2021-12-21@10:29am–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating a bank robbery and carjacking at the Webster Bank at 3456 Main Street this morning. According to a witness that was inside the bank during the robbery said the robber apparently used an Uber/Lyft to get to the bank. She said the robber had the driver park at the Bagel King next door while he went to rob the bank. He got into the Uber/Lyft car when the dye pack went off (red Nissan, 2nd photo). The bank robber then carjacked a gray Mazda where he crashed on Thorme Street (bottom left photo). Madison and Blackham School both went into Lock In/Out. Police are looking for a skinny black man with long dreads wearing a white t-shirt. He is still at large.
2021-12-21@11:27pm– #Bridgport CT– Police are investigating a crash into the Nice and Fresh Bakery at 525 Broadbridge Road. There were no reported injuries.
2021-12-21@12:00pm–#Bridgeport CT– #cttraffic– A viewer sent in the picture of today’s vehicle fire in on Route 8/25 southbound in the right breakdown lane just before exit 3.
Digital Vaccination Cards Provide Alternative Option to Paper Cards That Patients Have Been Receiving Upon Being Vaccinated
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is now providing residents with the ability to store their personal COVID-19 vaccination records onto their smartphone devices. The digital vaccination cards mirror the paper cards from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that patients receive upon being vaccinated and provides them with a convenient option to securely show proof of being vaccinated on their smartphones without needing to physically carry the paper cards on their person.
The governor stressed that the choice to load digital vaccination cards onto smartphones is strictly optional. Those who do not have smartphones or do not want to digitize their vaccination records can continue using the paper cards they received upon being vaccinated as they have been doing over the last year.
Instructions for how to load the digital cards, also known as “SMART Health Cards,” onto smartphones can be obtained by visiting ct.gov/getmyvaccinerecord. The system uses CT WiZ, Connecticut’s immunization information system, to confirm a person’s vaccination status.
The SMART Health Cards display a QR code that upon being scanned will confirm the smartphone user’s vaccination status. The governor explained that the digital cards are more resistant to forgery than the paper cards, and they can also be easily obtained in the unfortunate event that someone loses their paper card and needs to replace it.
The QR code is based on a standard that has already been adopted by many states and countries, including New York, California, and Canada, meaning that Smart Health Cards issued by the Connecticut Department of Public Health will also verify vaccination status in those locations. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and numerous additional states are expected to launch programs soon using this standard.
“This digital vaccination card does one thing – it provides Connecticut residents with an alternative option to the paper card that they received when they were vaccinated,” Governor Lamont said. “If you don’t want to carry your paper card around with you in your pocket, or if you lost your card, then you can digitally load it onto your smartphone. If you don’t have a smartphone or don’t want to digitize your paper card, then you don’t have to, and you can keep using the paper card you were given when you were vaccinated. This option is just about more convenience for Connecticut residents.”
Throughout his tenure in office, Governor Lamont has made the digitization of state government records and services a top priority of his administration, saying that residents want the ability to conduct transactions more easily through digital means to save time and effort.
2021-12-20@5:30PMish– Report of a 2019 gray Jeep Cherokee taken with force on Main Street near King Street. No weapon was shown, vehicle taken with force.
The Stratford Library will present a special “Meet-the-Author” event on Tuesday, December 21 at6:30pm with Charles F. Rosenay. Rosenay, the author of the pop culture book titled The Book of Top 10 Horror Lists, which collects lists of favorite monster movies, actors, and other themes from 100 celebrities, will be doing an author appearance, book reading and personal signing at the Library. Just a few of the pop culture icons featured in the book include William (Star Trek) Shatner, Butch (Eddie Munster) Patrick, Ruth (Laugh-In) Buzzi, baseball great Dave Winfield, the late actor Ed Asner, Bill (Lost in Space) Mumy, Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Gos, mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, singer Gary Puckett, and many others. More than just lists, every submission was a list plus additional comments as to why the choices were made. Often hilarious, sometimes thought-provoking, but always fascinating, the lists run the gamut from fan-based opinions straight through to thesis-worthy chapters on the horrific elements in Shakespeare’s work. At over 300 pages including photos and illustrations, The Book of Top 10 Horror Lists is a trade softcover published by BearManor Media and is available from Amazon. Autographed copies of the book will be available for purchase after Rosenay’s talk at the Stratford Library on December 21.
2021-12-19@ 9:59pm—#Bridgeport CT– Firefighters were called for a crash with extrication on Lincoln Boulevard at Garfield Avenue. The third vehicle is not in the photo. There were minor injuries.
On December 16, 2021, the New Haven Police Department reported a Nissan Altima stolen by way of an armed car-jacking in their city. On December 18, 2021, the North Haven Police Department reported an armed car-jacking of a Toyota Camry. It is believe that the suspects in these car-jackings have a nexus to one another.
On December 19, 2021 at approximately 4:28 PM, Fairfield Police observed the second stolen vehicle, this time the stolen Toyota Camry, traveling through downtown Fairfield on Post road near Beach Road.
Fairfield Police located and followed the stolen vehicle on I95 northbound from exit 22 to exit 27, at which point police attempted to initiate a traffic stop.
The operator of the stolen vehicle failed to pull over and the vehicle increased its speed in an attempt to elude police.
As the stolen vehicle approached Exit 27A the operator crossed over several lanes of traffic, crashing into another vehicle and ultimately coming to rest as it crashed into a jersey barrier.
The two occupants of the stolen vehicle, both juveniles aged 13 and 16, were taken into custody on scene. The 16 year old sustained minor abrasions to his legs.
