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Police & Fire
Child Injured During Fight Between Two Fairfield County Women At Day Care, Police Say Child Injured During Fight Between Two Fairfield County Women At Day Care, Police Say
Child Injured During Fight Between Two Fairfield County Women At Day Care, Police Say Two Fairfield County women are facing reckless endangerment charges after police said they got into a fight at a Connecticut day care, causing a child to suffer a minor injury.  The incident happened in New Haven County on Wednesday, April 27, at the Once Upon a Time Development Center, located at 326 West Main St. in Milford, according to the Milford Police Department. Police said 18-year-old Juneil Senior and 21-year-old Samantha Castillo, both of Bridgeport, got into a physical altercation while a child was present, and the child was struck in the head during the…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Man Killed In CT Altercation, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Man Killed In CT Altercation, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Man Killed In CT Altercation, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested for allegedly killing another man during a fight. New Haven County resident John T. Morgan, age 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 1, after police responded to a complaint of a physical dispute in Waterbury.  According to Lieutenant Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police Department, when officers responded to 1078 Chase Parkway Morgan was standing outside and was detained. Inside the apartment, officers located Franky Lanier Hogg Jr., age 46, of Waycross, Georgia, inside unconscious and not breathing while lying on the floor in th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
CT School Board Member Punched During Hearing On Mascot Name CT School Board Member Punched During Hearing On Mascot Name
CT School Board Member Punched During Hearing On Mascot Name A school board member in Connecticut was punched during a contentious meeting meant to be about a high school mascot. In Hartford County, a man punched a board of education member during a special meeting held in Glastonbury to discuss the high school’s mascot, which was changed from the Tomahawks to the Guardians last year, much to the dismay of some. During the meeting, tensions rose, and a fight broke out between someone in attendance and a board of education member during a break in the mascot discussion. It is unclear what caused the fight. Last year, the district moved to change the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Assaults Victim With Baseball Bat At Residence In Wilton, Police Say Man Assaults Victim With Baseball Bat At Residence In Wilton, Police Say
Man Assaults Victim With Baseball Bat At Residence In Wilton, Police Say A man is facing charges after police say he assaulted a victim with a baseball bat at a Wilton residence. Wilton Police say they responded to a Wilton residence on the report of a physical altercation on Monday, May 27 around 10 p.m. Further investigation revealed that 49-year-old Jerome Tomlin of Wilton struck the victim with a baseball bat after a verbal argument had escalated, according to police. Tomlin was arrested and charged with second-degree assault. He is being held on $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at Norwalk Superior Court on Tuesday, May 28.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Dispute Between Teen, Mother's Boyfriend Gets Physical, New Canaan PD Says Dispute Between Teen, Mother's Boyfriend Gets Physical, New Canaan PD Says
Dispute Between Teen, Mother's Boyfriend Gets Physical, New Canaan PD Says A teen and his mother's 48-year-old boyfriend were arrested for disorderly conduct after getting into a fight with each other in New Canaan, police said. The dispute between Todd Givens of Stamford and the unidentified 16-year-old teen took place around 8:30 p.m. Friday on Gerdes Road, said the New Canaan Police Department. Responding officers found that the two were involved in a physical altercation in the driveway of the home, police said. Both received minor injuries but declined medical attention. Givens and the teen were arrested for disorderly conduct, the teen is scheduled to appe…

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by Kathy Reakes