Month: January 2022

Trumbull POLICE SAVE SUICIDAL MAN ATTEMPTING TO JUMP FROM BRIDGE

#Trumbull CT--JANUARY 25, 2022With the help of several alert citizens, Trumbull police officers prevented a despondent man from his suicide attempt of jumping from an overpass onto the highway below. Early Sunday, January 23, 2022 at about 1:30 am, Trumbull Police received a report of a man standing on the ledge of the bridge on White Plains Road (Route 127) near Broadbridge Road, preparing to jump onto the Route 8 highway below. The twenty-one (21) year old man was very emotional and upset, but was speaking with several passing motorists who had stopped and were attempting to calm him down before emergency personnel arrived. The man had climbed up the concrete wall and over top of the barrier fence where…

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Ansonia News: Stabbing

Police UPDATE: On January 25, 2022 at about 2:10 P.M., there was a report of a two-car accident in the CVS / Burger King Parking lot on Pershing Drive. During the investigation, a separate altercation occurred where one male stabbed another male several times and a friend of the stabbing victim was cut on the hand during the incident. The stabbing happened in front of the officer investigating the motor vehicle accident and the suspect was immediately taken into custody.The victim, a 21 year-old male from Meriden, was transported to a local hospital for multiple stab wounds to the upper body. He is listed in serious but stable condition.The suspect, Matthew Romans age 22 of Ansonia, was charged with Assault…

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McTheft

#Fairfield CT-- The manager at the 546 Post Road McDonald's reported that on Friday morning (1/21/22) at 05:27hrs a white box truck, occupied by two unknown individuals, pulled up to the store and extracted 400 gallons of cooking oil worth approximately $400.00. The two individuals were on the property for approximately 30 minutes. The manager reported that several McDonald’s in the area (Westport, Norwalk) were also victims. This news report is made possible by: Visit Penfield Service's website: https://penfieldservicecenterct.com/

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Shelton News: Man Shot UPDATE

Here is an update on the shooting we told you about two days ago when it happened:On 1-22-22 at approximately 8:15pm, Shelton Police were dispatched to the area of 350 Coram Ave for a shooting. A 28 year old male victim from Derby was taken to the hospital for injuries sustained in the shooting. The male is still in the hospital at this time.Detectives were called to the scene for processing. This is currently an active ongoing investigation by detectives. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Shelton Police Department at 203-924-1544.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG CONTINUES FIGHT TO END FACEBOOK’S ILLEGAL MONOPOLY

(Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general continuing to fight Facebook’s illegal efforts to stifle competition and protect its monopoly power. Today, the coalition — led by New York Attorney General Letitia James — filed an appeal brief arguing that the district court’s ruling dismissing the states’ case was in error. The coalition argues that the court was wrong to dismiss their case as time-barred, and made additional legal and factual errors. Over the last decade, Facebook, now known as Meta, illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cut or conditioned services to smaller threats — depriving users of the benefits of competition and reducing privacy protections and services along the way —…

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Fairfield News: Arrest Made in Robeks Incident

#Fairfield CT--On 01/22/2022 at approximately 2:26 PM, the Fairfield Police Department received numerous calls from employees at Robeks, located at 2061 Black Rock Turnpike, reporting a customer was throwing things, yelling at employees, and refusing to leave. An investigation revealed that at approximately 1:05 PM, James Iannazzo (DOB 05/15/1973) of Fairfield, made a purchase at Robeks and left the store without incident. At approximately 1:39 PM, Iannazzo called 911 requesting an EMS response to his home for a juvenile suffering from an allergic reaction and was later transported to an area hospital. A short time later, Iannazzo returned to Robeks and confronted employees, yelling at them and demanding to know who had made the smoothie which contained peanuts, causing his…

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