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Here's Where State Police Will Be Stepping Up Holiday Patrols In Area Here's Where State Police Will Be Stepping Up Holiday Patrols In Area
Here's Where State Police Will Be Stepping Up Holiday Patrols In Area The holiday season is here, and so are extra patrols for Connecticut State Police troopers. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and running through Sunday, Dec. 1, there will be an increased state police presence on the state's busiest roadways and travel outlets. According to Connecticut State Police, it plans to supplement its normal routine patrol personnel with additional troopers throughout the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Across the state, Troopers will patrol roads and highways across Connecticut focusing on aggressive drivers, unsafe drivers, and…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Truck In Hit-Run Route 8/25 Crash ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Truck In Hit-Run Route 8/25 Crash
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Truck In Hit-Run Route 8/25 Crash State police have released the identity of a Bridgeport woman who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run dump truck driver as she attempted to cross Route 8/25.Maria Mendoza-Robles, 54, was struck and killed around 8 p.m. Thursday in the southbound lane near Exit 5 in Bridgeport, said the Connecticut State Police.  Troop G had received numerous 911 calls saying a woman was attempting to cross the highway right before the accident occurred, they added. The vehicle, described as being a large tri-axle truck, with a red or orange motor unit and a gray dump bed, fled southbound on the highway, …

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by Kathy Reakes