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East Lyme ― Residents of the town hailed in the New York Times as “clean, safe, peaceful and quiet” don’t want to be like the more recognizable tourist town to the east. Joan Gignac, walking with frie...
East Lyme ― A proposed three-story mix of apartments and shops decried this week by opponents as “too much on too little space” was said by the project engineer and architect to conform with zoning r...
Published December 13. 2020 12:01AM Lee Elci's comments about the police pursuit policy epitomizes the danger of writing about something you know nothing about, “Micromanaging police gives criminals the advantage,” (Dec. 9). The Uniform Statewide Pursuit Policy he castigates reflects long-standing policies in practice for many years. A police pursuit is a use of force and must be balanced by the nature of the offense, based upon the officer's knowledge at the time of the incident, and the need to apprehend the offender. Any police pursuit is dangerous. A high-speed pursuit should be con...