#Bridgeport News: One thing I have noticed since with the Ganim Administration is that there is a new openness within the police department. This week I had the opportunity to meet and talk candidly with the new cadets, most of whom are Bridgeport residents. Here are six of those recruits discussing why they want to become a Bridgeport Police Officer. This will be a three part series of that conversation.
#Bridgeport Connecticut– A 12 year old girl was approached by a man in his 60’s with a long white beard, one tooth in his mouth. He told the girl she needed to come live with him. This happened in the Barnum Avenue / Brooks Street / East Main Street area according to radio reports. He was wearing gray jeans, a jean jacket and is possibly homeless. The girl was able to run away, this happened this morning.
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2:30pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut–Firefighters are at Great Meadow and Lordship Boulevard extinguishing a brush fire.
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1:20pm–#Milford Connectictut–Firefighters are at 49 Research Drive, there is a smoke haze inside the business. They are investigating.
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#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has selected a new leadership team to operate the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Michael R. Bzdyra of Wallingford has been appointed to serve as Commissioner of the agency and Judeen Wrinn of Middletown has been named Deputy Commissioner.
“For the last three or four decades, people talked about making modernization upgrades to Connecticut’s DMV only to put it off. Now we’re actually doing it. Transitions in an agency of this size and importance are challenging. We’re moving from an antiquated, outdated system into one takes advantage of today’s modern technologies. Because of the challenge, many put off the hard decisions. We didn’t,” Governor Malloy said. “I am pleased to announce a new leadership team at the agency, one that I feel will help ensure both a smooth transition and out-of-the-box thinking. Our focus must be on improving customer service and becoming more efficient, and I believe this new team will combine private sector thinking with familiarity of day-to-day operations of the agency. I thank them for accepting these responsibilities and look forward to working with them as we continue moving towards improving the DMV for residents.”
Bzdyra has served at the DMV since 2011, where he currently holds the position of Deputy Commissioner. Prior to that, he worked for thirteen years with the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority as a government relations liaison and senior analyst, responsible for directing, planning and implementing the organization’s governmental, legislative, and regulatory activities.
Wrinn most recently worked for Voya Financial, Inc. as the company’s Chief Operations Officer for Retirement Business, where she oversaw approximately 1,500 employees and helped institute LEAN methodologies that in 2013 and 2014 delivered the company $18.8 million in earnings and $6.1 million in other benefits. From 2001 to 2013 she worked at ING in a variety of capacities including as Chief Operations Officer for Retirement Business, Chief of Staff to the CEO of Retirement Business, Vice President of Client Relationship Management, and Chief of Staff to the Investment Officer. She also worked at Aetna from 1978 to 2011, originally joining the company as a front-line customer service representative and eventually becoming Chief of Staff to the CEO of Aetna’s Retirement’s domestic business.
“We must change DMV to be more customer focused,” Bzdyra said. “Our combination will help create a smooth transition to the path of change and out-of-the-box thinking for creative and innovative solutions. We know that is what our customers want and deserve.”
“My commitment as we review our systems and processes is to make certain that we identify and address any underlying systemic issues. This agency is far too important for Band-Aid solutions,” Wrinn said. “We must put the customer first – they are our neighbors and fellow residents. I am thrilled to utilize my private sector experience to help ensure that DMV services are delivered at a quality level that the citizens of Connecticut deserve to receive.”
Dennis Murphy has been temporarily serving in the role of Acting Commissioner of DMV since February while a search for a permanent Commissioner was being conducted. Immediately prior to that, he had been serving as Deputy Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor since 2011. The Governor intends to appoint him to serve as a member of the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration.
“I have been proud to help manage the DMV and work alongside so many hard working dedicated professionals. I am convinced that Mike Bzdyra has the precise skillset and deep history with the agency to lead it to a highly effective, customer-centric posture,” Murphy said. “I am also thrilled to continue my state service at the Board of Mediation and Arbitration as a neutral labor arbitrator, my professional home.”
Both Bzdyra and Wrinn will begin their new roles at the DMV effective Friday, March 18, 2016.
(State of Connecticut Press Release)
#Westport CT–The Greens Farms Volunteer Fire Company will hold its 65th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26 on the grounds of Long Lots School, Hyde Lane, Westport at 2:00 PM. Children will hunt for the eggs in age groups through age ten. Children finding special marked eggs will receive Easter baskets. The Easter bunny will be there to meet and greet the children.
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ON TUESDAY (3/15) AT ABOUT 2:30 PM, POLICE RESPONDED TO 310 EDISON RD. AFTER NEIGHBORS REPORTED TWO MALES WALKING AROUND THE REAR OF THE HOUSE. WHEN POLICE BEGAN CHECKING THE EXTERIOR THEY LOCATED AN OPEN REAR DOOR WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FORCED OPEN AND TWO MALE SUBJECTS STANDING IN THE KITCHEN. A THIRD PERSON WAS THEN LOCATED IN THE HOUSE AND ALL THREE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS, IDENTIFIED AS 21 YEAR OLD JONATHAN DEJESUS WAS FOUND TO RESIDE NEXT DOOR AND STATED HE WAS JUST CHECKING THE HOUSE OUT BECAUSE HE WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHY IT HAD BEEN VACANT FOR A WHILE. ALL THREE PERSONS WERE IN POSSESSION OF ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE HOUSE. THE OWNER WAS LOCATED AND STATED THE RESIDENCE WAS IN FORECLOSURE.
DEJUSUS WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHARGED WITH BURGLARY 3RD DEGREE, LARCENY 6TH DEGREE AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA .
THE OTHER TWO PERSONS WITH DEJUSUS WERE IDENTIFIED AS 20 YEAR OLD LYNN VIERA OF NEW YORK AND 21 YEAR OLD JEREMY FALK OF STAMFORD. THEY WERE ALSO ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH BURGLARY 3RD DEGREE AND LARCENY 6TH
ALL THREE SUSPECTS WERE DETAINED ON A 500.00 BOND
(Trumbull Police Press Release)
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#Bridgeport Connecticut–The best tip Domino’s Pizza driver Jonathan Council could have received is if he listened to K-9 Officer Mark Martocchio advice to move his car on the narrow Olive Street ( or hold the olives). Instead he moved his car further up the block and now was blocking traffic. After refusing to show the officer his registration and then throwing it at the officer, instead of receiving an infraction for improper parking he then added Interfering with an Officer like adding toppings to a pizza. After a cheesy mugshot and posting a $5,000 bond he was released from custody. The officer delivered the pizzas to the woman who ordered it for her family’s dinner and instructed here to contact Domino’s for payment. No word if any of this showed up on the Domino’s Order Tracker App and Domino’s refused comment.
9:35pm–@FairfieldU #FairfieldU–#Fairfield CT– First responders on the way to Prep Alley at Fairfield University for a 19 year old allegedly intoxicated with a face laceration from walking into a wall according to radio reports.
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