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Burglary Suspect In Region Crawls On Floor To Avoid Alarms, Video Cameras Burglary Suspect In Region Crawls On Floor To Avoid Alarms, Video Cameras
Burglary Suspect In Region Crawls On Floor To Avoid Alarms, Video Cameras Connecticut State Police are asking for help identifying the suspect in a Dollar General burglary. The burglary took place in Windham County around 12 a.m., on Sunday, May 14 at the Dollar General store located at 1075 Main St., in Killingly. According to state police, troopers responded to the store for a commercial alarm activation and found that the store had been burglarized, but the suspect was no longer on the scene. During an investigation, troopers accessed video footage that shows an unknown suspect pulling himself across the floor of the business, possibly attempting to avoid act…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Clorox Recalls Pine-Sol Cleaners Due To Infection-Causing Bacteria Clorox Recalls Pine-Sol Cleaners Due To Infection-Causing Bacteria
Clorox Recalls Pine-Sol Cleaners Due To Infection-Causing Bacteria Parent company Clorox is recalling eight Pine-Sol disinfectant cleaning products due to fears they may contain infection-causing bacteria, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. To date, testing has identified bacteria in certain recalled products, including those produced between January 2021 and September 2022. Clorox produced approximately 37 million recalled products in that period, the CPSC said. The recalled products have date codes beginning with the prefix “A4” and followed by a five-digit number less than 22249. The products were sold in bottles of 28, 48, 60, 100…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Know Him? Man Wanted For Stealing From Dollar General Store In Region Know Him? Man Wanted For Stealing From Dollar General Store In Region
Know Him? Man Wanted For Stealing From Dollar General Store In Region Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly stole $100 worth of products from a Dollar General store. The incident took place in Windham County around 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24 in Plainfield. The manager of the store described the man to be a white male, approximately 50 years old with a white goatee, 6 feet tall, 300 lbs, wearing black shorts and a white and blue stripped button-up shirt, said the Plainfield Police. The man was seen leaving the store in what appeared to be an older model silver 4-door Saturn sedan.  If you hav…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines
Covid-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines Target has become the latest retail grocer to pay employees to get COVID-19 vaccinated. Target's corporate office said on Wednesday, Feb. 10 that it would provide hourly employees up to four hours of pay (two hours per each vaccine dose) to get vaccinated. The retailer will also arrange for free Lyft rides (up to $15 each way) to get employees to vaccination centers. “Taking care of our team has been at the heart of every decision we’ve made since the coronavirus started, and this point in the pandemic is no different,” said Target's Chief Human Resources Officer Melissa Kremer in a stateme…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
COVID-19: These Grocery Stores Are Paying Employees To Get Vaccinated COVID-19: These Grocery Stores Are Paying Employees To Get Vaccinated
Covid-19: These Grocery Stores Are Paying Employees To Get Vaccinated A number of grocers are paying employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Among the food markets providing financial incentives to be vaccinated are Trader Joe’s, Dollar General, and Aldi, while Instacart is offering grocery deliverers a $25 stipend, according to NPR. Aldi announced its vaccination intent on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The grocery chain is providing hourly workers with two hours of pay for each of the two necessary vaccine shots. Aldi, which has 2,000 stores in the U.S., also said it would help employees pay for their shots. “Providing accommodations so employees can receive this …

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by Kristin Palpini