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Bridgeport News: Suspect Arrested in May 21 Robbery

#Bridgeport, CT – May 29, 2014– Police arrested a 19-year-old Bridgeport man in connection with the robbery of a 56-year-old woman in their apartment building. On Wednesday, Detective Michael Fiumidinisi received information that the suspect in a May 21 robbery had been seen inside 199 Yacht St., the same apartment building where the robbery occurred. Detectives Fiumidinisi and Chris Borona responded to the location with Officers Omar Jimenez, Michael Salemme and Matthew Goncalves. The detectives and officers checked the building and located a person matching the description of the robber. The victim subsequently identified the suspect, Wilberto Toribio,  as the one who robbed and assaulted her last week. The original incident occurred on May 21 at 199 Yacht St. At that time, Officer Jimenez spoke with the victim,…

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Governor Signs Early Childhood Education Bill

Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood, Myra Jones-Taylor, State Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, state legislators and local officials, this afternoon signed two bills at the Helen Street School in Hamden that will expand pre-kindergarten for the state’s three and four-year-olds, add dyslexia as a primary specific learning disability for children requiring special education, and formally establish the Office of Early Childhood. “Ensuring that students are prepared to compete in a global economy and excel in twenty-first century careers means that we must strive to equip them with the knowledge, skills and tools they will need from day one,” Governor Malloy said.  “This is not the case when a number of students…

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