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Investigation Underway Into Police-Involved Shooting Of Man Who Stole Bristol Cop Car Investigation Underway Into Police-Involved Shooting Of Man Who Stole Bristol Cop Car
Investigation Underway Into Police-Involved Shooting Of Man Who Stole Bristol Cop Car The state Office of Inspector General is investigating an officer-involved shooting during the theft of a police cruiser following an armed carjacking that ended with the vehicle crashing into a popular restaurant. The incident took place in Bristol on Thursday, Jan. 12 following the carjacking of a Toyota at knifepoint in Farmington. The suspect in the Farmington carjacking had earlier carjacked another car in Hartford. Bristol officers located the stolen Toyota in the area of Quaker Lane, in Bristol, the Inspector General's office said. The driver of the stolen car, Jimmie Shoe…

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Strong Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut Strong Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut
Strong Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut Utility crews in Connecticut worked through the night to restore power to thousands who were left in the dark during a round of severe storms which sent trees and power lines down. At the peak of the storm, nearly 25,000 Eversource and United Illuminating customers were reporting outages late on Tuesday, July 6, as crews scrambled to make repairs across the state. “Crews are tackling damaged areas around the state like here on Stafford Ave in Bristol and Route 6 in Burlington,” Eversource officials said on Tuesday night. “Storms took down trees, blocking roads and ripping down lines. We’l…

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by Zak Failla