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Drunk Driver From Norwalk 'Violently' Resists Arrest After Traffic Stop Near CT Line: Police Drunk Driver From Norwalk 'Violently' Resists Arrest After Traffic Stop Near CT Line: Police
Drunk Driver From Norwalk 'Violently' Resists Arrest After Traffic Stop Near CT Line: Police A traffic stop on Interstate 684 in the Hudson Valley led to a violent confrontation with an intoxicated Connecticut man who resisted arrest, authorities said. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, when a Putnam County Sheriff's deputy saw a vehicle driving southbound near Exit 10 in Brewster that was allegedly unable to maintain its lane, the Sheriff's Office said on Wednesday, Dec. 18.  After stopping the vehicle, the deputy identified the driver as 36-year-old Fairfield County resident Dimas Minero Argueta of Norwalk and noted that he appeared to be intoxicated, ac…

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by Ben Crnic
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Police Release Body Cam Video Of Knife Attack On Officer Police Release Body Cam Video Of Knife Attack On Officer
Police Release Body Cam Video Of Knife Attack On Officer Update: Connecticut State Police released body-worn video from Woodbury Police Officer Tim Wright that shows what led up to the attack that left him with a slash across his throat.  The video begins as Tyler Wilmot approaches Wright's car during a routine traffic stop and threatens to fight the officer.  Click here to watch the video. Viewer discretion is advised.  Original: A Connecticut police officer was in a hospital Thursday night, Oct. 3, recovering from a stab wound to his neck after a traffic stop over a license plate ended in bloodshed, authorities said.&n…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT State Troopers Smash Allegedly Drunk Driver’s Window CT State Troopers Smash Allegedly Drunk Driver’s Window
CT State Troopers Smash Allegedly Drunk Driver’s Window Connecticut State Police had to smash a window and use a taser on a 24-year-old man before charging him with alleged drunk driving.  The incident occurred in Middlesex County around 2:30 a.m., Saturday, June 22, on 1-91 northbound in Middletown between the rest area and Exit 20.  According to State Police, troopers found a black GMC Sierra pickup with a Massachusetts license plate parked in the right climbing lane and several damaged DOT traffic cones.  The truck's engine was running, and the driver was slumped over the steering wheel, state police said. Troopers attempted …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, Woman Nabbed For Robbery At CT Stop & Shop Man, Woman Nabbed For Robbery At CT Stop & Shop
Man, Woman Nabbed For Robbery At CT Stop & Shop A Connecticut man and woman have been arrested for allegedly robbing a supermarket using a taser. The incident took place around 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28, when the Old Saybrook Police Department in Middlesex County received a 911 call from an employee at the Super Stop & Shop, located at 105 Elm St. According to Old Saybrook Chief of Police Michael A. Spera, the 911 caller reported that a woman was in the process of exiting the store with stolen merchandise. When confronted by store security, she pulled out a taser and then activated the taser in the direction of the store employee. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For Officers Involved In Fatal Danbury Shooting IDs Released For Officers Involved In Fatal Danbury Shooting
IDs Released For Officers Involved In Fatal Danbury Shooting The identities have been released for the two police officers who encountered an armed man at an apartment complex last month and ended up shooting and killing him, as well as wounding his mother. Regina Guss and Alex Relyea have been identified as the Danbury Police officers involved in the shooting death of Paul Arbitelle, 45, of Danbury, and wounding his mother, Linda Arbitelle, after he threatened them with a knife, said the Connecticut State Police. The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 29, when the two officers responded to the area of the Glen Apartments…

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by Kathy Reakes