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Dog Bite Victim Arrested For Threats, Drugs

(Bridgeport, CT – May 19, 2014) – A 31-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to shoot a man and his dog, which had bitten him, unless he was paid $300. Officer Carla Remele went to Dover Street Friday on a report of a man being threatened with a gun. She learned that the target of the threats had taken his dog outside when a man approached and asked if the dog was “good.” The owner said he was but when the man approached the dog snapped and cut the man’s face. The suspect, identified as Mechech Housen, of Bridgeport, got angry and, according to the dog owner, pulled out a handgun and demanded money “or I will kill you and your…

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Robbers Hold Up Pizza Shop

(Bridgeport, CT – May 19, 2014) – Two males robbed a Main Street pizza restaurant Sunday night. Officer Ferdinand Ferrao Jr. responded to the Papa John’s Pizza shop at 2354 Main St. at 11:40 p.m. on a report of a robbery. He learned that two men entered the store and one brandished a firearm. The robbers took money from the register and from two employees before fleeing on foot. No one was injured.

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Police Arrest Man With Stolen Gun, Body Armor

(Bridgeport, CT – May 19, 2014) – A city man was arrested last week after police caught him with a stolen gun and body armor. Officers Keith Hanson and Anthony Caiazzo attempted to pull over a vehicle Thursday night but the driver refused to stop. Police followed the vehicle to Tudor Street, where the driver abruptly stopped and fled on foot. The vehicle coasted backwards and nearly struck one of the officers. Caiazzo detained the remaining occupants of the car. Hanson, after jumping out of the way of the suspect’s vehicle, gave chase on foot of the fleeing suspect. Hanson caught up to the suspect on Dover Street and observed the suspect reaching into his waistband The two struggled and the suspect, later…

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Police Seek Assistance in Identifying Robber

(Bridgeport, CT -- May 19, 2014) – Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who held up a liquor store Friday afternoon. The suspect robbed Mendez Liquor Store, 490 East Main St. The suspect walks with a slight limp and displayed a chrome handgun. He stole cash and a bottle of liquor from the business. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Michael Fiumidinisi at 203-576-7601.

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GOV. MALLOY: STATE CAN HELP CITIES AND TOWNS PRESERVE OPEN SPACE

  Open Space Grant Program Will Benefit from $5 Million in Funding   (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy said today that $5 million to assist cities, towns, and land trusts with the purchase of important lands to protect as open space is expected to be approved when the state Bond Commission meets May 30.   “Our open space grant program has played a part in protecting almost 30,000 acres in 81 communities across our state,” Governor Malloy said.  “We will continue moving forward with this program because these lands serve to protect critical natural resources, provide convenient places for residents to hike and enjoy the outdoors, and add to the beauty and charm of our state.”   The Open Space…

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Himes, Delaney, Carney Statement on Johnson-Crapo Housing Reform Markup

Lawmakers applaud Senate progress on GSE reform, outline principles for Delaney-Carney-Himes proposal     Washington, D.C.—Thursday, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs passed the Johnson-Crapo housing finance reform bill out of committee. The Johnson-Crapo plan uses the Corker-Warner proposal as its base architecture and winds down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.   Representatives John K. Delaney (MD-6), John Carney (DE- At Large), and Jim Himes (CT-4) have developed a housing finance reform proposal that uses private sector market forces to appropriately price risk while putting the scale and security of a government guarantee behind the program. Under the Delaney-Carney-Himes plan, the holders of mortgage-backed securities would absorb losses of up to 5% of their value, with the remaining 95%…

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