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• Waterbury man intentionally ran over geese, say police

  10-06-2018 23:37
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  WATERBURY -- A man was arrested Sunday after police say he ran over a group of geese intentionally, killing one.
  A spokesperson for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said at 8:19 a.m., Waterbury Police Department received a call from someone who said they saw a motorist drive over multiple Canada Geese on North Main Street in front of the Knotty Pine package store in Waterbury.  The witness said the suspect illegally passed two vehicles on the s
  
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• Actor Vince Vaughn arrested for DUI

  10-06-2018 22:41
  Actor Vince Vaughn was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to authorities.
  Vaughn was stopped at a DUI checkpoint around 1 a.m. in Hermosa Beach outside of Los Angeles, according to Sgt. Matt Sabosky of the Manhattan Beach Police Department.
  The “Dodgeball” actor was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence and for resisting, delaying or obstructing officers, Sabosky said.
  An unidentified male passenger traveling with Vaug
  
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• Silver Alert Issued for Missing Elderly Man From Brooklyn

  10-06-2018 22:39
  
  A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 81-year-old man from Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon.Police say Thomas Bunning has been missing since Saturday.Bunning is described as being 6'2" with white...Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Actor Jackson Odell of TV’s ‘Goldbergs’ found dead at 20

  10-06-2018 22:29
  Actor Jackson Odell, 20, was found unresponsive at a home in Tarzana, California on Friday, the LA County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
  An autopsy has not been performed, the office said.
  Odell played Ari Caldwell on the TV sitcom “The Goldbergs,” according to IMDB.com, and played Ted Durkas on two episodes of “Modern Family.”
  “He will always be a shining light and a brilliant, loving and talented soul,” Odell’s famly said Sunday on Twitter. &ldq
  
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• 3 Firefighters Injured Fighting Apartment Fire in Hartford

  10-06-2018 17:38
  
  Dozens of people were forced from their homes after a fire at an apartment complex in Hartford on Saturday. According to officials, more than 50 firefighters were called to 232 Marshall Street...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Hartford Police Search for Suspect in Double Shooting

  10-06-2018 16:24
  
  Police in Hartford are searching for a suspect after a double shooting on Saturday night.Officers say it happened just before 6:00 p.m. at the intersection of Brook Street and Mather Street.One of...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Fundraiser to Benefit Hartford Police Officer Stabbed in Neck

  10-06-2018 15:20
  
  A fundraiser is being held on Saturday to benefit law enforcement, first responders and Hartford Police Officer Jill Kidik who was stabbed in the neck while on duty last month.Officer Kidik was...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut and Hartford Police
  
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• State Police Work to ID Killingly Bank Robbery Suspect

  10-06-2018 15:09
  
  Detectives from Connecticut State Police are working to identify a suspect from a bank robbery in Killingly on Saturday.Officers say they responded to the People's United Bank inside of Stop &...Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Norwich Man Arrested for Impersonating a Firefighter in Montville: Police

  10-06-2018 14:06
  
  A man from Norwich is under arrest after police say he impersonated a firefighter in Montville on Friday morning.Police say they saw 26-year-old Steven Young driving a grey Volkswagon Jetta with...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore for historic summit

  10-06-2018 13:06
  SINGAPORE — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Singapore ahead of an historic summit with US President Donald Trump Sunday, as Trump declared that the young dictator had a “one-time shot” to bring his country in from the cold.
  Kim was greeted at Singapore’s Changi airport by Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan.
  According to images released by the Singaporean government, Kim arrived on an Air China plane. Accompanying him was Ki
  
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• Funeral set for Connecticut trooper who fell ill after 9/11

  10-06-2018 12:54
  WESTPORT — A funeral for a Connecticut state trooper who died of cancer at age 51 has been scheduled.
  Flags have been at half-staff across the state in honor of Trooper Walter Greene, who fell ill after responding to New York City following the attack on the World Trade Center.
  Services are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at the Sherwood Island State Park, the site of the state’s memorial to the victims of 9/11.
  Greene joined the state police in 1990 after four years in the Marines.
  
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• High school valedictorian says she tried to speak about sexual assault and her mic was cut off

  10-06-2018 12:47
  Watch VideoPETALUMA, Calif. — Lulabel Seitz spoke freely about her immigrant family, her dreams and even the wildfires that forced her school to close last year. But four minutes into her graduation speech, the valedictorian says her microphone was abruptly cut off when she tried to mention being sexual assaulted at school.
  “Because the class of 2018 has demonstrated time and time again that we may be a new generation but we are not too young to speak up, to dream and to create chang
  
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• State police looking for suspect in Killingly bank robbery

  10-06-2018 03:56
  KILLINGLY — State police are asking the public for assistance in identifying a suspect in connection with a Saturday afternoon bank robbery.
  Troopers responded to the People’s United Bank inside the Stop & Shop grocery store on Killingly Commons Drive.
  Bank employees told police that the man entered the bank and showed them a note demanding money. The suspect received an undisclosed amount of money and fled the store.
  The suspect is described as a white man, 25-30 year-old, appro
  
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• Hartford firefighters battle large fire in two buildings

  10-06-2018 02:21
  HARTFORD -- “He said I’m going to burn the building down and burn you guys down with it,” said Sonia Tolo.
  Tolo said she was sitting outside of 232 South Marshall Street in Hartford Saturday evening with her aunt , 52 year old Aida Acosta, when a neighbor started threatening to light the building on fire in order to kill himself and tenants inside.
  “My aunt took my sister to the bathroom to use the bathroom,” Tolo said. “By the time we got out the building wa
  
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• Justify wins Triple Crown with victory at Belmont

  10-06-2018 01:01
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  ELMONT, NEW YORK — Sixteen weeks ago, no one knew what to make of Justify — except Hall of Fame horse racing trainer Bob Baffert.
  He knew in February that the 3-year-old chestnut colt, who had yet to run a race, was something special.
  And the horse proved his trainer prescient, winning a Triple Crown with a mesmerizing and dominant victory at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
  Justify defied the difficult post position along the rail, breaking well and taking the lead w
  
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• Police sergeant on paid leave following complaints

  10-06-2018 00:43
  MIDDLETOWN— A Connecticut police sergeant has been placed on leave as the department conducts an investigation into complaints against him.
  The Hartford Courant reports Middletown Police Sgt. Frank Scirpo has been on paid administrative leave since April following complaints against him by other officers.
  Despite freedom of information requests by the newspaper, it remains unclear what the complaints are. Mayor Daniel Drew and General Counsel Brigham Smith say they can’t comment. Sci
  
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• Woman hit by thrown bowl of pasta wins $100,000 jury award

  10-06-2018 00:10
  HARTFORD — A jury has awarded more than $100,000 to a woman struck by a bowl of pasta thrown by a man during an argument at a Roma’s Ristorante.
  The Connecticut Law Tribune reports the jury on May 31 ruled in favor of Constance Koulmey, who was the unintended target of the pasta thrown by James Sweeney inside the Oakville restaurant in March 2015.
  The Woodbury woman said in her negligence and battery suit that Sweeney, of Spring Lake, New Jersey, threw the pasta at another man with w
  
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