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HAMDEN — Brian Lecuyer has worked in the town’s Public Works Department for about 20 years, but one of the scariest moments of his life happened just last month when a tornado ripped through town . Within minutes of getting on the road after leaving the DPW building on Shepard Avenue, the tornado was right in front of him, he said. Read more at CTInsider.com ›

By Teresa Pellicano 

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Caught on camera: a West Haven police officer rescued a swimmer in distress at Bradley Point in West Haven Sunday afternoon. At approximately 12:56 p.m., West Haven Police Department received several 911 calls for a ‘person in distress’ and then eventually a report of ‘a person in the water struggling to stay afloat.’

According to police, all shore patrols and officers in the area were dispatched to Bradley Point. Police say several units arrived at the same and it was quickly determined that the subject was “in immediate danger of going under if he was not given assistance.” View full story here.