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No Bail For Men Charged With Hate Crime Beating At Western Mass Liquor Store: DA No Bail For Men Charged With Hate Crime Beating At Western Mass Liquor Store: DA
No Bail For Men Charged With Hate Crime Beating At Western Mass Liquor Store: DA Two men were ordered held without bail after they were arrested for the vicious beating of a Franklin County liquor store employee earlier this month, authorities said.  Warren Martinez, 30, of Northampton, and Thomas Patnode, 24, of Greenfield, face several felonies including mayhem and a hate crime following the July 16 attack, the Northwestern District Attorney said.  A judge ruled the men were too dangerous to be released before their trial.  The men are accused of attacking a Sunderland liquor store employee after they refused to sell the duo any alcohol, the prose…

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by Josh Lanier
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University Of Hartford Student Charged With Making 'Concerning" Social Media Post, Police Say University Of Hartford Student Charged With Making 'Concerning" Social Media Post, Police Say
University Of Hartford Student Charged With Making 'Concerning" Social Media Post, Police Say A Connecticut university student has been charged after allegedly making a threatening social media post on YikYak. The incident took place at the University of Hartford around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5, said the Hartford Police. Hartford Police Officers responded to the university after receiving a complaint from UHART school safety officials, said Sgt. Chris Mastroianni, of the Hartford Police. The complaint was regarding threatening posts made on social media that referred to shooting a dorm and other firearm references, Mastroianni said. Patrol and Capitol City Command Ce…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Arrest Made In CT Road Rage Incident Involving 'Bright Orange' Pickup Truck Arrest Made In CT Road Rage Incident Involving 'Bright Orange' Pickup Truck
Arrest Made In CT Road Rage Incident Involving 'Bright Orange' Pickup Truck A Connecticut man has been charged with threatening after allegedly pointing a gun at another driver while a 9-year-old relative was in his pickup truck during a road rage incident. Litchfield County resident Floyd Morey, age 43, of Plymouth, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 10, for the June incident in Plymouth.  The incident took place when Morey made a restricted turn onto Main Street from Carter Road and nearly collided with another motorist in a bright orange Dodge Ram pickup truck, said the Plymouth Police. The other motorist yelled at Morey about the near col…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Points Gun At Woman Driving In CT, Police Say Man Points Gun At Woman Driving In CT, Police Say
Man Points Gun At Woman Driving In CT, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged after allegedly pointing a loaded gun at another driver. The incident took place in Windham County in the village of Moosup around 1:50 p.m., Thursday, July 21. Plainfield Police received a phone call from a woman who said she was driving on Sterling Hill Road in Moosup when another motorist pointed a firearm at her, police said. A description of the suspect’s vehicle was provided and members of the Plainfield Police Department immediately responded to the area. Officers made contact with the suspect’s vehicle on South Main Street in Moosu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Accused Of Making Harassing, Threatening Calls To Victim In Fairfield County Woman Accused Of Making Harassing, Threatening Calls To Victim In Fairfield County
Woman Accused Of Making Harassing, Threatening Calls To Victim In Fairfield County A 43-year-old Massachusetts woman was arrested and accused of making harassing and threatening phone calls to a victim in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The New Canaan Police Department received a report on Tuesday, Feb. 15, that a victim had received harassing calls from an unknown person. Investigators later identified Abbie Stafford as the person who left the messages, authorities said. Police said Stafford is a resident of North Easton, located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Stafford surrendered herself to New Canaan Police on Friday, April 22, and she was charged with se…

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by Nicole Valinote
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K-9 Locates Fleeing Suspect Who Threw Knife At Victim, CT State Police Say K-9 Locates Fleeing Suspect Who Threw Knife At Victim, CT State Police Say
K-9 Locates Fleeing Suspect Who Threw Knife At Victim, CT State Police Say A Connecticut State Police K-9 is being credited with helping track down a man wanted for allegedly throwing a machete-style knife at another person during a domestic dispute. The incident took place in Litchfield County on Tuesday, Dec. 14, when troopers responded to a home in Harwinton for possible domestic violence. When troopers arrived on the scene they found that the accused, identified as a 52-year-old man, had allegedly thrown a machete-style knife at another person and fled into a wooded area near the home, police said. That's when Trooper Kenney and his K-9 partner, Chase, began …

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Hampshire Man In Custody After Hours-Long Standoff At Connecticut Hotel New Hampshire Man In Custody After Hours-Long Standoff At Connecticut Hotel
New Hampshire Man In Custody After Hours-Long Standoff At Connecticut Hotel After a standoff that lasted more than three hours, a New England man who was barricaded in a hotel room with a woman was arrested by police. Jordan Pappalardo, age 26, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested on Monday, April 26, in Connecticut by Manchester Police after he told officers he had a gun and refused to come out of the Courtyard By Marriott, said Lt. Ryan Shea of the Manchester Police Department. The incident began around 10:30 p.m. when officers attempted to contact Pappalardo who had an extraditable warrant out of New Hampshire, said Shea. Upon contact, Pappalardo tol…

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by Kathy Reakes