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Regional Police Roundup: April Fools’ Joke Brings More Cops than Laughs
An Ellington man pulling an April Fools’ joke on his girlfriend ended up with a police escort instead of a funny punchline.

Bio: Megan graduated from the University of Maine, Orono, in 1996 with a degree in French. She continued her education at Boston University where she earned a master's degree in Print Journalism with a focus on multi-media communications.
She began her professional career as a journalist at the Milford Daily News in Milford, MA, in 1999 before accepting a position at the Norwich Bulletin in Norwich, CT.
Until December 2010, when she joined Patch, Megan worked for more than 8 years as a staff writer for The Day newspaper in New London, CT, where she covered multiple towns and shot and edited video for theday.com.
An Ellington man pulling an April Fools’ joke on his girlfriend ended up with a police escort instead of a funny punchline.

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This week's schedule of games involving Ellington and Somers high schools varsity teams.
The East Windsor gun shop lost its license months after the revocation process began, an attorney told lohud.com.
A list of Windsor Locks and East Windsor government boards and commissions meetings for the week.
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This week's schedule of games involving East Windsor and Windsor Locks high schools varsity teams.
A home on Bridle Path Drive in Somers was the most expensive transaction, while a townhouse in Ellington was the most economical, according to records filed in the town clerks' offices.
"Within the next few weeks the outside of our new Meeting House will be clearly in view from all over town." ~ Rev. Barry Cass
President Obama will speak at the University of Hartford on Monday, April 8.
Celebrate the fact that April starts out a bit nutty with April Fools Day and moves right into National Pecan month.
Celebrate the fact that April starts out a bit nutty with April Fools Day and moves right into National Pecan month.
Well known snow sports writer and advocate Richard "Dick" Butler died last week at the age of 70.
Well known snow sports writer and advocate Richard "Dick" Butler died last week at the age of 70.
Andre Linton was charged after fabricating a tale that a group of men had kidnapped him from his parents' house and stolen the weapon, according to court documents.
The following arrest and other police activity reports, provided by Connecticut State Police Troop C in Tolland, are accurate as of April 5, 2013. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions.
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The following arrest reports, provided by Connecticut State Police, are accurate as of April 5, 2013. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions.
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