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Coyote Attacks; Secret Service Notified of Mutilated Skunks with 'Obama Stinks' Sign; Chris Velardi Makes a Career Change: Nearby News
Criminal charges possible after father accidentally shoots his son, 11, Sandy Hook shooting victims' families suing Lanza estate, and more.

The top Connecticut Patch stories of the week includes:
- Sandy Hook Shooting Victims’ Families Suing Lanza Estate
- UPDATE: Secret Service Notified of Mutilated Skunks with ‘Obama Stinks’ Sign in Fairfield
- WTNH News 8’s Anchor Chris Velardi Left ‘Speechless’ Over Career Change Reaction
- Criminal Charges Possible After Monroe Boy Accidentally Shot By His Father
- Stamford Police Say Hunt Is On for ‘Aggressive Coyote’ That’s Attacking Pet Dogs
- Coyote Attacks Dogs in Fairfield
- Controversial Painting Depicting Mother Teresa Vandalized in Trumbull
- Stamford Police Investigate Death of 8-Month-Old Baby
- Jail Time for Ex-Stamford HS Teacher in Student Sex Case
- Ridgefield Man Charged for Son’s Hot Car Death Enters Plea, May Avoid Jail Time
- Cops: Former Bethel Teacher Had Inappropriate Contact With 3 Minors
- Search Resumes for Fairfield’s Max Maisel at Charlotte Pier in New York
- Police: Mother Arrested When Son Hosts Teen Party with Alcohol, Pot
- VIDEO UPDATE: Resident Injured in Explosion, Fire That Damages Old Greenwich Residence
- Milford Police Searching for Missing 17-Year-Old Teen
- State Championship Girls Hockey Final Leads to Screams of Gender Inequity
- Trumbull Man Wins $25,000 a Year for Life Prize
- Milford Police: Second Suspect in Downtown Double Shooting, Robbery in Custody
- Stamford Woman Injured When Concrete Crashes Through Car Windshield
- Stamford Man Fatally Stabbed on Downtown Corner
- Police: Parents’ Argument in Greenwich Classroom Ends with Their Arrests
- Man Charged with Confronting Off-Duty Police Officer at Red Light
- Police: Trumbull Nanny Caught Selling Heroin
- Rock Band Alice in Chains to Donate Portion of Ticket Sales to Meriden Stefan Ankle Family
- Results: American Idol Season 15 Fans Continue to Love Nick Fradiani Jr.
- Quinnipiac Poll: Yankees More Popular Than Red Sox in Connecticut
- Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Gov. Malloy, Judges Through Mail
- Wallingford Police Charge Man with Stealing $1 Million Worth of Vintage Aircraft Parts
- Judge Rules Fairfield Man Must Register as Sex Offender for Flight Incident
- Drink N’ Dash: Man Consumes 13 Vodka Drinks Across 3 Restaurants, Police Say
- Police: ‘Darien Youth Sports League’ Doesn’t Exist, Ad-Selling for Its Journal is Suspicious
- K-9 ’Hero’ From Troop C in Tolland Nominated for Hero Dog Award
- UPDATE: Guilford Food Center Has New Owners and Big Plans
- Oxford Officials: $1.8 Million Earmarked to the Town is Missing
- Connecticut Girl Forced to Undergo Chemotherapy Now in Remission
- Farmington K-9 Drak Officially Retires After Nine Years of Service
- Danbury Man’s Lawsuit Second in Metro-North Tragedy
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