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Friends Fur-Ever: Cat, Dog Duo Hoping to Be Adopted Together

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An unlikely duo at MSPCA-Angell's animal shelter in Boston is hoping to be adopted together after they were surrendered in the same crate.

A cat named Kitty and her chihuahua best friend Leila were surrendered to the Jamaica Plain animal shelter on March 14 after their owners lost their home and could not find a new place to accommodate the pets.

The pet pair's bond is so paws-itively unique and true, that the two were even surrendered to the shelter in the same pet carrier. Staff initially tried to follow protocol by housing the pets with their respective species, but Kitty would yell when she would be separated from Leila.

Now, staff at MSPCA-Angell's are determined to keep them together and have even broken protocol for that very reason.

"Leila is 2 years old and has lived every moment of her life with Kitty," said Anna Rafferty-Fore, associate director of the MSPCA’s Boston adoption center. "They are each other’s best friend and keeping them together has made a very difficult situation much easier for them to handle."

The animal shelter is seeking adopters who are willing to welcome both Kitty, age 6, and Leila into their homes. The dynamic duo are described by staff as "playful, affectionate and gentle."

Those who are interested in adopting these best friends can email adoption@mspca.org or visit the MSPCA's Boston adoption location in Jamaica Plain.



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Fire Displaced 25 Danbury Residents

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Twenty-five Danbury residents were displaced when fire broke out at 5 Main St. Thursday night. 

Firefighters responded to the scene after a 911 call came in reporting smoke. 

Officials said the fire damage was kept to a minimum, but around 25 people were displaced for the night. No one was injured. 

The Red Cross responded to provide assistance and the Danbury fire marshal’s office was investigating the cause of the fire.



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XL Center to Host Round 2 of NCAA Basketball Tournament Saturday

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Basketball fans will be back in Hartford Sunday for round two of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. 

The four teams advancing to the second round this Saturday are Florida State, Murray State, Villanova and Purdue. 

Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.  

One ticket will be valid for both games with no re-entry in between games. 

During the first round of the NCAA tournament, Florida State defeated Vermont 76 to 69, Murray State defeated Marquette 83 to 64, Villanova beat St. Mary’s 61 to 57, and Purdue defeated St. Mary’s 61 to 48. 

The Florida State vs. Murray State game starts at 6:10 p.m. 

Thirty minutes after that game ends, the Villanova vs. Purdue game will start. 

Parking Information: 

There will be $10 parking throughout downtown Hartford in designated surface lots and garages during all March Madness festivities. The following list of garages will feature $10 Tournament:

58 Chapel St.
1212 Main St.
285 Church St.
55 Chapel St. South (MAT Garage)
10 Ford St.
185 Pearl St.
160 Jewell St.
Trumbull on the Park Garage
The XL Center garage is $15

Public Transportation: 

The Dash Shuttle, CTTransit's free circulatory bus in downtown Hartford, will operate with extended hours on Wednesday, March 20 through Saturday, March 23. 

Dash Extended Hours:

Friday, March 22: 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 23: 8:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Local Restaurant Deals: 

Certain downtown Hartford restaurants and bars will be offering exclusive Tournament deals throughout the weekend. See the full list of discounts here XLCenter.com/deals. 

Party on Pratt: 

There will be a free block party open to public and it will feature a pop-up pub with local breweries and distilleries, live music, local vendors and exhibits. All ages welcome! Learn more here xlcenter.com/prattstreet 

Hours: 

Friday, March 22: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 23: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. 



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Northern Lights May Be Visible in Connecticut Saturday Night

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People here in Connecticut may get a rare chance to see the Northern Lights this weekend.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a moderate geomagnetic storm watch for Saturday.

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, are the result of electrons colliding with the Earth's atmosphere near the North Pole, according to NOAA.

The Space Weather Prediction Center detected a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun's surface on Wednesday that may affect the Earth's atmosphere on Saturday.

According to a map released by the Space Weather Prediction Center puts Connecticut on the very southern fringe of areas that may be able to see the phenomenon.

Even during large geomagnetic storms, it can be difficult to see the Aurora Borealis in Connecticut because of the amount of light pollution here.

For those who want to try and catch a glimpse Saturday night, find a dark area away from street and city lights and look north.



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Flight Attendant With DACA Detained by Immigration

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A Mesa Airlines flight attendant who was erroneously reassured by her airline that she could fly to Mexico was taken into custody on her return to the United States and has been held for more than a month at an immigration detention center in Conroe, Texas, according to her attorney. 

Selene Saavedra Roman, 28, a flight attendant for Mesa Airlines, a regional airline based in Phoenix, was stopped Feb. 12 at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, her attorney Belinda Arroyo told NBC News Friday. Saavedra Roman's detention was first reported by The Points Guy travel site

Originally from Peru, she is enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, the Obama administration-era program that allows her to remain legally in the country and work. 

“We are deeply sorry Selene and her husband have had to endure this situation. It is patently unfair for someone to be detained for six weeks over something that is nothing more than an administrative error and a misunderstanding,” said Mesa Chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein. "We are doing everything in our power to ask the administration to release Selene, and drop all charges stemming from this horrible situation."

Saavedra Roman is married to a U.S. citizen and is in the process of applying for legal residency status, but Arroyo said the federal government is now threatening to revoke her DACA status.



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Stoneman Douglas Shooting Survivor Takes Her Own Life

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A survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School died by suicide this past weekend.

Sydney Aiello, 19, killed herself Sunday, friends of the former Parkland student told NBC 6. Family and friends were saying their goodbyes to Aiello at a funeral on Friday.

Andrew Pollack, whose daughter, Meadow, was killed in the Feb. 14, 2018 shooting, told NBC 6 his daughter had been friends with Aiello. Pollack said he was too distraught to speak Friday.

"Beautiful Sydney with such a bright future was taken from us way too soon. My friend’s sister and someone dear to Meadow," Pollack's son, Hunter, tweeted.

Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina also died in the school attack, started the Walkup Foundation to raise awareness of mental health issues both to prevent mass shootings and to help those suffering after they occur.

"It’s devastating, it was hard enough to lose the 17 and to think that more people are suffering to the point where they feel like they need to take their own life, it’s heartbreaking," Petty said.

A GoFundMe set up for Aiello's family had already surpassed its $20,000 goal in one day.

If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting 'Home' to 741741.



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New Britain Mayor, City Councilor Butt Heads on Tax Hike

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A recommendation made to Mayor Erin Stewart by the Board of Finance and Taxation on how the city should spend its money is known as the first part of the New Britain budget process. But this year things look different than in previous ones.

“The city is on an unsustainable path of spending,” Carlo Carlozzi, the Common Council majority leader said.

“I’ve never seen a resolution like this before,” Mayor Erin Stewart said.

This time, the recommendation includes a $13 million increase to the budget.

“It’s not the largest increase I have seen in my years here,” Stewart said.

While Stewart says the rise comes from various tax rate calculations, city council members say taxpayers can’t afford it.

“We have tried over and over and over again to reduce the tax burdens on the citizens of New Britain. It’s been falling on deaf ears,” Carlozzi said.

Common Council Majority leader Carlo Carlozzi called on the mayor Friday, through a resolution, to reduce the city’s spending in order to prevent a 10 percent property tax hike being passed on to residents.

“What that means is there has to be cuts at City Hall, the mayor has refused to do that over and over and over again,” Carlozzi said.

Stewart says the mill rate increase proposed by the Board of Finance and Taxation leaves her to find where she can cut $25 million from the budget to help offset a potential tax hike.

“I go through this budget line item by line item try my best every year to present the council with what I feel is the best budget possible for the taxpayers and the citizens of New Britain,” Stewart said.

Stewart has until mid-April to present her proposed budget to council but Carlozzi says councilmembers will now discuss their resolution at next week’s council meeting.

“It’s very complicated, it’s not just as simple as adding and subtracting the difference between this year‘s budget and the proposed next year’s budget," Stewart said.

“She needs to take the big cuts that need to happen at City Hall whatever it takes to get there we need to do it,” Carlozzi said.



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Special Counsel Mueller Wraps Up Russia Probe

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Special counsel Robert Mueller has finished his investigation into Russian election meddling, officials said Friday. Attorney General William Barr will soon report to Congress on Mueller's findings


New Haven Mayor Names Interim Police Chief

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New Haven Mayor Toni Harp has named Assistant Chief Otoniel Reyes as interim police chief to replace former Chief Anthony Campbell, who announced his plans to retire last month.

Campbell was selected as New Haven’s police chief in 2017 after serving as the interim chief when former Police Chief Dean Esserman resigned.

Reyes has been with the department since January 2000 and over the years has served in the patrol division, the detective bureau as a detective sergeant in the special victims unit, the major crimes unit and homicide unit, a district commander for the Hill South District, officer in charge of the Investigative Services Division, and most recently assistance chief of operations for the department.

"I want to thank Mayor Harp for the confidence she has placed in me to lead the men and women of the New Haven Police Department and for the opportunity to serve as Interim Chief in the city where I was born and raised,” Reyes said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing the legacy of excellence in community policing that our department is known for around the country and the world.”



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Mueller Probe Reaction: Should the Report Be Released?

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As soon as Special Counsel Robert Mueller had submitted his report on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election to Attorney General William Barr, Democratic politicians began pushing for its release to Americans.

Many insisted that President Donald Trump not be allowed to determine what parts are made public.

Senate Republican Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, in a statement released Friday, called only for as much openness as possible. He said that he hoped the report would help improve efforts to protect American democracy, which many Republicans believed had been threatened by Russia.

"The attorney general has said he intends to provide as much information as possible," he said. "As I have said previously, I sincerely hope he will do so as soon as he can, and with as much openness and transparency as possible."

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Barr determines how much of the report to share with Congress, and in a letter to lawmakers on the House and Senate judiciary committees said that he may be in a position to advise them of Mueller’s principal conclusions as soon as the weekend.

Democrats House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Senate Minority Chuck Schumer of New York released a statement demanding that President Donald Trump not be given an early look at the report.

"Now that Special Counsel Mueller has submitted his report to the Attorney General, it is imperative for Mr. Barr to make the full report public and provide its underlying documentation and findings to Congress. Attorney General Barr must not give President Trump, his lawyers or his staff any 'sneak preview' of Special Counsel Mueller's findings or evidence, and the White House must not be allowed to interfere in decisions about what parts of those findings or evidence are made public," they said.

This month the House voted overwhelmingly on a nonbinding resolution to make the report's findings available to the public. The vote was 420 to zero, with four members voting present. 

The former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, said that throughout a prolonged investigation, which cost tens of millions in taxpayer dollars and included aggressive surveillance tools, "we still haven’t seen any evidence of collusion."

"Now that he’s wrapped up his investigation, Attorney General Barr must provide Congress and the American people with the findings to finally put an end to the speculation and innuendo that has loomed over this administration since its earliest days. Attempts to keep the collusion narrative alive, especially for political reasons, will only serve to further harm our political discourse and play into the hands of our foreign adversaries."

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, a Democrat from Rhode Island and the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, said the attorney general should expedite making the full report public, consistent with U.S. national security.

"The American people have a right to see the evidence and draw their own conclusions," Reed said. "I urge Mr. Mueller to testify before Congress about the evidence he gathered, the scope of his work, and findings."

"President Trump has sought to thwart and undermine the independent investigation at every turn," he said. "He has demeaned U.S. law enforcement and U.S. intelligence in a way that no previous President has ever done before and tried to declare himself exonerated before the report was even done."

Friday evening, many other lawmakers, including those running in the 2020 presidential election, took to Twitter with their views.

Here is a sampling of their reactions.

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911 Centers Warned to Pick Up Calls Faster

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Ten seconds seems like an incredibly tiny slice of your life. But what if that's 10 seconds of waiting to get help for a loved one, or call in a serious car crash, or a house fire, or worse?

In 2018, 11 local 911 centers in Connecticut received warnings from the state for failing to have enough staff or equipment to answer at least 90 percent of all 911 calls within 10 seconds, a state standard.

Chief Edward Stephens of the Wolcott Police Department received one of those letters.

“In a small town it's very difficult, because when something occurs we only have one dispatcher most of the time,” he said.

One dispatcher, with a records employee as a backup.

Stephens played a recording of a dispatcher taking one call on a car crash, and you can hear another call ringing in the background, showing how during any critical situation, a flurry of calls can cause a small 911 center to fall behind answering calls in within 10 seconds.

“That dispatcher has to answer every one of those calls on top of that, has to squeeze in dispatching an officer to the scene, a supervisor to the scene, an ambulance to the scene, whether tow trucks have to get there…it's not like a 911 call, no officers are responding. They are responding,” Stephens said.

Ten other 911 centers across the state were also flagged: Bloomfield, Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain, Norwalk, Norwich, Redding, Stamford, Stratford, And Weston. NBC Connecticut Investigates has reached out to each for comment. You can see their responses below.

Norwalk 911 Center Director Lieutenant Praveen John told NBC Connecticut Investigates delays come down to staffing and training.

“For the most part if it's a new dispatcher that hasn't had any background, in dispatching, it usually takes six months to do it."

State Emergency Telecommunications Manager Steve Verbil explained there are no penalties for failing to meet the standard. He says the state will simply stay on the case of 911 centers not meeting it.

“If your center, because of the way you set it up, needs to have more people, in order to do it, in 90 percent in 10 seconds, they need to have more people. Sometimes, though, just changing the way you do things can make it possible to meet the requirement,” he said.

In the case of Wolcott, the state has discussed the idea of combining with other 911 centers to become more efficient.

Stephens said, “I'm open to anything. If it's gonna help the town, I'm for it."

Statement from Scott Appleby, Bridgeport 911 Director:

“Over the years Bridgeport has had challenges meeting the state standard (answer 90% or more of 911 calls in 10 seconds during peak periods). Over past 3 years we have met and exceeded those goals. There are those times you are going to have challenges as a large municipality; major events, pursuits, fires that become challenging. We’re cognizant of the standard and it’s a goal to reach it and we are predominantly exceeding it.”

Statement from John Medley, Manager of New Britain Public Safety Telecommunications Center:

“The City of New Britain’s Public Safety Telecommunications Center (PSTC) responds to 89% of 911 calls in less than ten seconds which is consistent with the State of Connecticut guidelines of 90%. The PSTC answers all emergency calls for the City and all non-emergency calls for the New Britain Police Department. The center averages 573 total phone calls per day.

“Though New Britain strives to attain and exceed the 90% rate, there are a variety of reasons why that goal is not always attained.

“Processing 911 calls from cell phones (75% of our call volume), providing Emergency Medical Dispatch and answering text to 911 calls have all impacted the time it takes to process a 911call.

“In addition, New Britain is a unique City with a diverse population and multiple spoken languages. At times, these calls necessitate a longer duration to accurately obtain all of the pertinent information.

“We have worked with the Department of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications on specific 911 reporting to monitor monthly progress, have filled recent vacancies and the city is in the process of re-programing the phone system to have non-emergency calls travel directly to the proper extension thereby cutting the number of these calls routing through the 911 tele-communicators. It is anticipated that these changes will raise the 10-second level of response time above the 90% state threshold.”

Statement from JP Sredzinski, Stratford 911 Director:

“When we were notified we immediately began to address it (failing to answer 90% or more of 911 calls in 10 seconds during peak periods) with policies, training, coaching. If we get an accident, we get 20-30 calls for the same incident. We are working on call prioritization. We have turned around our numbers significantly. We were in the 85-88% range. Now we’re remarkably better. In February 2019 we were at 92%, January 2019, 90%, December 2018, 90%, November 2018, 91%. The improvement has happened. We are trying to comply with what the State of Connecticut is trying to achieve.”



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Timeline: Robert Mueller's Russia Investigation

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Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election has ended without additional indictments.

The investigation has stretched over nearly two years, leading to a slew of criminal charges, including against three of President Donald Trump's close associates: personal lawyer Michael Cohen, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn.

Trump has deemed the probe a "witch hunt" aimed at embarrassing him, a refrain picked up by some Republican lawmakers and many of Trump's supporters. Democrats have fought to ensure that Mueller's investigation be kept impartial.

It began in May 2017, a week after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey — Trump told NBC News that, when he decided to fire Comey, he was thinking, "this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story."

Here is a brief timeline of the probe since then:

May 17, 2017: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appoints Mueller, a former FBI director who worked under Republican and Democratic presidents. Rosenstein said, "the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command."

Oct. 5, 2017: Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about his communications with Russia, the first guilty plea revealed in Mueller's probe.

Oct. 30, 2017: The first indictments in the investigation are unsealed against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates. The charges covered a range of crimes, including bank fraud, lying on taxes and conspiracy. Both pleaded not guilty. 

Dec. 1, 2017: Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about his communications with Russia. He began cooperating with Mueller's probe.

Feb. 16, 2018: Mueller brings the first indictments tied to Russian interference in the 2016 election, against 13 Russians and three Russian citizens who allegedly meddled in it.

Feb. 23, 2018: Gates pleads guilty to conspiracy and lying to the FBI. He also began cooperating with Mueller's prosecutors.

July 13, 2018: Twelve Russian intelligence officials are indicted for allegedly hacking Democratic officials and stealing information of about 500,000 Americans.

Aug. 21, 2018: Prosecutors get the probe's first victory in court as Manafort is found guilty on eight counts, while a mistrial was declared on 10 more. The next month, Manafort pleads guilty to two more counts and agrees to cooperate with Mueller.

Nov. 26, 2018: Prosecutors claim Manafort broke the cooperation agreement, later telling the court that he told "multiple discernible lies."

Nov. 29, 2018: In a deal with Mueller's team, Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney, pleads guilty to lying to Congress about a proposed Trump development in Moscow and Cohen's contacts with Russian officials. He was sentenced to two months in prison for those lies, part of a three-year sentence that also included a guilty plea to campaign finance violations.

Jan. 25, 2019: Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone is arrested in a pre-dawn raid in Florida and indicted on obstruction, lying and witness tampering charges. Stone later pleaded not guilty.

March 7, 2019: Manafort is sentenced to 47 months in prison on bank and tax fraud charges, a far shorter term than what the sentencing guidelines called for, though the longest sentence to date in Mueller's probe.

March 13, 2019: A separate federal judge adds three-and-a-half more years to Manafort's sentence on the conspiracy charges, bringing the former Trump campaign manager's sentence to seven-and-a-half years in prison, with credit for nine months of time served.

March 22, 2019: Mueller submits his confidential report on the findings of his investigation to U.S. Attorney General William Barr.



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Bridgeport Diocese Adds New Names to List of 'Credibly Accused' Priests

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The Diocese of Bridgeport has added the names of 10 priests to its list of clergy it says are credibly accused of sexual abuse.

The Most Rev. Frank Caggiano, Bishop of Bridgeport, said in a letter posted on the Diocese's website, that the names are being added because of new circumstances surrounding their investigation.

Caggiano said the diocesan Sexual Misconduct Review Board expanded its investigation to include allegations of abuse against priests who died years before the creation of the Board. He said the Diocese has also received new allegations of sexual abuse of minors that date back several years, and that they have also re-reviewed cases in which new information has become available.

The Bridgeport Diocese made its original list of credibly-accused clergy public in October 2018.

The 10 names added to the list on Friday include nine diocesan priests and one visiting priest from Venezuela who only spent the summer of 1991 in the Bridgeport Diocese, according to Caggiano. Of the nine diocesan priests, eight are dead and one is living. The one living priest has not served in the Diocese since 1984 and was put on permanent administrative leave after an allegation in 2006 of sexual abuse of a minor dating back to the 1970s, Caggiano said.



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Police Investigating Social Media Threat Against Windham Middle School

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Willimantic police are investigating a threat made against Windham Middle School.

Officers were contacted around 10 p.m. on Friday about an Instagram post that was threatening and targeted the school, police said.

They did not say what was in the post.

Investigators are talking with Windham school administrators about the threat, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 860-465-3135.

Kraft Says He's 'Sorry' in 1st Statement Since Charges

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Robert Kraft issued his first statement on Saturday since being charged with soliciting prostitution last month.

"I am truly sorry. I know I have hurt and disappointed my family, my close friends, my co-workers, our fans and many others who rightfully hold me to a higher standard," his statement said.

"Throughout my life, I have always tried to do the right thing. The last thing I would ever want to do is disrespect another human being. I have extraordinary respect for women; my morals and my soul were shaped by the most wonderful woman, the love of my life, who I was blessed to have as my partner for 50 years."

Kraft said in his statement that he had been wanting to apologize since charges were filed against him but had to remain silent "in deference to the judicial process."

"I expect to be judged not by my words, but by my actions. And through those actions, I hope to regain your confidence and respect," his statement concluded.

On Friday, an attorney for New England Patriots owner told ESPN a video of his client at a Florida spa, where he allegedly solicited prostitution, was obtained illegally.

Adam Schefter of ESPN tweeted a statement from attorney William Burck Friday evening.

"There was no human trafficking and law enforcement knows it. The video and the traffic stop were illegal and law enforcement just doesn't want to admit it," Burck said, according to Schefter. "The state attorney needs to step up and do the right thing and investigate how the evidence in this case was obtained."

William Snyder, sheriff of Martin County, Florida, told CNBC Thursday that he expects the "explicit, sexual and graphic" content on the surveillance videos to be made public.

"I watched and just left the room," Snyder said. "There is nothing to see. It's pretty ugly."

Kraft, 77, is one of hundreds charged in in the Palm Beach County prostitution sting. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of solicitation. Prosecutors have reportedly offered to drop the charges if Kraft and the other suspects admit they would have been found guilty at trial, complete a course and 100 hours of community service. The deal also reportedly stipulates that the suspects be screened for sexually transmitted diseases.

After the charges were announced on Feb. 22, a spokesperson said, "We categorically deny that Mr. Kraft engaged in any illegal activity."



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Police Look For Men Who Stole Wallet in North Haven Resident's Car

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A North Haven resident reported her wallet was stolen from her car and her credit/debit card was used by two men, police said.

The men used the resident's card at a New Haven gas station, police said.

North Haven Police identified the men with surveillance footage.

There was no sign of forced entry, according to police.

The men were seen driving a stolen 2003 Nissan Maxima with the license plate AD53845. Police ask anyone with information to call 203-239-1616.



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Body Found in Marsh in New Haven

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A person spotted a body while walking their dog in New Haven on Saturday, police said.

The victim was a 67-year-old woman, according to police. There were no obvious signs of trauma on the body.

Police said the body of the woman was located in a low tide marsh adjacent to Quinnipiac Avenue near East Grand Avenue.

The cause of death is unknown pending an autopsy, according to police.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the New Haven Police Department Detective Bureau at 203-946-6304.



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No Tolls CT Rallies Against Lamont's Proposal to Add Tolls to State Highways

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No Tolls CT protested Governor Ned Lamont's proposal to add tolls to state highways on Saturday.

One of the street protests held took place in Cromwell.

Ralliers say tolls would hurt the economy and raise the cost of living in the state.

"I go I-384, I-84, Route 9, Route 2. I cannot afford another penny," No Tolls CT member Cathy Hopperstab said.

A spokesperson for Lamont responded to the protests across the state.

“We need a reliable, sustainable revenue source for funding transportation – 40 percent of which will be paid for by people who don’t even live here – that will be necessary to make the infrastructure investment we need to get our state growing again," he said.

The spokesperson continued: “The proposed borrowing of billions of dollars would only saddle our kids and grandkids with decades of debt. The Governor looks forward to continuing this critical conversation with residents, elected officials, and labor and business leaders in the weeks ahead."

Fraternity Expels 4 in Georgia Chapter After Racist Video

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The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity said it has expelled four members at a chapter at the University of Georgia after video surfaced appearing to show men using a racial slur about black people and talking about picking cotton, NBC News reports.

"Tau Kappa Epsilon is disgusted, appalled and angered by the remarks shown in a video of four expelled members," the national fraternity said in a statement. “TKE will not tolerate any actions such as these that would be defined as racist, discriminatory and/or offensive.”

The video, which has not been verified by NBC News, appears to show one white man using a belt to slap another who is under covers in bed, and someone saying “pick my cotton” followed by an expletive. The person being hit says, “I am not black.” When someone else says “you’re not using the right words,” a racial slur can be heard.

The University of Georgia said in a statement that it "condemns racism in the strongest terms,” that “racism has no place on our campus," and that "the fraternity has been suspended by its national organization.”



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Juvenile Arrested After Threat Made Against Windham Middle School

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A juvenile was arrested after a threat was made against Windham Middle School on Friday.

Willimantic Police said the threat appears to be a hoax and is not as viable as it was originally considered.

"Most of these reports came from the Middle School students themselves and that is commendable," Detective Lieutenant Doug Glode said in a statement.

The threat prompted an investigation by the Willimantic Patrol Division, Detective Division and the School Resource Officer.

Officers were contacted around 10 p.m. on Friday about an Instagram post that was threatening and targeted the school, police said.

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