🌱 How Hartford bystanders helped stop an alleged assault by Bloomfield man
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- How Hartford bystanders helped stop an alleged assault by Bloomfield man
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📰 News we're reading
• Bloomfield man sexually assaulted, robbed juvenile in Hartford, police say (nhregister.com) — A man from Bloomfield has been arrested after Hartford police say he sexually assaulted and robbed a juvenile, who was able to struggle free before bystanders detained the suspect. Police report the youth was not physically injured, and the suspect now faces multiple child endangerment, assault, robbery, and related charges. The case underscores how nearby Hartford incidents can directly involve Bloomfield residents. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Windsor
- Princess Eugenie pregnant with third child, palace announces (krdo.com)
- A horse was stuck in a muddy stream in Bloomfield. An excavator helped free it. (nhregister.com)
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- CT girls lacrosse star Claire Levis excelling for Hand program: 'God-given athletic talent' (nhregister.com)
Hartford
- Hartford PD Charges Wallingford Man In Child Exploitation Probe: Police (patch.com)
- Baby Ducks Receive Helping Hand From Hartford Firefighters: FD (patch.com)
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