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Commuters Face Nightmare As Search Begins for Cause of Metro-North Crash

By KELLY GLISTA, DAVID OWENS AND JENNY WILSON, Kglista@courant.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:37:00 EDT

Three Train Riders Still In Critical Condition; More Than 70 Were Injured

— Three people remain in critical condition after a the collision of two Metro-North trains near the Fairfield-Bridgeport line Friday night, and commuters face a week of headaches with service blocked between New Haven and South Norwalk.

Police: Remains Found In Trumbull Are Those Of Missing ECSU Student

Staff report — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:16:59 EDT

Human remains found in a wooded area Friday are those of Alyssiah Wiley, an Eastern Connecticut State University student who has been missing since April 20, state police said Saturday.

Three Shot, One Dead, In New Haven

Staff Reports — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:58:42 EDT

A city man was killed and two other men were injured in a shooting near the intersection of Crown and College streets early Saturday, police said.

Home Destroyed By Fire In Southington

Staff Reports — Sat, 18 May 2013 07:40:19 EDT

A home on Old Farms Road was destroyed by an early morning fire Saturday, fire officials said.

Schools Locked Down In Torrington While Police Searched For Suspect

Staff reports — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:27:10 EDT

Two Men Arrested Friday Afternoon

Three schools were placed into lockdown Friday afternoon as police searched for a suspect who fled when officers tried to arrest him.

Hartford Police Make Arrest In October 2011 Shooting

By KELLY GLISTA, Kglista@courant.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:34:47 EDT

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Police have made an arrest in connection with a double shooting from October 2011.

Hartford Police Officer Plans 26-Hour Bike Ride To Honor Sandy Hook Victims

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:13:00 EDT

When he's not working, it is likely Hartford Police Sgt. James Elliott can be found on a bicycle. He rides up to 18,000 miles a year, maintains a busy race schedule and does a couple of 12- or 24-hour races.

Willimantic Church Parishioners Pull Together After Fire

By HILDA MUÑOZ, hmunoz@courant.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:10:52 EDT

Doreen Ellis said she ran into a couple of former students outside St. Mary Roman Catholic Church on Thursday night and reviewed a lesson with them as they cried at the sight of the fire-damaged church.

Middletown Police Officer Demoted, Suspended

By SHAWN R. BEALS, sbeals@courant.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:48:52 EDT

A decorated police lieutenant has been demoted to patrol and suspended for 30 days without pay for inappropriate conduct.

Focus Of Braddock Trial Shifts To Checks

By DAVE ALTIMARI, daltimar@courant.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:35 EDT

The trial of the campaign finance director for former Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan has provided must-watch political theater, thanks in part to the vulgar, sometimes crude, and grandiose testimony of Harry Raymond Soucy, the government operative who supplied the campaign with money while conspiring to hide the sources.