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Hero Cop; Police Officer Dragged 35 Feet by Suicidal Man; Teens Terrorize Walmart Shoppers: Nearby News
Search intensifies for a missing Fairfield native, new details in Madison teacher sex assault case, and a CT resident shines on Idol.

The top Connecticut Patch stories of the week includes:
- Witness Describes How a Cop Averted Norwalk Railroad-Crossing Collision
- UPDATE: New Canaan Police Officer Dragged 35 Feet by Suicidal Man
- Cops: Teens Terrorized Branford Walmart Shoppers
- UPDATE: Search Continues for Missing Fairfield Native in Upstate New York
- UPDATE: Madison Female Teacher Sent Half-Naked Pictures to 2 Teens; Performed Sex Act on One Student: Warrant
- Three Wesleyan Arrestees Arraigned in Molly Overdose Case
- 18-Month-Old Child Taken on Drug Run in New London: Police
- Hamden Mom Charged with Leaving Three Kids, Including a 20-Day-Old Baby, Alone in Car While She Shopped
- Guilford Native Nick Fradiani Receives High Marks From American Idol Season 15 Judges
- Milford Hospital Plans to End Obstetrical Services
- Man Is Accused of Stealing $180,000 from His Elderly Father
- East Haven Burglary Turns into North Haven Home Invasion
- U.S. Senator to Honor Norwalk Cop Who Prevented Train-SUV Collision
- Student, 18, Charged with Calling in Bomb Threat to Hamden High School
- Dozens of Animal Cruelty Charges Lodged Against West Suffield Couple
- Police: Harassing, Creepy Phone Calls to Darien Girl, 17, Came from Man, 65
- Milford Police Address Mall Security After Terror Threat Against Westfield Company
- Tolls Once Again Discussed in Connecticut
- Mystic Photo of the Day: Bald Eagle Visits the Seaport
- WATCH: Harbor Seal Pup Release by Mystic Aquarium
- Dog Found Deceased in North Stonington [UPDATE]
- Photo Gallery: Drake the Dragon of Middletown
- Armed Woman Robs Chase Bank Branch in Darien
- New London Man Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges
- Monroe Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
- Juvenile Charged in Relation to Threatening Note Left at Newtown High School
- Police Release Names of Arrestees in East Windsor Cockfighting Raid
- Police Investigating After Bomb Scare and Reported Home Invasion in New Britain and Bristol
- Home Health Aide Is Charged with Stealing Thousands from Disabled Greenwich Resident
Image courtesy of Karen Terrio-Malave
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