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Knifepoint Robbery at CT Store Has Police Asking For Help Knifepoint Robbery at CT Store Has Police Asking For Help
Knifepoint Robbery at CT Store Has Police Asking For Help Police are searching for a knife-wielding woman who authorities say robbed a convenience store earlier this week. Police are asking for the public’s help after an armed robbery at the RK Food Mart on Boswell Avenue in Norwich. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:22 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, when a woman walked into the store armed with a knife and demanded cash. The store clerk described the robber as a light-skinned Hispanic or Black woman, police said. The cashier complied, and the suspect fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured. Investigators have re…

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by Josh Lanier
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Suspect Nabbed In NY After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt Suspect Nabbed In NY After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt
Suspect Nabbed In NY After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt From a FedEx delivery to a high-stakes chase, a cross-state manhunt ended in the dramatic arrest in New York of a suspect from Pennsylvania who allegedly fled from a knifepoint robbery in Connecticut.  The Putnam County Sheriff's Office just released details on the chain of events that began Monday, Sept. 30, at approximately 3:45 p.m. when it received a description of a vehicle and suspect that had just been involved in the Litchfield County incident in the town of New Milford. The robbery occurred when the suspect followed a victim home after the person retrieved a FedEx package…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westport Resident Accused Of Harassing Neighbor With Strange Acts Westport Resident Accused Of Harassing Neighbor With Strange Acts
Westport Resident Accused Of Harassing Neighbor With Strange Acts A Fairfield County man was charged with allegedly violating protective orders after leaving a Bible with a knife stuck in it by a neighbor's door and then for performing a burning ritual in the backyard. Westport resident Francis Conklin, age 67, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 8, for the June and July incidents. According to Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police, an investigation was opened on Tuesday, July 9, when the victim contacted police to report that Conklin had violated a protective order already in place. The investigation revealed that a civil protection order had been issue…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Attempted Home Invasion: Duo Armed With Hatchet, Knife Charged In CT Attempted Home Invasion: Duo Armed With Hatchet, Knife Charged In CT
Attempted Home Invasion: Duo Armed With Hatchet, Knife Charged In CT Two men are facing charges in connection with an armed, attempted home invasion in Connecticut. The Windham County incident happened in the Killingly borough of Danielson at around 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 31. Witnesses told Connecticut State Police that two men wearing ski masks attempted to break into a home on Dyer Street where several residents and guests were gathered. Several people in the home reported having heard loud banging sounds before someone opened the front door and saw a man in a ski mask charging toward them with an object in his hand. The resident closed the door, locked…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Shoplifter's Accomplice Threatens Bystanders With Knife Outside CT Walmart, Police Say Shoplifter's Accomplice Threatens Bystanders With Knife Outside CT Walmart, Police Say
Shoplifter's Accomplice Threatens Bystanders With Knife Outside CT Walmart, Police Say A woman is accused of chasing and threatening bystanders with a knife during an attempted shoplifting at a Connecticut Walmart store. In Windham County, Contessa Vayo, age 34, of Brooklyn, was arrested on suspicion of threatening and related charges outside the Putnam Walmart on School Street on Friday afternoon, July 29. Connecticut State Police said it was around 2:30 p.m. when a man pushed a cart full of merchandise out of the store without paying, prompting a male bystander to begin chasing him through the parking lot. Witnesses told troopers that the man started loading the stolen it…

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by Michael Mashburn