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Greetings Rocky Hill! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Rocky Hill officer wounded in deadly police shootout near town line
  • What new protections Rocky Hill tenants now have at The Beacon complex
  • How Rocky Hill neighbors are rallying around Officer Escobar after the shooting

Also on today's calendar: Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Monday: An afternoon shower, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 2 Police Officers Shot, Suspect Dead After Exchange Of Gunfire: Police (patch.com) — Residents near the Rocky Hill–Newington line are learning more after a police pursuit from Hartford ended in an exchange of gunfire that left a Rocky Hill officer and a Hartford officer wounded and the suspect dead. The Rocky Hill officer has been released from the hospital, and officials from Hartford and across Connecticut are praising the officers' service while the state Inspector General investigates the shooting.
   

2. CT official inks strict agreement on building residents had to evacuate. What it demands. (courant.com) — Hundreds of Rocky Hill apartment residents at the former Concierge Apartments, now The Beacon, will see stricter oversight after a second agreement between Connecticut's attorney general and the complex's owner. A neutral inspector, quarterly checks, and new communication requirements aim to fix long-running maintenance issues and ensure safer, more reliable housing for Rocky Hill tenants going forward.
   

3. Fundraiser for Connecticut officer shot in face, arm raises nearly $17K (nhregister.com) — A Rocky Hill police officer, Jon Escobar, was shot in the arm and face during a pursuit that began in Hartford and ended near the Rocky Hill town line, and a FundtheFirst campaign has already raised nearly $17,000 for his recovery. Both Escobar and a Hartford officer were released from the hospital, while state investigators review the fatal shooting of the suspect.
   

4. Yale police officer charged with workers' comp fraud (ctpost.com) — State officials say a Yale campus police officer is accused of improperly collecting nearly $39,000 in workers' compensation benefits and has been charged with larceny, perjury, and fraud. He surrendered at the Rocky Hill Police Department, and the case will be prosecuted by the Workers' Compensation Fraud Control Unit based in Rocky Hill, underscoring the town's role in statewide investigations.
   

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