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Man Dies While In Milford Police Custody Man Dies While In Milford Police Custody
Man Dies While In Milford Police Custody A Connecticut man picked up in a grocery store parking lot on warrants died while in police custody. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 5, in the Big Y Grocery Store parking lot on Boston Post Road in Milford. According to Milford Police, Michael Brown, whose age and address are unknown, was picked up by officers in the grocery store parking lot on several active arrest warrants.  Police said Brown was also a suspect in a reported larceny at another Milford grocery store. Brown was handcuffed and under control, but he appeared to be…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Woman Fires Shots At Police Front Lobby Before Being Subdued With Taser, Police Say CT Woman Fires Shots At Police Front Lobby Before Being Subdued With Taser, Police Say
CT Woman Fires Shots At Police Front Lobby Before Being Subdued With Taser, Police Say Connecticut State Police are investigating after a woman walked into a police department lobby and began firing multiple rounds into the front desk office window which was unoccupied at the time. The Hartford County incident took place in Bristol around 10:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Bristol Police Department located at 131 North Main St. According to Bristol Police, the rounds did not penetrate the bullet-resistant glass but prompted officers to respond and make contact with the woman. As officers attempted to negotiate, the woman, identified as Hartford County resident Suzanne …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspected Fentanyl Overdoses Lead To Deaths Of Two Prisoners In Connecticut Suspected Fentanyl Overdoses Lead To Deaths Of Two Prisoners In Connecticut
Suspected Fentanyl Overdoses Lead To Deaths Of Two Prisoners In Connecticut Two Connecticut inmates in the same cell in jail died in a case of suspected fentanyl overdoses, prison officials said. The Connecticut Department of Correction said the two inmates died at the New Haven Correctional Center on Thursday, Feb. 24. According to correction officials, on Thursday, a correctional officer was conducting a routine tour and observed two inmates, within the same cell, unresponsive. Correctional and medical staff immediately initiated life-saving measures, including CPR and the administration of Narcan, the department said.  After 911 was contact…

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by Kathy Reakes