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'Gifted, Talented' Teacher In CT Killed In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash 'Gifted, Talented' Teacher In CT Killed In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
'Gifted, Talented' Teacher In CT Killed In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Two people were killed in a violent head-on collision when a wrong-way driver crashed into oncoming traffic in Massachusetts on I-395, authorities said.  A GMC Sierra truck got onto the highway driving north in the southbound lane in Worcester County just after 10:15 p.m. in the town of Webster and slammed into a Honda CRV in the left lane, Massachusetts State Police said.  Related: Funeral Set For 'Beloved' Teacher, Worcester Native Killed In Webster Wrong-Way Wreck Jordan Pimentel, age 31, of Auburn, who was behind the wheel of the truck, died at the scene, police said.&…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT State Police Release Sites, Times For Holiday Roving Patrols CT State Police Release Sites, Times For Holiday Roving Patrols
CT State Police Release Sites, Times For Holiday Roving Patrols Connecticut State Police will be out in force during the holiday season, targeting distracted or impaired drivers on area highways. Troopers will be assigned to conduct roving patrols for nearly two weeks beginning on Friday, Dec. 20, as the roadways are expected to be filled with motorists traveling to see friends and family. Police noted that “a busy week will be made even more heavily traveled with Christmas falling on a Wednesday.” According to AAA, a record-breaking 112.5 million Americans are expected to travel for the holiday season, including more than 102 million who will likely …

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by Zak Failla
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Know Them? Women Suspected Of Stealing $1.4K In Goods From Beauty Store, State Police Say Know Them? Women Suspected Of Stealing $1.4K In Goods From Beauty Store, State Police Say
Know Them? Women Suspected Of Stealing $1.4K In Goods From Beauty Store, State Police Say Connecticut State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two female suspects wanted for theft after allegedly stealing an estimated $1,400 worth of merchandise at a beauty store. The theft occurred on Friday, Nov. 9 at approximately 7:30 p.m. at Ulta beauty store in Lisbon. The two female suspects were captured on the store’s surveillance cameras while they placed merchandise into their bags that hadn’t yet been paid for. The suspects may also be involved in other unsolved larcenies occurring from the Ulta store in Hudson, Massachusetts to the I-395 corridor in Connecticut.…

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by Valerie Musson
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Statewide Narcotics Task Force Seize Large Fentanyl Stash Statewide Narcotics Task Force Seize Large Fentanyl Stash
Statewide Narcotics Task Force Seize Large Fentanyl Stash Connecticut State Police Narcotics Taskforce members, along with officials from the DEA nabbed two people with a large stash of fentanyl during an investigation into their activities.Kayla Murray-Reiser, 27, and Richard Reiser, 30, who are both residents in the Baltic section of Sprague were busted Thursday, May 3, after agents observed the two conducting activity consistent with that of illegal drug sales, the Connecticut State Police said. Task force members approached the two in their parked vehicle at the I-395 Exit 24 commuter lot in Griswold and during a search uncovered 229 individual…

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by Kathy Reakes