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- What led to a pellet rifle arrest on Victoria Street?
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📰 News we're reading
• 2 arrested after man threatened neighbor with pellet rifle in Torrington, police say (ctpost.com) — Torrington police arrested two men from a Victoria Street apartment building after a late-night dispute where one allegedly threatened a neighbor with a pellet rifle. No one was hurt, but officers seized the gun and filed charges, including criminal possession of a firearm for a parolee and breach of peace for another resident, with both due in Torrington Superior Court. 
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