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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
Obituaries
88-Year-Old ID'd As Driver Killed In I-91 Crash With Work Truck 88-Year-Old ID'd As Driver Killed In I-91 Crash With Work Truck
88-Year-Old ID'd As Driver Killed In I-91 Crash With Work Truck Police have identified an 88-year-old Connecticut man as the driver who was killed when he crashed into a truck in Hartford County on Friday afternoon, Oct. 18.  William Higgins was driving south on Route 5 in Enfield when he left the road, went through a wooded grassy area onto I-91, and crashed into the truck around 2:30 p.m., Connecticut State Police said.  Paramedics rushed the Enfield man to Hartford Hospital, where he died of his wounds.  Responders also took the Lot and More work truck driver to the hospital for minor injuries.  Police are investigating the cras…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
38-Year-Old Man Killed In I-91 Rollover Wreck After Hitting Truck 38-Year-Old Man Killed In I-91 Rollover Wreck After Hitting Truck
38-Year-Old Man Killed In I-91 Rollover Wreck After Hitting Truck A 38-year-old Connecticut man was killed on Tuesday, Sept. 24, after he lost control of his truck on I-91 and crashed, authorities said.  Hartford County resident James Macpherson, of Manchester, was behind the wheel of a 2002 Ford F-150 near Exit 40 in the southbound lanes when he crashed around 1:15 p.m., Connecticut State Police said.  The driver ahead of Macpherson said he saw the truck in his rearview mirror swerve off the road and into the grass median before abruptly pulling back onto the interstate and crashing into his vehicle, the police report said.  The impact tu…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
37-Year-Old Man Killed After Swimming Pool Company Van Hits Truck On CT Road 37-Year-Old Man Killed After Swimming Pool Company Van Hits Truck On CT Road
37-Year-Old Man Killed After Swimming Pool Company Van Hits Truck On CT Road A man was killed after a swimming pool company's van crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic and hit a truck on a busy Connecticut roadway, police said.  New, updated report - Support Pours In For Family Of Swimming Pool Company Van Driver Killed In Willington Crash The crash happened in Tolland County on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at around 5:30 p.m., when two vehicles collided on Route 32 (River Road) in the town of Willington near the intersection with Battye Road, Connecticut State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 14. According to authorities, a Ram van owned by Vernon-based Julia…

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by Ben Crnic