Month: March 2018

Westport News: Credit Card Counterfeiting

#Westport CT-- At approximately 11:00am on 3/15/18, officers were dispatched to a local liquor store on a report of a male that had just made a suspicious purchase. The store employee provided a description of the suspect and advised officers the suspect made a purchase with a Visa gift card. Another officer located a male matching the suspect description walk into a local restaurant and followed him inside. He overheard the suspect’s credit card purchase get declined. The officer approached the suspect and learned he had also made a purchase at another local liquor store just prior. The suspect was identified as Damion Hollis, 29, of Mount Vernon, NY. He was being driven from business to business by Jocelyn Torain,…

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Merritt Crash

UPDATE: Andrew from ServPro is stuck in this traffic and sent in this photo.  He says the traffic is at a standstill.   There is a report of a crash on the Merritt Parkway northbound between exits 48 and 49 with injuries.  State troopers on scene requesting EMS and two flatbed tow trucks but Trumbull EMS is reporting 13 vehicles involved.  Avoid the area if you can.   This news report is made possible by:      

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Yellow Page Directories Being Delivered

I've received multiple emails from various towns to expect Yellow Page Directories to be delivered to your yard soon.  Those of you still living in the 20th century need not do anything.  Thos who live in the 21st century and know how to use Google can login to http://www.YellowPagesOptOut.com to opt out.  It's funny how the phone company doesn't give you a phone number to call to opt out...  

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Governor Perplexed That Legislators Shot Down Gun Restrictions

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in reaction to the Public Safety Committee’s refusal to vote on legislation banning “rate of fire enhancements,” including bump stocks, binary trigger systems and trigger cranks. These devices modify the speed at which a weapon can be fired to machine-gun-like speeds, and were used in the Las Vegas shooting, where the shooter was able to fire an estimated 90 shots in 10 seconds. “That the Public Safety Committee would choose to not even take a vote on a bill banning bump stocks is disappointing, frustrating, and frankly perplexing," Gov. Malloy said. “States like Massachusetts, California, Washington, New Jersey and Florida have banned these dangerous…

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Bridgeport News: Ganim Praises Legislators On Gaming

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today issued the following statement praising the hard work and unity of the Bridgeport State Legislative delegation, who successfully fought to get the Connecticut General Assembly’s Public Safety and Security Committee to approve House Bill No. 5305 AN ACT CONCERNING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO QUALIFY AN ENTITY TO DEVELOP A CASINO GAMING FACILITY IN THE STATE.  The bill opens the door to further commercial casino gaming in Connecticut and could potentially bring 7,000 jobs to Bridgeport if a plan by Las Vegas-based MGM to build a $675 resort casino on the Bridgeport waterfront becomes a reality. “I am extremely proud of the courage and leadership of the entire Bridgeport legislative delegation, who appeared together in…

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