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Man Tells Police He Was Robbed At Gunpoint In Hummer

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:40:27 EDT

A man reported that he was robbed at gunpoint and that someone tried to strangle him with a Playstation cord inside a Hummer H3 before he managed to escape, police said.

Man Charged With Firing Gun In Crowd

By DAVID McKAY | dpmckay@ctnow.com — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:17:50 EDT

A 21-year-old Bridgeport man was arrested Saturday morning and charged with firing a gun in the air as hundreds of club patrons were in the area of Chapel Street, police said.

Meriden Woman Killed In One-Car Crash

By DAVID McKAY | dpmckay@ctnow.com — Sat, 26 May 2012 10:54:00 EDT

A 49-year-old city woman was killed in a one-car crash on Columbia Street early Saturday morning.

Car Crashes Into Nursing Home In Meriden

By SAMAIA HERNANDEZ, smhernandez@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:58:14 EDT

A person suffering from an unspecified medical condition crashed a car into a senior facility on Thorpe Avenue, police said.

For Some Canada Geese, A Life On The Road

By BILL LEUKHARDT, wleukhardt@courant.com — Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Only a bird-brained parent would raise their children year after year on the thin grassy strips on the edges of a highway, feet from speeding streams of offspring-flattening cars and trucks.

Building On Success In New Haven's Ninth Square

By KENNETH R. GOSSELIN, kgosselin@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:05:40 EDT

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As far as city downtowns in Connecticut go, New Haven's Ninth Square district already has a lot going for it: steadily growing numbers of apartment dwellers, healthy retail occupancy and a cool mix of storefronts.

Police: Man, 23, Fled To New York After Fatal Shooting

By SAMAIA HERNANDEZ, smhernandez@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:02:00 EDT

Twenty-seven-year-old David Caban was fatally shot in the head by a man he knew in a drug-related robbery, according to city police who have charged a 23-year-old resident with felony murder.

Milford Police Investigate Threatening Note At Middle School

BY HILDA MUÑOZ, hmunoz@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:23:37 EDT

The Harborside Middle School was evacuated Friday morning after someone found a note that mentioned a bomb, police said.

Courant Writers Honored In State Journalism Contest

Courant Staff Report — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:53:54 EDT

Society Of Professional Journalists Bestows Its Annual Awards

At the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists' annual awards program Thursday night, Hartford Courant writers Dom Amore, Tom Condon and Christopher Keating each won multiple awards.

State Police Find Woman In Beacon Falls

By SAMAIA HERNANDEZ, smhernandez@courant.com — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:31:54 EDT

State police found a woman who reportedly fell down a cliff while walking with her son in the area of Rimmon Hill Road.