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Police Seek Help Finding Missing UConn Student Police Seek Help Finding Missing UConn Student
Police Seek Help Finding Missing UConn Student Police are searching for a 19-year-old college student who has been missing for three days. “Betty” Li Furong, was last seen Sunday, Sept. 3 in Tolland County on the University of Connecticut's main  campus in Storrs, officials said. "UConn is working to determine the student’s location and circumstances, including the possibility that she left campus voluntarily," University spokeswoman Stepanie Reitz said. "We encourage her or others who encounter her to contact UConn Police so they can confirm her well-being." University police began the search for Furong after her family reported …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Stabbing Suspect Apprehended CT Stabbing Suspect Apprehended
CT Stabbing Suspect Apprehended A Connecticut man was charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing. The incident took place in Tolland County around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 in Willington on Cisar Road. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers responded to an assault and located a 54-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds. After a complex investigation involving multiple state agencies, a suspect was identified, state police said. Hours later around 7:30 a.m., UConn Police spotted a suspicious man walking around the Storrs campus. When detectives arrived on the scene the man was iden…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Alleged Racist Social Media Posts From Current, Incoming Students Under Investigation At UConn Alleged Racist Social Media Posts From Current, Incoming Students Under Investigation At UConn
Alleged Racist Social Media Posts From Current, Incoming Students Under Investigation At UConn Alleged racist posts from incoming and current University of Connecticut students are under investigation, possibly leading to some admissions being revoked. University President Thomas Katsouleas posted on social media this week that the school has launched an investigation. “I want to acknowledge that the University has received numerous complaints regarding social media posts from some incoming students, and calls for revoking their admission,” Katsouleas said. “A number of the posts we are aware of appear racist in nature, which is abhorrent to us, and the University has proceeded with …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Takes State Police On High-Speed I-84 Chase With Flat Tire Man Takes State Police On High-Speed I-84 Chase With Flat Tire
Man Takes State Police On High-Speed I-84 Chase With Flat Tire A man wanted for a domestic violence assault and shooting took Connecticut State Police on a high-speed chase on I-84 at speeds reaching 95 mph with a flat tire for part of the chase. Daniel Ballard, 36, of Coventry, was arrested on numerous charges including reckless driving, reckless endangerment, and engaging police in pursuit, among others following an attack on a woman and her children, according to Coventry Police. The incident unfolded around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when the Coventry Police Department received a call from an uninvolved party reporting a domestic assault taking place at a…

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by Kathy Reakes