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Stratford New: Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing His Mother

#Stratford News: In a story, we first reported to you at the scene of a homicide on Braid Court in Stratford.  Police said: On 09-18-2020 Thomas Walker age 31 of Stratford was arrested and charged with the stabbing death of his mother at her home on 26 Baird Court. Officers responded to the residence at approximately 7:14 am after Walker came to the Stratford Police Department to report the incident. Upon investigation, officers found the victim unresponsive in her home. Walker was charged with Murder. He was held on a $1,000,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Court on 09-21-2020. The investigation is ongoing and there are no further updates or information at this time.      …

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Fairfield News: Woman Receives Summons For Leaving Child In Car

Police UPDATE: Nekeisha Williams (DOB 6/16/97) was issued a Misdemeanor Summons for Leaving a Child Under 12 Unsupervised in a Vehicle and released on scene, after leaving her one-year-old son in a vehicle while she visited a doctor's office. Fairfield Police received a complaint at 2:03 pm on 9/18/2020 that a child was left alone in a vehicle in the parking lot of 425 Post Road (A Medical Building). Upon police arrival, they located the vehicle with the child inside. Minutes later police made contact with the child's mother identified as Nekeisha Williams. Willams was turned away from a medical appointment after entering the reception area with her one-year-old child. An office policy at the medical practice only allows the…

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Norwalk News: Narcotics Arrest

#Norwalk CT--On September 16, 2020, at approximately 5 am Norwalk Police Special Services Division along with the Stamford Police Narcotics Unit arrested James ”Cassius” Williams. Williams was arrested in Stamford without incident as the result of a nine-month-long investigation where Williams sold crack-cocaine and powder cocaine in Norwalk and the greater Norwalk Area. At the time of his arrest, Williams was in possession of a large quantity of cocaine. Arrested: James Williams ( 41-years old) of Norwalk Charges: Sale of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Narcotics, Possession of Narcotics with Intent to sell (5 counts) Bond $150,000  

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Bridgeport News: Man Thrown Out A Window

2020-09-11@9:07pm--#Bridgeport CT-  First responders are on the scene where a 41-year-old male was thrown out of a third-story window in the 1600 block of Iranistan Avenue.   This news report is made possible by:  

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2020-09-06@5:35pm--On Sunday the Bridgeport Police responded to a report of a victim robbed in the area of Harlem Ave and Wayne St. The victim reported he was assaulted and robbed of money and an iPhone by known parties. The Victim was able to identify a party that was detained in the area of Truman St and Madison Ave as Jerome Pink 25yrs old from Bridgeport as the responsible party. Mr. Pink was taken into custody and charged with the below. Bond is set at $10,000. 53a-125a LARCENY 5TH DEG 1 count  3a-136 ROBBERY 3RD DEG 1 count  53a-61 ASSAULT 3RD DEG 1 count    

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2020-09-02@3:30pm--#Ansonia CT-- The Ansonia Police Department arrested Andre LeFrancois, age 22, of Ansonia for the homicide of Rosali Violet Acquefreda on August 30, 2020. LeFrancois was arrested by warrant and taken into custody without incident. LeFrancois is charged with Murder and Risk of Injury to a Minor; he is being held on a $750,000.00 bond and will be arraigned on September 3, 2020 in Milford Superior Court. The arrest warrant has been sealed by the court and will not be available for release. At this time on behalf of Chief Cota, the Ansonia Police Department would like to thank Chief Narowski, Lieutenant Stanko, Detective Sergeant Netto and Detective Sullivan of the Derby Police Department, Colonel Mellekas, Sergeant Ralph Soda and…

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SENATORS WANT COUNSELING NOT CRIMINALIZATION IN SCHOOLS ACT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Friday highlighted growing grassroots support for the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act, which seeks to disrupt the school to prison pipeline by shifting how the federal  government invests in school safety. The bill prohibits the use of federal funds for maintaining and growing police presence in schools and establishes a $2.5 billion grant program to support schools that choose to invest in the number of counselors, nurses, mental health professionals and trauma-informed staff. You can read about what the bill does and doesn’t do here.   “Too many kids in our country attend a school with a police officer but without a single counselor, social…

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#Westport, CT On Tuesday August 11, 2020 at approximately 2:33am, Westport Police dispatch received a complaint of motor vehicle burglaries from a residence on Richmondville Avenue. The complainant reported that he had initially heard a vehicle speeding away from the area of his home. He then observed that multiple unlocked vehicles parked in his driveway had apparently been entered, noting that their interior lights were illuminated.   A responding officer initially observed a group of three vehicles traveling together a short distance from the location of the reported incident. Upon seeing the marked police cruiser all three vehicle operators turned off their headlamps in an apparent attempt to elude officers; fleeing the immediate area at a high rate of speed…

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Reminders and Information on Power Restoration

Westport, CT – The following message was issued by First Selectman Jim Marpe, the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Westport Emergency Response Team today: Most roads are passable and maybe detoured if crews are in the area clearing debris. Currently, 0.32 percent, or approximately 41, of Westport’s Eversource customers are without power. Those customers and others with specific outage issues are being addressed as quickly as possible. Due to the heatwave and for those in need, the Cooling Center at Greens Farms Elementary School (17 Morningside Drive South) is open today from 11 AM to 5 PM. The entrance is located on the left side of the building by the bus loop.  Please wear a face covering and maintain…

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