7:55pm–#Stratford Connecticut– A woman called police that there are three kids on bikes checking car doors in the Cottage Street area. She said they tried getting into a truck parked in her driveway but they scared off by her dogs.
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Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Public Health has declared Bridgeport a ‘HEARTSafe’ community recognizing the number of citizens that have been trained in life saving measures such as Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the strategic placement of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in the community to improve the survival chances of anyone suffering sudden cardiac arrest. Bridgeport becomes the 118thmunicipality in Connecticut to carry the ‘HEARTSafe’ Community designation.
“I am very proud that Bridgeport has achieved this designation because it means that anyone who has sudden heart problems has a much better chance of survival in our city,” said Mayor Ganim. “The more residents of Bridgeport that can be trained in CPR and know how to use a defibrillator, the more immediate care can be given to anyone who has a heart attack even before the ambulance arrives. Immediate CPR and defibrillation can more than double a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest. We salute the many Bridgeport citizens who have taken the training to be part of health care emergency response that is saving lives every day.”
Michele Connelly, with the Connecticut Department of Health Office of Emergency Services, said “The Connecticut Department of Public Health would like to congratulate the city of Bridgeport for becoming a HEARTSafe community. Designation as a HEARTSafe Community represents a true community effort. Most importantly, it recognizes the citizens throughout the community that took the time and effort to become CPR and AED certified. Bridgeport has demonstrated its commitment to ensuring that its residents and visitors receive the early lifesaving response proven to increase the chances of survival for heart attack victims. We look forward to working with Bridgeport to help educate all adults in Connecticut about cardiac health.”
Mayor Ganim officially announced Bridgeport’s HEARTSafe Community designation on Thursday April 7, 2016 during National Public Health Week. Joining him to make the announcement were officials with the Connecticut Department of Public Health as well as the Bridgeport Police and Fire Departments, Office of Emergency Management, and emergency responders with American Medical Response. Mayor Ganim made the announcement at Ralph n Rich’s restaurant in downtown Bridgeport in order to salute the heroic efforts of bartender Saayied Halabi of Bridgeport.
In December of 2015, Halabi came to the aid of restaurant patron John Simon, who suddenly suffered massive cardiac arrest. Mr. Halabi’s emergency intervention to apply CPR and use the defibrillator available on premises was critical to stabilizing Mr. Simon enough by the time Emergency Medical Technicians arrived that he survived the ordeal. Mayor Ganim presented a mayoral proclamation to Mr. Halabi in recognition of his life-saving efforts, and was joined in presenting that proclamation by John Simon and his wife Linda, as well as AMR EMTs Patrick Bridge and Carter DeMarco, who treated Mr. Simon at the restaurant and transported him to Bridgeport Hospital.
5:54pm–#cttraffic–#Bridgeport Connecticut–Report of a woman on Chopsey Hill Road throwing rocks at traffic on Route 8. Police on the way.
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#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a revised, balanced budget proposal that addresses the entirety of the nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis’s deficit projection by closing a projected $922 million deficit for FY2017. Falling under the statutory spending cap, this is the only budget presented thus far that tackles the full scope of the challenge. It includes no tax increases.
The proposal identifies and maintains funding for core services and:
“We have an obligation as elected officials to tackle the full scope of our challenge. That means we must align our spending with the revenue we actually have, not the revenue we wish we had. Our expectations need to change – we cannot afford to fund everything we always have. And we need to change the way we budget,” Governor Malloy said. “If we are to do what’s right for the state, if we are to put Connecticut on a better path for the long-term, then we need to make tough but necessary decisions now to adapt to our new economic reality. That’s what this budget does.”
(State of Connecticut Press Release)
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2:34pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut–Report of a crash at Hurd and Grand Street. First responders on the way.
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10:27am–#Milford Connecticut–About 40 students at Lauralton Hall at 200 High Street were affected by a release of pepper spray at the all girls Catholic School. A Hazmat staging area was set up at the train station. The firefighters About 10-12 girls required treatment at Yale and Milford Hospital. The firefighters located the canister that released the pepper spray. Initial radio reports said the incident happened in the athletic complex. The school had an early dismissal as a result.
The Norwalk Police Department is currently investigating the theft of $800.00 from an elderly victim on April 4, 2016. The suspects convinced the victim to provide a debit card and pass code and subsequently removed the money from the victim’s bank account. Suspect 1 is described as black female, mid twenties to early thirties, 5’-5”, 150 lbs who was wearing black clothing. The second suspect was described as a black female, in her forties or fifties, 5’-2” with braided hair. The suspects were in dark colored vehicle, possibly a Jeep. We are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in the surveillance photo. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Officer Prada at any of the contacts listed below.
Norwalk Police Tip Line at 203-854-3111 Anonymous Internet tips can be sent to Norwalk Police website at: www.norwalkpd.com Anonymous text tips can be submitted by typing “NPD” into the text field, followed by the
message, and sending it to CRIMES (274637).
Firefighters on scene at 1874 Stratford Avenue for a fire now reported out, but now you know what all the commotion is about!
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10:32am–UPDATE: Pepper spray was released inside a building at Laurelton Hall.
10:27am–#Milford Connecticut–Something is going on at Laurelton Hall at 200 High Street. First an alarm went off and now radio reports say triage is setting up for 30-40 patients possible. No word what exactly is the cause.
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Meriden, CT. (April 11, 2016): The Connecticut State Police K9 Unit is proud to, once again, be the first in the world for having trained a specialized K9, the first Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) dog. On April 15, 2016 the second class of K9 teams, known as computer K9 teams, or ESD dogs, will graduate. Computer K9 Teams are specially trained to locate items associated with computers and cell phones.
The Connecticut State Police K9 Unit successfully trained and deployed the first Computer K9 teams into the field in 2012 when The Electronic Storage Detection dog program was started. The State Police K9 Unit and the State of Connecticut Forensic Lab were asked to determine if a dog was capable of searching for and finding electronic storage devices. Dr. Jack Hubbal, a chemist at the Forensic Lab, was able to isolate a chemical compound, Triphenylphosphine Oxide (TPPO), which surrounds the memory board in all phones and computers. Another compound, Hydroxycyclohexyl Phenyl Ketone (HPK), was discovered on DVD’s, CD’s and floppy disks. The K9 trainers were able to use TPPO and HPK, and initially trained two computer K9 teams. The first two computer K9 teams, Connecticut State Police Detective George Jupin and K9 “Selma” and Rhode Island State Police Detective Adam Houston and K9 “Thoreau”, successfully graduated in 2012 and are currently assigned to the Computer Crimes Unit in their respective agencies.
Since the start of the Electronic Storage Detection K9 program, the Connecticut State Police K9 Unit has received numerous requests for this training. Several agencies, including Federal, local, and state, have requested a computer K9 team for their agency. The latest class of computer K9 teams started their training February 1, 2016 at the Connecticut State Police K9 Unit. The computer dogs spent 5 weeks at the K9 Unit for the imprintation stage of training, and on March 7, 2016 police officers from Anchorage (Alaska) PD, St. Charles County (Missouri) PD, Franklin County (Virginia) Sheriff’s Office, a trooper from the Massachusetts State Police, and a Special Agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) began training with their new K9 partners.
The computer K9 teams have completed the extensive training program, and are now certified to begin working. The computer dogs are capable of alerting to, and finding, any kind of electronic storage device including, but not limited to DVD’s, USB drives, hard drives, SD cards, and micro SD cards. The Electronic Storage Detection K9 program has proven to be an invaluable tool for law enforcement in the searching for, and recovering secreted electronics containing evidence and information in criminal All Connecticut State Police computer dogs come from Guiding Eyes for the Blind in New York. All computer dogs in this class are Labradors.
