Month: July 2019

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Hosts First Kids Week

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. –— July 15, 2019—Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is hosting a Kids Week festival from Monday, July 15 through Sunday, July 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. Dozens of fun-filled activities, live animal shows, hands-on workshops, musical performances, special guest appearances and interactive demonstrations for the entire family are scheduled.  Check the Zoo’s online calendar at https://www.beardsleyzoo.org/kids-week.htmlfor each day’s schedule.

What: The Zoo’s first Kids Week: a full week of family fun with special guests all week long. Every day is different and filled with interactive demonstrations, live shows, and family activities. All activities are free with regular Zoo admission: $16 for adults, $13 for children 3-11, $12 for seniors 62 and older. Children under 3 are free.

Who: Dozens of guests with demonstrations including the New England Air Museum, United Illuminating, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Home Depot, Discovery Museum, Painted by the Shore, Hardcore Sweet Cupcakes, Stepping Stones Museum, Bring the Hoopla LLC, Sherwood Island State Park, PSEG, The Maritime Aquarium, AR Workshop, Casey Carl’s BubbleMania, Cohen and Wolf, Musician Robert Messore, Sikorsky, Wild Birds Unlimited, Science Educator Henryk Teraszkiewicz, Fairy Houses, Northeast Horticultural, Stamford Innovation Week, EverWonder Children’s Museum, Cyril the Sorcerer, and musical guests Bee Parks and the Hornets.

 

When: Monday, July 15 through Sunday, July 21, 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where:  Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo                1875 Noble Avenue, Bridgeport CT

 

Fairfield-Bridgeport News: 10 Year Old Steals SUV

2019-07-15 @ 8:12pm–A person who parked at the Fairfield Metro Train Station reported that his car is missing after parking it there this morning.  A short time later Bridgeport Police dispatch calls received calls of a child driving a vehicle on Seaview Terrace, Ellsworth and Grove, Brewster and Bywater Lane and finally the vehicle being abandoned on Bywater Lane (off Brewster).  Fairfield Police dispatched their K-9 and Bridgeport Police apprehended a suspect matching an eyewitness description.  Police then conducted a line-up for the witness.  I contacted Bridgeport Police spokesperson and awaiting their response if the child was taken into custody to the youth bureau.  The stolen vehicle was recovered.

 

Fairfield Police Won’t Participate In Immigration Laws

The Fairfield Police Department would like to address recent inquiries regarding the New York Times Report on Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities. The Fairfield Police Department takes the civil rights of its community members very serious. We seek to find a balance between ensuring people’s Constitutional rights, while still maintaining the safety and security of our community.

 

The Fairfield Police Department holds that we will not be participating in any efforts or activities as they relate to the enforcement of immigration within our jurisdiction. In 2013, our state legislature passed the “Connecticut Trust Act”. This law is intended to limit local law enforcement’s authority to arrest or detain an individual who was the subject of a federal “civil immigration detainer.” It did so, in part, by prohibiting police from detaining that individual unless one of seven enumerated “exceptions” was also established.

 

On June 18, 2019, the Governor signed an amendment to the Act, which further limits this authority by reducing these exceptions. This amendment also places additional restrictions on law enforcement’s authority to communicate with immigration officials concerning such detainers. It is important to understand that immigration detainers are not arrest warrants, founded upon probable cause, which allege that the person named therein has committed a criminal act. They are merely “request[s] from a federal immigration authority” that we hold someone. These requests reflect ICE’s positon that the person named in the civil detainer is “removable under U.S. immigration law,” not that they have committed a criminal act. In order to meet the statute’s first exception, the detainer will have to be accompanied by an actual “warrant issued or signed by a judicial officer,” which is defined as a “judge of the state or federal judicial branches,” and does not include an immigration judge.

 

The Fairfield Police department has updated and reviewed all policies as they relate to this topic, and provided appropriate training for all of its officers who are directly affected, to ensure they are acting within the confines of our constitution. The men and women of the Fairfield Police Department, both sworn and non-sworn, remain dedicated to serve this community with professionalism, integrity and honesty. We pride ourselves on our openness and engagement with the community we serve. It is our responsibility to ensure that the community’s concerns are immediately addressed. It remains our responsibility that we reaffirm to the Fairfield community our commitment to provide professional public safety.

 

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Bridgeport News: Stranger Danger

POLICE UPDATE: On July 14, 2019 at approximately 2312hrs, a young woman walking on Alfred street was flagged down by male individual who attempted to get her to agree to enter the vehicle he was operating. The young woman declined. Shortly after, she shared the information with her mother who called police. Police located the suspect who was later identified as Juan Quechol-Mecatl shortly after. The vehicle he operated had misused plates. He was then place under arrest and transported to booking. Juan Quechol-Mecatl’s charges are below. The young woman was not injured during this incident.

 

2019-07-14 @ 10:01pm–#Bridgeport CT– A man tried to lure a thirteen year old girl into a car at Alfred and Fairfield Avenue.  A fight broke out between the man and the girl’s father.

 

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