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Cruelty to Animals

CT Mom, Newborn Barricade Themselves in Bathroom As Man Tries To Break In: ‘Feared for My Life' CT Mom, Newborn Barricade Themselves in Bathroom As Man Tries To Break In: ‘Feared for My Life'
CT Mom, Newborn Barricade Themselves in Bathroom As Man Tries To Break In: ‘Feared for My Life' A Connecticut mother said she survived a terrifying ordeal when a screaming man, covered in mud, tried to break into her home late last week and threatened to harm her.  Joshua Pirie, 38, of Morris, was arrested Friday, March 14, following a violent outburst at a home that left a mother fearing for her life, according to Connecticut State Police. The woman said she heard screaming outside her home in Morris just before 3 p.m. Friday. When she looked out, she saw Pirie shirtless and covered in mud. He grabbed the woman's 11-year-old dog and began strangling it, she told police. He then…
Wanted Man Fights Police, Chokes K9 During CT Bust: Cops Wanted Man Fights Police, Chokes K9 During CT Bust: Cops
Wanted Man Fights Police, Chokes K9 During CT Bust: Cops A man wanted on an out-of-state warrant was arrested in Connecticut following a fight with officers that included him choking a police dog, officials said.  Wesley Aldridge, age, 35, of Washington, DC, was being held on a $100,000 bond following his arrest on Wednesday, Aug. 28, on several felonies, Connecticut Police said.  Police were called to the area of Exit 17 on I-95 in the Fairfield County city of Westport around 11:30 a.m. after people reported a tractor-trailer swerving across multiple lanes of traffic. Callers said the driver parked the truck on the shoulder and drove a…
Drunk Driver Caused Wrong-Way I-84 Crash In CT That Killed Woman, Toddler: Police Drunk Driver Caused Wrong-Way I-84 Crash In CT That Killed Woman, Toddler: Police
Drunk Driver Caused Wrong-Way I-84 Crash In CT That Killed Woman, Toddler: Police A 29-year-old woman is facing manslaughter charges in connection with a suspected DWI, wrong-way crash on I-84 in Connecticut that killed a woman and toddler. The Hartford County wreck happened on I-84 in West Hartford, near Exit 44, at around 8 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2023. Connecticut State Police said Michelle Miller, of Wolcott in New Haven County, was driving a Volkswagen Jetta sedan westbound on I-84 when she lost control and drove into the grassy median. After crossing the median, she went up an embankment and into the eastbound lanes where she struck an oncoming Subaru Impreza sedan. The…