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BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON STATE AGs INVESTIGATION INTO TIKTOK’S IMPACTS ON KIDS

Mar 3, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security and lead sponsor of the Kids Online Safety Act, released the following statement in response to an investigation into TikTok’s impacts on young people announced today by a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general: “Along with Congressional scrutiny, this significant bipartisan probe will uncover TikTok’s actions that put profits over kids’ safety. This investigation underscores the urgent need for our Kids Online Safety Act, so these state attorneys general can hold platforms like TikTok legally and financially accountable for the harms they find. I will be fighting for passage of this bill to impose long-overdue accountability on Big…

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Bridgeport News: Plane Lands At Seaside Park

Mar 2, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

BRIDGEPORT-At 1649hrs the Bridgeport ECC received a call from the Sikorsky Airport Tower indicating that they had lost contact with a single engine Cesna with one occupant onboard. Moments later the Bridgeport ECC received multiple calls from residents that a plane had landed on the West Beach area of Seaside Park. This successful landing yielded no injuries, no property damage, or any hazardous material spill. City of Bridgeport emergency personnel immediately responded to the scene. There does not appear to be substantial damage to the aircraft or the beach. Mayor Ganim stated, “We’re grateful the pilot was able to do what seems be all the right things and had the ability to land on the beach away from residential areas…

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CONSUMERS IMPACTED BY THE MASSIVE 2021 T-MOBILE DATA BREACH TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Mar 2, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

Hartford, CT) – Attorney General Tong urges all Connecticut residents who believe they were impacted by the data breach announced by T-Mobile in August 2021 to take appropriate steps to protect their information from identity theft. On August 17th, T-Mobile reported a massive data breach compromising the sensitive personal information of millions of current, former, and prospective T-Mobile customers. The breach impacted more than 53 million individuals, including more than half a million Connecticut residents. Among other categories of impacted information, millions had their names, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, and driver’s license information compromised. Recently, a large subset of the information compromised in the breach was for sale on the dark web—a hidden portion of the Internet where cyber criminals…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BIDEN’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Mar 2, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the State of the Union address delivered tonight by President Joe Biden: “In his first State of the Union since taking office, President Biden marked considerable progress in building a better America. The Biden-Harris administration implemented a vaccine program that has inoculated more than 200 million Americans and, today, is allowing us to safely return to a more normal and regular life. Together with Congress, President Biden enacted the American Rescue Plan Act that reduced child poverty to the lowest rate on record, provided our schools the resources to safely educate our children in-person, and has helped fuel historic economic growth and job creation. The bipartisan infrastructure…

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BRIDGEPORT POLICE MAKE ARREST IN ARMED ROBBERY & POLICE PURSUIT BRIDGEPORT

Mar 1, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

-On Monday February 28, 2022, Bridgeport Police Officers were out patrolling the are of Maple St and Kossuth St when Officers observed a Black SUV take off at a high rate of speed. Officers pursued the vehicle and ran the license plate, which came back stolen and wanted for an armed robbery incident that took place in Waterbury, CT. Due to a safety concern Officers called off the pursuit but observed the vehicle as it continued to proceed throughout the city at high rates of speeds and maneuvering in and out of traffic. The vehicle was later observed again by officers near River St and they attempted to pull the vehicle over when it again began traveling at a high…

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GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND HVAC UPGRADES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Mar 1, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is proposing legislation that will establish a grant program to assist public school districts in paying for heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) and other indoor air quality improvements to school buildings. He explained that the program is needed to help schools make necessary infrastructure upgrades in response to the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. To launch the program, the governor’s budget proposal includes an investment of $90 million in funding that Connecticut received from the American Rescue Plan Act, which was approved by Congress last year to assist in the country’s recovery from the pandemic. The governor stressed that this initial allocation would be the first investment in the…

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Monroe News: Police Pursuit

Feb 28, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

UPDATE: Stop sticks flattened the front tires and police have boxed the vehicle in past Home Depot. Two in custody. EMS on the way for a dog bite...K-9's love fast food! 2022-02-28@5:05pm--#Monroe CT-- #cttraffic-- State police are in pursuit of black Nissan Rouge after Bridgeport Police broke off the pursuit on Route 25 northbound. The car was involved in an armed robbery. The vehicle was stolen out of Waterbury yesterday. There are two in the vehicle and are considered armed and dangerous. This news report is made possible by:

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