Bear Enters Home; Man’s ‘Hatred’ for Police Leads to Wild Crime Spree; ‘Peeping’ Good Samaritan Charged: CT News

There was plenty of news across Connecticut in July. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories.

• Bear Gets Into House, Shocks Homeowner

A black bear gave a homeowner quite the fright after it decided to check out a human den in town Friday morning.>>>Read More.

• Details Emerge in Child Pornography Arrest of Connecticut Meteorologist Justin Goldstein

The suspended 33-year-old WTNH-TV meteorologist was arrested on July 13 following an investigation that began in June.>>>Read More.

• Strip Club Employee Set Fire to Business; Potato Plays Key Role in Her Arrest: State Police

A dispute between 2 women who worked at a strip club escalated over money and ended up in arson, State Police said.>>>Read More.

• Four Cops Try to Take Down and Arrest Intoxicated MMA Fighter: Police

Nationally recognized mixed martial arts fighter said he would “destroy” the officers attempting to arrest him.>>>Read More.

• Man Charged With Being a Peeping Good Samaritan

He took cell pictures up a woman's dress while helping her with car trouble, police said.>>>Read More.

• Police Chief in CT Put on Leave for Restaurant Incident: UPDATE

A witness told the city's mayor that the police chief berated a waitress. Action was taken against the chief Monday afternoon.>>>Read More.

• Grandma with Neuropathy Gets Ride of Her Life from Caring Lifeguard

The grandma from CT wanted to see the waves and, after a shortage of wheelchairs, the lifeguard offered to pick her up in his dune buggy.>>>Read More.

• Investigation Reveals Connecticut Governor's Son Boarded Plane at Bradley Airport With Unchecked Backpack

Airport video footage showed Gov. Malloy himself took his son's backpack down a secure non-public corridor, then gave it to him at the gate.>>>Read More.

• CT Sports Executive Survives Plane Crash

The CT resident is the sole survivor of the plane crash, which occurred in NY. Three people died.>>>Read More.

• CT Man's 'Hatred' for Police Leads to a Wild Crime Spree Targeting the Department: Police

Police say the man injured an officer, damaged a police cruiser and motorcycle, destroyed 2 watermelons and the front door to Whole Foods. >>>Read More.

• State Senator on Chasing Bank Robber: 'You do what needs to be done.'

The senator was instrumental in recovering the stolen money.>>>Read More.

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