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Citizen Action Thwarts Burglary

by Allan Appel | Feb 29, 2008 3:27 pm | Comments (1)

Mark Griffin helped some Yalies in his neighborhood thwart what he called a “home invasion.”

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Town-Gown Crime Plan Floated

by Allan Appel | Feb 29, 2008 3:23 pm | Comments (36)

Gina Calder and Greg Morehead, whose districts bound Yale, want the university to install its blue display safety phones on off-campus streets and enable community residents to use them.

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Slain Immigrant’s Family Wants Him Home

by Melissa Bailey | Feb 29, 2008 11:48 am | Comments (11)

Freddy Salinas and his fianc√©e had just begun building a life in America when he was gunned down for coming to the aid of a friend. Now his family’s scrounging together money to send his body home.

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Teen Shooting Suspect Caught

by Melissa Bailey | Feb 29, 2008 10:13 am

Cops made three arrests in violent incidents this week, reports city spokeswoman Jessica Mayorga:

Teen Shooting Suspect Caught

Police Thursday arrested an 18-year-old man they believe is responsible for the January 3, 2008 shooting assault of a 17-year-old female victim in the area of Clinton Ave at Pine St. He was arrested on first-degree assault and illegal weapon charges, and was being held at the Union Avenue Detention Center in lieu of $500,000 court set bond.

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Aliens Invade Local Stage

by Paul Bass | Feb 29, 2008 10:05 am

Emit mysterious radio waves. Continue reading “Aliens Invade.”

Dishwasher Wounds Overcome

by Melinda Tuhus | Feb 29, 2008 8:51 am

Cornelia Leavitt Scudder is an octogenarian who describes herself as “a pretty healthy bird.” So it was with some dismay that she found the wound on her leg—the result of many run-ins with the open door of the dishwasher—not healing properly, despite her home remedies of applying vitamin E, Bacytracin and a few other topical treatments.

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Mayor Proposes $466M Budget

by Melissa Bailey | Feb 29, 2008 6:17 am | Comments (13)

Dixwell showed up in force to make sure the Stetson Library didn’t get the axe as Mayor John DeStefano proposed to raise spending 4.6 percent in the next city budget.

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Aliens Invade Local Stage

by Paul Bass | Feb 28, 2008 6:30 pm | Comments (3)

Where did those radio waves come from?

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ATM Cash Snatch

by Melissa Bailey | Feb 28, 2008 4:05 pm | Comments (2)

She was the wrong lady to take to the bank.

A man gave two women a ride to the Bank of America at 224 Dixwell Ave. at 1:47 a.m. Thursday. Here’s what he said happened, according to police.

He went to withdraw money at the ATM with the women with him. One of the women grabbed the cash and fled. Officer Van Wilgen tracked down the suspected cash-snatcher and made an arrest. Arrested was a 33-year-old woman, reportedly homeless.

Mayor’s Office Upgrades

by Paul Bass | Feb 28, 2008 3:47 pm | Comments (34)

As he wrestled with a $17 million budget deficit, the mayor found $3,450 for a new coat closet.

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