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3 Teens Caught After Abandoning Stolen Vehicle On CT Roadway, Police Say 3 Teens Caught After Abandoning Stolen Vehicle On CT Roadway, Police Say
3 Teens Caught After Abandoning Stolen Vehicle On CT Roadway, Police Say Three teenagers were apprehended after they abandoned a stolen SUV in Connecticut and ran into a wooded area, police said. In the early hours of Wednesday, July 27, an officer in Hartford County patrolling the area of Palomba Drive in Enfield saw a Toyota RAV4 leaving the Gale Toyota dealership without headlights on, the Enfield Police Department said.  The officer found that the Toyota had been reported stolen out of the New Haven County town of Hamden, and additional officers responded to the area, police said.  Police attempted to pull the Toyota over, and the vehicle fled the…

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by Nicole Valinote
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High School Student In Fairfield County Accused Of Sending Threatening Texts To Classmates High School Student In Fairfield County Accused Of Sending Threatening Texts To Classmates
High School Student In Fairfield County Accused Of Sending Threatening Texts To Classmates A student in Connecticut has been arrested after police say he sent threatening messages. Town of Fairfield Police Department detectives working in collaboration with school safety officers arrested the 15-year-old who attends Fairfield Ludlowe High School on Saturday, March 5 following a lengthy investigation of a veiled threat made to several classmates.  It was reported to police that several students received a threatening text message from an unknown number, according to Fairfield Police.  A subsequent investigation identified the suspect as a student of FLHS.  "Police…

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by Joe Lombardi
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14 Vehicles Entered, Loaded Handgun Stolen In CT Town, Police Say 14 Vehicles Entered, Loaded Handgun Stolen In CT Town, Police Say
14 Vehicles Entered, Loaded Handgun Stolen In CT Town, Police Say Police in a Connecticut town are alerting residents after more than a dozen vehicles were illegally entered, and several items were stolen, including a loaded handgun. The Wolcott Police Department in New Haven County reported on Monday, Feb. 7, that 14 vehicles were entered by a group of young people over the past weekend. "It appears that these young criminals have become more emboldened and are now not only entering unlocked vehicles, but are also breaking out windows of vehicles that they find are locked," police said.  The department reported that a homeowner in a town in the are…

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by Nicole Valinote