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Alert Issued For 15-Year-Old Girl Missing For Almost 2 Weeks In CT Alert Issued For 15-Year-Old Girl Missing For Almost 2 Weeks In CT
Alert Issued For 15-Year-Old Girl Missing For Almost 2 Weeks In CT Authorities in Connecticut are searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been reported missing for nearly two weeks. Hartford County resident Audrey Olson has been missing since walking away from her home in Berlin on Saturday, Nov. 18, according to the Berlin Police Department.  Olson is described as 5-foot-1 and around 100 lbs with a nose piercing on her right nostril. She is not believed to be in any immediate danger, police said. Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is asked to call the Berlin Police Department at 860-828-7080 or Det. Chaffee at 860-828-7193. …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Sandy Hook School Receives Threat, All Safe, Police Say Sandy Hook School Receives Threat, All Safe, Police Say
Sandy Hook School Receives Threat, All Safe, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are reassuring the community that all students and staff are safe after a school in Sandy Hook received a new threat. The threat was made in Newtown around 9:15 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 30 at Sandy Hook School. According to Lt. Scott Smith, this morning police received a third-party report of a threatening message regarding the school. Newtown Police promptly responded to the school as staff followed appropriate safety precautions. "Newtown Police quickly determined that all students and staff were safe and that the threat was not credible, but instead was simi…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
COVID-19: Cases Of Highly Mutated Pirola Strain Triple In 2 Weeks COVID-19: Cases Of Highly Mutated Pirola Strain Triple In 2 Weeks
Covid-19: Cases Of Highly Mutated Pirola Strain Triple In 2 Weeks Nationwide cases of the so-called COVID-19 Pirola subvariant have tripled in two weeks. The strain officially known as BA.2.86 has been particularly prominent in New York.  It now makes up 9 percent of COVID cases in the US, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). World Health Organization (WHO) authorities said they consider BA.2.86 to be part of the Omicron variant family, but that could change if the strain spreads more widely even though Pirola's 30 mutations are from the BA.2 lineage, which was the dominant Omicron strain …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Using Stolen ID At Darien BMW To Buy Car, Police Say Man Nabbed For Using Stolen ID At Darien BMW To Buy Car, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Using Stolen ID At Darien BMW To Buy Car, Police Say A 27-year-old man turned himself in to police on a warrant for allegedly buying a BMW using a stolen identification. Christopher Louis, of Queens, was charged on Tuesday, Nov. 11 for the incident that occurred in July at BMW of Darien. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, an employee from BMW of Darien reported a stolen 2020 BMW M4.  The employee told officers they sold the BMW to Louis who cleared all background checks and credit checks. Another dealership in Hartford notified the dealership that the same person was trying to purchase a vehicle from t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Woman Released By Hamas After Being Held Hostage Has CT Ties Woman Released By Hamas After Being Held Hostage Has CT Ties
Woman Released By Hamas After Being Held Hostage Has CT Ties An American woman taken hostage by Hamas with family members in Connecticut has been released. Liat Beinin, age 49, was released on Wednesday, Nov. 29, the second American citizen to be released after being kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Saturday, Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. She has family in New London County, according to Rep. Joe Courtney (D) of Connecticut's Second District, Liat, who is a dual US-Israeli citizen, hid in a saferoom until being captured by the terrorists on that fateful day. Her family lives in Waterford and are active members of eastern Connectic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
House Gears Up For George Santos Expulsion Vote; Here's Expected Timing House Gears Up For George Santos Expulsion Vote; Here's Expected Timing
House Gears Up For George Santos Expulsion Vote; Here's Expected Timing Members of the US House are preparing for a third floor vote on whether to expel embattled New York Rep. George Santos amid allegations he stole money from donors. The House will vote on an expulsion resolution introduced by Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California on Friday, Dec. 1, NBC News reports. If Garcia’s resolution passes, Santos will become the sixth House member ever removed from office. Earlier Report: Ethics Chair Asks House To Expel Santos After Finding 'Substantial Evidence' Of Lawbreaking The Long Island Republican, whose 3rd District includes parts of Nassau Cou…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
New Update: Parents Of 3 Killed In Thanksgiving Crash On CT Roadway Were Beloved Attorneys New Update: Parents Of 3 Killed In Thanksgiving Crash On CT Roadway Were Beloved Attorneys
New Update: Parents Of 3 Killed In Thanksgiving Crash On CT Roadway Were Beloved Attorneys The young parents from New York who were killed in a horrific crash while visiting family in Connecticut on Thanksgiving Day both worked as attorneys. The single-vehicle crash happened in Hartford County just after 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 near the Bristol/Farmington town line on Stevens Street in Bristol. The initial investigation showed that a westbound vehicle was traveling on Morea Road in Farmington, had crossed into Bristol on Stevens Street, east of Cherry Hill Drive, and had left the roadway to the right, striking a roadway sign and vegetation/trees. Bristol Police sai…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Injured Driver Taken To Danbury Hospital After Crashing Car Into House Injured Driver Taken To Danbury Hospital After Crashing Car Into House
Injured Driver Taken To Danbury Hospital After Crashing Car Into House A person had to be rescued after crashing into a Hudson Valley home and becoming trapped inside, officials said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, Nov. 29 around 12:30 p.m., when a vehicle careened into a home in Brewster, according to the Carmel Fire Department.  Arriving firefighters soon found that a sedan had crashed into the home on Carmel Avenue, injuring the driver and causing them to become trapped inside their car. Crews then worked to stabilize the residence's structure and get the driver out of the vehicle.  The driver was then taken to Danbury Hospi…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Update: Missing Danbury Woman Found Safe, Suffering From Exposure To Weather, Police Say Update: Missing Danbury Woman Found Safe, Suffering From Exposure To Weather, Police Say
Update: Missing Danbury Woman Found Safe, Suffering From Exposure To Weather, Police Say A Fairfield County elderly woman who was missing has been found safe. Earlier report: Have You Seen Her? Police Asking For Help Finding Missing Danbury Woman A special alert was issued and a search was underway for the woman who was reported missing from Danbury and was in need of medical care. According to Capt. Mark Williams of the Danbury Police, the woman, whose name was not released, was found around 12 p.m. on. Wednesday, Nov. 29. Willams said the woman was suffering from exposure to the weather and was transported to the hospital for treatment.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Looking For Walkers, Joggers Who May Have Been 'Inappropriately' Touched In Greenwich Police Looking For Walkers, Joggers Who May Have Been 'Inappropriately' Touched In Greenwich
Police Looking For Walkers, Joggers Who May Have Been 'Inappropriately' Touched In Greenwich A Fairfield County police agency is asking residents if they have been harassed or "inappropriately" touched while walking or jogging. The Greenwich Police Department is looking for information from residents over the past year who may have been approached, said Lt. Patrick Smyth of the Greenwich Police. Smyth said there were no current cases of this happening, but did not provide additional information.  If you have been approached or touched, please contact the department's tip line at 203-622-3333 or email- TIPS@greenwichct.org, for a callback.  This is a developing stor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Magician Who Performed Across New England Admits To Smuggling Child Porn Into US: Feds Magician Who Performed Across New England Admits To Smuggling Child Porn Into US: Feds
Magician Who Performed Across New England Admits To Smuggling Child Porn Into US: Feds A Massachusetts man who performed as a children's magician for two decades across New England admitted to having child sexual abuse material and traveling to another country to rape a child, federal authorities said.  Worcester County resident Scott Jameson, age 46, of Sutton, faces decades in prison after he pleaded guilty in federal court to illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place and one count of transportation of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Action Pour Les Enfants, a Cambodian child-protection group, contacted US federal investigators in Febr…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Duo Wanted In Shelton Armed Robbery, Assault Nabbed, Police Say Duo Wanted In Shelton Armed Robbery, Assault Nabbed, Police Say
Duo Wanted In Shelton Armed Robbery, Assault Nabbed, Police Say Two men were nabbed in connection with an armed robbery and assault in Fairfield County. Bridgeport resident Ashan Langston, age 22, and New Haven County resident Jalen Bolton, age 21, of Waterbury, were charged for the Monday, Nov. 27 incident in Shelton. The arrests stem from an armed robbery and assault that occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the Municipal Parking lot, said Det. Christopher Nugent of the Shelton Police. The victim came to the Shelton Police Department to report that he was robbed at gunpoint, but managed to fight off three attackers and get the license plate of the …

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by Kathy Reakes