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Fugitive Who Used Fake Virus In Terrifying CT Home Invasion Sentenced After 15 Years On Run Fugitive Who Used Fake Virus In Terrifying CT Home Invasion Sentenced After 15 Years On Run
Fugitive Who Used Fake Virus In Terrifying CT Home Invasion Sentenced After 15 Years On Run A Romanian man involved in a terrifying 2007 Connecticut home invasion has been sentenced to seven years in prison after evading capture for 15 years, authorities said.  Stefan Alexandru Barabas, 38, was part of a group that terrorized two residents in a scheme that seemed straight out of a nightmare. Just before midnight, Barabas and his accomplices — Emanuel Nicolescu and Alexandru Lucian Nicolescu — broke into a South Kent home wearing masks and wielding knives and fake guns, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.  They tied up and blindfolded two adults, injecting them with a s…

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by Josh Lanier
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Missing Simsbury Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Missing Simsbury Man Found Dead In Wooded Area
Missing Simsbury Man Found Dead In Wooded Area A Simsbury man who has been missing for more than a month has been found dead in a secluded wooded area by police during a search of the area. The body of Bernard Soldate, age 57, of Simsbury, was located around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10 by members of the state police K9 unit along with Simsbury detectives on the north side of the Farmington River, which runs along Tariffville Road. Soldate was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine a cause of death. He was last seen in the West Hartford area on Wednesday, Nov. 23, police said. His vehicle, a 2004 blue Jeep…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed During CT Home Burglary In Progress, State Police Say Suspect Nabbed During CT Home Burglary In Progress, State Police Say
Suspect Nabbed During CT Home Burglary In Progress, State Police Say A 31-year-old was arrested after police said a Connecticut teen found the man burglarizing his home. New London County resident Benjamin Dahm was arrested at about 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 20, according to Connecticut State Police. Police responded to a residence in the Town of Old Lyme after the 16-year-old reported that there was an unknown man in his home, authorities said.  Old Lyme Police officers saw Dahm inside the home upon arrival and discovered a Jeep Cherokee in the garage.  The Jeep did not have license plates and did not belong there, police said. Authorities report…

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by Nicole Valinote