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Bridgeport Police Exodus Continues

2021-08-20 #Bridgeport CT-- Two more officers are leaving the Bridgeport Police Department. Officer Robert Roj is taking his experience to Easton and Steven Caldwell to Greenwich. This makes five to leave the force this week. However, I'm told by multiple source that some of these officers were suppose to leave in July but their paperwork was purposefully delayed to delay the inevitable. Three days ago when three other officers left I reached out to Rowena White, Mayor Ganim's director of communications" and emailed her "I know three officers just left for Shelton today.  What should the police force be at full staffing and what are the levels now?  Will the chief be declaring another state of emergency anytime soon like…

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INVESTIGATION INTO TESLA’S MISLEADING ADVERTISING OF DRIVING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS

WASHINGTON, D.C.]– Amid a series of Tesla crashes, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, voiced serious concerns about Tesla’s misleading advertising and marketing of its Autopilot and Full-Self Driving (FSD) features to consumers, and called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch an investigation and take enforcement action. “Tesla’s marketing has repeatedly overstated the capabilities of its vehicles, and these statements increasingly pose a threat to motorists and other users of the road,” wrote the senators to FTC Chair Lina Khan. “Accordingly, we urge you to open an investigation into potentially deceptive and unfair practices in Tesla’s advertising and marketing of its driving automation systems and take appropriate…

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LAMONT ANNOUNCES STATE EMPLOYEES, CHILDCARE, AND SCHOOL STAFF WILL BE REQUIRED TO GET VACCINATED FOR COVID-19

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has issued an executive order related to the COVID-19 emergency declarations (Executive Order No. 13D) requiring that all Connecticut state employees and staff of all childcare facilities and preK-12 schools statewide must have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by September 27, 2021. Those who do not get vaccinated due to certain exemptions will be required to be tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis. However, state hospital and long-term care employees will not have the option of being tested in lieu of vaccination. The State of Connecticut is working with state employee unions to implement the requirement quickly and fairly. “Being vaccinated against COVID-19 is the most effective means…

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Bridgeport News: Chemical Spill

Scott Appleby of Office of Emergency Management for Bridgeport said the chemical spill involving a water base inorganic chemical. At this time DEEP is in command of the scene and there is no immediate threat to the public. 2021-08-19@ 3:53pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is on scene at 50 Cross Street for a chemical spill at Tradebe Treatment and Recycling of Bridgeport. It's not know what was spilled but judging from the smile in the picture it can't be all that serious.

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Trumbull News: TEENS ARRESTED FOR OVERNIGHT CAR BURGLARIES

#Trumbull CT--On Sunday, August 15, 2021, at about 4:00 a.m., Trumbull Police arrested three (3)juveniles in the area of Lake Avenue, after residents reported youths going throughunlocked vehicles parked on the street. One 16-year-old and two (2) 14-year-oldBridgeport residents were taken into custody when officers located them walking in thearea. The Trumbull Police initially received a report of several youths tampering with motorvehicles on Pinehurst Street, and then they subsequently ran into a white sedan and fledthe area. The first responding officer located a white Nissan unoccupied and running onGwendolyn Drive, near Main Street. One 14-year-old suspect was located nearby andtaken into police custody.A Stratford Police K9 was requested to assist with tracking of the remaining suspects,which eventually lead to…

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Westport, Fairfield, Easton Mask Mandates

 Effective at 12:01 AM on Monday, August 23, the Towns of Westport, Fairfield, and Easton have issued temporary town-wide mask mandates. Neighboring cities of Norwalk, Stamford, and Bridgeport currently have mask mandates in place. Yesterday, Fairfield County was the fifth county in Connecticut to be moved into the “high transmission” category – the most severe level as defined by the CDC. Hospitalizations in Fairfield County are on the rise. The rise in case levels in Westport for the past two weeks will likely place the town into the “substantial transmission” or “red” category this week. The Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) strongly recommends that all residents over the age of two years, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, wear masks…

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