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Bridgeport Girl's Death on School Bus Sparks Investigation; Woman Steals Christmas Tree, Hits Firefighter With Car; Man Robbed at Church
Letter to Santa ensures one granddad doesn't have to work on Christmas, a man reports a robbery, but police said he did it, and more.

The top Connecticut Patch stories of the day:
- Girl’s Death on School Bus Sparks Investigation, Bridgeport Officials Say
- Woman Steals Fire Department Christmas Tree, Hits Firefighter With Car
- Man Robbed at Gunpoint at Middletown Church
- Southington Teacher Admitted to Drinking Bottle of Vodka Night Before Incident
- Middletown Man Made False 911 Call so He Could Sleep
- Man Who Reported Robbery in Trumbull Later Charged With the Crime
- Letter to Santa Gives Granddad Day off From Work in Madison
- SCSU Professor, Who Allegedly Had Sexual Relations with Ledyard High Student, Removed from University
- Tractor Trailer Disconnects from Truck Hauling It; Forces Car onto I-95 Median
- Suspects Plead Not Guilty to Attempted Murder in Stamford
- Extra Lane Opened on I-95 North Between Exits 14 and 15
- Police ID Victim in Fatal North Branford Crash
- Port Chester, Greenwich Police Search for Bank Robbery Suspect
- Bethel Fire Department Fights House Fire on Blackman Ave., Road Closed
- Newtown Police Investigating Vandalism and Robbery
- Man Receives Prestigious Honor for Rescuing Girl, 7, from Somers Fire
- Hamden Police Chief: Town is Safe Despite Recent Incidents
- North Haven Police Arrest East Haven Man in Alleged Craigslist Scam
- Man Attacks Wallingford Police Officers with Knife
- Cheshire Community to Light Luminaries in Support of Families Struck by Tragedy
- Connecticut Audubon Society Condemns Killing of Bald Eagle, Urges Full Investigation
- No Headlights, Driving the Wrong Way and Drunk, Milford Cops Say
- Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of Southington High School
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