#Bridgeport CT-- Bridgeport Police said Tiago Silva, 38 of Trumbull was issued a Misdemeanor Summons 22a-250(d) Illegal Dumping/Bulk/HazMat/Waste-Imminent Danger. For allegedly illegal dumping at Carroll and Wilmot Court on Tuesday. His 1992 Ford dump truck seized. His court date is September 1, 2020.
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Friday highlighted growing grassroots support for the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act, which seeks to disrupt the school to prison pipeline by shifting how the federal government invests in school safety. The bill prohibits the use of federal funds for maintaining and growing police presence in schools and establishes a $2.5 billion grant program to support schools that choose to invest in the number of counselors, nurses, mental health professionals and trauma-informed staff. You can read about what the bill does and doesn’t do here. “Too many kids in our country attend a school with a police officer but without a single counselor, social…
WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, with jurisdiction over the NCAA and amateur athletes, Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirstin Gillibrand (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today announced the framework for a new college athletes bill of rights that will advance justice and opportunity for college athletes. Blumenthal previewed the framework with Booker while serving as Ranking Member during a July Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Protecting the Integrity of College Athletics.” The proposal will guarantee fair and equitable compensation, enforceable health and safety standards, and improved educational opportunities for all college…
Bridgeport, CT – Heavy rains and flash floods in June and July caused abnormal flooding in the area of Nob Hill Apartments and Pennsylvania Avenue. In response to a community meeting to discuss resident reports of flooding in the area of Nob Hill - City Engineering Department, Emergency Operations Center, WPCA, and Department of Public Facilities gathered to identify problems that may be causing the unusually high-water levels. Officials visited locations along the water shed which start downstream and move upstream. City of Bridgeport Engineering Department identified points of blockage in the tributary as the cause of abnormal flooding occurrences that happened in the Nob Hill area of the East Side. The blockage areas that caused the flooding were identified and then…
2020-08-18@8:25pm--#Bridgeport CT-- After rescuing a drowning victim near the bathhouses at Seaside Park firefighters were then dispatched to 10 Park Avenue for two males stuck on the rocks at high tide. Firefighters dispatched their Uber fireboat to rescue them. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_84796" align="aligncenter" width="1102"] Visit Scap's Website at:https://www.scapchryslerjeep.com/[/caption]
2020-08-18@8:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- There was an initial report of a drowning at Seaside Park near the bathhouses. Witnesses said the man in his 30's was under the water for about 2 minutes. He was removed from the water, CPR was administered and he regained consciousness.
2020-08-18@7:30PMish-- The neighbors caught these two dump trucks illegally dumping at Carroll and Wilmot Court. Police arrived and reportedly had the trucks seized. This was their fourth dump run when they got caught.
2020-08-18@12:10pm--#Stratford CT--#cttraffic-- Firefighters on scene extricating one person out of a rollover accident on I-95 southbound located between exits 31 and 30. Traffic is backed up. Expect delays.
The Trumbull Police Department and Sunny Daes joined together to present a 'Cops & Cones' event on Saturday, August 15 in Trumbull Shopping Center. During this time, members of the Trumbull community were able to meet with their officers to ask questions, chat, and get to know one another all while enjoying sweet treats. Interactions such as these continue to unite and bring the Trumbull community and police closer together. The Trumbull Police Department is grateful to have participated in this wonderful event, and would like to thank all of those who participated. [Photo attached, L to R: Officer Ryan Tantimonico., Officer Kelly Brown, Officer Emily GIsvold, with Sunny Daes patrons]
