Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/top-stories en-us Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:05:05 -0500 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:05:05 -0500 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Attempted-Abduction-in-Simsbury-139114289.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:27:19 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/simsbury+abduction_fixed.jpg
Two 12-year-old girls were approached by a man driving an SUV along Washburn Drive Friday afternoon.

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Firefighers received a call of an explosion at the Main Street business.

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Snow will begin around 4 a.m.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/blogs/dog-house/NCAA-Denies-UConns-Waiver-Over-Low-Scores-139109739.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:24:28 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/jim-calhoun-122211.jpg
UConn does not qualify for the 2013 NCAA tournament based on several years of low academic progress reports.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Man-Accused-of-Killing-His-Mom-139082759.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:36:54 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/James+Daguila.jpg
James D’Aguila, of New Britain, was arrested on Thursday night.

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Thousands who rely on free legal aid in Connecticut could be left in the cold thanks to deep cuts in the federal budget.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Kardashian-Effect-Strikes-in-Mystic-139095599.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:52:46 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/kim-kardashian-world%27s-most-beautiful.jpg
A lot of those calls are from men, who likely saw the episode in which the Kardashians visit Mystic.

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The couple will likely get married on the West Coast.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/weird/NATL-Father-Shoots-Daughters-Laptop-Over-Disrespectful-Facebook-Post-139103524.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:31:21 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/man+youtube+laptop.jpg
A North Carolina father apparently outraged by his teen daughter’s “disrespectful” Facebook post gave her a lesson she’ll never forget – and neither will her laptop.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Worker-Pinned-by-Rebar-at-New-London-Pier-139091484.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:52:28 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/NeWLondon+State+Pier+Incident.jpg
He has been taken to the hospital.

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Salsa lessons don't come cheap.

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No airbags, no problem.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/3-Injured-in-Bridgeport-Crash-139085644.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:01:09 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Bridgeport+Crash.jpg
The people in the car were taken to a local hospital to be evaluated.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Health-Centers-Offers-Free-TB-Screenings-139001364.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:04:15 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/tuberculosis-dfw-generic-11.jpg
A patient and some workers tested positively for TB.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Man-Facing-Multiple-Sex-Assault-Charges-137998478.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:59:47 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Mark+Alexander.jpg
Mark Alexander is accused of sexually assaulting two boys over several years.

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A woman charged with stealing a baby from a hospital more than 24 years ago is expected to plead guilty in federal court in Manhattan on Friday, according to a court document.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Man-Shoots-Into-Neighbors-Apartments-Cops-139019219.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:57:56 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Absalom+Rowe.jpg
Shots were fired into apartments where children live, police said.

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Authorities say it all started when someone broke into a vacant house to steal copper piping.

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Power was out for more than three hours.

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Parents need to know that their kids may be posting more using their phone than they think.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/East-Hartford-Police-Officer-Released-from-Hospital-139067339.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:56:47 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/East+Hartford+cruiser+struck.JPG
Officer Todd Lentocha was critically injured on January 4th after his police vehilce was struck by a pick up truck on Route 2.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Debris-Removed-From-Hartford-Lot-139053449.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:32:44 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/debris+removal_fixed.jpg
Ruble from a home torn down last year was finally removed from a lot in Hartford Thursday.

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Police closed off streets around Wethersfield Avenue and Bond Street after the accident.

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Police warn drivers to stay away from the area.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Wine-Thief-Hits-Wine-Thief-Cops-139038384.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:21:21 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Mark+Clark722+.jpg
Police said he threw a rock through the window and grabbed a bottle of expensive wine.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Man-Accused-of-Bear-Kill-to-Face-Judge-139001204.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:52:35 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Windsor+bear_722_406.jpg
The bear was in a residential area, officials said.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/I-95-North-Crash-Cleanup-Could-Extend-Into-Weekend-139035009.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:54 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Groton+Cleanup.jpg
Now, the cleanup continues

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Arrest-in-New-Haven-Fatal-Shooting-139030744.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:32:44 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Kenneth+mccoy+722.jpg
U.S. Marshals took Kenneth McCoy into custody outside his residence in West Haven at about 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Blind dates can be bad. Blind dates with your cousin are worse.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/1-Killed-in-Hartford-Crash-139015659.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:10:20 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Hartford+Crash+Sigourney+Street.jpg
The passenger was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/New-Leads-Possible-in-Badaracco-Case-138959019.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:24:04 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Mary+Badaracco+disappearance.jpg
Neighbors said about a dozen state police vehicles were at the site.

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The former chief, Leonard Gallo, retired on Friday.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/Brandon-Jacobs-Reaches-the-End-of-the-Line-139015529.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:31:14 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/brandon-jacobs2.jpg
Running back is too big a need to keep Jacobs around.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/weird/Teacher-Sprays-Febreze-on-Fishy-Smelling-Student--139009739.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:43 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/school+classroom-722.jpg
This time the teacher got a time out.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Police-Union-Fights-Facebook-Page-After-Jerks-Comment-139009274.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:23:37 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/facebook-generic722.jpg
Plainfield's police commission voted to deactivate the department's Facebook page following 'jerk' comment made by chief.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/School-Bus-Involved-in-Crash-in-East-Haddam-139004174.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:43:13 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/East+Haddam+crash.jpg
A school bus has been involved in a crash on Honey Hill Road.

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Tobias Engel fell at Sleeping Giant State Park.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/weird/Facebook-Defriending-Leads-to-Double-Murder-139001274.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:33:02 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/AP120201032287.jpg
Marvin Potter, 60, allegedly shot a young couple to death after they defriended his daughter on a social networking site.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Dispute-With-Contractor-Drags-on-for-Years-138973644.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:16:35 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/209*120/contractor+fight1.jpg
A Hamden man has been battling a contractor over $30,000 for more than a decade.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Former-Cop-Charged-With-Computer-Crimes-138971999.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:25:40 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/hector+medina_722_406.jpg
Torrington police said Hector Medina gained unauthorized access to police department databases.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Police-Arrest-Driver-in-Car-Chase-138968144.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:30:13 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/quintell+penn_fixed.jpg
Quintell Penn was behind the wheel when the car slammed into a New Haven home, police said.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Man-Nabbed-With-Cell-Phone-Stun-Gun-Cops--138949544.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:53:15 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/William+Hill.jpg
Police arrested the driver, William Hall Jr., a convicted felon who officers said had a suspended driver's license.

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