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Teen In Car Stolen From CT Nabbed After Ramming It Into Cop's Cruiser In NY: Police Teen In Car Stolen From CT Nabbed After Ramming It Into Cop's Cruiser In NY: Police
Teen In Car Stolen From CT Nabbed After Ramming It Into Cop's Cruiser In NY: Police Three teenagers who led authorities in New York on pursuits in two cars stolen from Connecticut and Rhode Island and injured an officer in the process face a heap of criminal charges, police announced. The incident leading up to the arrests began in Westchester County on Thursday, Feb. 15 around 2:20 p.m., when police learned that two stolen cars were traveling together on southbound Interstate 684. An officer began waiting for the two cars to enter the Hutchinson River Parkway and followed them south once he spotted them, according to Westchester County Police.  Once the cars arrived…

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by Ben Crnic
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Wanted Man Attacked Troopers During Probe Of Suspicious Calls To Bradley Airport Wanted Man Attacked Troopers During Probe Of Suspicious Calls To Bradley Airport
Wanted Man Attacked Troopers During Probe Of Suspicious Calls To Bradley Airport A 31-year-old man who had multiple warrants for his arrest attacked Connecticut State Troopers on Monday, June 19, authorities said.  Hartford County resident Martel O. Davis, of Windsor, was charged with assaulting public safety officer, interfering with police, and failure to comply with fingerprint requirements, state police said. He was being held on a $150,000 bond.  Police did not describe the nature of the calls to Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, but investigators said they traced them back to Davis, who already had two open warrants for his arrest.  Troopers arrive…

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by Josh Lanier
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Drunk CT Man Charged With Assaulting Officer, Police Say Drunk CT Man Charged With Assaulting Officer, Police Say
Drunk CT Man Charged With Assaulting Officer, Police Say A Connecticut man has been arrested for assaulting an officer who had driven him home because he was intoxicated. The incident took place in New Haven County around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19 in Milford. Police responded to 1 New Haven Ave., for multiple 911 calls from the area. After an investigation, officers encountered Brandon Connor who was intoxicated. Officers drove him back to his residence, said the Milford Police. Upon exiting the cruiser, Connor raised his arms and began calling the officers derogatory names, police said. Police said he then took a swing at one of th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Dirt Bike Rider Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Region, Police Say Dirt Bike Rider Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Region, Police Say
Dirt Bike Rider Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Region, Police Say A Western Massachusetts man is behind bars after allegedly trying to grab a police officer’s gun during an arrest. Springfield Police were called just before 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 4, with reports of a crash involving a dirt bike near Bay Street and Girard Avenue. When officers arrived, the driver of the dirt bike took off running and was arrested after a short foot pursuit, according to Springfield Police. The suspect was identified as 48-year-old Vicente Solano. As officers attempted to arrest him, Solano pushed an officer in the chest and fell on top of the officer, police said. He th…

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by Michael Mashburn
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CT Man Charged With Assaulting Officer During Capitol Hill Riot CT Man Charged With Assaulting Officer During Capitol Hill Riot
CT Man Charged With Assaulting Officer During Capitol Hill Riot A Fairfield County man has been charged in connection to the violent assault of a police officer during the deadly pro-Trump Capitol Hill riot on Wednesday, Jan. 6 that was captured on video and shown repeatedly throughout the world. Patrick Edward McCaughey III, age 23, of Ridgefield, "knowingly and willfully joined a crowd of individuals who forcibly entered the grounds of the United States Capitol and impeded, disrupted, and disturbed the orderly conduct of business by the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate," according to a complaint by Federal author…

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by Joe Lombardi