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(CROMWELL, Conn.) -- A Cromwell man has been arrested on voyeurism charges.
Edward Taupier, 48, was taken into custody by police on Wednesday and charged with voyeurism and disseminating voyeuristic material, published reports stated.
Taupier is accused of posting an intimate video on the Internet.
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(HARTFORD, Conn.) -- A Bridgeport man has been found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm.
On Wednesday, a Hartford jury found Federico Cannon, 30, guilty of one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a previously convicted felon, stemming from his arrest in February last year, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The trial began Monday and the evidence presented indicated that a loaded gun was found in a vehicle that was pulled over by Bridgeport Police on Feb. 25, 2012. Cannon was a passenger in the vehicle, and investigators determined that the weapon belonged to him.
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(BROOKLYN, Conn.) -- Three men arrested after a traffic stop now face multiple drug charges related to hundreds of bags filled with heroin found in their vehicle.
According to the Norwich Bulletin, Michael Pipkin, 25, Tylon Collette, 24, and Akinola Balogun, 25, were subject to a traffic stop on Tuesday afternoon. During the stop, a police dog alerted officers to the presence of drugs. Officers then found nearly 300 bags of pre-packaged cocaine.
The drugs reportedly have a street value of $3,000.
All three were charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin with intent to sell. According to the Bulletin, Pipkin and Collette are due in court on Wednesday. Balogun was released on $25,000 bond and is due in court on June 11.
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(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- In welcomed news for commuters, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on Wednesday that regular service has resumed on the Metro-North Railroad following last week's train collision.
"Regular Service in Effect on the New Haven Line Today, Wednesday, May 22," stated a message on the MTA's website.
This comes after there was limited service on the line, as crews worked to repair tracks and other infrastructure that was damaged last Friday in a derailment and collision incident.
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(HARTFORD, Conn.) -- Over a dozen people have been displaced after a fire ripped through a Hartford home on Wednesday morning.
The blaze was reported around 3 a.m. at a home located on Blue Hills Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting from the top level of the home.
Officials said in published reports that 14 people have been displaced by the fire.
There were no reports of injury, and the cause of the fire is being investigated.
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