I was real busy writing my research paper and dropped the ball on this story (sorry).
Hundreds of pieces of holiday mail were destroyed when a delivery truck from a Danbury post office caught fire on Thursday just over the New York line.
The mail cannot be salvaged or replaced, but customers expecting mail-order packages and have a tracking number can likely get replacements, postal officials said.
The truck was carrying mail for about 200 customers and the U.S. Postal Service is sending letters to everyone on the route to inform of the accident.
The fire ignited near Brewster, N.Y., just after the driver noticed what he thought was steam coming from the engine.
The driver pulled over and, officials said, the truck "went up like a cheap toaster."
According to WFSB Channel 3, the cause of the fire was engine-related.
Thanks to a reader for the heads-up on this story.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
Did the News-Times cover this? 
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
