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Skeletal Remains Discovered In Wooded Area In Connecticut, State Police Say Skeletal Remains Discovered In Wooded Area In Connecticut, State Police Say
Skeletal Remains Discovered In Wooded Area In Connecticut, State Police Say Police are investigating after skeletal remains were found in a wooded area in Connecticut. Troopers received a report at about 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19, from an individual who found what they believed to be skeletal remains while walking their dog, according to Connecticut State Police The individual reported that they found the remains in the woods near Campville Hill Road on the Harwinton/Northfield town line in Litchfield County, police said.  Troopers located the skeletal remains about 100 feet from the roadway, and the remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire Rips Through Former Factory Three-Alarm Fire Rips Through Former Factory
Three-Alarm Fire Rips Through Former Factory A massive three-alarm fire that ripped through a former factory in Fairfield County is under investigation. The blaze began Saturday, June 13 at approximately 7:30 p.m. at the old Star Pin Factory building in Shelton at 273 Canal Street East. First-arriving fire department units found a well involved and well-advanced fire in the 114-year-old abandoned factory, the Shelton Fire Department said. Due to the age and condition of the building, a defensive strategy was used, the department said. The Shelton Fire Department and other responding agencies battled the fire thro…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Hospitalized After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound Man, Woman Hospitalized After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound
Man, Woman Hospitalized After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound A man and woman were hospitalized after a kayak capsized on the Long Island Sound. The incident happened in Fairfield County around noontime on Sunday, April 26. The Stamford Fire Department said it responded to the area of 160 Wallacks Drive for a 9-1-1 report of “someone in a kayak in trouble." Upon arrival, the deputy chief was met by the caller who indicated the location of a woman in the water on the east side of Wallacks Point.  The woman was struggling and located approximately 20 feet from the rocks behind the property on Wallacks Drive., the department said  At around …

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by Daily Voice