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Judge Clears Burlington Officer In 2022 Shooting Of Man Armed With Knife Judge Clears Burlington Officer In 2022 Shooting Of Man Armed With Knife
Judge Clears Burlington Officer In 2022 Shooting Of Man Armed With Knife A Middlesex County judge ruled on Friday, June 23, that a Burlington police officer used appropriate force when she shot and killed a 42-year-old man last year,  Burlington Police Officer Robert Reyes and his partner Aurise Miedico were dispatched to the home of Paul Courtemanche, 42, on Jan. 23, 2022, after he called 911 to say he "didn't know how he was feeling." He also gave an ominous warning during the call that he had a knife and didn't know how he would react when police arrived at his home.  When the officers arrived at his Baron Park Lane apartment, Courtem…

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by Josh Lanier
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Connecticut Police Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Fugitive Cleared Of Wrong-Doing Connecticut Police Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Fugitive Cleared Of Wrong-Doing
Connecticut Police Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Fugitive Cleared Of Wrong-Doing Four Connecticut police officers who fatally shot an unarmed man during an April stand-off have been cleared of wrong-doing by the state. The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice recently issued its completed investigation into the deadly use of force that killed Jose Enrique Soto at his mother’s home on April 2 in Manchester. The State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Tolland said that while Soto was unarmed that night, police reasonably believed they or the public were in danger of being fired upon. “While it is true that Mr. Soto did not possess a firearm at the time of the s…

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by Kristin Palpini