Uh … this sounds a little contrived, doesn’t it? “Dude, the cops are here, so act like we’re so totally wasted!”
[February 22, 2010] Manchester police have arrested two men who claim that they were shooting at people they thought were following them but may have only been hallucinations …
Source: Hartford Courant

This is still one of the most unusual — and still technically unsolved — murders in Connecticut history.
[February 21, 2010] The FBI formally closed the September 2001 anthrax murder case, concluding yet never actually proving that Dr. Bruce Ivins was responsible for sending anthrax spores through the mail that killed five, including 94-year-old Ottilie Lundgren of Oxford …
Source: Connecticut Post

[*Insert "wah wah wahhhhh" trombone*]
[February 20, 2010] An East Lyme man was arrested after police caught him trying to recover a coin collection he had stolen and then hidden in a storm drain …
Source: New London Day

At least the man didn’t try to get into bed with the homeowner!
[February 19, 2010] A Lisbon homeowner was surprised on Wednesday night to find a heavily intoxicated stranger asleep on his bedroom floor …
Source: New London Day

Mmm … donuts! Ahhhhh ….
[February 17, 2010] “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti once again won the annual pazcki-eating contest at Eddy’s Bake Shop in Ansonia, downing 10 of the pastries in 5 minutes …
Source: Connecticut Post

Seems to me that something like this happened around this time last year.
[February 17, 2010] A baby gray seal was seen sunning itself on some rocks in Milford harbor, a rare site for southern Connecticut …
Source: New Haven Register

Seems to be an odd thing to celebrate a one-year anniversary of, but it was in all the papers.
[February 17, 2010] A year after being savagely attacked by Travis the chimp, Sandra Herold continues to try and recover from her horrific wounds …
Source: NBC 30

Doesn’t say if any of the supposed ghosts were hurt in the blaze.
[February 15, 2010] A fire damaged one of the abandoned factories on the Remington Arms site in Bridgeport …
Source: Connecticut Post

Things haven’t been particularly “weird” lately, so here’s a 12-foot snowman story for you!
[February 13, 2010] Five young men got together after this week’s snowstorms and created a 12-foot-high snowman in Fairfield …
Source: Connecticut Post

Just in time for Valentine’s Day. Awww.
[February 10, 2010] A Norwich man was reunited with his lost wedding ring after it was luckily found in the snow outside a Bozrah hardware store …
Source: Norwich Bulletin