#Fairfield CT– On Friday May 12, 2023 the Fairfield Police Department
arrested and charged Glorianne Marie LAGNESE (59) of Fairfield charging her with 48 Counts of Animal Cruelty stemming from an investigation previously reported at her
Steep Hill Road home.
All animals were seized from her home and are currently being held pending a court order.
Lagnese was released after posting $5000.00 bond and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on May 19, 2023.
2023-05-12@1:35pm–#Fairfield CT– The Hyundai Dealer on Commerce Drive is reporting 2 cars were stolen from their lot.
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2023-05-12@1:11pm–#Fairfield CT– Firefighters’ quick actions kept a fire underneath a porch at Moritz Place (off Black Rock Turnpike) from spreading to the rest of the home.
2023-05-10@1:30pm–#Southport CT– #Fairfield CT– #ctfire–#todayscarfire–Today’s vehicle fire is Chevy pickup in the 200 block of Pequot Avenue.
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2023–05-10@11:30am–#Fairfield CT– A crash was reported in the 2000 block of Black Rock Turnpike in front of Trader Joe’s.
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Sen. Tony Hwang on Apr. 21 had the opportunity to see compassion in action during a visit to Sacred Heart University’s Dr. Susan L. Davis, RN, & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing (DHCON) in Bridgeport/Fairfield.
“What I witnessed during a tour led by DHCON Dean Karen Daley and other dedicated clinical nursing faculty members has given me an even deeper appreciation for nursing educators and their selfless commitment to training and teaching our future workforce,” Sen. Hwang said. “My experience at DHCON also gave me hope for an industry which has endured – and met – so many challenges in the recent pandemic years.
Sacred Heart University is now using a $2.5 million grant to help grow and diversify the next generation of nurses.
There is a present obligation to perform a needs assessment for the clinical placements of our students who are required to have hands-on experience in a hospital setting. There are an insufficient number of clinical sites in the State of Connecticut, impacting enrollment of students greatly nationwide. While the pandemic increased the demand for nurses, its impact has limited access to clinical sites and contributed to the shortage. The unfortunate reality is that with a declining number of nurses, those that are working in hospitals are not able to dedicate enough time to teach students due to high patient volumes.
“It is essential to focus on solving the challenges of the nursing shortage collaboratively at both the state and discipline level,” said Dean Daley. “Sen. Hwang’s commitment to helping to solve this crisis makes me hopeful for innovative solutions that we can work on together across all sectors to ensure quality nursing education and care for all Connecticut citizens.”
“Nursing is a rewarding and societal essential career,” Sen. Hwang said. “It may also be a sensible second career choice for those who want to make a positive difference later in life. DHCON utilizes many new beneficial technologies that can’t be found in online class settings. Increasing the number of qualified nurses entering the workforce will make a major impact on our state’s health and wellness. We can also diversify the nursing workforce by supporting tuition for qualified students. At the State Capitol, Senate Republicans and I are seeking to require state agencies to work with the Connecticut Hospital Association to develop curriculum for a high school “Health Care Academy”: an early pipeline for future state nurses which should produce positive results, if passed.”
Visit www.ct.edu/cthealth and www.sacredheart.edu for more information.
2023-05-04@9:15pm– A single-car crash into a utility on Black Rock Turnpike at Old Black Rock Turnpike. Police radio reports say that when UI comes on the scene to change the pole this area of Black Rock Turnpike will need to be closed.
May the 4th Be With You…
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#Fairfield CT–Chief Robert Kalamaras and the Fairfield Police Department would like to notify residents that Fairfield high school students will be participating in their “AP Assassins” game this week.
The “AP Assassins” game is an annual event each year that is not sponsored by the schools but includes many high school students “hunting” each other down with water or Nerf-like guns in an assassin-like way. The goal of the game is to locate your target with your water or Nerf-style gun, inheriting the targets of those they successfully squirt and advancing to the next level. The last person left wins the game.
While playing this game, students are typically dressed in dark clothing and sneak around people’s homes late at night and in the early morning hours to surprise their target and advance in the game.
“Every year, Fairfield students participate in this light-hearted game and while it’s all intended in good fun, it does occasionally spark fear and anger in the community which generates several calls for service that may allocate resources away from emergencies,” Chief Kalamaras said. “We ask that those participating in the game be mindful of this and be careful as to how this game may be perceived by the public and the responding officers who are called for suspicious activity calls.”
While parents may know what the game entails, their neighbors do not, prompting reports of a suspicious person in the neighborhood.
Each year, the department typically sees an increase in calls for suspicious activity, often by neighbors, which allocates vital police resources to the game when there could be real emergencies elsewhere.
Across the nation, accidents have also occurred and criminal charges have been filed as a result of the game.
The Fairfield Police Department would like to share the following safety tips as this game is ongoing:
Players are asked to avoid neighbors’ yards and not trespass on private property
Players are asked to avoid playing the game late at night or early in the morning
Players should not make any modifications to their water or Nerf-style gun to make it look more realistic
While playing the game, students must follow all laws and the rules of the road.
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2023-05-02@6:40pm–#Fairfield CT–Firefighters on the scene of a stove fire in the 1500 block of Melville Avenue.
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2023-05-01@6:42pm–#Fairfield CT– It took the patience of a firefighter waiting for a contract to capture a goose without a net, that was trapped in the water outlet at Gould Manor today. It took over 20 minutes so I sped the video up. The goose did join its buddies that were waiting for its rescue. The firefighters returned to the firehouse for dinner and maybe a game of duck, duck, goose. No fowl play was suspected.
