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Shooting at Gas Station leads to arrest

Jan 30, 2024 Alex

On 01/28/2024 at approximately 10:15 PM, the Shelton Police were dispatched to 819 River Rd. Cumberland Farms Gas Station, on a report that shots were fired. Responding officers discovered a broken window and recovered a spent shell casing in the parking lot of the gas station. No one was reported to be injured in the incident. Shelton Detectives conducted a follow up investigation and identified Joshua Vazquez, Age 18, of Shelton as a suspect. Detectives obtained search warrants for Vazquez’s vehicle and residence. Detectives with the assistance of CT State Police Gangs and Narcotics Task force later located Vazquez in Ansonia, where a firearm and clothing matching the description worn in surveillance footage at the gas station was recovered. Vazquez…

Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck

Jan 30, 2024 Alex

Report of a male child struck by a car at the intersection of Park Ave and West Liberty street.

Bridgeport

Youth arrested on gun chargedue to parking violation

Jan 30, 2024 Alex

On Saturday January 27, 2024, Bridgeport Police Officer Salce was patrolling the area of the Greens Apartment Buildings when he observed a vehicle parked in a limited parking zone for beyond the extended timeframe. While approaching the vehicle the male party exited the vehicle holding his waistband and proceeded to flee from the approaching officer. Officer Salce gave chase and apprehended the party without incident and subsequently located a loaded firearm on this male party, ( GLOCK 19) with an extended magazine containing 30 live rounds of 9mm ammunition as well as 1 loaded in the chamber. The firearm was tucked into his waist and then in spandex type leggings, no holster.The male party later identified as a juvenile was…

Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Update on Shots Fired on Main Street.

Jan 29, 2024 Alex

On January 28, 2024, at approximately 12:50 pm the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received reports of shots fired and a motor vehicle accident within the 1100 block of Main Street in downtown Bridgeport. Officers arriving on scene located a 2-car motor vehicle accident with one of the striking vehicle occupants suffering from a gunshot wound to the buttocks. That victim, identified as a 27-year-old Milford man, was taken to an area hospital via AMR Ambulance for treatment. He is listed in stable condition. A 29-year-old Naugatuck woman and 57-year-old Naugatuck women sustained injuries during the motor vehicle crash. Both were transported to an area hospital via AMR Ambulance and are listed in stable condition. While Officers were securing the crime…

State News

Arrest made in fatal hit and run accident

Jan 28, 2024 Alex

On 01/06/2024 at approximately 12:15 AM, the Shelton Police were dispatched to the area of Howe Ave and White St on a report of a pedestrian lying in the roadway. Responding officers located an unresponsive female, later identified as 64-year-old Stephanie Peterson. Peterson was transported to Bridgeport Hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased.An investigation by Shelton Detectives and the Accident Reconstruction Team revealed that Peterson was stuck by a vehicle who evaded the scene. During the investigation the operator of the vehicle was identified as 19-year-old Ariela Treysler of Trumbull. An arrest warrant was later obtained for Treysler. On 01/25/2024 Treysler was arrested and charged with felony Evading Responsibly and released on a $50,000.00 bond. Treysler was given a…

Stratford

Stratford Library celebrates “National Take Your Child to the Library Day” on Saturday, February 3 with “Pajamas all Day.”

Jan 27, 2024 Alex

The Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford celebrates “National Take Your Child to the Library Day” on Saturday, February 3 with "Pajamas all Day." The annual event is free and open to the public. Families can stop in from 10am-4:30 pm (in pajamas!) for free books, a craft and a visit to the Library "store." Special events include pajama parties for children by age. Visitors can discover everything the Library has to offer including books, audiobooks, video games, ukuleles, kits and more. Families can also learn how to download ebooks, audiobooks and music to their smartphone/tablet for free. Further information about “Take Your Child to the Library Day” can be found on the Library website at: www.stratfordlibrary.org - Events page…

Norwalk

Shooting Incident

Jan 26, 2024 Alex

On January 26, 2024 at 12:22 AM Norwalk Combined Dispatch received a 911 call regarding a person shot within a residence on Hillandale Manor. Patrol Division Officers arrived and located a victim. Officers provided medical aid to a male victim who had been shot in his abdomen. The victim was transported by ambulance to Norwalk Hospital. The Detective Bureau responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. This investigation is active at this time and detectives have determined that this is an isolated incident with no threat to the Norwalk Community. The Norwalk Police Department Detective Bureau is asking anyone with information to come forward and contact the lead investigator, Detective Downer, who can be reached by telephone at 203-854-3182,…

State News

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG SUES 28 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS FOR KNOWINGLY CONTAMINATING CONNECTICUT WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND HARMING PUBLIC HEALTH WITH TOXIC PFAS “FOREVER CHEMICALS”

Jan 25, 2024 Alex

Companies Knew Decades Ago that PFAS Chemicals Cause Significant Harm to Human Health Remediation in Connecticut Alone to Cost Billions of Dollars (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today filed two lawsuits against 28 chemical manufacturers responsible for knowingly contaminating Connecticut waters and natural resources and harming public health with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals.” The two complaints seek to hold the companies responsible for dangerous PFAS chemical contamination from two sources—aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) used in firefighting, and chemicals used in manufacturing and added to consumer products, such as food packaging, cookware, carpeting, upholstery, clothing, and cosmetics, to make products resistant to stains, water, and heat. Today, nearly all humans have PFAS in their blood. PFAS chemicals are toxic and…

State News

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES $12.1 MILLION IN SMALL CITIES GRANTS AWARDED TO EIGHT MUNICIPALITIES TO MODERNIZE AND REHABILITATE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Jan 24, 2024 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Housing Commissioner Seila-Mosquera Bruno today announced that the Connecticut Department of Housing is awarding $12.1 million in grants to eight municipalities for upgrades that will modernize and rehabilitate housing for low and moderate-income individuals, as well as community infrastructure. The grants are being awarded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Housing with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Eligible projects are required to be in a municipality with a population of fewer than 50,000 residents. “These grants go a long way in improving neighborhoods so that we can make our communities more attractive and encourage economic growth…

Bridgeport

Bridgeport Police Department Regional Auto Theft Task Force, Shelton Police, and Connecticut State Police Gang Unit Make 3 Arrests

Jan 23, 2024 Alex

On January 19, 2024, the Bridgeport Police Department’s Regional Auto Theft Task Force, Shelton Police Department, and Connecticut State Police Gang Unit conducted a joint investigation into several robberies occurring in Fairfield County. Law Enforcement received specific information that a vehicle recently used in an armed robbery in Shelton Connecticut was now within the 2000 block of Boston Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Police Officers attempted a motor vehicle stop on Boston Avenue at which time the vehicle fled the scene traveling northbound onto Weber Avenue. Police pursued the vehicle to North Summerfield Avenue where it became disabled and eventually came to a stop. At least three occupants fled the scene on foot but where quickly apprehended by responding officers. A loaded Smith and…

Shooting at Gas Station leads to arrest

Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck

Youth arrested on gun chargedue to parking violation

Bridgeport News: Update on Shots Fired on Main Street.

Arrest made in fatal hit and run accident

Stratford Library celebrates “National Take Your Child to the Library Day” on Saturday, February 3 with “Pajamas all Day.”

Shooting Incident

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG SUES 28 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS FOR KNOWINGLY CONTAMINATING CONNECTICUT WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND HARMING PUBLIC HEALTH WITH TOXIC PFAS “FOREVER CHEMICALS”

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES $12.1 MILLION IN SMALL CITIES GRANTS AWARDED TO EIGHT MUNICIPALITIES TO MODERNIZE AND REHABILITATE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Bridgeport Police Department Regional Auto Theft Task Force, Shelton Police, and Connecticut State Police Gang Unit Make 3 Arrests

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