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Bus transporting Greenwich, Conn. students drives the wrong way on I-95
A bus transporting Greenwich freshman football players home from a game went the wrong way on Interstate 95 Monday night. The school district said it happened in the Norwalk area on I-95. The bus driver needed to re-enter the highway because of heavy traffic and detours, but did so in the wrong direction. Officials described the incident as disturbing, and…
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Worker dies after getting caught underneath tree in Cheshire, Conn.
A tree worker is dead after getting caught underneath a tree that had just been cut down in Cheshire on Monday. Cheshire police said they responded to Chipman Drive around 4 p.m. after getting a report that a worker was caught underneath a tree, which had fallen in an unintended direction. The worker, later identified as 50-year-old Timothy Healy, of…
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Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by car in Fairfield, Conn.
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Fairfield Sunday morning. Fairfield police said they responded to the area of New England Avenue and Kings Highway Cutoff just after 11:30 a.m. Officers said a pedestrian was struck while crossing the road. They were taken to the hospital and are in critical, but stable condition, police…
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Police ID man killed in nighttime shooting in Hartford
Police are investigating a homicide that happened in Hartford Friday night. The police department said they were called to Capitol Avenue around 7:30 p.m. for a reported shooting. Responding officers found 56-year-old Yakpoaro Kollie, of Hartford, with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene, authorities said. Officers were looking to speak with neighbors about what transpired. Police said they…
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Police officer, 4 others injured after stolen U-Haul hits several vehicles in Hartford
Four people and a police officer were injured after a stolen U-Haul crashed into several vehicles in downtown Hartford Friday evening. The police department said they were initially notified of a female passenger reportedly yelling for help. As officers tried to stop the U-Haul, it struck several vehicles before coming to a stop in the area of Main Street and…
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Child found with cocaine and meth in their system at Connecticut motel: Police said
The police department said they were notified of a Department of Children and Families (DCF) investigation at Bradley Inn on Ella Grasso Turnpike Thursday. Authorities said they removed a child from a motel room and later discovered that there were drugs in the child’s system, including cocaine and methamphetamine. Windsor Locks police obtained a search warrant for the motel...
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WATCH: Animal rescue reunites nursing mother with her puppies in Waterbury, Conn.
An animal rescue organization has reunited a nursing mother with several of her puppies in Waterbury Thursday night. The dog was found in the area of Lincoln Street, and was likely dumped after giving birth. BARC CT, an animal advocacy and rescue organization, helped the Pitbull reunite with five of her puppies. They caught the interaction in a video posted…
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3 officers hurt, several people arrested after Danbury, Conn. kidnapping: police
Three officers are injured and six people have been arrested for their role in an alleged kidnapping that happened in Danbury Sunday night. Danbury police said it happened at 5:40 p.m. Officers were called to the area of Clapboard Ridge Road near Dogwood Lane for a reported disturbance. Responding officers were told that three men got out of a van,…
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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Waterbury, Conn.
Police are looking for a car in connection to a deadly pedestrian hit-and-run in Waterbury that happened early Saturday morning. Police were called to Chase Avenue around 2:10 a.m. for a report of a hit-and-run crash with a pedestrian involved. Once there, officers said a male pedestrian who had been struck was in the road. The pedestrian, later identified as…
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Connecticut airport evacuated after inert grenade found in woman's luggage
Tweed New Haven Airport was evacuated after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers found a grenade in a woman’s luggage on Wednesday morning.
