Month: March 2021

2021-03-15@5:11pm–#Bridgeport News: A car and scooter collided in the 1600 block of Barnum Avenue. No word on any injuries.

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2021-03-15@4:50pm–#Bridgeport CT– Reports of two pedestrians hit on Huntington Turnpike at Virginia Avenue.

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2021-03-15@3:50pm–#Bridgeport CT– Workers have hit gas main in the 200 block of Seaside Avenue.

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2021-03-15@3:49pm–#Trumbull CT— There is a motor vehicle accident involving a school bus with 30 students onboard at Main and Middlebrook Avenue. There are no injuries but board of education protocol calls for a medical evaluation of the students on the bus.

2021-03-15@2:12pm–#Fairfield CT– #metronorth– Train traffic in both directions have been stopped near Mill Plain Road due to several brush fires along the tracks.

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2021-03-15@12:38pm–#Bridgeport CT– Firefighters were called for extrication after an SUV hit a utility pole at Howard and Cherry Street.

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed an executive order modifying certain state laws in order to allow expanded access to telehealth services to continue in Connecticut during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Telehealth services are those that enable healthcare providers to interact with patients, including those with Medicaid coverage, without needing to meet in person by using electronic methods, such as video conferencing and telephones, and thus supporting adequate social distancing measures.

When the pandemic began in March 2020, Governor Lamont immediately recognized the need to encourage the use of telehealth and he issued Executive Order No. 7G, which utilized the emergency authority granted to him due to the pandemic in order to relax certain laws regulating these services.

To further encourage the use of telehealth, the Connecticut General Assembly met in special session in July 2020 and adopted Public Act 20-2, which codified those provisions of the governor’s executive order into state statute and also provided additional flexibility on these services. That public act, however, included an expiration date of March 15, 2021.

Governor Lamont said that patients continue to benefit from the expanded use of telehealth services and it’s too early for the provisions relaxing those regulations to end. The order he issued today, Executive Order No. 10C, slightly modifies that public act by extending its expiration date to April 20, 2021, which is the date that the emergency authority granted to him is set to expire.

“Telehealth services have been necessary, as well as overwhelmingly popular during the pandemic,” Governor Lamont said. “Thousands of Connecticut residents have benefited from their expanded use during this difficult time. I am committed to working with the legislature to allow healthcare providers and patients to continue using these services beyond April 20, when this executive order will expire.”

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2021-03-15@1:00am–#Fairfield CT– 2 fled on foot after a crash on Reef Road near Veterans Park. The suspects were apprehended, one is complaining of a head injury from the crash. EMS responded but they refused medical attention.

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2021-03-15@12:55am–#Shelton CT– A car was taken at gunpoint on Myrtle Street by two males who displayed a gun when the driver got out of the car. They fled towards Route 8.

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Ansonia Police UPDATE;

On March 14, 2021, the Ansonia Police Department arrested Melvin Burroughs, age 33, of Ansonia for his involvement in a shooting on Sixth Street in Ansonia. Burroughs had been in a verbal dispute with two other males when Burroughs fired multiple shots at the males. No one was struck by the gunshots; however, a vehicle, shed and garbage cans were struck by the gunfire. Burroughs is a convicted felon and prohibited from owning or possessing firearms. Melvin Burroughs was charged with two counts of Criminal Attempt at Assault First Degree, two counts of Reckless Endangerment First Degree, Threatening First Degree, Unlawful Discharge, Criminal Use of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, and Criminal Mischief Third Degree. Burroughs posted a $150,000 bond and will be arraigned in Milford Superior Court on April 12, 2021.

During a search warrant at Burroughs’ residence, officers and detectives recovered three handguns, an AR15 rifle, a flame-thrower, assorted ammunition and gun parts. Additional charges are expected to filed against Burroughs related to the firearms recovered during the search of his residence

The department is asking anyone with information to please contact 203-735-1885 or tips can be left anonymously through TIP 411 at the link below.

https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553

On March 14, 2021 at 4:00 P.M., the Ansonia Police Department investigated a report of gunshots on Sixth Street. During the initial investigation officers learned that several people were involved in a verbal dispute when one of the people began to shoot at the others. No one was struck by the gunfire and the suspect was taken into custody without incident. The investigation is still ongoing and the identity of the suspect will be released tomorrow. The shooting appears to be an isolated incident and there is no danger to the community.

The department is asking anyone with information to please contact 203-735-1885 or tips can be left anonymously through TIP 411 at the link below.

https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553