Month: January 2018

Fairfield News: Statewide Flu Vaccination Day

#FAIRFIELD, Connecticut  – The Fairfield Health Department will be participating in Statewide Flu Vaccination Day and are urging all Fairfield residents to get a flu shot and be a Kung Flu Fighter. As flu season starts to peak here in CT, the single best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is to get vaccinated. The flu vaccine is recommended for everyone over the age of 6 months.

Statewide Flu Vaccination Day is Saturday, January 27 th and you can receive your flu shot from 9 AM – 12 PM (while supplies last) at our Public Health Nursing Office located at 100 Mona Terrace, Fairfield (in the white portable behind the Senior Center). The flu vaccine will be available in injection form for people 6 months and older. High dose injectable vaccine will also be available for those ages 65 and over.

Medicare Part B, Connecticare, Aetna, Cigna, Anthem, and United HealthCare are all accepted and there is NO COPAY. If you do not have health insurance or your health insurance is not accepted, you will not be turned away and there will be NO COST.

For a quicker visit, patients can print out the vaccine consent form at fairfieldct.org/health and bring it completed. Patients should also have their insurance card with them and wear clothes that make it easy to expose the upper arm. If you cannot make it to the Fairfield Health Department, many other local health departments will be hosting a flu clinic on this day. Please check their websites for their clinic information.

For questions about the flu vaccine, call your primary care physician. If you have questions about the flu clinic, please contact the Public Health Nursing Office at 203-256- 3150.

 

Bridgeport News: Shots Fired

UPDATE: The car was impounded by Bridgeport Police. Drugs were found but no gun located.

 

UPDATE: A vehicle matching the description has been stopped on I-95 near exit 19.  Expect rubbernecking delays in both directions.

 

12:19pm–#Bridgeport CT– A report of shots fired in the Union/Orange Street area between two cars which fled onto I-95.  So far no one or anything reported hit.

 

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Norwalk News: Charges After Pursuit

#Norwalk CT–On January 23, 2018, at 1:26 am, an officer from the Patrol Division observed a vehicle travelling on Water Street with significant front-end damage. Just prior to the officer’s observation an evading accident had been reported in South Norwalk. Suspecting this was the evading vehicle, the officer attempted a motor vehicle stop on the Stroffolino Bridge however, the operator refused to pull over. The vehicle accelerated away before pulling to a stop in the driveway of 35 Fort Point Street. The operator then fled on foot and a short foot pursuit ensued. The officer tackled the operator to the ground, where the suspect actively resisted arrest. Officers were able to subdue the suspect and take him into custody. Officers found the vehicle, a Nissan Maxima, was stolen out of Middletown, Connecticut.

Arrested: Luis Garcia, 20 of 234 High Ridge Drive Bridgeport
Charges: Larceny 1, Interfering with an Officer, Criminal Impersonation, Engaging Pursuit, Reckless Driving, Operating Under Suspension and Misuse Marker Plate.
Bond: $100,000

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)

(Norwalk Police Press Release)

 

Governor Defends New Haven Mayor On Dreamers

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding President Donald Trump’s attack on New Haven Mayor Toni Harp:

Governor Malloy said, “It’s disturbing but not surprising that President Trump – just so he could spread dishonest and hateful rhetoric against immigrants – decided to attack a strong leader who stood up to his backwards policies.  I am proud to stand with Mayor Harp.  Unlike this president, she is a brilliant and thoughtful leader who stands for the values that make Connecticut strong.  Our state will continue to push for diversity and inclusion, despite the president’s attempts to sow division and racial resentment.”

Lt. Governor Wyman said, “We stand behind Mayor Harp and her leadership in New Haven.  President Trump’s reckless and false assertions about immigrants don’t represent Connecticut’s values.  We are proud to support diversity in our communities, our workplaces, and our schools.  It makes us a stronger state, and it puts us on the right side of history.”’

 

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Bridgeport News: Man Arrest For Sexual Assault & Impersonating A Cop

Jorge Santiago, 43, of 26 Eighth Street, Derby, Connecticut, was arrested on a warrant constructed.  The arrest warrant charged Santiago with Aggravated Sexual Assault in the First Degree 53a-70a, Threatening in the First Degree 53a-61aa and Impersonation of a Police Officer 53a-130a, stemming from a June 13, 2017, incident where Santiago, who was in possession of a police type radio, law enforcement badge and firearm, impersonated himself as Bridgeport Police Officer and sexually assaulted a young lady in the abandoned garage of 55 Park Street.  Santiago’s bond was court set at $500,000.00.    

 

Westport News: Compactor Fire

UPDATE:  Due to a recent fire in the compactor unit at the Westport Transfer Station, Public Works Director Peter Ratkiewich is reminding all residents that spent ashes are to be disposed of in the clearly marked special ash bin available at the station.  Ashes should never be dumped in to the trash compactor. Specific questions regarding disposal of waste materials should be referred to the Weighmaster at the transfer station entrance, or any of the attendants in the yard.

12:29am–#Westport CT– #cttfire–Firefighters are fighting a compactor fire at the transfer station at 300 Sherwood Island Connector.

 

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