A man who was around the parking lot at Trader Joe’s dropped the weapon when an officer pointed a Taser at him, West Hartford police said. Presley Eze, 24, of West Hartford who was believed to be under the influence of the hallucinogen angel dust, also had a machete, several knives, a solid piece of pipe and a brick in his Cadillac, police said. Another man and a 3-year-old girl were also in the car. Eze was arraigned on charges of illegal possession of weapons in a motor vehicle, risk of injury to a child, and breach of peace.
Farmington police arrested a Bristol man in connection with an . Police said Bruce Scott Dean, 44, is accused of tailgating and cutting off another driver, threatening to assault him and then breaking his cell phone as he tried to call police. Dean was arrested on charges of second-degree breach of peace, third-degree criminal mischief, evading responsibility, interfering with a 911 call, reckless driving and second-degree threatening.
Simsbury police were called to Squadron Line Elementary School when a . The bears were seen in the woods between the playgrounds of the elementary school and the nearby intermediate school. Students went back inside for recess and stayed inside for physical education classes, but were able to leave school on time after the bears wandered away around 2:15 p.m.
An caused a scare that shut down train and ferry service and prompted the evacuation of nearby buildings before police determined that it contained "two television remote control devices - with batteries, six feet of coaxial cable, several packages of pipe tobacco, packaging tape, cutting instruments and other assorted items which were either wrapped in plastic or black cloth." The bag was returned to a bus traveler who had forgotten it in the bus station. No charges were filed.
