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Book Signing With Our Good Friend Lennie Grimaldi

Connecticut Characters: Personalities Spicing Up The Nutmeg State, is well-known local author Lennie Grimaldi's latest effort. The historic Barnum Museum in Bridgeport is pleased to host a book signing party, and a little bit of banter, on Thursday, May 11, at 5:30pm. Grimaldi says the new book chronicles his run-ins with the famous, funky and freaky and is a career retrospective, sampling some of Connecticut's "characters". Besides President Donald Trump, who he did work for in the late 90's, his book includes late, fallen, returned and trailblazing politicians; paranormal investigators and Westport actress Linda Blair, famous for playing a possessed child in the horror movie "The Exorcist,". They include a Mayor, a Governor, a police chief, an undercover cop, a private…

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Bridgeport’s Most Wanted Suspect Apprehended

On 04/22/17, at approximately 1825 hours, Troopers assigned to Troop “G”, Bridgeport, were on a traffic stop on I-95, northbound, at Exit #27.  They had stopped a vehicle, which was operated by Robert W. Bowens (DOB: 08/08/83) of 1147 Ogden Street Extension in Bridgeport.  Upon conducting a consented motor vehicle search, Troopers found several illegal items contained within the vehicle.  At that time, Troopers gave Mr. Bowens verbal commands in order to detain him.  Upon hearing this, Mr. Bowens attempted to flee.  Troopers gave chase and during this chase, they attempted to deploy a “taser” on Mr. Bowens, however, it was ineffective.  An intense struggle ensued on the highway and at some point during this struggle, Mr. Bowens produced a…

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