Month: September 2021

2021-09-10@9:35pm–#Derby CT– #cttraffic– A two car crash Route 8 northbound near exit 8. One car is smoking, no word what it is smoking.

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2021-09-18@1:10am–#Bridgeport CT– A Texas Avenue resident was robbed at gunpoint outside their residence. No injuries were reported.

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2021-09-19@1:57pm–#Bridgeport CT– First responders on the scene of Halley Avenue for an assault. There are no further details.

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2021-09-19@1:15am–#Bridgeport CT– #cttraffic– A crash on I-95 southbound just past exit 29. It appears to be in the right and center lane. No word on any injuries.

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2021-09-19@ 12:19am– Bridgeport Police said they received a call regarding a potential assault between two roommates the caller indicated an object was involved. When BPD arrived on-scene they observed a female victim with injuries to her head and shoulder no object found. Party was transported to the hospital. Suspect was not on-scene at the time but BPD was re-dispatched later when the suspect returned on-scene. Suspect identified as Christina Gadson 33yrs old from Bridgeport was subsequently arrested for 53a-60 ASSAULT 2ND DEG BOND WAS SET AT $10,000.

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2021-09-19@12:00am–#Bridgeport CT– 3 people were injured in a street fight on East Washington Avenue.

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2021-09-17@11:45pm–#Bridgeport Police are reporting that a person showed up at Bridgeport Hospital in a private vehicle shot in the shoulder. It was thought the person was shot in the 1400 block of Reservoir Avenue. The injuries are thought to be non-life threatening.

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2021-09-18@3:15pm–#Bridgeport CT– First responders on Hollywood Avenue for an assault. No further details.

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#Bridgeport CT– #Ansonia CT– Officer Ovelize Elena has left the Bridgeport Police Department and has taken her experience to the Ansonia Police Department.

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, announced that their subcommittee would take additional steps to look into Facebook’s knowledge of its platforms’ negative impact on teenagers and young users revealed today in the Wall Street Journal:

“It is clear that Facebook is incapable of holding itself accountable. The Wall Street Journal’s reporting reveals Facebook’s leadership to be focused on a growth-at-all-costs mindset that valued profits over the health and lives of children and teens. When given the opportunity to come clean to us about their knowledge of Instagram’s impact on young users, Facebook provided evasive answers that were misleading and covered up clear evidence of significant harm. We are in touch with a Facebook whistleblower and will use every resource at our disposal to investigate what Facebook knew and when they knew it – including seeking further documents and pursuing witness testimony. The Wall Street Journal’s blockbuster reporting may only be the tip of the iceberg.”

In August, Blumenthal and Blackburn wrote Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling on the tech giant to release its internal research on the potentially harmful impact of its platforms – including Instagram Kids – on youth mental health and explain how this research has been used to further promote and market their products to young users.

In May, Blumenthal and Blackburn held a hearing on protecting kids online. With children’s screen time surging on popular apps like TikTok, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram, kids are being exposed to safety and privacy issues including data collection, aggressive marketing, and sexual exploitation.

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