Month: September 2021

Criminal Attempt Assault in the 1st Degree Arrest

On August 31, 2021 at approximately 11:44 am Bridgeport Police responded to the 100 block of Park Street on the report of shots fired - automatic gunfire.  Upon arrival, Officers observed an abundance of shell casings with vehicles and a residence struck by gunfire. The Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center provided police officers with a description of the suspects and a description of the vehicle utilized in the shooting.  The Bridgeport Police Patrol Division and Detective Bureau responded to the scene.  The suspect vehicle, a dark blue 2007 BMW X5, was observed in the area of the East Washington Avenue bridge.  Police attempted a felony motor vehicle stop at the intersection of East Washington Avenue and Housatonic Avenue. The suspect vehicle…

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG URGES PURA TO DECREASE EVERSOURCE’S RATES

(Hartford, CT) — Attorney General William Tong today called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to significantly reduce Eversource’s rates. Following the passage of the Take Back Our Grid Act last year, PURA opened a rate review proceeding and is evaluating electric companies’ rates to see if an interim rate reduction is appropriate. The Take Back Our Grid Act, passed in October 2020, urged PURA to examine whether interim rate relief was warranted for Connecticut consumers. “Connecticut families and consumers cannot afford to pay any more for their utilities. Electricity costs in our state are already the highest in the continental United States and as families continue to work and attend school from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they need…

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