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CT Woman Attacks Police, Threatens To Beat Up Bus Driver, Cops Say CT Woman Attacks Police, Threatens To Beat Up Bus Driver, Cops Say
CT Woman Attacks Police, Threatens To Beat Up Bus Driver, Cops Say A Connecticut woman has been charged with assault on a police officer after threatening to beat up a state transit bus driver. New Haven County resident Alaja Dixon, age 21, of New Haven, was arrested on Sunday, June 4 in Milford. According to Milford Police, officers were dispatched to 1588 Boston Post Road for a disturbance on a CT Transit bus.  The bus driver told officers that Dixon came onto the bus and immediately became disruptive and threatened to beat up the driver, police said. Police said when officers approached Dixon, she became belligerent and refused to leave…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Punches Female Conductor 30 Times In Fairfield County, MTA Says Man Punches Female Conductor 30 Times In Fairfield County, MTA Says
Man Punches Female Conductor 30 Times In Fairfield County, MTA Says A female Metro-North conductor was assaulted by a Fairfield County man after being told to move to a different car, MTA officials said. The conductor instructed Bridgeport resident Elijah Sampson that he was sitting in a car that was closed to the public at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, and he was prompted to move to an open car. Officials said that Sampson refused, and an engineer made contact with MTA police to meet at an upcoming station. When the train reached the Fairfield Metro station, Sampson punched the conductor approximately 30 times. The conductor was taken to Brid…

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by Zak Failla