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Local Police Officer In CT Suspended Following Arrest Local Police Officer In CT Suspended Following Arrest
Local Police Officer In CT Suspended Following Arrest A police officer in Fairfield County charged with illegally possessing explosives and an assault weapon has been placed on leave. David Rivera of the New Canaan PD was charged on Thursday, April 28, in his hometown of Stratford after quantities of high explosives were found improperly stored in his home, said Joseph T. Corradino, Fairfield State's Attorney. Following the search and charges, the New Canaan Police Department placed Rivera on leave on Wednesday, April 27, said Chief Leon Krolikowski, of the New Canaan Police. He is prohibited from serving as an active-duty New Canaan off…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Who Posted Video Of Himself Blowing Stuff Up Gets 3 Years In Jail Man Who Posted Video Of Himself Blowing Stuff Up Gets 3 Years In Jail
Man Who Posted Video Of Himself Blowing Stuff Up Gets 3 Years In Jail A man who posted an online video of himself blowing stuff up has been sentenced to 3 years in prison. David Bourne, 38, of Simsbury, was sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to 37 months in prison, followed by supervised release, for illegally possessing and using explosives, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut. Bourne was arrested in May 2019, about five months after he threw a pipe bomb, which he constructed, into the back of a victim’s truck, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Police started investigating Bourne after Connecticut State Police were called to a Hartland home in December …

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by Kristin Palpini