Family Sets Up ‘Trump Wall’ Outside Home; Creepy Clowns; Youth Coach Fired for Disciplining Bully: CT News

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

• Mother, Daughter ID'd from Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash in CT Saturday: UPDATE

The search is on for the driver.>>>Read More.

• Creepy Clown Reports Popping Up in Several Connecticut Towns

A number of menacing clown reports have popped up throughout Connecticut in recent days. Some are taking matters into their own hands.>>>>Read More.

• CT Youth Football Coach Fired over Discipline for Bullying Incident: Report

The coach, who is a youth coach and not a high school coach, told his former team that bullying would not be tolerated. He says he was fired over how he handled punishing a player.>>>Read More.

• 1-Year-Old Child Abused and Nearly Starved to Death, but State CT Department of Children and Families Did Nothing: Report

A scathing 73-page report charts severe negligence and failure on the part of DCF, which nearly killed little "Dylan C," the report says.>>>Read More.

• Some Connecticut AAA Locations to Stop Licensing Services for Non-Members

Bad news for those who like to renew licenses at AAA.>>>Read More.

• How Does CT Fare in Business Competitiveness? Not Too Good, Says This Report

CNBC measured all 50 states in several categories, and Connecticut did not score well.>>>Read More.

• Great White Shark Tracked off of CT for the First Time

A Great White shark has never been tracked before into Long Island Sound and this occurred recently, officials say.>>>Read More.

• CT Home Makes Trump Statement with Halloween Decorations

The family has set up a “Trump Wall” designed to resemble the United States/Mexico border.>>>Read More.

• Forbes 400: 8 Connecticut Residents Among Wealthiest Americans

To make the list of 400, a person had to have a net worth of at least $1.7 billion for 2016, according to the publication. As such, a record 153 billionaires did not make the ranking.>>>Read More.

• UConn Student Found Dead in Campus Dorm

University of Connecticut Police are investigating the untimely death of a student..>>>>Read More.

• Woman Charged After Child, 10, Crashes Car Into a Building: Police

Police say the woman was inside a massage business when the child asked to wait in the car. The car jumped the curb and the child jumped out.>>>Read More.

• 'Scary Clown' Rumors Send UConn Students into the Cemetery and Streets With Hockey Sticks and Golf Clubs

The hysteria spread through social media, police said.>>>Read More.

• Details Emerge in Freighter’s Rescue of Nathan Carman

Nathan Carman, 22, was rescued after being lost at sea for a week after his boat sank but his mother wasn’t found and is presumed dead.>>>Read More.

• Updated Database Reveals Patient Deaths, Violations in CT Hospitals: Report

The violations were found at the time of inspection at Connecticut hospitals and was prepared by the Connecticut Health I-Team.>>>Read More.

• Sandy Hook Mom Writes Open Letter to Parents of Slain Elementary School Student

A Sandy Hook mom has written an open letter to the mother of Jacob Hall, the South Carolina student who was killed in a school shooting.>>>Read More.

• CT Police Release Video of Controversial Arrests

Dashcam video apparently shows an officer kicking a handcuffed suspect lying on the ground.>>>Read More.

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