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New London Man Charged With Making Racist Threats Against Norwich’s First Sikh Mayor: Police New London Man Charged With Making Racist Threats Against Norwich’s First Sikh Mayor: Police
New London's John Moore Accused Of Making Racist Threats A Connecticut man is facing charges after police say he posted threatening and racist comments aimed at Norwich Mayor Swaranjit Singh. Local Democrats are now publicly condemning the alleged bigotry. John L. Moore, 65, of New London, was arrested and charged with second-degree threatening and intimidation based on bigotry or bias, Norwich police said Tuesday, May 19. The investigation began Thursday, May 14, after Norwich police received reports about concerning social media posts. Police said the posts included “threatening language” and references to the mayor. Authorities did not release…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Told Child To Commit Suicide At CT Bus Stop, Threatened Neighbor He Did Not Know: Police Man Told Child To Commit Suicide At CT Bus Stop, Threatened Neighbor He Did Not Know: Police
Man Told Child To Commit Suicide At CT Bus Stop, Threatened Neighbor He Did Not Know: Police A 36-year-old Connecticut man is accused of screaming at a 12-year-old child to commit suicide and making threatening gestures at someone he did not know was arrested and charged this week, authorities said. Daniel Harold, of Haddam, faces charges of second-degree breach of peace and risk of injury to a minor following the disturbing Monday, Dec. 16, incidents, according to Connecticut State Police. A Haddam resident called troopers just before 9:30 a.m. to report that their child was waiting at a school bus stop when a truck pulled up and a man got out. Harold was captured on the family's…

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by Josh Lanier
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Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up CT High School: Police Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up CT High School: Police
Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up CT High School: Police A Connecticut teenager who said she would shoot up her high school in a social media message was busted hours after making the threat, authorities said.  The FBI contacted administrators in Fairfield County at Stamford High School around 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, after intercepting a message on the social media app Snapchat, Stamford Police said.  In the message, a girl wrote she would "shoot up the school." Agents quickly linked the social media account to the teenager and tracked the phone to a classroom at the 55 Strawberry Hill Ave. school.  Police pulled the…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT 24-Year-Old Accused Of Pointing Fake Assault Rifle At Drivers CT 24-Year-Old Accused Of Pointing Fake Assault Rifle At Drivers
CT 24-Year-Old Accused Of Pointing Fake Assault Rifle At Drivers A 24-year-old has been accused of displaying a firearm and pointing it at fellow motorists in Connecticut.The incident happened Friday night, Aug. 23, in Windham County. Connecticut State Police Troop D in Danielson received multiple 911 calls reporting a red-colored sedan that was being operated aggressively. The vehicle was allegedly tailgating vehicles on I-395 southbound in the towns of Thompson and Putnam while its operator was pointing a firearm at other motorists in a threatening manner.  Additional 911 calls were received regarding a red vehicle on Route 44 in Putnam, where at…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fairfield Man Arrested For Animal Torture, Nabbed Again For Harassing Police, Cops Say Fairfield Man Arrested For Animal Torture, Nabbed Again For Harassing Police, Cops Say
Fairfield Man Arrested For Animal Torture, Nabbed Again For Harassing Police, Cops Say A former Fairfield town official who has been charged several times with allegedly torturing animals has been arrested again for threatening police. Raymond Neuberger, age 39, of the town of Fairfield, was arrested on Monday, March 6 at his parent's home in Easton, said Lt. Michael Paris of the Fairfield Police. Paris said Neuberger, who served as a member of Fairfield’s Representative Town Meeting from 2013 to 2017, was arrested following several threatening and harassing text messages sent to law enforcement. He was charged with threatening and harassment and released on a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Threatened Walmart Employees With Knife, Racist Language, Police Say CT Man Threatened Walmart Employees With Knife, Racist Language, Police Say
CT Man Threatened Walmart Employees With Knife, Racist Language, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested for allegedly threatening Walmart employees with a knife and racist language. The incident took place in New Haven County around 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1 in Milford, at the store on Boston Post Road. Officers responded to the store for a threatening complaint where employees said that Anthony Kane, age 32, of Milford, approached them with a knife in his hand, said Milford Police. Kane threatened to kill the employee and called them a racial epithet, police said. He also spit at them but missed and threatened another employee, police said.  Police locat…

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by Kathy Reakes