Bridgeport News: Trooper Bitten By Human
2021-08-20@12:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A state trooper has been by a human while on a traffic stop on I-95 southbound near exit 27. No word on the circumstances for the stop.
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…
Bridgeport News: Drive-By Pellet Gun Shooting
2021-08-19@Bridgeport CT-- Person shot in a drive-by pellet gun shooting at Maple and East Main Street. This news report is made possible by:
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.
Bridgeport News: Foot Pursit Leads To Firearm Recovery
2021-08-19@1:08pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are reporting there was a foot pursuit in the 1000 block of Pembroke Street. The person was captured and a firearm was recovered. This press release was made possible by:
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…
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…
MURPHY: PRESIDENT BIDEN MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO END OUR WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, authored an op-ed in USA Today in support of President Biden’s decision to end the longest war in our nation’s history. "The images coming out of Afghanistan are heartbreaking, but the rapid takeover by the Taliban is not a reason to reverse course and indefinitely put more troops back into the country. On the contrary, it’s confirmation that President Biden made the tough but right decision to end this forever war,” said Murphy. Murphy continued: “We thought we could build a modern participatory democracy and American-style military out of whole cloth. We were wrong. Another one or five or 10 years of U.S. troop presence…
ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG, OFFICE OF CONSUMER COUNSEL CALL FOR INVESTIGATION INTO EVERSOURCE MARKETING TACTICS
(HARTFORD, CT)—Attorney General William Tong and the Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) filed a petition with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) calling for an investigation into Eversource’s marketing tactics. The petition, filed Wednesday evening, comes after media reports that Eversource was using high pressure and time sensitive tactics to entice customers in the South Windsor area to convert to natural gas. The allegations raise serious concerns and if true, could violate a number of Connecticut laws. According to a column in the Hartford Courant, a customer in South Windsor was sent a mailing by Eversource that said the town “will permanently pave your road in September, so you must sign up for natural gas by August 7, 2021.” The mailer…
Fairfield News: Burglary Attempt
2021-08-16@5:13pm--#Fairfield CT-- A police are investigating an attempted home burglary on Philemon Street. The homeowner state that a van with two males pulled in to their driveway attempting to steal power tools. They fled when the homeowner came out. This news report is made possible by: