Month: October 2018

Fairfield News: Flasher!

Police UPDATE: Yesterday, 10/23/18, at approximately 4:30 PM, police received a report of a male in a vehicle, exposing himself in plain view of a juvenile passerby, possibly intentionally. The vehicle was reported to have pulled over in the area of Post Rd. and Beach Rd.  The suspicious male was described as a white male in his thirties, wearing a white sweater. The vehicle
was described as a black, older model, two door, possible Ford Mustang.  Please take note of the description and remain vigilant in observing and reporting any suspicious
persons, vehicles, or behaviors to the police at 203‐254‐4800.

In the neighborhood setting, parents should:
 Remain vigilant in observing and reporting any suspicious vehicles, persons, activities, or
anything that is otherwise not normal for their area
 Regularly reinforce with their children that they should avoid suspicious persons and vehicles
 Encourage their children to talk about anything suspicious they observe throughout their day,
and encourage them to immediately tell an adult they trust if they have had an encounter that
they feel was not normal

In the school setting, parents and school staff should remind children/students that they
should:
 Walk home in a group or with a buddy
 Use routes that are more populated, unobstructed, and well lit
 Always avoid any strangers attempting to engage them in a conversation
 Never approach a strange vehicle
 Immediately tell an adult they trust if they think they have been followed
Please do not hesitate to report any strange persons, vehicles, or activity that you or your children may
have observed.

 

4:40pm–#Fairfield CT– Report of a man in a black Mustang  who exposed himself to a young woman on Beach Road.  Police are investigating.

 

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Bridgeport News: Police Get New Bomb Sniffing Dog

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim today welcomed Dennis, the Explosive Detective Canine (EDC), to the Bridgeport Police Department. The 2-year-old, Belgian Malinois joined the Bridgeport K9 Unit thanks to a donation from Sonitrol Verified Security Systems in memory of its founder, Dennis F. Hickey.

Hickey was a proud member of the Bridgeport business community for five decades. He founded Sonitrol Security Systems with his wife, Joan Hickey in 1973. Sonitrol Security started monitoring the security alarms at Central High School in 1976 and today they secure all Bridgeport schools and municipal buildings.

“Dennis Hickey provided Bridgeport Public Schools with a reliable and quality security system for over 40 years. Through the Hickey family’s generosity, we now have another way to ensure our residents and students are protected every day,” said Mayor Ganim.

Bridgeport Police Chief AJ Perez said, “We are thankful to now have a police K9 added to our unit especially in honor of a man who dedicated his life to school safety. Having our own K9 trained in explosive detection saves us precious minutes because we no longer need to rely on the state police to send a K9 from Hartford.”

In September 21, 2016, Hickey lost a six month battle with brain cancer after a valiant fight. After his passing, Mrs. Hickey and their son Jeff Hickey decided to fund the cost of a police dog in his memory. “My father was passionate about protecting Bridgeport students. He dedicated his life to ensure their safety with Sonitrol Security Systems. Funding this dog in my father’s memory is the best thing that I could have done to honor his life,” said Jeff Hickey.

The Hickey’s donation will cover the cost of the dog, the training, as well as the cost of equipment such as the bulletproof vest. The cost of a trained K9 would normally cost the department between $15-20k.

K9 Dennis was born in Holland and was being trained as a U.S. Department of Defense contract military dog for Afghanistan. During this preparation, operational assignments were altered and his overseas contract was canceled.

Sergeant Erick Norton, a 20 year veteran of the Bridgeport Police Department, was chosen as K9 Dennis’ handler. Sgt. Norton is in charge of the K9 Unit and serves as the Executive Officer for the Bridgeport Police Department Emergency Services Unit.

 

Mayor Ganim Announces Top 3 Candidates Have Been Selected in Search for Police Chief

Bridgeport – Mayor Joe Ganim announced today that the selection process for police chief has identified the top three finalists.   The Department of Civil Services notified Mayor Ganim this afternoon that the Executive Search Consultant has provided the results of the semi-finalist interviews that were conducted by an expert panel this past Friday, October 19th.

Five experts in the field of police and municipal government served as the panel who conducted interviews throughout the day on Friday, October 19th of the seven semifinalists in the search for Bridgeport’s next police chief.  Executive Search Consultant Randi Frank assembled the following five experts who served on the police chief panel:  Chief David Rosadao, Chief Ronnell Higgins, Bernadette Welch, Caroline Beitman, and Mr. Lee Erdmann.  (See attached for panelist details.)

Interviews by the panel resulted in the top three candidates as finalists that have been provided to the Mayor for final vetting and interviews.  These finalists for police chief are Luiz Casanova, New Haven Assistant Chief of Police; Armando Perez, Bridgeport Acting Chief of Police; and Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Captain.  In accordance with the City of Bridgeport Charter, the mayor will conduct his interview process with the finalists over the next few weeks.

Civil Service Director David Dunn stated, “I am pleased with the nationwide search and selection process for police chief.  We saw as many as seventeen valid applicants from across the country and have taken great measures to ensure a fair and competitive process.  Bridgeport will be served well.”

Mayor Ganim and the City of Bridgeport thank all candidates that have expressed interest and have applied for this position.

 

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General Electric Donates to $250,000 to Support Hurricane Florence Relief Efforts

FARMINGTON, Conn., October 23, 2018 — The American Red Cross is proud to announce it has received a $250,000 donation from General Electric to support the ongoing relief efforts following Hurricane Florence.

“We can’t thank everyone at G.E. enough for helping those impacted by Hurricane Florence with this incredibly generous donation,” said Mario Bruno, CEO of the American Red Cross, Connecticut and Rhode Island Region. “We are so grateful to G.E. for helping us ensure that the we can deliver immediate and compassionate assistance to people when they need it most.”

In total, in response to Hurricane Florence, the Red Cross and other organizations have provided as many as 129,000overnight stays in emergency shelters across the Carolinas. The Red Cross has provided about 93 percent of these stays. Today, more than 1,590 Red Cross disaster workers from all over the country are helping to shelter, feed and support people affected. Of these workers, more than 1,200 are local community members from the Carolinas who have joined with the Red Cross to support relief efforts.

Working with partners, the Red Cross has served more than 2.21 million meals and snacks. Volunteer mental health and health services professionals have provided some 71,400 contacts to provide support and care to evacuees. We’ve distributed more than 533,400 relief items like clean up kits, rakes, shovels, bleach, garbage bags and much more to help with the massive clean-up effort.

The Red Cross continues to respond to multiple large-scale disasters. Help people affected by disasters, like hurricanes, by visiting redcross.org, calling 1- 800-RED CROSS or texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Donations enable the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from this disaster.

 

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