2021-04-03@9:00pm–#Fairfield CT– The manager at Rite Aid on the Post Road called police to report that juveniles are throwing slices of cheese at passing cars and at the building. You can’t make this stuff up!
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2021-04-03@6:25pm–#Bridgeport CT– Firefighters on the way to 350 Waldemere Avenue for a child stuck in a child’s swing at Seaside Park.
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2021-04-03 #Norwalk CT– Report of a woman hit by a car at Peter Street and Elmwood Avenue report of a woman hit by a car.
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How about some likes for Bridgeport Officer Speranza who was working a road job when he spotted this elderly man attempting to cross the street. The officer stopped everything to make sure the gentleman crossed safely. Way to go Officer Speranza!
UPDATE: The fire was thought to have started on the second floor as an electrical fire. There is NO building, renters or business insurance.
2021-04-03@12:22pm–#Bridgeport CT– #ctfire– Firefighters battle a 2 alarm fire in the 1100 block of Madison Avenue. A business and apartments were damage by fire and water. There were no reported injuries. The fire marshal was called in to determine the cause of the fire.
2021-04-03@12:00am–#Norwalk CT– Firefighters responded to a bed fire on Button Ball Trail.
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UPDATE: The highway is shutdown in both directions. Two children are also injured in the crash.
2021-04-02@8:35pm–#Trumbull CT– #cttraffic– A rollover accident with injuries on the Merritt Parkway northbound near exit 47. A second ambulance has been requested to the scene.
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#Norwalk CT–On Tuesday March 30, 2021, Norwalk Police Department Special Services Division, in cooperation withBridgeport Police Department Tactical Narcotics Team arrested Sylvester Edward, aka GUMZY.
On April 1, 2020, Edward engaged Norwalk Police Officers in a pursuit, which was broken off for safety
concerns. A warrant was sought for his arrest, and granted with a bond of $100,000. Edward has eluded
police until now.
On March 30, 2021, a joint operation led Officers to Edward. Edward was taken into custody. At the
time of his arrest Edward was found to be in possession of fifty eight bags of pure fentanyl, several bags
of crack cocaine, and marijuana. Norwalk Police Department Special Service Investigators, along with
Bridgeport Police Department, immediately sought and executed a search and seizure warrant at 756
Hancock Avenue Apartment #1, Bridgeport. This was a rented apartment used solely for Edward’s
criminal enterprise.
Located and seized from this apartment were the following:
235 folds of pure Fentanyl
1 loose bag of pure Fentanyl 36.6 grams
Loose crack cocaine
One blender
3 different fentanyl cutting agents (to mix into the fentanyl),
packaging material to package fentanyl for street sale
40 various brands of marijuana edibles
Loose prescription pills
2 lap tops, one desk top computer and printer
equipment used to reproduce fraudulent credit cards and make fraudulent checks
numerous fake IDS with Edwards’s picture on it were also recovered
Edward was arrested for charges pertaining to the seizure, and given a $350,000 bond. After bonding
himself out, on both the narcotics case and $100,000 bond for the pursuit case, Edward was turned over
Connecticut State Police for another warrant. This warrant, for $25,000 was the result of a separate
incident where Edward engaged Connecticut State Police in another motor vehicle pursuit, where he
fled the vehicle, resisted arrest, was tasered and fled again.
Lieutenant Marc Lepore, the Commanding Officer of Norwalk Police Department’s Special Services
Division remarked that, “this is likely the largest amount of pure fentanyl that we have ever seized”.
Lieutenant Lepore commended his Investigators for their tireless persistence and conveyed gratitude for
the cooperative efforts of Bridgeport Police Department’s Tactical Narcotics Team. “We have a strong
partnership that has lasted for years”, said Lieutenant Lepore.
Edwards is a seven time convicted felon with twenty previous arrests dating back to 2007. One of these
convictions is for escape from Law Enforcement. Edwards’ CT Driver’s License is suspended indefinitely.
Edwards now has twelve pending cases in various CT superior courts and is currently out on $930,000 in
bond. This investigation is ongoing, and more charges are expected.
Arrested: SYLVESTER EDWARD, aka GUMZY, 32, of 6 Leuvine Street, Norwalk CT
Charges: Interfering w Officer, Failure to Drive in Proper Lane, Reckless Driving, Running From
Police – Injury/Death, Violations in a School Zone, Operation Under Suspension, Operating
while using a handheld device, Passenger under 18 no seatbelt
Please refer to Bridgeport Police Department and Connecticut State Police Department
Arrest Logs for additional Charges
Bond: $930,000 TOTAL (Various jurisdictions)
Norwalk Police Tip Line: 203-854-3111
Anonymous Internet tips can be sent to Norwalk Police website at: www.norwalkpd.com
Anonymous text tips can be submitted by typing “NORWALKPD” into the text field,
followed by the message, and sending it to TIP411 (847411)
2021-04-02@2:45pm–#Bridgeport CT– A driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his car into two parked cars in the 150 block of Dewey Street. The driver declined medical treatment.
(Westport, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office is launching U Drive. U Text. U Pay., a national high-visibility enforcement campaign for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. In partnership with State and local law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the campaign will step up enforcement efforts to enforce distracted-driving laws between April 1 to April 30, 2021.
Distracted driving is an activity that diverts attention from driving. Not surprisingly, texting while driving is one of the most dangerous distractions. Sending or reading a text takes one’s eyes off the road for 5 seconds and at 55 m.p.h., that is like driving the entire length of a football field with your eyes closed. Additionally, according to the NHTSA driving a vehicle while texting is six times more dangerous than intoxicated driving. Operating a motor vehicle requires the driver’s full attention and even a momentary distraction can lead to disastrous results.
In Connecticut in 2019, more than 6,600 crashes were contributed to distracted driving and the NHTSA reported that between 2012 and 2019, 26,004 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver. “Every trip on Connecticut’s roadways—no matter how long or short a trip—should be a safe one,” said Commissioner Joseph Giulietti of the Connecticut Department of Transportation. “We want drivers to focus on the most important task: hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.”
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