Prison on Lockdown After Guards Were Stabbed; Giffords Pens Book Inspired by Sandy Hook Shootings; 2-Year-Old Critical After Crash; Owner of Dog Shot by Police Officer Speaks Out

Here’s a look at the top stories for Thursday, Oct. 9 in our Connecticut Patch towns.

• Prison on Lockdown After Guards Were Stabbed
• Gabby Giffords Moved Writes Book After Sandy Hook School Shootings
• 2 Year-Old in Critical Condition After Crash
• Report: President Obama Heading to Bridgeport to Support Malloy
• Administrators Plead Not Guilty for Failure to Report Teacher-Student Sexual Relationship
• Officers Involved in Taser Death Case Identified
• Owner of Dog Shot by Police Officer Speaks Out
• Naugatuck Woman Struck and Killed in Waterbury
• Students Celebrate International Walk to School Day
• Help Durham, Middlefield Be Bully-Free
• Store Clerk Faces Sex Assault Charges
• Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for Murder Woman Appointed to State Parole Board
• Talk on the Celtic Origins of Halloween
• Forum on Breast Cancer Detection and Treatment to be Held in New Haven
• Has Your Livestock Gone Missing? Southbury Animal Control Wants Your Help

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