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Middletown Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt A Connecticut murder suspect is in police custody after a chase ended with officers shooting him during a shootout in Hartford, authorities said. Barrington Oneil Brown Jr., 43, of Middletown, and a second person suffered non-life-threatening injuries following a chase and shooting Tuesday evening, Sept. 29. Authorities charged him with murder, stalking, and unlawful discharge of a firearm, police said.  The investigation began after police found a woman dead with a gunshot wound in a Middletown apartment on Town Colony Drive near East Street just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Detecti…

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Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure
Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target is cutting prices on nearly 2,000 items as families continue tightening their budgets amid stubborn inflation and economic stress. The retailer announced the latest round of price reductions in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The cuts cover clothing and shoes for women, men, infants, and toddlers, along with bedding and other home products. Some items are now priced at least 20% lower than in the fall of 2025, according to Target. "Guests are looking for great products at an incredible value, and that's an important part of what we aim to deliver every day," said chief me…

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Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast
Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile. Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In Middletown Apartment Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In Middletown Apartment Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In Middletown Apartment
Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In Middletown Apartment Police in Connecticut are asking the public for space as they investigate after a woman was found dead in an apartment on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Police and firefighters responded to the Middletown home near Town Colony Drive near East Street around 3:20 p.m after receiving a report of a "woman down" in an apartment, officials said.  Middletown officers found her dead when they arrived. Police called the death suspicious and said detectives were investigating.  “This is an active crime scene, and the public is being asked to avoid the area,” police said Tuesday evening on Faceboo…

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Man With CT Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report Man With CT Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report Man With CT Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report
Man With CT Ties Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Bank Job: Report A man with ties to Connecticut is among seven men accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a woman at a Cornell University fraternity house. A new report says he had lost his job following the allegations.  The woman alleges the assaults happened at the Chi Phi house at the Ithaca, New York, university after two men pressured her to take drugs on Oct. 19, 2024. The former Cornell student's lawsuit names Diego Sarabia as one of the men involved. Court records show that Sarabia’s summons and complaint were mailed to his mother’s home in Bethel, Connecticut. The complaint identifies him as a …

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA
Woman Held Captive In Massachusetts Attic For Six Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA A landlord checking a water leak found a woman who had been held in a Massachusetts attic for six weeks, where she was forced to have sex with men, prosecutors said. The discovery happened September 20 at a multifamily home on Summer Street in Malden. Police found the woman naked and malnourished on a mat in the unfinished attic, prosecutors said.  Agents arrested Jordende Pierre, 29, last week and charged him with trafficking a person for sexual servitude, kidnapping, and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, authorities said.  “She clearly had not eaten, she was…

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Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report
Waterbury Custody Death Ruled Accidental, But Police Should Have Sought Care Sooner: Report A Connecticut woman’s death after a medical crisis while in police custody was an accident, but officers should have acted sooner to get her care, state investigators said.  Nicole Hulett, 34, died April 23 after suffering cardiac arrest in a police holding cell in Waterbury following her March 22 arrest, according to Connecticut Inspector General Eliot Prescott. His office will take no further action. Still, his report raised concerns about how Waterbury police handled a woman showing clear signs of distress. “She was medically vulnerable,” Prescott said in his report, released on Tu…

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Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable'
Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked a Massachusetts judge to acquit her in the deaths of her three children, weeks after a jury failed to reach a verdict. Clancy returned to Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the first time since her trial ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4. Judge William Sullivan did not immediately rule on the request. Prosecutors have not decided whether to seek a second trial. The next hearing is set for Nov. 2.  Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued that prosecutors had not proved Clancy killed the children. “This entire case is based on speculation,” he s…

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CT Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In SUV With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police CT Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In SUV With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police CT Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In SUV With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police
CT Man Posing As Cop Had Baton, Handcuffs In SUV With Flashing Lights, Siren: Police A Connecticut man faces a police impersonation charge after troopers found him wearing a body camera and carrying handcuffs and pepper spray. Troopers also found a baton inside his SUV that had flashing lights and a siren, police said. Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez, of Manchester, was stopped on I-91 south near Exit 27 in Hartford around 12:57 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 when Connecticut State Troopers spotted the red emergency lights on a black Ford Explorer Police Interceptor. But a registration check showed the SUV was privately owned and not a police vehicle, authorities said.  Rodrigue…

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After CT Power Plant Accident, Worker Faces Possible Amputation, Surgeries After CT Power Plant Accident, Worker Faces Possible Amputation, Surgeries After CT Power Plant Accident, Worker Faces Possible Amputation, Surgeries
After CT Power Plant Accident, Worker Faces Possible Amputation, Surgeries A Connecticut husband was severely injured in an industrial accident while working to demolish a former power plant. Now, his family and supporters are raising money to cover mounting medical bills and household expenses while he is in the hospital. Tim Bauer, of Danbury, was severely injured when a large turbine fell during demolition near the iconic "candy-cane" smokestack at the former Harbor Station Power Plant in Bridgeport on Sept. 17. It struck the cab of his excavator, pinning his legs and feet. It took rescuers more than two hours to free him and take him to a hospital. A GoFundMe…

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Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video
Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video NFL Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins had a clear message for the Trump administration after the Department of Homeland Security posted a propaganda video featuring him.  Keep his name out of your mouth. DHS shared a montage of the Philadelphia Eagles legend's highlights captioned, "Our time has come." The video was shared in resposne to reports of a "huge migrant caravan" approaching the southern border of the United States, ESPN reports. #HelloBlessedPeople🙏🏽I have respectfully not given permission to anyone other than those I currently do business with to use my NIL. Be Blessed! …

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by Zak Failla
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NJ Runaway From 'Begging Naked' Documentary Found Dead In Central Park: NYPD NJ Runaway From 'Begging Naked' Documentary Found Dead In Central Park: NYPD NJ Runaway From 'Begging Naked' Documentary Found Dead In Central Park: NYPD
NJ Runaway From 'Begging Naked' Documentary Found Dead In Central Park: Nypd A New Jersey native whose life on the streets of New York City was chronicled in the 2007 documentary "Begging Naked "has been found dead in Central Park, authorities said. Elise Bainbridge Hill, 63, was found unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to her head near East Drive and East 74th Street around 9:43 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, according to the NYPD. EMS pronounced her dead at the scene.  Hill was the focus of the 2007 documentary "Begging Naked," directed by Karen Gehres, which is available to rent on Prime Video for $1.99. The film chronicled Hill's life after she ran away from …

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