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Viral Video Shows Car Crash in CT; Drunk Wife Drives Car on Purpose into Estranged Husband's House, Cops Say; Principal Stole $10K; 'Nearby News'
First grader sends beautiful thank-you note to cops, Norwalk family deemed to have best Christmas lights display in American, and more.

The top Connecticut Patch stories of the week:
- Video: Car Cuts Off Tractor-Trailer in Meriden With Disastrous Results
- Drunk Wife Drives Car Into Her Estranged Husband’s House in Southington On Purpose
- Milford Resident, Bridgeport Principal Stole $10K From School
- First Grader Sends Adorable Christmas Card to Waterford PD
- Norwalk Family Wins $50K National Prize for Christmas Lights Display
- Update: Madison Boy’s Letter to Santa Goes Viral
- Drunk Man Wreaks Havoc in West Hartford
- 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
- Naugatuck Man Killed in Route 8 Accident
- Rescued Seal, “Ziggy Star” Featured in New Exhibit at Mystic Aquarium
- Stamford Police Worried About Young Intoxicated Residents
- Former East Windsor Police Officer Under Investigation for Alleged Threatening Facebook Post
- North Haven Community Helps Bring Joy to Family in Need
- Dogs Adopted in Time for the Holidays in Meriden
- Woman Accidentally Shoots Herself While Unloading Firearm in Middlefield
- Drunk Driver Responsible for Christmas Morning Crash in West Hartford
- Police: Man Steals Empty Beer Keg from the Orange Ale House
- State Police Investigate Route 8 Shooting on Christmas Eve
- Police: Naugatuck Man Charged with Driving While Naked
- CT Gov. Malloy Appointees Receive Raises Between 3 and 12 Percent Raises
- Man in PJs Tries to Choke Orange Cop, Pees on Holding Cell Floor
- Police Arrest Man in Fatal Route 8 Stabbing
- Stamford Men Are Charged with Sexually Assaulting Intoxicated Victim
- Woman Injured in Fenway Park Elevator Fall Sues Farmington-based Otis Company
- World of Beer to call West Hartford Home
- Attention Keurig Owners: Company Recalls Coffee Machines, System Can Overheat
- UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Spotted at Fairfield Ludlowe Girls’ Basketball Game
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