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5:38pm–#Fairfield Connecticut–An overturned canoe was found but no paddle in Pine Creek near the 1400 block of Fairfield Beach Road. Assistant Fire Chief George Gomola said there are no over due boaters and they suspect the high winds yesterday blew the canoe from where it was kept. Just before they left the scene the did find an address in Westport and they are having Westport Police locate the owners. The red line in the picture is the overturned canoe. No paddles, personal flotation devices or any other items were found with or near the boat.
9:56pm–#Fairfield Connecticut– Police were dispatched to Notre Dame High School on Jefferson Street for a student who refuses to go to class. The father is also on scene according to radio reports.
12:49pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut–Police on the way to the 200 block of Madison Avenue where a man came home to find his wife with another man. He beat the man and threw him out of the house.
UPDATE: Firefighters are extricating from one of the vehicles.
10:41pm–#cttraffic–#Fairfield Connecticut– A three car crash I-95 northbound near exit 21. No word on injuries, first responders just arriving according to radio reports.
6:03pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut–A resident at 1713 Boston Avenue says he cannot leave his home due to vicious cats in the hallway. He says his daughter was scratched in the eye, EMS and police on the way.
#Westport Connecticut–On Monday, March 28, 2016 the Westport Police Department welcomed one new officer to the organization and promoted another to the rank of Detective, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Detective William Harsche. The ceremony took place in the Westport Police Department classroom, where First Selectman Jim Marpe administered the oath of office.
Officer Sharon Russo was promoted to the rank of Detective. Detective Russo is an 8-year veteran of the police force, joining the department in March 2008 where she has been assigned to the patrol division. Detective Russo attended Marymount Manhattan College and has earned the Westport Police Investigator’s Award. Detective Russo finished first in the promotional testing process.
Officer Michael Tomanelli, age 21 and a native of Marlboro, NY was sworn in as a Police Officer. He is a graduate of Sacred Heart University and is currently completing his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice, also at Sacred Heart University. Officer Tomanelli will begin his recruit training at the Connecticut Police Academy on April 1, 2016.
Photo attached (from left to right: Chief of Police Dale Call, Officer Michael Tomanelli, Detective Sharon Russo and First Selectman Jim Marpe)
