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Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Linked To Thefts In Region Found, Police Say Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Linked To Thefts In Region Found, Police Say
Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Linked To Thefts In Region Found, Police Say Two men are facing weapons and drug charges after police searched a van that was linked to a string of organized retail thefts.  Authorities in Hartford saw a suspect driving an overdue U-Haul rental van that was linked to organized retail thefts throughout Connecticut and at least one armed robbery at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, Connecticut State Police reported. Police said detectives followed the vehicle until it stopped at a gas station on Brainard Road. The van no longer had its U-Haul decals, and all the windows were heavily tinted, police said. The driver, identified as 26-year…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Boston-Area Man Under House Arrest For Pointing Replica Rifle At Passing Cars Boston-Area Man Under House Arrest For Pointing Replica Rifle At Passing Cars
Boston-Area Man Under House Arrest For Pointing Replica Rifle At Passing Cars A Winthrop man is under house arrest for threatening people with a realistic-looking replica of an assault weapon, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said.  Gregory Gill, age 23, was caught sitting atop a military vehicle and pointing the weapon at passing cars before Winthrop's Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 2, Hayden said.  Gill was also apparently shouting, "Heat shot, boom," loud enough for each car to hear. Gill and the weapon were later taken into police custody. Hayden commented on the fragility surrounding the incident following the recent m…

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by David Cifarelli