for online prices reflects the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to encourage
  
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• Driver Crashes Into Quest Lab in Branford

  25-04-2018 14:14
  
  An 82-year-old woman crashed into the Quest laboratory on North Main Street in Branford Wednesday morning and police said no one was injured in the crash.Photo Credit: Branford Police
  
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• Wounded veteran receives first penis and scrotum transplant

  25-04-2018 14:12
  BALTIMORE —  The world’s first successful total penis and scrotum transplant was completed at Johns Hopkins Hospital on March 26, according to a news release issued Monday.
  The procedure lasted 14 hours and involved nine plastic surgeons, two urological surgeons and a team of anesthesiologists, nurses and surgical technicians, according to the release. The transplant recipient, who wished to remain anonymous, is a young US serviceman who sustained injuries to his lower pelvis, l
  
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• Danbury water pressure returning to normal, Boil water order still in place

  25-04-2018 14:04
  DANBURY — Water pressure is returning to normal after more than 24 hours of problems following a water main break.
  Mayor Mark Boughton said residents should continue to boil water before using it and use bottled water for brushing teeth. The requirement on boiling water should be lifted by Thursday.
  The break happened late Monday on Tamarack and Hayestown Avenues in a 16 inch pipe. Officials said about a third of the customers in Danbury were affected from the break including Danbury
  
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• Water Pressure Restored in Danbury

  25-04-2018 14:03
  
  Water pressure has been restored to all of Danbury, according to the mayor, but residents who receive city water are advised to boil it before using.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Heavy Rain Expected Today

  25-04-2018 13:52
  
  Heavy rains are expected today as a system moves through the state.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• ‘Shoot me in the head!’ the Toronto suspect yelled. The officer refused.

  25-04-2018 13:45
  TORONTO —  “Get down!” commands the Toronto police officer, his gun raised, his voice firm.
  “Kill me!” the man yells in return. His arm is fully extended toward the officer in an aggressive stance.
  The officer had a life-or-death decision to make.
  Moments earlier, a man allegedly drove a van into multiple pedestrians in a suburb of the Canadian metropolis. Ten people died.
  But in this moment, the stakes were clear.
  “No! Get down! Get down!” the off
  
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• Man in Custody After Standoff in Hartford

  25-04-2018 13:41
  
  An hours-long standoff in Hartford ended peacefully Wednesday morning after a man surrendered peacefully.
  
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• Toronto van attack suspect’s Facebook post linked to anti-women ideology

  25-04-2018 13:33
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  TORONTO — Toronto police are still trying to piece together the motive behind the van attack that left 10 people dead and whether the suspect’s frustrations with women contributed to the rampage.
  Sgt. Graham Gibson, a homicide detective with the Toronto police, said the victims in the attack are “predominately female,” but there’s no evidence that suspect Alek Minassian was bypassing men or deliberately targeting women.
  Minutes before carrying out the ra
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Dogs found in poor condition inside Danbury animal shelter

  25-04-2018 06:06
  DANBURY -- Roy Hoyt lives across the street from Tails of Courage, an animal shelter and said he always sees a lot of activity from them.
  "They seem like they have a lot of volunteers and a lot of people that walk the dogs," said Hoyt.
  The shelter has been around since 2014 and Hoyt said they've come a long way.
  “The heart is in the right place even if the outcome isn’t what they wanted,” he said.
  That outcome was the arrest of Krystel Lopez who police said lives at and manage
  
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• Deaf Publix worker says shopper punched her when she didn’t respond

  25-04-2018 05:45
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  MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – An employee at a Publix supermarket in Virginia said she was stunned when a shopper punched her while apparently trying to get her attention Saturday.
  Liberty Gratz, who is deaf and has some vision loss, told WRIC, “All of a sudden, I felt some woman hit me in my back.”
  With her mother, Jeanette Gratz, translating, Liberty said she was trying to straighten some items on a shelf near the ground when she felt the blow.
  “She doesn’t have t
  
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• Video shows dog lock teeth onto New York City subway rider’s foot

  25-04-2018 05:44
  NEW YORK – It was a chaotic scene aboard a New York City subway train after a dog locked its jaws onto a rider's foot in a video that surfaced on Instagram Monday.
  People on the train can be heard screaming in distress while the dog’s owner struggles to control the animal.
  “Get him off of me!” the subway rider yells.
  When and where the video was recorded is still not clear.
  Video of the incident was posted Monday morning on the popular Instagram feed @SubwayCreatures and
  
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• Children escape through second-story window after father opens fire

  25-04-2018 05:44
  HAWLEY, Pa. — A father of three is behind bars after troopers say he started shooting inside his home in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, sending family members scrambling for safety.
  State police say Shawn Birtel, 47, pulled a gun and started firing in the early morning hours on Tuesday while his three children were inside.
  Birtel’s kids and their friends, who were home at the time, escaped through a second-floor window around 2 a.m., according to WNEP. An emergency ladder could still be
  
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