Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Hit
5:24pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--First responders on the way to John and Middle Street for a pedestrian hit by a car. This report is made possible by:
Threats To Police
On July 8, 2016, the Norwalk Department of Police Service Detective Bureau received information about threatening social media messaging advocating violence against police officers. Detectives located the posts on Facebook and identified the author as Kurt Vanzuuk. The posts indicated that the Dallas shooter was a hero and called for police officers to be killed. Detectives obtained a warrant for Vanzuuk’s arrest on July 9, 2016 and he was subsequently taken into custody. Arrested: Kurt Vanzuuk, 34 years-old of 1 Linden Street Norwalk Charge: Inciting Injury to Persons or Property Bond: $20,000 Court: July 19, 2016 (Norwalk Police Press Release)
Fairfield News: Theft From Car At Cinemas
3:00pm--#Fairfield Connecticut-- Report a car window smashed and a purse taken from a car parked in the underground parking lot a Fairfield Cinemas on Black Rock Turnpike. This report is made possible by:
Norwalk News: Shooting
1:11am--#Norwalk Connecticut-- Report of a shooting on East Avenue. A dark Lincoln was seen fleeing the area. No further details are available. This report is made possible by:
Secretary Ben Barnes sent a letter to Governor Dannel P. Malloy highlighting a new report from the Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) on the 14% reduction in overtime among state agencies for the last fiscal year, part of Secretary Barnes’s and Governor Malloy’s efforts to ensure State government remains efficient. “This an encouraging report – we are working closely with our agencies to hold down overtime. LEAN techniques are working, and the state is moving forward. This is good news and no doubt a positive step” Secretary Barnes said. “We still have much more work to do, but I am confident we are moving in the right direction in our efforts to right-size government spending to align it with…
Career Coach at Westport Town Hall
American Job Center Southwest’s Career Coach in Westport on Thursday, July 14, 2016 Sarah Heath, Director of the Westport Department of Human Services announces the return of the American Job Center Southwest’s (formerly known as CTWorks) Career Coach at Westport Town Hall. On Thursday, July 14th, the Coach will offer a beginner’s class in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 from 10 a.m. – noon, followed by an intermediate class in PowerPoint 2007 from 1 – 3 p.m. The Career Coach is a “training center” tour bus equipped with ten wireless computer labs offering free computer classes to residents in the greater Norwalk area. The mobile unit operates on a monthly schedule of visits to various community locations and is accessible to people with disabilities. Area residents (not just Westport) interested…
Norwalk News: Bank Robbery
4:11pm--#Norwalk Connecticut-- The Chase Bank at 50 Washington Street was robbed. No weapon was shown but one was implied. It sounds like the robber is known to police so I won't go into detail about him. The northbound train was stopped in Westport, possibly looking for the suspect. This report is made possible by:
Milford News: Fowl Play
7:31pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Firefighters discover a birds nest in a light fixture at 230 Meadowside Road that cause the fixture to smoke. Firefighters cleared the light fixture and restored power. Fowl play was suspected. If it were a problem our sponsor would have made it like it never even happened! This report is made possible by:
Ziak Virus Funding
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) andU.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will join Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, State Senator Bob Duff, and Dr. Majid Sadigh, Director of the Global Health Program at Western Connecticut Health Network, at Norwalk Hospital to demand the Senate immediately pass the $1.1 billion bipartisan compromise to combat the Zika outbreak. According to Senator Murphy's press release "This week, Senate Republicans abandoned a bipartisan compromise that had previously passed the Senate and instead took up a divisive bill that needlessly and recklessly cut funding for Planned Parenthood and the Affordable Care Act. Murphy and Blumenthal will outline the specific steps they’re taking to secure emergency funding, help Connecticut companies – like Protein Sciences in Meriden and CargoGen Corp.…
Today’s Vehicle Fire
11:50pm--#Milford Connecticut-- Today's vehicle fire is a dump truck full engulfed in flames on Marsh Hill Road near the I-95 on ramp.