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Family Claims Racism in Basketball Brawl; River Rescue; 'Wolverine' Sought in Hit-and-Run: Nearby News
Sisters charged with stealing from police department; Father accused of trying to smother sleeping child; "Drone-gun teen" expelled and more

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.
A man claims police officers used excessive force on him when he refused to leave a basketball game.>>>Read More.
A man is facing charges after police say he tried to smother his child early Monday morning.>>>Read More.
Clinton teenager Austin Haughwout made headlines in 2015 for creating a drone-gun combination.>>>Read More.
Other top stories:
- PD Releases Video of Dramatic River Rescue
- 'Wolverine' Sought in Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash
- PD: Man Jumped on Car Stopped at Red Light
- Man Arrested after Scuffle Over Cigarette at Hospital
- Man Accused of Assault with a Beer Bottle at Restaurant: Report
- Sisters Charged with Stealing from Police Department
- Trumbull Man, 24, Struck and Killed by Accused Drunk Driver in Milford: PD
- East Haven High School Student, 16, Died in Car Crash
- Woman Refuses to Leave Motel Room, Chooses to Be Arrested: PD
- 'Aggressive' Panhandler Charged with Robbing 85-Year-Old Woman: Police
- Updated: Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor From CT Among Two Killed in Crash
- Snapchat Gun Video Leads to Arrest of High Student: PD
- Christopher Plaskon Accepts Plea Offer in Fatal School Stabbing Case: (Live Updates)
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