Month: July 2019

Westport News: Petitions for RTM Candidates Available Beginning July 23

Westport, CT – Town Clerk Patty Strauss announced today that residents interested in running for the Representative Town Meeting can pick up a petition at the Town Clerk’s office beginning Tuesday, July 23.

Petitioners must gather 25 signatures from residents in their district in order to be on the ballot November 5.

The completed petitions must be returned to the town clerk by September 10.

“My staff will review the instructions with the petitioner,” Ms. Strauss said.  “A district map and a list of district voters will be supplied to aid each petitioner in gathering the required signatures.”

Members of the 36-member RTM are elected on a nonpartisan basis, with four delegates from each of the town’s nine voting districts.  Members are elected for two-year terms.

RTM members vote on town appropriation requests of more than $20,000; approve town ordinances; vote on final approval of the town budget; serve on two or more committees that review and make recommendations regarding appropriations and ordinances; and review certain decisions of town boards and commissions.

For further information about this and other election matters, contact the Town Clerk, Patricia Strauss, at 203-341-1105 or pstrauss@westportct.gov.

 

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07/16/2019–#Fairfield CT–On 07/16/2019 Officers responded to 233 Algonquin Road for a report of a residential burglar alarm. Officers arrived to find a basement door that was forced open. After contacting the homeowner, it was discovered that the home was burglarized and personal property was missing. While canvassing the neighborhood, a second residential alarm activated at 133 Algonquin Road, Officers discovered an additional burglary took place at this address and began to investigate further. During a neighborhood canvass, officers were able to obtain surveillance footage from a home security system, which identified a suspicious vehicle in the neighborhood at the time of the burglaries. Further investigation revealed the identity of one of the suspects,

 

Robert Thompson DOB 03/20/1971, of Yaremich Drive, Bridgeport. On 07/18/2019 at approximately 9:00 am, Detectives met with Robert Thompson and located property that was taken from the two burglaries in Thompson’s vehicle, and on his person. He was taken into custody and processed at Fairfield Police Headquarters. Robert Thompson DOB 03/20/1971 of Yaremich Drive, Bridgeport, was charged with two counts of Burglary 3 rd Degree, Larceny 1 st Degree, and two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Burglary 3 rd Degree for the burglaries occurring at 131 Algonquin Road and 233 Algonquin Road. Thompson’s bond was set at $50,000 and he is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on July 29, 2019. (Booking Photo Attached) This case is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department Detective Bureau at (203)254-4840, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637)

(Fairfield Police Press Release)

 

 

Norwalk News: Explosion At Norwalk Hospital

2019-07-21 @ 7:30PMish–#Norwalk CT–Norwalk Police confirming a report from a viewer that 
“EMS on scene at Norwalk Hospital with an explosion in the emergency room. 2 people with minor injuries. Preliminary investigation oxygen tank explosion.”  Our source said an oxygen tank on a Georgetown ambulance stretcher exploded while in the emergency room”.
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Bridgeport News: Cars Shot Up

2019-07-21 @ 9:49pm–#Bridgeport CT– If you live on Bryant Street (off Orland Street) and park on the street you may want to check you car.  A number of cars are reported shot up after a shots fired incident.  So far only the cars are reported hit.

 

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Bridgeport News: 2 Shot

2019-07-21 @ 3:20am #Bridgeport CT–Gunshots were reported at the intersection of Burnsford Avenue and Dewhirst Street. Responding officers located multiple shell casings at the scene. St. Vincent’s Medical Center and Bridgeport Hospital both contacted police and advised that gunshot victims had arrived for treatment. A 31 year old male was treated for a gunshot wound to the leg at Bridgeport Hospital and released. A 26 year old male is currently being treated for gunshot wounds to the abdomen and remains in critical condition at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Detectives are processing a crime scene on Dewhirst Street and are working to establish the facts and motive of the assaults. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Bridgeport Police at 203-576-TIPS (8477).

 

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