A former Connecticut state representative, who also works as a seventh-grade teacher, has been arrested and charged with inappropriately touching a young girl. Tolland Middle School teacher Michael Cardin turned himself in to authorities Thursday afternoon. State police began investigating Cardin after a parent of the alleged victim complained to authorities about a “touching incident.” [...]

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A Connecticut state trooper was killed on I-91 after he was struck by a truck, authorities confirmed. State Trooper Kenneth Hall was in his parked cruiser writing a ticket for a vehicle he had pulled over, when a pickup truck slammed into the back of his vehicle. Authorities say the truck then hit the vehicle [...]

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A 28-year-old Connecticut elementary teacher, who was arrested last month for possession of drug paraphernalia, has been placed on administrative leave with pay and benefits pending an investigation. Rowayton Elementary School teacher Laura Carlson was arrested on August 27, by Wilton police who observed marijuana plants growing in her yard while at her home to inquire about [...]

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Authorities in Ohio are investigating the death of a 7-month-old baby boy who died last week after hospital staff accidentally flushed his system with alcohol instead of saline. On August 21, Tressel Meinardi was scheduled to have open-heart surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital around 7:30 a.m. According to a Facebook page that was set up [...]

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A Connecticut woman, who lied about her credentials in order to get a job teaching autistic children in Fairfield County, pleaded guilty today in court to charges of larceny in the first degree, forgery in the second degree and a count of criminal impersonation. Stacy Lore admitted to charging Norwalk and Weston school districts and families [...]

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