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RI Car Thief Leads 21-Mile Police Pursuit Before Smashing Into 3 Cruisers In MA RI Car Thief Leads 21-Mile Police Pursuit Before Smashing Into 3 Cruisers In MA
RI Car Thief Leads 21-Mile Police Pursuit Before Smashing Into 3 Cruisers In MA Three Massachusetts State Police cruisers were damaged during a pursuit of a vehicle that was reported stolen out of Rhode Island, authorities said. The situation started when a State Trooper noticed a Dodge Charger that was reported stolen on Route 190 northbound in Sterling around 2:47 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, Massachusetts State Police said. The same vehicle had just fled from Worcester police as well, police said.  When the Trooper tried to stop the vehicle, the Charger refused and a pursuit ensued. Other Troopers tried to deflate the car's tires but the driver continued f…

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by David Cifarelli
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Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store
Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store Police are investigating after a 21-year-old man's car was stolen at gunpoint in Connecticut after he advertised it for sale. Authorities received a report of a vehicle robbery in Hartford County at about 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, according to the Bristol Police Department.  The man told officers he had listed his 2019 Dodge Charger on Facebook Marketplace and met with a prospective buyer at the Cumberland Farms parking lot in Forestville about 5 p.m.  The alleged prospective buyer said he wanted to test drive the car and got into the driver's seat. An accomplice got into the…

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by Nicole Valinote
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CT Woman Busted Driving 127 MPH On I-95, Police Say CT Woman Busted Driving 127 MPH On I-95, Police Say
CT Woman Busted Driving 127 MPH On I-95, Police Say A Connecticut woman was busted for reckless driving after being clocked speeding at more than 125 mph on I-95, police said. In Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, state police troopers stopped Hartford resident LaToya Huff, age 36, shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 21 when she was clocked driving 127 mph in a 65 mph zone in a 2017 Dodge Charger. Authorities said that the speeding driver was radioed in by trooper Jay LaPointe of the New Hampshire State Police Special Enforcement Unit, who was monitoring traffic from a state police aircraft over the town of Hampton Falls. Troopers on the gro…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Girl Killed After Being Hit By Car While Talking With Family Member, Police Say CT Girl Killed After Being Hit By Car While Talking With Family Member, Police Say
CT Girl Killed After Being Hit By Car While Talking With Family Member, Police Say A 14-year-old Connecticut girl was killed after being hit by a car while she stood and talked with another driver in a Dodge Charger. The accident took place in Litchfield County around 9 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 22, when the teen was talking with the driver of the Charger, who was a family member, on Route 222 (Hill Road), in Harwinton, said Connecticut State Pollice. The teen who was standing on the shoulder of the roadway was hit when the second car, a Pontiac, swerved to the miss the stopped Charger, state police said.  The teen, identified as Kailey Prenoveau, of Harwinton, was pronoun…

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by Kathy Reakes
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MA Man Driving Car Allegedly Packed With Drugs, Guns Is Busted After Running Red Light MA Man Driving Car Allegedly Packed With Drugs, Guns Is Busted After Running Red Light
MA Man Driving Car Allegedly Packed With Drugs, Guns Is Busted After Running Red Light A man driving a car allegedly stuffed with guns and drugs was busted after he ran a red light in front of a police officer. On Monday, March 1, around 7 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police Trooper on patrol was stopped at a red light at the intersection of State and Main streets in Springfield when he allegedly observed a black Dodge Charger run a red light. The officer pulled over the vehicle, which was rented. Neither the driver nor the passenger had a license to operate a motor vehicle, police said. A tow truck was requested, as well as backup, and police officers removed the vehicle’s t…

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by Kristin Palpini