Bridgeport News: Car Hits Building
2021-06-12@11:18pm--#Bridgeport CT--A car hit a building on East Washington Avenue near Knowlton Street leaving a sizable hole in the wall. The driver refused medial treatment.
Stratford News: Bank Robberies Arrest
#Stratford CT-- Between October and December of 2020 detectives from Stratford, Fairfield and New Canaan worked collaboratively on bank robbery investigations. Probable cause was developed to arrest Wayne Currier of New Canaan for his role in these robberies. On 6/11/21 Currier was arrested by Stratford detectives and charged by warrant with the following; Currier was assigned a court date of bond was set at $200,000.R Robbery first degree 10/13/20 Stratford Chase Bank Robbery first degree \ 10/13/20 Fairfield People's Bank Robbery first degree 10/28/20 New Canaan People's Bank Robbery second degree 12/23/20 Stratford TD Bank Larceny second degree, cumulative THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING-NO FURTHER INFORMATION
Trumbull News: One In Custody After Shots Fired
2021-06-12@2:40pm--#Trumbull CT-- #Bridgeport CT-- One is in custody after a shooting by a driver in a white Audi on Lindeman Drive. The vehicle and driver detained on Trumbull Avenue in Bridgeport. This news report is made possible by:
Stratford News: Boat In Distress
2021-06-12@10:20am--#Stratford CT-- Marine units from Stratford, Bridgeport and Milford are on the way for a boat in distress taking on water in the sound between Sikorsky Airport and Long Beach. Of course the are not wearing life jackets. Latest report is they are getting in another boat at this time. This news report is made possible by:
The Stratford Library will present an online music program, “The Larry Haddad Quintet”, Saturday, June 19 at 2 pm. Presented online via Zoom, the concert is free and open to the public. This is the second Zoom concert featuring the popular Stratford quintet who delighted audiences last December with a special holiday jazz concert. “The Larry Haddad Quintet” features drums, bass, guitar, piano and saxophone as they perform several select jazz standards for the concert. The quintet includes Larry Haddad (alto saxophone), Joe McWilliams (piano), Jim Olbrys (guitar), Steve Clarke (bass) and Joe Corsello (drums). ”The Larry Haddad Quintet” will perform from 2-3 pm on Saturday, June 19. To register for the Zoom presentation and receive an invitation link, visit: https://stratfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/7766362. For further information call the library…
Norwalk News: Norwalk Hospital Electrical Fire
2021-06-12@12:44am--#Norwalk CT-- Firefighters on the way to Norwalk Hospital ambulance bay on Maple Street for a vital sign machine electrical fire. The machine was brought outside and they are checking for a smoke condition in the emergency room. This news report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Crashes
2021-06-11@3:55pm--#Fairfield CT-- Black Rock Turnpike was closed northbound at Creconoof Road for a 3 car crash, two head-on. A short time later first responders from this crash rushed to Congress Street near Black Rock Turnpike near the Merritt off ramp. There were no serious injuries reported at either crash.
Norwalk News: Driver Instructor In A Road Rage Incident
2021-06-11@3:07pm--#Norwalk CT-- A driver instructor is at 380 Main Avenue in a verbal altercation with another driver..... This won't happen with our sponsor!
INDICTMENT CHARGES 8 FOR INVOLVEMENT IN DRUG TRAFFICKING RING
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that eight individuals have been charged for their alleged participation in a drug trafficking ring. On June 7, 2021, a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment charging the following individuals with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances: TAJH WILEY, a.k.a. “Yung,” 25, of Norwalk KENSTON HARRY, 40, of Bloomfield JEVAUGHN WATSON, a.k.a. “Russ,” 27, of Ansonia MYRON BROWN, a.k.a. “Farid,” 47, of Chester, Pennsylvania SASHERY FELIZ, 26, of Yonkers, New York PETER MUNOZ, a.k.a. Peter Escalante-Munoz, 33, of Bridgeport CHARLES RICHARDSON, a.k.a.…
HARTFORD – State Senator Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport) joined her colleagues in the state Senate to pass a bipartisan, two-year Democratic state budget that invests in education, cities and towns, and nonprofit social service providers while not raising taxes, remaining well under the state spending cap, and putting an extra $1 billion toward paying off Connecticut's historic unfunded pension debt. The Senate voted 31-4 to pass House Bill 6689, the state biennial budget for July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. The budget, which had previously been approved by the House of Representatives, now heads to Governor Ned Lamont, who is expected to sign it into law. With a billion-dollar year-end budget surplus, its Rainy Day Fund at historic highs, our state bond rating…