Student Pilot Intentionally Crashes Plane, Killing Self Because His Family Forced Him To Become A Pilot

Story out of East Hartford, Connecticut:

Investigators believe a twin-engine airplane was intentionally crashed onto a busy street in Connecticut, killing a student pilot, local police and a federal official said Wednesday.

The Piper PA 34 light aircraft went down Tuesday afternoon on Main Street in East Hartford near the front gate of Pratt & Whitney, a manufacturer of aircraft engines for both civil and military aviation, raising fears the crash was an act of terrorism.

The flight instructor, who survived the crash, told first responders and investigators he got into an altercation with the student pilot, which resulted in a struggle in the cockpit, a US official with direct knowledge of the investigation said.

The official said it appeared the student pilot was frustrated with his family and said he was being forced to become a pilot. (Well, not anymore.)

No recorders or video were on board the small plane, meaning there is no direct evidence to corroborate what the flight instructor said.

But based on initial interviews, authorities believe the instructor's account is truthful and that the student pilot intentionally crashed the plane. Cont. (Video/Autoplay)

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Mia Farrow's Paraplegic Son Commits Suicide

Story out of Roxbury, Connecticut:

The 27-year-old, paraplegic son of actress Mia Farrow fatally shot himself in the torso before being found in his vehicle along a Connecticut road, the state medical examiner's office ruled Thursday.

Thaddeus Wilk Farrow was found seriously wounded in his vehicle in Roxbury on Wednesday, about 8 miles from his mother's home in neighbouring Bridgewater. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

The medical examiner's office determined the cause of death was suicide during an autopsy. State police had said there was no criminal element to the death.

Mia Farrow wrote in a Twitter posting on Thursday that her family is devastated by Thaddeus' death.

"He was a wonderful, courageous person who overcame so much hardship in his short life," she wrote. "We miss him. Thank you for the outpouring of condolences and works of kindness." Cont.

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Woman Returning Items To Babies 'R Us After Miscarriage Told She Can Only Get Back Half In Store Credit

Babies 'R Us' motto: 'Where's your dead baby's' money at bitch?'

Story out of Watertown, Connecticut: 

A mom based in Watertown, Conn., who suffered a stillborn birth says she was humiliated by Babies 'R Us staff after she was forced to explain why she was returning her items.

Jessica Huchko, who is the mom of three girls, shared her heartbreaking experience through a public Facebook post in late August.

"My husband and I were so excited to be expecting a son in October," she wrote. "So I went to babies r us and bought a new car seat and a double stroller since I needed to upgrade my equipment. Unfortunately we learned that my son had passed away."

She continued, "I delivered my son at 24 weeks. Held him and hugged him until I had to let him go. I was absolutely heartbroken. I had to make the dreaded trip to your store soon after my loss to return my purchases. I never expected that my son would not survive so I did not save the receipt."

When the 35-year-old mother arrived at the store, she claims staff kept probing her for answers as to why she was returning the baby products she unfortunately could no longer use.

"I guess I didn't give her a good enough answer, so she asked, ‘Why are you returning this?’" Huchko told WFSB. "And it triggered something inside of me, that a tear just rolled down my face and I had to just say, 'My son passed away and I can't use them."'

The cashier did eventually apologize once she learned the reasons for the mother's returns, according to Huchko. However, when senior staff got involved, things reportedly got worse.

After finding out some of the items the mother recently purchased were discontinued, the store manager offered Huchko half the value of the car seat and only two cents for the stroller.

"I was so upset and frustrated with this place I started hysterically crying while everyone was watching me. I have never been more embarrassed in my life," Huchko shared, as reported by Good Housekeeping. "I was still in complete mourning of losing my son and now this? I grabbed my store credit and ran out of the store."

After her traumatic experience, Huchko reached out to local news and shared her story via social media, and it was only then Babies 'R Us got in touch with her, apologized and offered her the remaining balance. Cont. (Video/Autoplay)

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Chinese Food Delivery Woman Murdered During Robbery

Story out of Waterbury, Connecticut:

A robbery turned into the murder of a Chinese restaurant delivery woman in Waterbury on Tuesday night.

Police said 59-year-old Helena Vargas,of Waterbury, died after she was shot once in the neck in the area of 70 Linden St. around 9:30 p.m.

Police said Vargas and a delivery man, identified as 61-year-old Rolando Alvarez, were attacked by a group of four people including two men and two women. The man "was physically assaulted" while Vargas was shot.

Alvarez told police "The guy ran up on me quick and he pushed my face away...The guy told me give him the money and the phone. The second guy ran over to Helena who was sitting in the car. I could not see what was going on but I heard her say "Papi" and then heard two gun shots."

After first aid was given to Vargas, police said she was rushed to St. Mary’s Hospital where she died a short time later.

The four people were arrested in the area of Oak Street on Wednesday.

All four were charged with felony murder, first-degree robbery and  and first-degree conspiracy to commit robbery. Wright and the 16-year-old man were also charged with second-degree larceny in the second degree, second-degree conspiracy at larceny, carrying a pistol without a permit and criminal use of a firearm. Cont. (Video)

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Man With Neck Tattoo Of His Girlfriend's Name Arrested After Her Rotting Body Found In Closet

Story out of Waterbury, Connecticut:

The discovery of a body in a closet has led to the arrest of a woman's boyfriend.

When officers arrived at the scene on Plaza Avenue, they found the body of 40-year-old Melanie Heuberger.

"You could smell it on the street. I don't know if they opened the windows or whatever, but it was coming down the street," neighbor Darrick Bass said. "It was bad."

Plaeger was eventually developed as the suspect, according to police. He lived at the address with his girlfriend, Heuberger.

Days before the victim's death, investigators said the couple was involved in some kind of a domestic dispute.

Police said Plaeger strangled Heuberger.

Katherine Carr was friends with Heuberger. Carr said the couple had their issues, but she never would have imagined this incident.

"He loved her so much. He has a tattoo on his neck of her name. He has another tattoo on him of her name, so that is two tattoos," Carr said. "That is a pretty permanent thing. He is someone, who idolized her. He worshiped her. I don't know how it got twisted like this." Cont. (Video)

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"That's F*cking Disgusting" - Target Employees Protect Breastfeeding Mother From Lunatic

Story out of Torrington, Connecticut:

A woman said she was verbally assaulted while breastfeeding her baby in a Target store in Torrington, Conn.

Jessie Maher captured the incident on video and posted it to Facebook on June 13. She said that she was nursing her infant when a man yelled, “Can’t you do that somewhere else? … That’s f*****g disgusting … You are nasty.”

The man then demands store staff give him a refund for his purchased items. Maher said the Target staff told her she was free to breastfeed her baby anywhere in the store. Cont. (Video)

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Teen Gets 25 Years After Murdering Girl Who Rejected Him As Her Prom Date

On the bright side he's going to get plenty of prom dates in prison. Story out of Milford, Connecticut:

A teenager was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for fatally stabbing a classmate after she turned down his invitation to the junior prom.

A judge handed down the sentence to 19-year-old Christopher Plaskon in Milford Superior Court. He pleaded no contest to murder in March in the killing of 16-year-old Maren Sanchez inside Jonathan Law High School in Milford on April 25, 2014, the day of the prom.

Sanchez's parents said after the hearing that they were frustrated that the prison sentence wasn't longer. Plaskon will be eligible for parole in 13 years under new state juvenile sentencing laws.

While prosecutors said there was evidence from several sources that the attack was prompted by Sanchez's rejection of Plaskon's prom invitation, Plaskon's lawyer, Edward Gavin, said the stabbing wasn't related to the prom. Family and friends of Plaskon told police he was upset with Sanchez for rejecting his invitation. Cont. (Video)

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"Kill The Jew" - School Loses Control Over It's Bigoted Students

Story out of Branford, Connecticut:

Orit Avizov is speaking out. She says her 12-year-old son was physically attacked and verbally threatened by other students at Walsh Intermediate.

Avizov said, “He slammed his head in the locker, he got him knocked down to the ground he started kicking him and punching him in his stomach and his ribs.”

Avizov told News 8 the attack wasn’t just physical, her son was verbally assaulted, because of his religion.

“This child started yelling kill the Jew, Kill the Jew, Kill the Jew while he’s attacking my son,” said Avizov. She says the school should have done more. Avizov said, “It’s horrible, it’s a horrible horrible feeling. I blame the administration, I went in there. I cried. I yelled. I screamed.”

Avizov said earlier this week she joined other parents at the Board of Education meeting who are also dealing with their children being bullied. They want the school to do more to address what they call a pattern of bullying. Cont. (Video)

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(Moron) - Man Threatens On Twitter To Bomb Trump Rally, Arrested

Story out of Waterbury, Connecticut:

A 20-year-old man is facing charges after authorities say he tweeted out a bomb threat during a Donald Trump rally in Connecticut on Saturday.

Connecticut State Police say the U.S. Secret Service contacted them Saturday afternoon after they say Sean Morkys posted on Twitter, “Is someone going to bomb the trump rally or am I going to have to?”

Police say that tweet was followed by another warning (to) a friend to have his family members leave the rally so they wouldn’t get hurt.

Authorities tracked the tweets to a Waterbury home, where they found Morkys. After determining he didn’t pose an immediate threat, he was taken into custody and released on $25,000 bond. Cont.

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Husband And Wife Arrested For Fight Over Crab Legs

Story out of Manchester, Connecticut:

Police in Manchester, Connecticut arrested a husband and wife after an argument at Royal Buffet got out of hand on Saturday night.

Manchester police say they were called to 410 West Middle Turnpike for a dispute that started as an argument over crab legs at the buffet table and escalated into a physical confrontation. During the scuffle, a 21-year-old man was punched in the face and lost a tooth.

That man's mother jumped in and used pepper spray on her son's attackers. Her actions were in self-defense and she is not facing any charges, according to police.

Police arrested Clifford Knight, 45, and Latoya Knight, 38, both of Windsor. Clifford Knight is charged with third-degree assault and disorder conduct. Latoya Knight is charged with disorderly conduct and threatening. Police said the suspects are husband and wife. Cont.

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Listen To Woman Call 911 Over Pizza Order

Story out of Hartford, Connecticut:

A woman called 911 to complain that a Hartford, Connecticut, pizza shop made a mistake with her order and wouldn’t return her money, so she wanted police officers to get it back for her.

The woman said she ordered a small half-cheese, half-bacon pizza from Empire Pizza on New Britain Avenue, but they gave her one that had hamburger on half of it.

The pizza shop said the incident happened a couple weeks ago and they would have been happy to replace the order, but the woman said she'd already eaten half of the pizza. Cont. (Video/Audio)

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"It's Very Rude Of Them, They Broke My Bucket" - Parents Cause Chaos At Easter Egg Hunt

I would understand if it was money lying around a field, but frickin eggs? Story out of Orange, Connecticut:

Chaos erupted when parents rushed the fields at an annual PEZ Easter egg hunt in Orange, Connecticut, causing the event to end early, the visitor center's general manager told NBC Connecticut.

Staff had laid out nearly 10,000 eggs over three fields at the PEZ visitor center and planned three start times for different age groups, but some parents ignored that plan, rushing the fields early, trampling signs and shoving other participants. One woman said an adult injured her grandchild's nose.

"It was ridiculous. The parents were literally a poster for everything not to do," said West Haven mom Nicole Welch.

Her son, Vincent, described the scene in his own words.

"Somebody pushed me over and take my eggs and it's very rude of them and they broke my bucket," Vincent recalled. Cont. (Video/Autoplay)

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"I Think We Should Just Pop Him" - Cop Says About Man Lying In Road

Story out of Meriden, Connecticut:

Just after 7:30 p.m. on September 19, 2015, Meriden police officers John Slepski and John Slezak responded to report of an intoxicated man lying in the middle of the road on Arch Parkway. A dash camera from Slepski’s police cruiser captured the interaction between the officers and the man and prompted an investigation into their conduct that evening.

An internal affairs investigation into the incident concluded with Officer Slepski being suspended without pay for 60 days and Officer Slezak suspended without pay for five days.

On the video, Slepski can be heard using profanity numerous times and as he first approaches the subject he says to Slezak, “I think we should just pop him.”

Slezak can be heard saying, “He’s fine, he just wants a ride to the hospital.”

In other statements made on the video, Slezak tells the subject he should be ashamed, and Slepski calls him derogatory names and takes out his pepper spray saying he will spray him if he doesn’t move to the side of the road. Cont. (Video)

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Student Pulled Out Of Class For Saying 'ISIS' During US Pledge Of Allegiance

A Connecticut high school student has been pulled out of classes and reported to police for substituting "ISIS" for the "United States of America" during the Pledge of Allegiance.

Lt. Andrew Cota says the 15-year-old student at Ansonia High School wasn't charged, but the case was turned over to the Department of Homeland Security. Police say there is no danger to the community. Federal officials declined to comment.

An attorney representing the school and Board of Education says the boy's dismissal was "out of an abundance of caution."

The boy's mother said at a board meeting that removing her son from school was an irrational decision. Cont.

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