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'Emotional Encounter': Would-Be Suicide Attempt Ends In Hug In New Haven 'Emotional Encounter': Would-Be Suicide Attempt Ends In Hug In New Haven
'Emotional Encounter': Would-Be Suicide Attempt Ends In Hug In New Haven A heartfelt moment was shared when a New Haven police officer was able to stop a man from jumping off a bridge.  On Friday, Jan. 13, while on patrol, two police officers in the neighborhood of Fair Haven were alerted that a man in distress was about to jump off the Ferry Street Bridge. The officers rushed to the bridge and through using "much empathy and compassion," were eventually able to convince the man to instead seek help at a hospital, police said in a post from Thursday, Jan. 19.  The heavy conversation ended in a hug between one of the officers and the man, the departmen…

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by Ben Crnic
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Middle School Boys Who Shattered Window At Ridgefield's Prospector Theater Get Teachable Moment Middle School Boys Who Shattered Window At Ridgefield's Prospector Theater Get Teachable Moment
Middle School Boys Who Shattered Window At Ridgefield's Prospector Theater Get Teachable Moment The proprietors of the Prospector Theater in Ridgefield are hoping that a recent vandalism incident can serve as a teachable moment for local middle school students who shattered a window in the building. The owners of the theater took to social media to announce that investigators from the Ridgefield Police Department have identified the middle school students from the area that broke a window, though they aren’t looking to throw the book at the two teens, and instead hope they can learn from the experience. On Friday, March 29, officers from the Ridgefield Police Department responded to t…

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by Zak Failla