Bridgeport Police update: On December 8, 2018, Emily Todd, 25 of Bethel, CT was fatally shot on Seaview Avenue/ Newfield Avenue adjacent to the boat launch ramp. Todd sustained a single gunshot wound to the back of the head/ neck area and died on the scene. Detectives believe that Todd was in the company of a male whom she recently met. We are pursuing substantial leads in the case and continue to examine evidence collected through the day yesterday and today. No other information is available at this time.
#Bridgeport CT– A gunshot victim was located this morning on the shore adjacent to the launch ramp at Seaview Avenue/ Newfield Avenue. The unidentified victim is described as a Caucasian female, heavy set build, short cropped hair who has multiple tattoos and body and facial piercings. The victim is believed to be between 25-40 years old. She was wearing blue jeans, a brown sweater with white print and short black boots. The victim was wearing a blond colored braided wig with a scarf attached. Anyone who may know the identity of this person is asked to contact Detective Heanue at 203-581-5242 or call the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS (8477).
1:55am–#Bridgeport CT– A stabbing victim just showed up at St. Vincent’s Hospital. He said he was stabbed while trying to break up a fight at 6th and Stratford Avenue.
9:11pm–#Milford CT– #cttraffic–A rollover crash I-95 southbound between exits 39 and 38. State police are reporting minor injuries but that there is a large amount of debris on the highway.
MILFORD, Conn. (December 4, 2018) Boys & Girls Village received a $435,000 annualized grant from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) to support delivery of an intensive home-based services program entitled Multisystemic Therapy – Building Stronger Families (MST-BSF).
The program will treat families that are active cases within DCF where there is physical abuse and/or neglect of a child in the family plus substance misuse by at least one caregiver. A two-year pilot study of the program showed significant success, and a large-scale clinical trial of MST-BSF was completed earlier this year in upstate Connecticut.
“We are grateful to have the Department of Children and Families’ support as we bring this important new program to Fairfield County,” said Dr. Steven Kant, CEO of Boys & Girls Village. “The interventions provided by our experienced clinical team will comprehensively address the factors that contribute to child maltreatment as well as substance use, creating stronger, healthier families in our area.”
At Boys & Girls Village, the grant will support a team consisting of three full-time master’s level Clinicians, one full-time Case Manager, one full-time MST-BSF Clinical Supervisor, and one part-time APRN. The team is expected to serve 21 families annually, each receiving intensive treatment services several times each week for an average of six to nine months.
In 2003, Connecticut DCF began work to increase services for families engaging in abuse or neglect of a child in the family plus parental substance misuse. DCF brought together faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina and Johns Hopkins University to develop the MST-BSF model.
Results from the two-year pilot study showed substantial improvements. Among families that received MST-BSF, parents showed significant decreases in substance use, depression, and psychological aggression towards the child, while youth showed significant decreases in anxiety. Twenty-four months post-referral, MST-BSF parents were three times less likely to have a substantiated new incident of abuse or neglect, and half as many youths required placement out of the home.
For more information about the MST-BSF program, please contact Christina Trani at Tranic@bgvillage.org.
4:34pm–#Fairfield CT–#Bridgeport CT– Both Bridgeport and Fairfield sent out their first responders at the intersection of Brooklawn Avenue Villa/Hughes Avenue. Multiple calls said there was a person trapped inside the vehicle that was rolled over but the person may have gotten themselves out prior to their arrival. Multiple ambulances were dispatched but it is not known how many people were injured.
11:50pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police have their hands full with a dusted man who was at Barnum and East Avenue now running towards Bishop Avenue. At least he has his clothes on.
