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Fatal Wreck: Fiancé Of Teacher Killed In CT Wreck Charged With Her Death Fatal Wreck: Fiancé Of Teacher Killed In CT Wreck Charged With Her Death
Fatal Wreck: Fiancé Of Teacher Killed In CT Wreck Charged With Her Death The fiancé of a Western Massachusetts school teacher was allegedly intoxicated when he cut in front of a police cruiser speeding to a 911 call, killing the educator and injuring their 1-year-old son, authorities said.  Phillip Vargas, age 33, of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, was arrested on Thursday, April 20, and charged in the fatal April 2 crash in Vernon that killed 26-year-old Bianca Colon, a teacher at Springfield Prep Charter School in Springfield, Manchester Police announced.   Investigators said Vargas was driving east on Hartford Turnpike when he turned left onto Bolton …

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by Josh Lanier
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Couple Accused Of Committing Armed Robberies At Five CT Gas Stations In March Couple Accused Of Committing Armed Robberies At Five CT Gas Stations In March
Couple Accused Of Committing Armed Robberies At Five CT Gas Stations In March A career criminal is facing new charges for alleged armed robberies at five Connecticut gas stations while using a teenager as a lookout. New Haven resident William Rosario Lopez, 34, and New Britain resident Solimar Rodriguez Gonzalez, 19, have been charged with federal offenses for their roles in multiple armed robberies of gas stations last month. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that on Wednesday, March 18, Rosario Lopez entered the Shell gas station on Hartford Turnpike in Vernon wearing a black mask.  He pointed a silver pistol at the store clerk, grabbed him by his collar and mar…

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by Zak Failla