Update: On June 11, 2020 at approximately 10:00am officers were called to Roodner Court at 261 Ely Avenue for a report of a person shot. Officers arrived and found one victim with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. A description of the suspect vehicle was broadcast to area law enforcement agencies. Bridgeport Police located the suspect in the area of Central High School where he was detained and subsequently arrested. A firearm was recovered after it was thrown from the suspect vehicle on Kings Highway East in Fairfield. Both parties are known to each other.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective John Sura at 203- 854-3039. Arrested: Marcus Bonaparte (23 years old) Charges: Assault in the First Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree Bond: $750,000
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday questioned education officials on safely reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. During today’s hearing, Murphy pressed former Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. and Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova on the need for more emergency funding for education and supporting students with disabilities as well as questioning the need for law enforcement in schools. Murphy has previously questioned college presidents on safely reopening on how athletes and fans are going to practice proper health precautions in sports arenas during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the need to appropriate additional funding to schools, Murphy said: “…let me express alarm at the prospect of leaving for a two week recess in July without appropriating additional funding for schools. The CARES Act put in about as much money for the airline industry as it did for the entire American public school system… We need to get additional funding to states and order school districts before the July recess, because the planning that’s going to need to be done in order to make sure that schools can reopen safely is going to be done this summer.”
On the need to provide additional resources for students with disabilities, Murphy said: “I’m panicked about this, because many of them have not been able to engage in any distance learning because they can’t learn without support services while they’re home. So, talk to me about the need for schools to be able to plan and hire now, in order to be able to set up the support services they’re going to need around the students. And then what’s the impact of a 25% cut in funds for a school district on students with disabilities when they return?”
Expressing concerns about having law enforcement in schools, Murphy said: “When we think about how to create safe schools, we’re obviously talking about making sure that students don’t get infected with the virus. But we’re also talking about making sure that students aren’t targeted because of their race. And the reality is that while police officers have made a lot of students feel safe, they have frankly made a lot of other students feel unsafe.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, in a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Associate Deputy Attorney General William Hughes and United States Secret Service Assistant Director Michael D’Ambrosio, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) urged the DOJ and Secret Service to open an investigation into the large-scale “impostor fraud” schemes originating from abroad targeting unemployment insurance, as well as provide assistance to states grappling with a recent siege of scams.
The letter follows a June 9 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Covid-19 related fraud, during which Blumenthal questioned D’Ambrosio on investigations into scams targeted to unemployment insurance. D’Ambrosio acknowledged that state agencies are facing a massive campaign from international criminal organizations specifically targeting COVID-19 relief payments, though he declined to comment on specifics citing that it is an active investigation. Blumenthal requested information about any fraud targeting Connecticut and federal efforts to advise states on preventing such identity theft.
“I urge the Department of Justice and the Secret Service to vigorously investigate these reports of large-scale campaigns of identity theft and impersonation in unemployment insurance, and to bring these perpetrators to justice. Every dollar lost due to criminal maleficence is a dollar stolen from the pockets of Americans who deserve assistance in their hour of need,” wrote Blumenthal.
Blumenthal continued, “State labor and social assistance agencies are stepping up and moving quickly to make sure their residents can pay their bills and put food on their tables. We cannot expect these same state agencies to simultaneously fight off a siege of coordinated, international cybercrime while working tirelessly to ensure that their residents’ basic needs are being met.”
2020-06-12@5:11am–Despite Mayor Ganim’s best efforts to keep the public in dark by taking away the press’s Bridgeport Police radios I did find out that there was a stabbing in the 1300 block of Fairfield Avenue near Clinton Avenue. The victim appeared to be conscious and alert and talking to paramedics. There was also a shooting with no one or anything hit in the north end overnight but there are no details on that.
2020-06-11@10:19pm–#Bridgeport CT– #cttraffic– Be careful on I-95 northbound near exit 28 on I-95 in the middle/left lane for a crash. No word on any injuries.
2020-06-11@6:05pm–#Norwalk CT– Sad to report another public suicide, this time the parking lot at Department of Vehicles on Main Avenue, a person shot themselves in a parked car. Earlier, a person shot and killed themselves at a shooting range on New Cannan Avenue.
Derby also had their hands full with someone tried to kill themselves with their gas stove gas and a person trying to take their lives at Osborndale State Park.
Please say a prayer for them and those in need of help. If you are in distress please reach out to a trusted friend or family member or call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
2020-06-11@6:06pm–#Bridgeport Ct– #cttraffic–Despite Mayor Ganim’s efforts to suppress the news I’ve learned there is a pursuit on I-95. The driver went southbound and got off exit 24 then back on I-95 northbound into Bridgeport.
#Bridgeport CT– In a time that police departments should be more transparent, Mayor Joe Ganim and the city attorney have turned off all media radios. “The Office of the City Attorney has provided the City notice to deactivate portable radios that are in possession of any individual outside of law enforcement that is monitoring encrypted law enforcement transmissions. ”
That is why I didn’t have any information on the dangerous pursuit and manhunt that ended at Central High School this morning. The suspect was wanted in Norwalk for a shooting incident at Roodner Court. This left many citizens at risk. I only knew about it because the Fairfield Police Department was involved in the pursuit. It’s important for the public to know that Fairfield Police is very transparent, unlike Bridgeport Police. If an incident happens in Fairfield you can speak to the sergeant on the scene, and if a sergeant isn’t available you can phone the shift commander or even the public affairs officer, which Bridgeport has none of this. In Bridgeport, it’s guarded information. It’s not just me but ALL the media. It’s ironic this is the same candidate who said Mayor Finch ordered no bad news until after the election. Finch never ordered this had an open office.
Mayor Ganim has THREE communication personnel working for the mayor’s office. The police department has NONE. Even Chief A.J. Perez has been muzzled by this administration. When was the last time you saw him in front of a camera? A city the size of Bridgeport should have a dedicated press person like all the previous administrations. They did the first year of Ganim’s first year as mayor (after he was released from prison). Fairfield, Norwalk, New Haven, and even small towns like Easton have one. Bridgeport relies on the occasional 144 character Tweet from Scott Appleby who does not return phone calls or texts. The email sent to the media says “As a matter of protocol, Preliminary significant notifications will be posted to the appropriate Twitter platforms”. Seriously, how much information can be put in a 144 character medium? It also means you will only know what they want you to know.
