Woman Dies After Attack By Own Dog; CT Native’s TV Pilot To Be Screened; Popular Restaurants Opening New Locations: CT News

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

• CT Woman Dies After Attack By Own Dog: Report

Police are investigating after a woman died after being attacked by her dog in her own home Friday.>>>Read More.

• Man Decides To Fall Asleep At Neighbor's House: Cops

The homeowner told police he didn’t know the man and didn’t give him permission to sleep at his house, according to police.>>>Read More.

• Texas Roadhouse Opening New Location in Connecticut: Report

The steak-inspired chain is going to open in around two weeks.>>>Read More.

• Woman Assaults, Spits Blood At Officers: Police

Police say the woman claimed she was assaulted but then attacked officers, who were responding to a report of a fight-in-progress.>>>Read More.

• Chip's Restaurant to Open New Location in CT Tuesday

Chip's specializes in pancakes and recently expanded its menu.>>>Read More.

• Charges Upped to Manslaughter in Autistic Teen's Death

The teenager's mother has been charged with manslaughter after the medical examiner ruled the boy's death a homicide.>>>Read More.

• Moody's Downgrades Connecticut's Bond Rating

Moody's is the second agency in the past week to downgrade the bond rating.>>>Read More.

• CT Grad's TV Pilot to be Screened at Hoboken Film Festival

The film festival is regarded as one of the biggest in the world.>>>Read More.

• Bears Have Trampoline Party

Last week it was a bear looking for brownies, now a group of bears was having a trampoline party.>>>Read More.

• 2 Firefighter/Paramedics Cited for Saving a Life

The two firefighters will be receiving an award for saving a local resident's life.>>>Read More.

• Man Charged With Stealing Neighbor's Paycheck, Tax Refund: Police

Police said they arrested a man charged with stealing his neighbor’s tax refund and paychecks, totaling nearly $10,000.>>>Read More.

• Katherine Berman Memorial Services Announced

Berman died in a Middlebury car crash. She was the wife of ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman.>>>Read More.

Other top stories:

• Firefighters Extricate Driver From Rollover Crash
• Man Charged With Making Sexual Advances on Teenage Girl: Police
• Man Found With Two Pounds of Pot: Police
• Tarantula, Dog Rescued from Fire
• Little League Snack-Stand Burglarized

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