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Bully Throwing Fireball Leaves CT Boy Severely Burned, Family Says Bully Throwing Fireball Leaves CT Boy Severely Burned, Family Says
Bully Throwing Fireball Leaves CT Boy Severely Burned, Family Says A 6-year-old Fairfield County boy was left severely burned after another child lit a gasoline-doused ball on fire and threw it at hime, his family says. Dominick Krankall was burned around 4 p.m., Sunday, April 24 in Bridgeport, according to a GoFundMe page. Bridgeport police responded to Louisiana Avenue on a report of a child burned, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management for Bridgeport. Dominick KrankallKayla Deegan/GoFundMe The police department, who said a group of four unsupervised youths were lighting things on fire with gasoline, declined to confirm the boy was bu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Off-Duty Police Officer Airlifted In Norristown Shooting Off-Duty Police Officer Airlifted In Norristown Shooting
Off-Duty Police Officer Airlifted In Norristown Shooting An off-duty police officer was airlifted to a local hospital after being shot while attempting to resolve an argument in Norristown Wednesday morning, authorities said. Anthony Marano, a West Norriton Township Police Department officer, was driving down East Airy Street and Dekalb Street in his personal car around 9:50 a.m. when he noticed a "black male arguing with a black female," according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Marano and the man, later identified as 18-year-old Otis Kendrick of Philadelphia, got into an argument, during which Kendrick punched the side…

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by Nicole Acosta