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Eighteen months after the deadly shooting at Oxford High School, parents want answers from the district. The mistrust sowed in the community by the delays reflects failures across the country to methodically investigate these tragedies.
Bemer was accused of, and did not dispute, that he paid thousands of dollars for sex with at least five drug addicted or mentally unstable young men who had been procured for him. Bemer also admitted knowing the men were recruited by Danbury pimp Robert King, with whom he had a long business and personal relationship. But Bemer denied knowing King forced the young men to become unwilling participants in a male prostitution ring by extortion and the with holding of drugs.
Chief: No video of Derby officer shooting person who fired at passing car
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Ansonia police block off Division Street near the intersection Pershing Drive following reports of a police shooting.Ethan Fry / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A state police investigator walks past a handgun at the scene of a 7 am police shooting involving a Derby police officer on Division Street in Ansonia, Conn. on Monday, April 26, 2021. Division Street marks the border between Ansonia and Derby.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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State police investigate the scene of a 7 am police shooting involving a Derby police officer on Division Street in Ansonia, Conn. on Monday, April 26, 2021. Division Street marks the border between Ansonia and Derby.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less