9:40pm–#Bridgeport CT– An arrest and a search warrant for the apartment on the 2nd floor rear of 840 State Street has been made in connection to the shooting and killing of a 14 at State and Clinton Avenue this Christmas Eve. A neighbor told me that a 14-15 year old boy lives in that apartment. Police are just beginning to process the scene.
#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating the city’s 19th homicide of the year on Christmas Eve. One person was injured and taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital. Police with K-9 are working a blood trail on Yale and Fremont Street. There isn’t a lot of information at this time but witnesses tell me it was a young man that was killed in front of the store with the yellow awning.
3:06pm–#Bridgeport CT– Firefighters on the way to Minturn Place for a child stuck in a car seat.
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2:51pm–#Fairfield CT– Police on the way to the manager’s office at the Villa Avenue Stop and Shop for an employee allegedly stealing money.
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2:26pm–UPDATE–The boat is stuck in the mud near the Audubon Society according to radio reports.
2:17pm–#Milford CT– A boat reported in distress off Milford Point Road. Firefighters on the way.
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#Norwalk CT–On December 23, 2015, Patrol Officers responded to a complaint that two males approached children exiting a school bus on Golden Hill Street. Investigating officers found that two males, wearing Santa and antler hats had approached the children and asked them to have their parents come out of their house to watch a cleaning demonstration. The children quickly left and told their parents, who called police. The men had left the area in a red van prior to police arrival.
Investigating officers quickly located the van on Morton Street. It was determined that the occupants of the van were soliciting cleaning services on behalf of Gold Coast Distributors of Milford. One of the solicitors provided his name but intentionally misspelled it to mislead the investigating officers. However, the solicitor’s supervisor provided the officers with the proper spelling, which led officers to find numerous arrest warrants for solicitor, OMARI MATTHEWS. MATTHEWS was arrested and transported to the Norwalk Police Department for processing. The remaining solicitors were given verbal warning for soliciting without a permit. MATTHEWS was found to have nine failure to appear warrants from New London, Norwich and Troop E. Matthews also had active warrants with the West Haven and New London Police Departments. Arrested: Omari Matthews, 27, of 710 Savin Avenue West Haven. Norwalk Charge: Interfering with an Officer
Here are some guidelines on how to help protect you and your family from illegal solicitors:
If you do not know the person, do not open the door. Never feel obligated to greet an
unfamiliar person knocking at your door.
Always keep doors and windows locked. Storm doors or security doors are helpful when
dealing with solicitors, because you can see and speak safely through the door. Never allow
an unfamiliar person into your house.
Solicitors must have a business license and permit. Call your local law enforcement agency
if a solicitor is aggressively attempting to get into your home or refusing to show their
Do not expect all perpetrators of door-to-door sales scams to look the part. Some are clean
and well dressed and use special techniques to try to get into your home or get your money.
Always use extreme caution before providing any personal or financial information.
If you are not interested, simply close the door and lock it. You do not owe the person an
explanation.
Stand in front of your home to see what is visible from the street. If you can see your
valuable items through the front windows, so can potential burglars.
Residents can put a “no solicitors” sign on their door to help keep solicitors away.
Norwalk Police Tip Line at 203-854-3111
On 11/09/15, Westport Police investigated a report of a fraudulent check deposit at Citibank, 399 Post Road West. Artis deposited a check for $6,500.00 from an account listed to him. Artis then withdrew $6,000.00 from the account. Two days later the check was returned due to insufficient funds and Artis never made the account whole.
On 12/23/15, Artis surrendered himself on an active warrant for his arrest. He posted a $7,500.00 bond and has a court date in Norwalk on 01/05/16.
Mary Schinderman and her son have created an organization called the teddybearfund.org collecting money to purchase Teddy Bears and donate them to area Fire Departments in order for departments to give a Teddy Bear to children effected by trauma by being involved in a fire or medical emergency, to try to help lighten the stresses that children go through when facing these types of events.
12:28am–#Bridgeport CT– A man was robbed by four males on Reservoir Avenue takes off crashing his car and didn’t stop until flagging down an officer near the Merritt Parkway at 4355 Main Street. Radio reports say the car is a mess.
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