An oddities and curiosities shop in Wallingford? Try to keep us away.
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Second time this weekâmight be the spirit of Flip Wilson. “The Devil made me do it!”
[November 4, 2011] A New Britain man who allegedly killed his father using a meat cleaver and sword told police upon his arrest that he was Satan …
Source: Hartford Courant -
Talk about phoning it in. [April 25, 2014] A woman accused of prostitution told police she stole a man’s phone because she preferred that to having sex with him … Source: Bridgeport…
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Maybe operating under the theory, “It never hurts to ask”?
[January 28, 2010] A Bethel man accused of rape tried to convince a judge in Litchfield Superior Court that the state owes him $2.5 trillion because of logistical and procedural errors that occurred during his arrest …
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Anyone else want to rub him for good luck?
[June 11, 2011] A man who made it through his service time in Afghanistan was struck by lightning just outside his Montville home …
Source: WTNH 8 -
You may have heard that Dec. 21, 2012 marks the end of the Mayan calendar. It does not, however, mean the end of the world, no matter how much Hollywood wants to cash in on the idea.
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See, it’s weird because of all the names involved.
[September 15, 2010] A man named “Almighty Supremeborn Allah” — and who lives on High Street in New Britian — was arrested for cocaine possession …
Source: New Britain Herald -
From the story: “Hey honey … uh … there’s an alligator in the driveway.” Priceless!
[August 11, 2009] An 18-inch alligator was captured by a homeowner in the driveway of his Hamden home …
Source: New Haven Register -
Wow, that global warming is in high gear if we’re getting gators up here!
[June 23, 2012] A 3-foot-flong alligator, wearing a collar and a leash, was caught in Enfield near the Connecticut River …
Source: New London Day -
Call the “Swamp People.”
[June 30, 2013] Authorities in New London caught a 3.5-foot alligator in the front yard of a Broad Street home …
Source: The Day -
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Just an odd creature to single out for violence.
[December 24, 2011] Four alpacas have been stabbed to death by unknown attackers at an Essex farm, bringing the total of animals slain to six …
Source: Hartford Courant