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Call By Concerned Citizen Leads To DUI Arrest Of Man In Region Call By Concerned Citizen Leads To DUI Arrest Of Man In Region
Call By Concerned Citizen Leads To DUI Arrest Of Man In Region A Connecticut man was arrested for an alleged DUI after a concerned citizen called the state police. The incident took place in Tolland County around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 at a gas station in the town of Somers. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers received a report from a concerned citizen of an individual who appeared intoxicated, sitting inside a vehicle at the Sunoco gas station, located at 169 Main Street, in the town of Somers.  A description of the vehicle was provided and the reporting party expressed concern about the individual potentially driving away from…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Massachusetts Corrections Officer Fighting For Life After Brutal Prison Attack Massachusetts Corrections Officer Fighting For Life After Brutal Prison Attack
Massachusetts Corrections Officer Fighting For Life After Brutal Prison Attack A Massachusetts corrections officer is fighting for his life after he was brutally attacked by an inmate while on duty, sources tell Daily Voice.  Officer Matthew Tidman, age 36, was attacked by an inmate with a metal object in the gymnasium at MCI-Shirley in Shirley on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 31. Tidman is now in a coma where he remains in critical condition, a GoFundMe organized on his behalf says.  "Matt is someone who is the first to lend a helping hand no matter the situation and now is our time to do the same for him and his family," the campaign reads. The GoFundMe is looki…

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by David Cifarelli
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Serious Assault Under Investigation At Prison In Region Serious Assault Under Investigation At Prison In Region
Serious Assault Under Investigation At Prison In Region An investigation is underway after an inmate suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a Connecticut correctional facility. Troopers responded to a report of an inmate assaulting another inmate in Hartford County at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, according to a report from Connecticut State Police. Police said investigators determined that 30-year-old Levarr Frasier stabbed a 66-year-old inmate multiple times in the head, back and neck using a "homemade edged weapon." The victim was taken to a hospital in Hartford an…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Teenage New Hampshire Kidnapping Suspect Nabbed In Connecticut Teenage New Hampshire Kidnapping Suspect Nabbed In Connecticut
Teenage New Hampshire Kidnapping Suspect Nabbed In Connecticut A teen has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping two juveniles girls from their home. Cameron Snody, age 19, of Forth Worth, Texas, was arrested on Friday, March 19, by Connecticut State Police in Hartford, after troopers received an Amber Alert out of Swanzey, New Hampshire. According to police, it was reported that Snody traveled to Swanzey, in Chesire County, in order to meet the two juveniles ages 12 and 17. Snody then stole a vehicle described as a 2006 Saturn Ion, and fled with the girls, state police said. Troopers were able to gather information which led them to believe that Sno…

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by Kathy Reakes