#Bridgeport CT--More and more protesters arriving in front of the police headquarters at 300 Congress Street creating an autonomous zone. Here is a picture outside the police memorial a viewer sent in. He was not able to get in the inner ring with the statue. No word from the city. [caption id="attachment_83929" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Viewer provided photo[/caption]
WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, in a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Associate Deputy Attorney General William Hughes and United States Secret Service Assistant Director Michael D’Ambrosio, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) urged the DOJ and Secret Service to open an investigation into the large-scale “impostor fraud” schemes originating from abroad targeting unemployment insurance, as well as provide assistance to states grappling with a recent siege of scams. The letter follows a June 9 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Covid-19 related fraud, during which Blumenthal questioned D’Ambrosio on investigations into scams targeted to unemployment insurance. D’Ambrosio acknowledged that state agencies are facing a massive campaign from international criminal organizations specifically targeting COVID-19 relief payments, though he declined…
2020-06-12@1:48pm--#Stratford CT--#cttraffic-- Tonight's vehicle fire is on I-95 southbound on the Moses Wheeler Bridge near exit 32. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_83788" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Visit Penfield Service's website: https://penfieldservicecenterct.com/[/caption]
2020-06-09@9:50pm--#Milford CT-- First responders spent almost two hours trying to get to a kayaker in the Housatonic River only to have him refuse and allegedly threatened to get violent if they tried to force him on the rescue boat. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_83787" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Visit Penfield Service's website: https://penfieldservicecenterct.com/[/caption]
FAIRFIELD -- Chief Christopher Lyddy reports that the Fairfield Police Department arrested and charged two men with drug offenses and a woman with prostitution following a weeks-long investigation into illegal activity in a Fairfield neighborhood. RHONEL RUSSELL, AGE 39, OF BRIDGEPORT was charged with: Possession with Intent to Sell Narcotics (Crack Cocaine) Possession of a Controlled Substance/Narcotic (Crack Cocaine & Heroin) Possession with Intent to Sell a Hallucinogen (PCP) Possession of a Hallucinogen (PCP) BIANCA GARNETT, AGE 28, OF FAIRFIELD was charged with Prostitution. MILTON LAWS, AGE 41, OF BRIDGEPORT was charged with Possession of a Hallucinogenic Substance (Ecstasy). During the months of April and May, Fairfield Police received several reports from concerned residents of alleged illegal drug and prostitution activity…
Westport, CT - Tax Collector Harry Whiteley reminded eligible Deferred Date Applicants that Taxpayers have until July 1, 2020 to pay the fourth quarter real estate taxes, personal property taxes, and sanitary sewer use and assessment charges that were due April 2020, without penalty. If paid late, accounts will be subject to an 18 percent (1.5 percent/month) penalty charge from the original due date of April 1, 2020. The minimum interest charge is $2.00. Failure to receive a bill does not abate the charges or interest. Real estate taxes, personal property taxes, and sanitary use and assessment bills may be paid by credit card, debit card, or direct withdrawal from a checking account on-line at www.westportct.gov/taxes Checks should be made payable…
Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong and the Connecticut State Police released a Public Service Announcement encouraging residents to fact check the information they receive about the COVID-19 pandemic. The public has questions about COVID-19, and what happens next – and they deserve accurate answers about how to stay healthy, when we’ll reopen, and more. Unfortunately, during times like this, scam artists are spreading false information, and trusted sources may even be sharing false information unknowingly. “Whether inaccurate information is purposely posted to deceive and defraud individuals, or is shared unknowingly by people who believe it’s true, misinformation can be dangerous,” Attorney General Tong says in the video. “We need you to rely on information from official sources and credible subject…
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Mayor Ganim announces the additional seizure of 7 ATVs, and 3 motorcycles in an effort to increase public safety and stop residents from illegally operating ATV’s on city streets. The seizure is the result of an operation conducted by a designated Bridgeport Police detail. Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, and through a collaborative effort between the Bridgeport Police Department’s Patrol Division, Fusion Center, and Task Force, a motor vehicle stop in the City of Bridgeport was conducted, resulting in the recovery an ATV and two stolen lawnmowers valued at $631. The investigation continued and culminated with a search warrant for a location in Bridgeport that resulted in the recovery of six additional stolen ATV’s valued at…
UPDATE: One parked car with its windows shot out. 2020-05-31@4:22pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Reports of shots fired at Arctic and Pembroke. So far no one or anything hit, shell casing found. A silver car was seen fleeing the scene after the shots were fired. This news report is made possible by:
2020-05-24@5:22pm #Bridgeport CT-- #ctfire-- Firefighters extinguished a fire in a multi-family building on the 3rd floor in 200 block of Pulaski Street. Everyone made it out safely. The fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire. Firefighters had to call the police for people tyring to reenter the building.
