Ray Bendici

Maybe it’s the stench of learning. Ugh! [March 16, 2010] A strange odor that was making students and staff ill was responsible for closing McGee Middle School in Berlin … Source: NBC …

Sounds like he took the law into his own hands, so to speak. [March 27, 2009] A Wolcott police officer is accused of engaging in inappropriate activities by himself while “resting” in …

Another nice use of taxpayer money. [March 18, 2010] An Ansonia police officer was quickly acquitted by a jury after a three-day trial in which he was accused of stealing a $25 …

Don’t try this at home! [July 29, 2009] During a police chase, a Bridgeport police officer allegedly hit a suspect with his cruiser, knocking him down, then backed over him … Source: …

Just a wild and crazy goooose! [February 10, 2012] Animal protection officers in Old Lyme are trying to catch a wild goose that has a foot-long arrow stuck in its head … …

Love the story of the Old Leather Man, but is this going to solve the mystery? [November 29, 2010] A New York research team has gotten permission to dig up the grave …

The first prison (as well as the first copper mine) in U.S. history has seen its fair share of heartache and tragedy — and also stories of ghost sightings and other paranormal …

Maybe it was a pirate? [March 6, 2010] New Haven police are searching for a one-eyed man who broke into a home while was dressed as a woman … Source: NBC 30

Less than meets the eye. [April 30, 2013] Rescue units were scrambled to help two men who appeared to be stuck on a jetty in Bridgeport’s Seaside Park, but it turned out …

These birds obviously have expensive taste. [June 8, 2010] The main pier of the Noroton Yacht Club in Darien has been shut down for the summer due to a family of ospreys …

Did we here at Damned Connecticut recently snap an actual unidentified flying object over the Sound? We let the experts take a look at what we’re calling “Image 0386.”