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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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CT Man Throws Knife, Stabs Roommate In Buttocks, Police Say CT Man Throws Knife, Stabs Roommate In Buttocks, Police Say
CT Man Throws Knife, Stabs Roommate In Buttocks, Police Say A Connecticut man is behind bars after throwing a knife that stabbed his roommate in the buttocks. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Friday, March 26, in New Haven. Officers responded to a home for a report that Trevor Campbell, age 26, of New Haven, had assaulted his roommate with the knife, said New Haven Police Captain Anthony Duff. When police arrived on the scene, they found Campbell had allegedly stabbed his roommate by throwing a kitchen knife that struck the 41-year-old-victim.  The victim sustained a laceration to the buttocks. An ambulance transported the victim w…

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by Kathy Reakes