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(Watch) CT Armed Robbers Leave Empty-Handed After Clerk Says Get Lost, But Police Found Them (Watch) CT Armed Robbers Leave Empty-Handed After Clerk Says Get Lost, But Police Found Them
(Watch) CT Armed Robbers Leave Empty-Handed After Clerk Says Get Lost, But Police Found Them Authorities in Connecticut say they caught two armed robbery suspects using a piece of new technology and one of policing’s oldest tools. A clerk at a Neighbors Mart on Center Street in Manchester called 911 shortly before midnight Tuesday, Dec. 16, to report that two men tried to rob him at gunpoint. The worker said the men came in wearing black, pointed a gun at him, and demanded cash. The clerk ordered them to leave, and the suspects ran away empty-handed, Manchester police said. Manchester police rushed to the scene, but the duo already had a head start, officials said. Officers deploy…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
CT Man With Stolen Gun Runs Twice From Cops, Gives Up After Police Dogs Called: Police CT Man With Stolen Gun Runs Twice From Cops, Gives Up After Police Dogs Called: Police
CT Man With Stolen Gun Runs Twice From Cops, Gives Up After Police Dogs Called: Police A Connecticut man tried twice to run from state troopers but was caught after a police dog found him hiding under a deck, police said. Dylan Scott, 27, of Manchester, faces multiple felonies following multiple incidents on Friday, Sept. 5, Connecticut State Police said. It all began when Scott refused to pull over during a traffic stop and sped away in Vernon just before 11 a.m., authorities said. He drove off and initially escaped, but police broadcast the Acura TL’s license plate to other agencies and issued an alert. Manchester police spotted the Acura in a driveway on Moore Street just…

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Beloved CT State Police K-9 Officer Dies At Age 6 Due To Medical Complications Beloved CT State Police K-9 Officer Dies At Age 6 Due To Medical Complications
Beloved CT State Police K-9 Officer Dies At Age 6 Due To Medical Complications The Connecticut State Police are mourning the loss of a beloved K-9 officer. Elmer was assigned to Detective David Collins of the Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit.  K-9 Elmer, who was 6 years old, was laid to rest on Saturday, July 6, due to medical complications. Det. Collins and K-9 Elmer graduated from the Connecticut State Police 212th Accelerant Detection Class in the fall of 2020 and have served for the last three years.  During his career, K-9 Elmer traveled across the state to assist at numerous fire scenes, working alongside our local, state, and federal partners…

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by Joe Lombardi