Month: May 2021

Westport News: Teen Exploitation

#Westport CT--On December 4, 2020, the Westport Police Detective Bureau received a report of thepossible exploitation of a local teenager. The complainant reported that she befriended anindividual on social media. This individual persuaded the complainant to send nude photos ofherself to him. After a period of time passed, the suspect allegedly told the complainant that ifshe did not pay him a sum of money, he would put the pictures on social media. When thecomplainant refused to pay, the suspect purportedly posted the compromising pictures.The detectives launched an extensive investigation that included the execution of severalsearch warrants and Anthony Pangallo was developed as a suspect. The evidence gatheredsuggested that Mr. Pangallo, who is thirty-seven years old, was the individual who engaged…

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Norwalk News: Warrant Arrest On Bridgeport Shooting

#Norwalk CT--On Thursday May 27, 2021, at approximately 5:30 AM, Eugene McKnight, a convicted felon,was arrested in Norwalk without incident on an outstanding warrant. The warrant for McKnight’s arrest stemmed from to a shooting that occurred in Bridgeport onMarch 20, 2021. McKnight has a pending 2017 case out of West Haven in which he wascharged with Assault in the First Degree, Criminal Use of a Weapon and Home Invasion.McKnight is currently wearing an ankle bracelet and is on probation as a result of that previousarrest. Additionally, McKnight has a pending 2018 case out of Bridgeport involving the followingcharges: Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Weapons in a Motor Vehicle and Illegal Possession ofa Large Capacity Magazine. (Please refer to the originating…

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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), on Friday reintroduced legislation that would allow caregivers to receive a Social Security credit. The Social Security Caregiver Credit Act would provide retirement compensation in the form of Social Security credits to individuals who left the workforce to care for their loved ones. “Taking care of a loved one is work and should be treated that way. But right now, the system penalizes the tens of millions of Americans who leave the workforce or reduce their hours to care for a family member because working less means not paying into Social Security. I’ve heard firsthand from…

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