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Knife-Wielding Area College Student Chases, Threatens Roommate, Police Say Knife-Wielding Area College Student Chases, Threatens Roommate, Police Say
Knife-Wielding Area College Student Chases, Threatens Roommate, Police Say An area college student was arrested after chasing his roommate with a knife and threatening to kill him, according to police. Josiah Diaz-Cregan, a freshman at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, was arrested Monday after Hamden Police responded to a report of threatening on campus, said Hamden PD Capt. Ronald Smith. An investigation revealed that the 18-year-old student had a verbal dispute with his roommate, Diaz-Cregan, Smith said. The dispute escalated when Diaz-Cregan chased his roommate with a knife while threatening to kill him.  With the assistance of Quinnipiac Univers…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Claiming To Have Gun In Danbury Rite Aid Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Claiming To Have Gun In Danbury Rite Aid Robbery
Suspect Nabbed After Claiming To Have Gun In Danbury Rite Aid Robbery A self-described drug addict is facing a host of charges after allegedly threatening a Danbury pharmacist with a gun to get amphetamines. Thomas James Redmond, 22, was arrested on Sunday, July 29, Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams announced this week, following a brief investigation to an alleged robbery at Rite Aid on Mill Plain Road. Police said that Redmond, a Ridgefield resident, entered the store, claiming to have a gun, then forced a pharmacist to open a safe and took two bottles of amphetamines. The employees were able to offer responding police officers with a description of R…

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by Zak Failla