Shelton CT–On 09/12/2020 at approximately 3:30 PM the Shelton Police Department responded to 88 Sorghum Rd. to conduct a welfare check of the residents. Upon arrival, officers discovered two individuals deceased inside the residence Officers identified the deceased as Gale P. Lupe, age 79, and her son Michael J. Kramer, age 59. Both Lupe and Kramer were the only occupants of the residence. The Shelton Police Department is currently investigating the incident with the assistance of the CT State Police Major Crime Central District, and the Office of the State’s Attorney Ansonia- Milford Judicial District. There is no threat to the public.
Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais announced the Department has made final decisions on health insurance rate filings for the 2021 coverage year.
Rates for individual plans were held essentially flat, with an average increase of 0.01%, down from the average requested increase of 6.29%. The average increase approved for small group plans is 4.1%, down from the requested average increase of more than 11.28%.
As a result of these decisions, approximately 214,600 Connecticut consumers are projected to save $96 million.
“Working on behalf of consumers, the Department was able to reduce the health insurance rate increase requests thanks to the hard work of our actuaries and professional staff,” Commissioner Mais said. “I will continue to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to find long-term solutions while continuing to promote access and eliminate barriers to coverage here in Connecticut.”
Among the factors contributing to the approved rates is a medical trend, which reflects rising health care costs such as the costs of prescription drugs and the increased demand for medical services. This is projected by the carriers to grow at approximately 8.8 percent per year for 2020 and 2021.
The Department reduced the trend proposed by the carriers to reflect lower utilization of services, including elective procedures, in the first half of this year due to the pandemic and the projected impact of COVID-19 in 2021.
At 5:02pm Sunday Bridgeport police pursed a vehicle on Fairfield Avenue by Stop & Shop on a preliminary report for a failure to stop. The brief pursuit ended up at PT Barnum Apartments where one party ran out of the vehicle with a gun, the other party was detained in the vehicle and subsequently arrested.
Police were attempting to find the other suspect that was missing. A k9 unit was tracking however that was called off at 5:48.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Bridgeport Police at 203-576-TIPS.
2020-09-14@11:50pm–#Bridgeport CT– #Fairfield CT– Bridgeport Police called Fairfield Police to notify them of a car wanted in a carjacking was heading towards Fairfield on North Avenue at a high rate of speed with a blown tire and a missing bumper. Fairfield Police located the bumper under the overpass on Brentwood Avenue. Fairfield Police checked surrounding streets located it at the end of Commerce Drive at the beginning of State Street. The car was abandoned. K-9 was requested to the scene.
2020-09-12@3:30pm–#Shelton CT– Shelton Police were dispatched to 88 Sorghum Rd on a welfare check. Police discovered two deceased people inside the residence. Shelton Detectives and the Connecticut State Police Major Crimes Division are currently investigating the deaths. There is no known threat to the public.
2020-09-12@3:45pm–#Bridgeport CT– A multi-car crash on Route 8/25 southbound near exit 2with injuries. Traffic is also reported to be backed up quite a bit.
2020-09-12@ 12:30pm–#Bridgeport CT– Firefighters quick response kept a dryer fire confined to the dryer and not the rest of the laundromat or the apartments above in the 300 block of Pequonnick Street.
