Month: June 2016

Fairfield-Bridgeport News: Body Washes Ashore

2:21pm--#Fairfield Connecticut-- I'm sad to report the kayaker missing from Seaside Park on June 13th has washed up ashore in the 900 block of Fairfield Beach Road.   Police have not released the man's name pending notification of next of kin.  Two young girls found the body.  City of Bridgeport spokesman Av Harris confirmed it was a University of Bridgeport student.  The US Coast Guard, as well as Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford and Suffolk County  conducted a search for the man for almost two days.  He was not wearing a life jacket when he went down that windy day.  

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(Westport CT) On Thursday June 23, 2016 at approximately 3:21am, Westport Police K-9 Officer James Loomer was patrolling residential neighborhoods in the Northwest sector of Westport as there had been a recent increase in overnight car burglaries and stolen vehicles in that area. K-9 Officer Loomer observed a black BMW that was stolen from the night before. He attempted to stop the vehicle, but it drove out of the area at a high rate of speed. A short time later, Officer David Perez located the same stolen vehicle traveling on Post Road West in the area of Lincoln Street. Westport Police units attempted to stop the vehicle as it traveled on Saugatuck Avenue, but it again fled and headed towards I- 95. Westport Police pursued the vehicle…

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Fairfield Police Union Scholarship Fund

#Fairfield Connecticut--6/22/2016-- Wednesday the Fairfield Police Union Scholarship Fund presented checks to their scholarship winners. In addition to the 18 scholarships given out internally to our children we also have awarded $4,000.00 at our public High schools. The high school awards are being given out on 6/15/16 on awards night at the High school.   The Fairfield Police scholarship fund was started in 2014 by Lt. Keith Broderick as a way to help reduce the high cost of college for the children of our police officers. The fund has grown tremendously in the last two years and every officer in the department contributes every year toward the fund. There are also many fundraisers that take place throughout the year that benefit the fund.…

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