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Intoxicated Driver Who Crashed Into CT Construction Worker, Sped Away, Caught: Police Intoxicated Driver Who Crashed Into CT Construction Worker, Sped Away, Caught: Police
Intoxicated Driver Who Crashed Into CT Construction Worker, Sped Away, Caught: Police Authorities in Connecticut say they've caught a man who crashed into a construction worker on I-95 and sped away.  Fairfield County man Julio Leodan Macancela, age 46, of Danbury, was arrested in Rhode Island after being pulled over by police on Tuesday, Sept. 10, Connecticut State Police said.  A construction crew was working I-95 in the area of Exit 91-92 in Stonington in New London County around 6:30 p.m. when a GMC Sierra truck crashed into a worker and sped away, authorities said. They suffered minor injuries.  Police in Rhode Island caught up to the GMC and arrested&nb…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Purse Forcibly Stolen From Woman In CT Library Parking Lot: Suspects At Large Purse Forcibly Stolen From Woman In CT Library Parking Lot: Suspects At Large
Purse Forcibly Stolen From Woman In CT Library Parking Lot: Suspects At Large Authorities are looking for suspects traveling in a stolen vehicle who forcibly stole a purse from a woman in a Connecticut library parking lot.  The incident happened in New Haven County on Wednesday, June 26 just after:15 p.m., when an 80-year-old woman's purse was stolen in the parking lot of the Southbury Library at 100 Poverty Rd. after a short struggle, according to Southbury Police.  The suspects' vehicle was described as a black Cadillac XT5 with a Rhode Island registration 1BR577, which was later confirmed to have been stolen from Stonington, police said. Before pol…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Man Admits Committing 37 Robberies Across State CT Man Admits Committing 37 Robberies Across State
CT Man Admits Committing 37 Robberies Across State A Connecticut man has admitted to committing at least 37 violent robberies across the state in 2022.  Hartford County resident Lonny Cross, age 45, of Bristol, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 21, for the crimes that ranged from Hartford to Fairfield County and one in New York in September and October 2022, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, Cross committed 37 robberies and attempted robberies of gas station convenience stores, mini-markets, and liquor stores in North Branford, Waterbury, Wol…

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by Kathy Reakes