Legislation For Bond & Aid To Municipalities

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation adopted earlier this week by the Connecticut General Assembly that authorizes bonding for several items, including aid to municipalities.   “I thank the General Assembly for overwhelmingly approving a bipartisan bond package that keeps a promise I made to our state’s towns and cities,” Governor Lamont said. “From investments in local education to capital projects to long-overdue improvements in our state’s infrastructure, this bond package makes smart investments, all while holding the line on borrowing and maintaining our commitment to being fiscally responsible.”   The legislation is House Bill 5518. It is the first bill the governor has signed of the 2020 regular session of the state legislature.…

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“Greene Homes Boyz” Arrests

#Bridgeport, CT (March 13, 2020): In response to the ongoing gang violence at and around the Charles F. Greene Homes Housing Complex in the city of Bridgeport, the Connecticut State Police-Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force (SUVCCCTF), which is a collaborative unit comprised of Detectives from the Connecticut State Police and the Bridgeport Police Department, initiated an in-depth investigation focusing on individuals associated with the “Greene Homes Boyz” street gang. These individuals are suspected to be directly related to recent acts of violence, to include the shooting incident at the Connecticut Superior Court located on Golden Hill Street in Bridgeport. Based on this investigation detectives from the SUVCCCTF, obtained arrest and search warrants for a number of suspects…

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