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Restaurant Reopens After ‘Explosion’: Girl, 12, Hides from Burglar; Cops Raise Funds for Toddler Battling Cancer: CT News
Man "loses" it, takes swing at employee at pizza place: PD; Man told child to put gun in mouth: PD; Sex assault on bus; K-9 retires and more

There was plenty of news across Connecticut Friday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories.
The man made the request after the victim made several statements of wanting to kill himself. Police said the gun was unloaded and inoperable.>>>Read More.
The man rubbed himself against a woman during the assault, police said.>>>Read More.
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The assistant broke into the office after hours to perform the procedure, police said.>>>Read More.
The restaurant was evacuated after water from a sprinkler hit a hot pizza oven and caused a “boom” sound.>>>Read More.
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His wife has taken a leave from work to help him recover, putting financial pressure on the family of five.>>>Read More.
Police say a man “lost it” when his credit card was declined and was arrested for the incident.>>>Read More.
The student appeared on a taped episode.>>>Read More.
Police say the man initially tried to flee the scene.>>>Read More.
Emergency crews were called to the scene Friday morning.>>>Read More.
Other top stories:
- Car Takes Out Big Chunk of Highway Guardrail
- Restaurant Reopens After ‘Explosion’ Led to Evacuation
- 3 Cars Stolen, 1 Slams into a House, Another Crashes in a Dunkin’ Donuts Parking Lot; 3 Suspects At-Large After a Wild Overnight Crime Spree
- Girl, 12, Eludes Burglar by Hiding in Closet: Report
- Police Raising Money for Local Toddler Battling Cancer
- Woman Saved from Exploding Car in CT: Report
- K-9 ‘Gunny’ and Officer Goode to Retire
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