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CT Man Attempted To 'Lure' Neighbor's Cat Into Home, Police Say CT Man Attempted To 'Lure' Neighbor's Cat Into Home, Police Say
CT Man Attempted To 'Lure' Neighbor's Cat Into Home, Police Say A man was charged with breach of peace for allegedly attempting to lure his neighbor's cat into his home in Fairfield County. James Dolyle, age 56, of Westport, was charged on Friday, Jan. 20, following an investigation by Westport Police that he had allegedly stolen the neighbor's cat. The neighbor told officers that Doyle has been trying to “lure” her cat into his residence for some time now and she has repeatedly told him to leave her cat alone, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police. Doyle was seen by neighbors trying to lure the cat into his residence and alerted t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Dogged' Detective Work Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Pet, State Police Say 'Dogged' Detective Work Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Pet, State Police Say
'Dogged' Detective Work Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Pet, State Police Say It took a few months, but Connecticut State Police detectives were able to locate a family dog that went missing in February of this year. In the very early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 2, as much of the state was recovering from a major snowstorm, a Mercedes containing a family dog – Cindy – was stolen from the northbound Fairfield Service Plaza on I-95 in Fairfield. The theft of Cindy, a Maltese, occurred when two men pulled up in a Porsche beside Cindy's owner while she was pumping gas, and allegedly one of the men jumped into her Mercedes and drove away, The stolen car was recovered …

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by Kathy Reakes