2021-07-16 @ 11:15pm–#Bridgeport CT– Last night was an incident that was being reported as a stand-off or an barricaded incident. Bridgeport Emergency Communication Center received a call that was described as a possible barricaded armed suspect when a woman called indicating a known person threatened her with a weapon and is possibly on-site at the location. To err on the side of safety and based on the callers information, the Bridgeport Police responded with the Emergency Service Units (ESU). Negotiators determined that the male party was no longer on scene.. As a precaution, BPD ESU cleared the house anyway. Police are actively investigating this incident.
2021-07-16@11:01am–#Milford CT– There was a grill and hood fire at the Burger King at 1292 Boston PostRoad. Power has been secured. The restaurant has been evacuated.
2021-07-16@10:27am–#Milford CT– A fuel spill reported at the Sunoco Station at 322 Old Gate Lane. Radio reports say 150 gallons of diesel fuel spilled on the ground and in the storm drain. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is on the way. Milford Hazmat team is working to contain the spill.
#Bridgeport CT– Last night, members of the Bridgeport Police Department’s Detective Bureau, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Unit, and The Gang Task Force, arrested Dondre Nesmith (DOB: 10/23/1995 of 652 Dewey St) for the July 12th murder of Javier Flores. Search warrants were executed on Nesmith’s home and on his car. During an interview, Nesmith admitted to shooting Flores in retaliation for Flores and another man robbing him and forcing him to strip out of his clothes.
Nesmith is charged with Murder. He is being held on a $1,000,000 bond and will appear in court in the morning.
This arrest is a result of the hard work by Detective Winkler, who was the lead detective on the case, and the other members of the Homicide and Identification Units. Additionally, members of the Fusion Center and The Gang Task Force played key roles in solving the case.
WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, released the following statement after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the agency filed a lawsuit against Amazon to force the online retailer to recall hazardous products sold on Amazon.com:
“This is a forceful and decisive action by CPSC with a clear message to Amazon and other online marketplaces: knowingly selling dangerous and defective products that imperil Americans will not be tolerated. Amazon must take responsibility for stemming the tide of hazardous products sold through its platform, including its own AmazonBasics car chargers, surge protectors, and microwaves that have caught on fire, exploded, and physically harmed consumers—some of which the company continues to sell to unknowing Americans. As I’ve called on Amazon numerous times, these unsafe products must be immediately recalled and consumers notified to prevent further harms.”
“CPSC must stay vigilant and act swiftly to protect consumers from an ongoing onslaught of hazardous products that remain available for purchase online, and Congress must provide substantial resources needed by this vital agency to effectively perform its critical work.”
Blumenthal has long led efforts to ensure Amazon conducts recalls and notifies consumers of hazardous products sold through its online marketplace. In September 2020, following an investigative report from CNN, Blumenthal and U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to Amazon CEO and Chairman Jeff Bezos, demanding the company recall and stop sales of dangerous AmazonBasics products, including flaming phone chargers and exploding batteries. The lawmakers sent a letter to CPSC in October 2020, calling for the agency to open a probe into Amazon’s stalling and deflecting on the safety of its AmazonBasics products, and to ensure Amazon works with the agency to recall and notify consumers about hazardous products. In August 2019, Blumenthal, Menendez, and Markey wrote a letter to Amazon after an investigation by The Wall Street Journal found more than 4,000 products for sale on Amazon that were unsafe, deceptively labeled, or banned. The text of that letter is available here.
#Bridgeport News: An arrest has been made in the homicide of the 27 year old man shot on Gregory Street and Rennell Court on Monday. I’ll have more details in the late morning.
2021-07-15@9:23pm–#Fairfiled CT– A pedestrian has been hit by a car at Quincy and Beach Road. The driver stopped , the pedestrian has a possible dislocated ankle according to radio reports.
On Thursday, July 15, 2021, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the Norwalk Police Department Special Services Division arrested brothers Giovanny Padilla and John Padilla after locating a large amount of cocaine and money at their residence.
A six month long investigation into the brothers’ involvement in narcotics trafficking across the Greater Norwalk Area provided enough evidence to apply for a search warrant of their residence, 133 Monterey Place, building 1, apartment 2. Approximately 260 grams of powder cocaine and $8,000 in United States Currency were located there and seized, in addition to a vehicle, four cell phones, computers and other electronics used to facilitate narcotics trafficking.
This investigation is ongoing, and more arrests are expected in the future in connection to this investigation. Arrested: Giovanny Padilla, 26 years old, of 133 Monterey Place, building 1, apartment 2. Charges: Possession of Narcotics, Possession of Narcotics within 1,500 ft of school/housing project, Possession of Narcotics with Intent to Sell over One Ounce, Possession with Intent to Sell within 1,500 feet, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia with Intent to Sell, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia with Intent to Sell, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia within 1,500 feet. Bond: $50,000 Arrested: Johnny Padilla, 21 years old, of 133 Monterey Place, building 1, apartment 2. Charges: Possession of Narcotics, Possession of Narcotics within 1,500 ft of school/housing project, Possession of Narcotics with Intent to Sell over One Ounce, Possession with Intent to Sell within 1,500 feet, Bond: $50,000
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