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• Proposed Griswold Gun Range Becomes Governor's Race Issue

  10-07-2018 23:59
  
  With five weeks to go until the first votes are cast in the race for governor, the issue of a proposed state police gun range and training facility in Griswold was front and center in the race for the Democratic...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Coyotes Reported in New Haven’s East Shore Neighborhood

  10-07-2018 23:42
  
  There is a warning to be on the look for coyotes in the East Shore section of New Haven.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Naugatuck Police Searching for Missing Sisters

  10-07-2018 23:31
  
  Naugatuck police are trying to locate two teenage sisters who missed curfew and didn’t return home Monday night.Photo Credit: Naugatuck Police Department
  
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• Hartford PD: Man arrested for making false 911 call of child drowning

  10-07-2018 23:00
  HARTFORD -- Police said they responded to a false report of a child drowning at Willie Ware Center after a man was trying to evaluate the response time of law enforcement.
  On Monday around 12:36 p.m., Hartford police said they responded to a 911 call of a child drowning at 697 Windsor Street.
  Police said before arriving it was learned that the call had been made to evaluate the response time of emergency services.
  Police said a cooperating witness gave a written statement, reporting that the su
  
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• Man Broke Into Torrington Home While Girl Was Inside: PD

  10-07-2018 22:54
  
  Torrington police are trying to locate a burglary suspect who entered into a home on Eno Avenue while a girl was sleeping inside.
  
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• Survey: Washington DC, New York Among The Worst-Run Cities In U.S.

  10-07-2018 22:44
  (CBS Local) – Washington D.C. may be the nation’s capitol, but a new survey is also calling it the “worst-run” city in America.
  Personal finance website WalletHub has released its rankings for the worst big cities in the country and found that several high-profile places are at the bottom of the list when it comes to city management and operating efficiency.
  Here are the 10 worst-run cities according to WalletHub’s July 9 release:Washington D.C.
  Detroit,&n
  
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• Bills McCoy accused of domestic violence, child abuse

  10-07-2018 22:42
  BUFFALO —  Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy has been accused of domestic violence, child abuse, animal cruelty and performance-enhancing drugs after an Instagram user posted a photo of McCoy’s longtime girlfriend with cuts and bruises on her face.
  The graphic image was posted by a woman who claims to be Delicia Cordon’s friend. The woman posted a before-and-after photos of a bloodied Cordon with a message saying:@shadymccoy is THE DEVIL!!! YOU ARE AN ANIMA
  
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• Naugatuck police issue Silver Alert for two teen girls

  10-07-2018 22:28
  NAUGATUCK — Police have issued a Silver Alert for two teenage girls.
  According to Naugatuck police, Christine Carrero, 16, and Britney Carrero, 14, did not go back to their foster parent’s home on curfew. They last spoke to the girls around 3 p.m., Monday afternoon. Naugatuck police issue Silver Alert for two teen girls.
  Christine has straight brown hair and brown eyes, 5’-6”. Whitney has brown hair with blonde streaks, brown eyes and 5’-7”.
  Police said t
  
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• Fire Breaks Out at Stop & Shop Parking Lot in Hartford

  10-07-2018 22:27
  
  A mulch fire caused quite the scene at the Stop & Shop on New Park Avenue in Hartford Tuesday.Photo Credit: Contributed Photo
  
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• Mother Credits ‘Angels’ For Helping Her Save Dog That Fell Off Cliff

  10-07-2018 21:53
  IDAHO FALLS, ID (CBS Local) – An Idaho mother says “divine help” is to thank after she saved a 55-pound dog that fell off a cliff.
  Tia Vargas set out on a July 5 hike on Boise’s Table Rock in honor of her son, who is reportedly battling substance and mental health issues. The mother says counselors encouraged her to take on challenging activities to help relate to her son’s struggles better.
  “One of the things it said was to figure out how many miles
  
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• 2018 World Cup on FOX61: France advances to final with win over Belgium

  10-07-2018 21:49
  France has reached the World Cup final for the first time since 2006 with a 1-0 win over Belgium in a semifinal match that attracted presidents, royalty and a rock star.
  Samuel Umtiti’s header in the 51st minute was the only goal in a tense match at St. Petersburg.
  France, the 1998 champions and runners-up in ’06, will play either Croatia or England in Sunday’s final at Moscow. England and Croatia will meet Wednesday in Moscow in the second semifinal.
  France President Emmanuel
  
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• Newgate Prison in East Granby to Reopen to the Public

  10-07-2018 21:20
  
  Newgate Prison in East Granby will be back open for the public this weekend.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• July 9 – 15

  10-07-2018 20:26
  Tuesday, July 10CT Sun’s Hometown Heroes Night
   
  
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• Australian Rangers Capture Crocodile After 8-Year Search

  10-07-2018 20:23
  (CNN)- Wildlife rangers in northern Australia captured a massive 600 kilogram (1,300 pound) crocodile after first spotting it nearly a decade ago.
  The crocodile, estimated to be more than 60 years old, was found lurking near a boat ramp in the Katherine River. At 4.71 meters (15.45 feet), the croc is the longest-ever trapped in the region.
  The previous record holder was a 4.6 meter-long croc captured in 2011.
  Though the average saltwater crocodile is about 5 meters (17 feet) long, according to N
  
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• Scientists Say Pink Is The World’s Oldest Color

  10-07-2018 20:17
  AUSTRALIA (CBS Local) – Scientists in Australia say they’ve discovered the oldest color found in nature: bright pink.
  Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) say they studied samples of rocks taken from deep beneath the Sahara desert and crushed the billion-year-old shale deposits down to unlock their true colors.
  “The bright pink pigments are the molecular fossils of chlorophyll that were produced by ancient photosynthetic organisms inhabiting
  
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• World Cup final 4 teams set to begin play with France vs. Belgium

  10-07-2018 20:06
  This year’s France team advanced to the World Cup semifinals, where it will play Belgium. For France, it is the first time it made it to this round in 12 years.
  Belgium, after sending home five-time champion Brazil with a 2-1 win on Friday, ended a three-decade semifinals drought. The last time it advanced to the semifinals was in 1986.
  BFFs and Man United teammates Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku are fighting for the same thing, but only one can reach the World Cup final.Who will come out on
  
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• There’s a British campaign to make Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ the No. 1 song when Trump arrives

  10-07-2018 19:41
  LONDON, United Kingdom — Oh, the things President Trump will be greeted with this week when he visits London: demonstrators, a giant “Trump Baby” balloon — and a uniquely British musical protest.
  For the past couple of weeks, a social media campaign has sought to make Green Day’s classic 2004 jam “American Idiot” the No. 1 tune in the UK by the time Trump arrives Friday. The “Get American Idiot to No.1 for Trump’s UK Visit”&nb
  
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• State Environmental Police make 2 arrests during Operation Dry Water

  10-07-2018 19:28
  HARTFORD — Connecticut’s State Environmental Conservation Police released the final report of Operation Dry Water on Saturday.
  EnCon Police took part of the national effort in trying to increase people’s knowledge about the dangers of boating under the influence (BUI).
  EcCon Police said the goal was to reduce the number of accidents and deaths associated with alcohol and drug use on waterways.
  According to EcCon Police’s Facebook Post, the final report showed:
  Number of B
  
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• Police Officer Stands By As Man Harasses Woman For Wearing Puerto Rico Shirt In Forest Preserve

  10-07-2018 19:08
  CHICAGO (CBS/CNN) —  The Cook Country Forest preserve has placed a police officer on desk duty after a video showed the officer standing by as a man harassed a woman for wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rican flag.
  “You’re not American, if you were American you wouldn’t wear that. You know that right?” says the man, who appears to be intoxicated. The video, posted on Facebook, has been viewed more than 1.2 million times.
  Cook County Board Chairman Toni Preckwink
  
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• PD: Silver alert issued for missing siblings from Stamford

  10-07-2018 18:59
  STAMFORD — Police are looking for two children who went missing Monday.
  Photo Credit: Stamford Police
  A Silver Alert was issued by police for Jennifer and Cesar Calderon.
  Cesar is a 10 years-old Hispanic boy with black hair and brown eyes. He is about five feet tall and weighs about 88 pounds. Jennifer is nine years-old girl who also has brown eyes and black hair. She was described as being four feet and two inches tall and weighs about 90 pounds.
  Police said that they believe that the two
  
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• Firefighters Save Man’s Life, Then Finish His Yard Work For Him

  10-07-2018 18:58
  PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (CBS Local) – A Florida man who suffered a massive heart attack while working on his lawn, got a very special gift from the first responders who saved his life.
  After getting Gene Work to a local hospital, EMT’s and firefighters returned to the man’s home and helped to finish planting rows of sod at the Pasco County residence.
  A July 8 Facebook post by Work’s wife, Melissa, details how Pasco County Fire Rescue took time out of their days
  
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• 101-year-old celebrated Fourth of July on a jet ski

  10-07-2018 18:38
  WALKER, Mich.-- At 101 years old, a Michigan man says his secret to a long life is keeping busy and even hopping on a jet ski once in a while.
  Bill Knottnerus, who says he's proud of his age, was seen cruising around Whitefish Lake this Fourth of July.
  “I loved it out there, oh yeah. My son says 'Now don’t go too far away,'" Knottnerus tells WXMI. “I just pushed the old button and away we went.”
  The centenarian says the last time he was on a jet ski was when he was
  
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• Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest color. It’s bright pink

  10-07-2018 18:36
  The color of bubble gum, flamingos and cotton candy — bright pink — is the world’s oldest color, according to a recent study.
  Researchers discovered the ancient pink pigments in 1.1-billion-year-old rocks deep beneath the Sahara Desert in the Taoudeni Basin of Mauritania, West Africa, making them the oldest colors in the geological record.
  According to Dr. Nur Gueneli, who discovered the pigments as part of her PhD studies at Australia National University, the bright pink color
  
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• Video: 72-Year-Old Man Allegedly Chases Neighbor With Tractor After Argument

  10-07-2018 18:35
  ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. (CBS Local) – A senior citizen in Florida is facing serious criminal charges after he was caught on video allegedly trying to attack his neighbor with a tractor.
  The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office says 72-year-old Howell Morris got into an argument with Scott Lynch in mid-June. Lynch’s wife captured the property dispute on cellphone video before calling police.
  The Sheriff’s Office released those 911 calls to WJXT-TV 
  
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• LGBTQ activists sneak in Pride Flag during World Cup in Russia

  10-07-2018 18:25
  RUSSIA – A group of Russian activists found a way to protest Russia’s strict LGBTQ flag laws during the World Cup.
  The activists walked around Russia in jerseys supporting their teams while sneakily displaying the colors of the rainbow flag to support LGBTQ rights. The group of six made the decision to display their makeshift “flag” because they say homosexuality has been “persecuted, sometimes even by jail sentences” in Russia, according to RadioFreeEurope.
  
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• Good Samaritan stops man from beating dog in the street

  10-07-2018 18:24
  NORMAN, Okla. - A bystander stepped in when he saw a man allegedly beating his dog in the street.
  Robert Wilson was driving when he saw Dennis Ross and his dog in the middle of a neighborhood in Norman, Oklahoma.
  “The guy had the dog by the collar, and he hit it a couple times,” Wilson told KFOR.
  He had to do something about it.
  “I stopped, rolled my window down, said, ‘Dude, dude, what are you doing? Let go of the dog! Let go of the dog!’” he said.
  Ross woul
  
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• Woman Drove Drunk With Teen in Car in Southington: Police

  10-07-2018 18:22
  
  Officers in Southington have arrested a woman after they say she drove while under the influence of alcohol with a teenager in her car last week.Photo Credit: Southington Police
  
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• Ice-T to perform at The Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts

  10-07-2018 18:22
  WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Grammy Award winning rapper and actor, Ice-T, is performing for free at the Big E on September 22 at 7:30 p.m.
  Ice-T combines realistic struggles with fictional settings within his music. with a hard-hitting style that  makes him extremely influential in Rap and Hip-Hop communities.
  By incorporating the inner-city life within a narrative style, his songs not only spoke to many up-and-coming rap artists of the 20th century, but paved the way for future generat
  
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• Alabama man tackled after allegedly pulling gun in church

  10-07-2018 18:22
  LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. – An Alabama man was arrested after he attempted to pull a gun from his holster during a church service Sunday, according to police.
  34-year-old Thomas Zebulun Lewter is being charged with making a terrorist threat as he was speaking at the pulpit during Sunday’s service at O’Neal Church of Christ. People living near the church told   they are shocked that this has happened in their community.
  Limestone County Sheriff’s Office Public Info
  
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• Fan Essentials: Most Exciting Tournament

  10-07-2018 18:16
  The PGA TOUR schedule is jam-packed with exciting tournaments spread throughout the year and throughout the country. Every event is unique. And every player and fan has their favorites, along with personal reasons why those events are special them. But so many factors distinguish one event from another?
  We could look to the quality of the course and the field. We could look to the event’s past champions and significance in the game’s rich history. Or we could go in another direc
  
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• Trump pardons ranchers whose case sparked Bundy takeover of Oregon refuge

  10-07-2018 18:02
  President Donald Trump pardoned two men on Tuesday who were involved in a dispute with federal authorities over federal land usage that sparked the takeover of a wildlife refuge in Oregon.
  Dwight Hammond Jr. and his son Steven Hammond were granted executive grants of clemency by Trump, according to a White House statement. The father-son duo are cattle ranchers and were convicted in 2012 of committing arson on federal lands in Oregon.
  “Justice is overdue for Dwight and Steven Hammond, both
  
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• No Crime Committed Against Woman Found Naked in New Haven: Police

  10-07-2018 18:02
  
  Police in New Haven say there was no crime committed against a woman found on Rock Creek Road on Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Free Jazz in Hartford’s Bushnell Park on Mondays

  10-07-2018 18:00
  HARTFORD – Hundreds of people brought their blankets and chairs to Bushnell Park on Monday to take in the summer’s first free Jazz concert.
  Monday Night Jazz is the longest-running free jazz concert series in the United States, according to the Hartford Jazz Society.
  This is its 51st season of free music in the park.
  Food trucks also lined Trinity Street in the shadow of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch.
  The free concerts will be held every Monday in Bushnell Park through the
  
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• Farmington Police Department mourns K-9 Drak

  10-07-2018 17:55
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  Officer Joe Capodiferro (Ret.) was by the 15-year-old dog side when he peacefully passed away.
  Capodiferro and Drak served on the K-9 team for nine years. Drak retired from law enforcement in March 2015.
  Farmington PD’s Facebook post said some highlights of Capodiferro and Drak&rsquo
  
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• Nico’s Lemonade Stand in Plainfield raises money for Make-A-Wish

  10-07-2018 17:50
  Nico Fasold from Plainville ran a lemonade stand has raised thousands of dollars for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He's doing it again on Saturday.
   
  
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• Baby survived 9 hours buried in Montana; man is charged

  10-07-2018 17:14
  A 5-month-old baby was left partially buried in the mountains of Montana for at least nine hours before being discovered by a Missoula County sheriff’s deputy.
  The deputy heard the “faint cry of a baby” during the search and followed the sound, only to find the baby alive early Sunday, facedown, buried under a pile of sticks and debris, a statement from the sheriff’s office said.
  The infant was clothed only in a wet and soiled onesie, the statement said. The sheriff&rsquo
  
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• Woman found naked on street in New Haven

  10-07-2018 16:04
  NEW HAVEN — The New Haven Police Department is investigating how a woman ended up naked on the sidewalk near 13 Rock Creek Road.
  New Haven police said the woman was found naked but wasn’t bound, restricted or harmed in any way. They said she admitted blood found on her was a “normal female occurrence.”
  Stay with FOX61 as this story develops.
  
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• Video captures man riding on outside of New York City subway

  10-07-2018 15:58
  NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — A rider’s cell phone video shows an extremely dangerous and illegal trend known as Skylarking on the New York City subway.
  “Living in New York for 17 years, I’ve seen a bunch of wild things, but this is one of the most wild things I’ve ever seen," Matthew Beary, who posted the video on Instagram, told WPIX.
  Beary says he saw the daredevil Friday morning around 8:30 a.m. at the Clinton-Washington Avenues stop. When the man missed
  
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• One California town will give a $500 monthly stipend to residents

  10-07-2018 15:57
  Just 80 miles east of Silicon Valley, one of the wealthiest regions in the country, is Stockton, California — once known as America’s foreclosure capital.
  Soon, the former bankrupt city will become the first in the country to participate in a test of Universal Basic Income, also known as UBI. Stockton will give 100 residents $500 a month for 18 months, no strings attached.
  The nontraditional system for distributing wealth guarantees that citizens receive a regular sum of money. The g
  
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• Australian rangers capture massive crocodile after 8-year search

  10-07-2018 15:54
  Wildlife rangers in northern Australia captured a massive 600 kilogram (1,300 pound) crocodile after first spotting it nearly a decade ago.
  The crocodile, estimated to be more than 60 years old, was found lurking near a boat ramp in the Katherine River. At 4.71 meters (15.45 feet), the croc is the longest-ever trapped in the region.
  The previous record holder was a 4.6 meter-long croc captured in 2011.
  Though the average saltwater crocodile is about 5 meters (17 feet) long, according to Na
  
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• Woman Found Naked With Tape on Her Mouth in New Haven: Police

  10-07-2018 15:51
  
  Police are investigating after a woman in her mid 30's was found naked with tape on her mouth in New Haven on Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• $400,000 Lamborghini Huracan goes up in flames after minivan rips off gas pump nozzle

  10-07-2018 15:49
  KIRKWOOD. MO - “Not one, but two,” says the person shooting video of a pair of exotic sports cars fueling up at a Missouri gas station.
  Moments into the video, the van on the opposite side of the blue Lamborghini pulls off with the fuel hose still attached.
  “I’ve seen people drive away from pumps and make mistakes, but never seen something to that extent with that much money being destroyed,” customer Thomas George said.
  The driver of the red car, Parker Gelber, sa
  
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• Man on honeymoon dies after crashing into wife in freak zip line accident

  10-07-2018 15:23
  ROATAN, Honduras – An unthinkable honeymoon accident: A newlywed Israeli man crashed into his wife while ziplining in Honduras, killing him and leaving his wife seriously injured, reports the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  “The girl stayed halfway on the cable and the guy came from behind and hit her up there,” local fire chief Wilmer Guerrero is quoted as saying in the Spanish-language La Prensa.
  Egael Tishman, 24, and Shif Fanken, 27, were on a cruise that stopped
  
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• Social media photos show ‘sick’ deputies partying in Las Vegas

  10-07-2018 15:17
  DENVER -- Two Denver sheriff’s deputies are being disciplined after they called in sick to work while they were on a trip to Las Vegas last summer, according to KDVR.
  Photos posted on social media show Deputies Daniel Trujillo and Diego Villalpando-Hernandez in a group of people in Las Vegas on June 18, 2017, the day they called in sick.
  According to the records, Villalpando-Hernandez worked on the department's Saturday Work Program, which starts at 5 a.m. - he called in at midn
  
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• Ask the Attorney: Debris damage

  10-07-2018 15:12
  Atty Haymond,
  I was in an accident that was caused by flying debris form a landscaping truck.
  It happened on the highway and caused me to swerve and hit a guard rail.
  Both my girlfriend and I were injured for the collision and a person behind us pulled over and not only called the cops, but found the piece of machinery that bounced off our windshield.
  I'm not a detective but shouldn't this be able to be traced?
  I need help, I cant even afford the medical bills!Brent S
  
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• Manchester considers teen curfew

  10-07-2018 14:47
  MANCHESTER --  Officials are considering the idea of a town-wide teen curfew in response to a rash of recent car thefts and burglaries.
  The Manchester Board of Directors will meet Tuesday night to discuss the proposed ban of children under the age of 18 from being in any public place, on foot or in a car, from midnight to 5:00 a.m.
  The town says it’s a safety measure and a way to cut down on crime.
  Minority Leader Cheri Eckbreth said this is in response to a 333 percent spike in car
  
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