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CT Mom Accused Of Leaving 2-Year-Old Home Alone CT Mom Accused Of Leaving 2-Year-Old Home Alone
CT Mom Accused Of Leaving 2-Year-Old Home Alone A Connecticut mom has been arrested after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old home alone to go shopping. The child was found crying in New Haven County in Wolcott around 9:30 p.m., Thursday, May 19, according to police. Police officers responded to a home on Long Meadow Drive where a neighbor found a very young child wandering in the front yard all by himself, wet and crying, said the Wolcott Police. The neighbor picked up the barefoot child, who was only wearing shorts, and a T-shirt, and immediately called the police, the department said. The child was found by the neighbor after she heard…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Rams Two Cruisers During Pursuit, Police Say CT Man Rams Two Cruisers During Pursuit, Police Say
CT Man Rams Two Cruisers During Pursuit, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested by New York State Police for allegedly fleeing officers and ramming two police vehicles in an effort to escape before finally being apprehended in Westchester County. The incident started around 4 p.m. Thursday, June 24, when New York State Police were assisting the Mahwah, New Jersey, Police Department and South Nyack Police Department with a pursuit that entered I-287 and continued south on I-87, said Trooper Tara McCormick. The fleeing vehicle intentionally caused damage to two troop cars, a South Nyack patrol car, and a Mahwah patrol car, said McCormick. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
COVID-19: Pandemic Brings Record Demand For Pets, Overwhelming Some Businesses COVID-19: Pandemic Brings Record Demand For Pets, Overwhelming Some Businesses
Covid-19: Pandemic Brings Record Demand For Pets, Overwhelming Some Businesses A record number of Americans have turned to pandemic pets to ride out the uncertainty of the COVID-19 outbreak, leaving some businesses and shelters overwhelmed due to the demand. With the rise in new pet owners has come a demand for veterinary, grooming, and training services for the millions of new animals being adopted during the pandemic that some businesses are struggling to keep up with. “Our training and our grooming is getting overwhelmed with demand,” Petco CEO Ron Coughlin said to Bloomberg. “Our vet hospitals and our vet clinics are having more and more demand as people feel mor…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Sexual Assault Inside Fairfield Petco Store, Police Say Man Nabbed For Sexual Assault Inside Fairfield Petco Store, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Sexual Assault Inside Fairfield Petco Store, Police Say A man has been arrested for an alleged sexual assault inside a Petco store in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 27 in the Town of Fairfield. Fairfield officers Police were called to the Petco at 340 Grasmere Ave. after receiving a suspicious person complaint.  A police investigation revealed Tevin Clarke, 28, of Fairfield,  approached a customer inside Petco and began making complementary statements that were unprovoked and unwanted by the customer, said Fairfield PD Lt. Antonio Granata. As the customer moved away from Clarke, Clark…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
No More Shock Collars - National Pet Supply Chain Bans Sale No More Shock Collars - National Pet Supply Chain Bans Sale
No More Shock Collars - National Pet Supply Chain Bans Sale A national pet supplies store will no longer sell electronic “shock” collars noting the devices may cause fear and anxiety in animals. PetCo announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6, that it would stop selling shock collars at all of its 1,500 stores in the United States and Mexico, the company said. At the same time, the company removed the collars from online sales, as well. “Electricity may be critical to powering your microwave, but it has no roled for the average pet parent training their dog,” said PetCo CEO Ron Coughlin in a press release. Coughlin said in most instances PetCo favors “positive …

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Stratford Man Gets Prison Time For Role In Large-Scale Fencing Operation Stratford Man Gets Prison Time For Role In Large-Scale Fencing Operation
Stratford Man Gets Prison Time For Role In Large-Scale Fencing Operation STRATFORD, Conn. — A Stratford man on Thursday was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a large-scale fencing operation, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office. From January 2012 to December 2014, Matthew Harwood, 43, and his co-conspirator Andrew Sacco would buy stolen goods from “boosters,” typically shoplifters with opioid addictions, and then resell the property at online websites such as Amazon and eBay, the statement reads. Harwood pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit the interstate transport of stolen property and one count of interstate t…

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by Meredith Guinness