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Pit Bull Attacks; Town Employee Killed Fixing Potholes; Father Charged After Accidentally Shooting Son, 10: Nearby News
State Police spokesman Lt. Vance writes a heartfelt goodbye letter, man killed after spilling coffee on suspect, a hiccups cure, and more.

The top Connecticut Patch stories of the week includes:
- Hamden Man Stabs His Pit Bull After It Attacks Him, Wife
- Fairfield Man Shoots Pit Bull After It Attacks His Leashed Dogs
- Tolland Public Works Employee Killed While Fixing Potholes
- Monroe Dad Arrested for Accidentally Shooting Son in Face
- State Police Spokesman Lt. Vance Writes Open Letter Following Transfer
- State Police Name Replacement for Spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance
- Police: Man Killed in Stamford After Accidentally Spilling Coffee on Suspect, Two Arrested
- State Police Release Names in Durham Murder-Suicide
- UPDATE: Nine Students Injured when Stamford School Bus Hits Pole, House
- Manchester Student to Show off Her Patented Hiccups Cure at the White House
- Man, 91, Who Asks Darien Police for Directions Was Missing from New Jersey
- Rochester Police Call Off Water Search for Fairfieldβs Max Maisel; Family Issues Statement
- Northern Lights Captured by Simsbury Camera Club Member
- Witnesses: Branford Police Didnβt Use Excessive Force in Taser Incident
- Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
- Toll Bill Passes Transportation Committee
- State Officials Plan To Construct βMassiveβ Toll Booth, Charge Residents for Beach Access at Silver Sands in Milford
- East Haven Police: Madison Man Accused of Home Invasion, Kidnapping, and Strangulation
- Report: Silver and Gold Bars, Guns Stolen from Fairfield Home
- UPDATE: More Arson Charges for Enfield Teen
- Glastonbury Woman Faces Child Assault Charges
- Driver Sentenced in Hit-and-Run Death of Weston Cyclist
- Dog Rescued From Higganum Stream
- Three Sent to Hospital After Southington Fire
- Alleged Serial Bank Robber Apprehended
- East Haven Man Wins $250,000 Lottery Prize
- West Hartford School Board Votes on Controversial Indian Mascot Debate
- Haz Mat Incident Occurs at Grotonβs Sub Base New London
- South Windsor Woman Faces 29 Counts of Larceny Charges
- Police: Pair Caught with Heroin, Cocaine Near Greenwich School
- Heiressβs Estate Gives $40 Million Apiece to Norwalk Hospital, Westport-Weston Family Y
- Police: Middletown Drug Raids Net $3k of Molly, $3k of Marijuana
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