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High School Athlete Trapped On Roof Of Car, Carried For 4 Miles After Hit-Run Crash In CT: Cops High School Athlete Trapped On Roof Of Car, Carried For 4 Miles After Hit-Run Crash In CT: Cops
High School Athlete Trapped On Roof Of Car, Carried For 4 Miles After Hit-Run Crash In CT: Cops Police in Connecticut have arrested a man who they say struck a high school sophomore on his bicycle, carrying him on top of his car for four miles, before shoving him off into the roadway.  The boy, identified in a GoFundMe campaign as Avon High School soccer player Liam Shields, was left "fighting for his life," friends of his family said. The campaign, which had raised more than $48,000 as of press time said Liam was "fighting for his life." Avon police were called to Arch Road and Security Drive in Avon around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, after someone reported finding a damag…

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by Josh Lanier
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Stranger Beats, Strangles Woman At CT Train Station In Unprovoked Attack: Police Stranger Beats, Strangles Woman At CT Train Station In Unprovoked Attack: Police
Stranger Beats, Strangles Woman At CT Train Station In Unprovoked Attack: Police A woman waiting on a train at a Connecticut train station earlier this week said a man she did not know grabbed her from behind, slammed her to the ground, and choked her unconscious without warning or provocation, authorities said.  The alleged New Haven County attack happened on Wednesday, Sept. 11, around 8:15 p.m. at the Meriden Train Station, Connecticut State Police said.  The woman said she did not recognize the man, but shortly after noticing him, he approached and pounced on her. The last thing she remembered was losing consciousness as she couldn't lift herself from bene…

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by Josh Lanier
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Real-Life Grand Theft Auto: Man Tries To Carjack Vehicles On I-84, CT State Police Say Real-Life Grand Theft Auto: Man Tries To Carjack Vehicles On I-84, CT State Police Say
Real-Life Grand Theft Auto: Man Tries To Carjack Vehicles On I-84, CT State Police Say In a scene taken out of a video game, a man tried to repeatedly steal vehicles on I-84 in Hartford until he was stopped by good samaritans who had enough of his antics, police said. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 20 around 9:45 a.m., when state police received reports of an accident in Hartford on I-84 eastbound in the area of Exit 46.  According to police, the suspect, 45-year-old Manchester resident Francisco Rosario, was trying to run away from the scene and gain access to three vehicles that were passing by on the highway.  After this unsuccessful attempt at stealing a…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Father Charged After 4-Week-Old Twins Hospitalized With Fractures, Police Say CT Father Charged After 4-Week-Old Twins Hospitalized With Fractures, Police Say
CT Father Charged After 4-Week-Old Twins Hospitalized With Fractures, Police Say A 19-year-old Connecticut father was charged after police reported that his 4-week-old twins were hospitalized with multiple fractures last month. The East Lyme Police Department said it was contacted by a medical office in Old Saybrook in October about infants with injuries. The twin babies were taken to the emergency room at Yale New Haven Hospital, police said.  Detectives responded and discovered that one of the babies had 13 fractures in various stages of healing, and the other baby had eight fractures, authorities said.  After an investigation, Torin Ruleman, of East Lyme,…

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by Nicole Valinote
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14-Year-Old Accused Of Firing Shots Into Occupied Vehicle In Connecticut 14-Year-Old Accused Of Firing Shots Into Occupied Vehicle In Connecticut
14-Year-Old Accused Of Firing Shots Into Occupied Vehicle In Connecticut A 14-year-old from Connecticut is facing charges after police said he fired shots into an occupied vehicle this past spring. Officers responded to a report of shots fired in New Haven County at about 4:30 p.m. on May 27, according to the Hamden Police Department. Police said the incident happened in the area of Woodin Street and Pine Rock Avenue in Hamden. Officers found two vehicles that were involved in a crash at the intersection, authorities said. One of the vehicles had been struck multiple times by gunfire while the vehicle was fleeing from a third vehicle, police reported.&nbs…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say
Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say A 63-year-old Connecticut man was arrested after authorities said he was involved in a shooting and then crashed into multiple vehicles, including a police cruiser, during a pursuit. Hartford County resident William Ramos Sr., of New Britain, was arrested following an investigation into a shooting on Friday, Nov. 26, in Manchester. A 56-year-old woman came into the lobby of the police department with a gunshot wound to her hand at about 9 p.m. on Friday, the Manchester Police Department reported. The woman reported that she suffered the injury during an altercation with her son's fath…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University
Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University A police officer has been arrested for his role in a shooting that happened in New Haven in April, police said. Hamden Police Officer Devin Eaton, 29, was charged with first-degree assault and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, State Police said. It is alleged that Eaton and Yale University officer Terrance Pollock opened fire on a vehicle being driven by Paul Witherspoon on April 26, police said. During the incident, Witherspoon’s passenger, Stephanie Washington, was struck by one of the bullets and suffered minor injuries. According to police, the shooting happened on Arg…

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by Zak Failla
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Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich
Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich A Stamford man is facing numerous charges after police say he assaulted a woman in a Greenwich parking lot. Greenwich Police say they investigated a report of an assault that occurred in the lot on West Putnam Avenue on Friday, July 5. Statements from the victim report that she was physically assaulted by a man she knows, identified as Jose Rohena, 30, police say. During the assault, police say Rohena threatened to cause further harm to the victim and her family and prevented her from calling 911. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries. Police say a minor child was also presen…

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by Valerie Musson