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16-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Up CT School 16-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Up CT School
16-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Up CT School A 16-year-old faces charges after threatening to shoot up a Connecticut school on social media, police said. The investigation into the threat began in New Haven County on Sunday, Aug. 27, when Woodbridge Police were alerted of a possible school shooting threat spread on an unnamed social media platform, the department announced on Wednesday, Oct. 11. After investigating the threat, police determined that a 16-year-old Woodbridge resident had created the post and that there was no threat to public safety, authorities said. Officers then found the teenager, took them into custody, and charg…

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by Ben Crnic
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Teen Duo Steals Woman's Car After Intentionally Hitting It In Shelton: Police Teen Duo Steals Woman's Car After Intentionally Hitting It In Shelton: Police
Teen Duo Steals Woman's Car After Intentionally Hitting It In Shelton: Police An 18-year-old and a 16-year-old both face charges following their alleged theft of a woman's car in Fairfield County after intentionally crashing into it in an effort to make her leave the vehicle, police said.  The arrests resulted from an incident that happened on Friday, April 7 around 7:15 p.m., when a 78-year-old Shelton woman was finishing her grocery shopping at the Big Y Supermarket at 401 Bridgeport Ave. Around this time, a vehicle waiting in the supermarket's parking lot followed the victim out of the plaza, Shelton Detective Christopher Nugent said on Friday, June 23. A sh…

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by Ben Crnic
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Two Teens Nabbed For Stealing Woman's Purse In Shelton As She Loaded Items In Car Two Teens Nabbed For Stealing Woman's Purse In Shelton As She Loaded Items In Car
Two Teens Nabbed For Stealing Woman's Purse In Shelton As She Loaded Items In Car Two 16-year-olds were nabbed after allegedly stealing the purse of a 73-year-old Fairfield County woman as she loaded items in her car. The incident took place in Shelton at the Walmart located on Bridgeport Avenue around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31. According to Shelton Police, a vehicle approached the woman and the passenger exited and stole her purse while pushing her.  Eyewitnesses and video surveillance revealed the vehicle was Hyundai Tucson which was later discovered to be stolen, police said. Shelton Police communicated with surrounding towns and the New Haven Police Dep…

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by Kathy Reakes
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One Adult, Three Juveniles Arrested After Vandalism At CT High School One Adult, Three Juveniles Arrested After Vandalism At CT High School
One Adult, Three Juveniles Arrested After Vandalism At CT High School One adult and three juveniles were arrested by state police in connection with vandalism at a Connecticut high school that ruined the graduation set-up. The damage was discovered around 7 a.m. Tuesday at Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden, according to the Connecticut State Police. Police said school administrators found the stage and chairs that had been set up in the rear parking lot for the graduation ceremony had been damaged after being struck with eggs and paintballs. The estimated cost of the damage and clean-up was $2,500, police said. Working with the school resource officer,…

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by Kathy Reakes