Bridgeport News: Hazmat Day

#Bridgeport CT--Our annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is coming up on Saturday, October 26th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm at Blackham School on 425 Thorme Street! This is a great, FREE opportunity for you to simply drop off your old electronics, cleaners, paints, and more to have it all properly disposed of. Please visit BridgeportCT.gov/HazardousWaste for a list of what and what not to bring.   This press release is made possible by:  

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Stratford News: Drug Conviction

#Stratford CT-- On 9/23/2017, The Stratford Police Department responded to the report of the Fatal Overdose of 27 year old Stratford woman. The Stratford Police Department, along with DEA Bridgeport conducted an investigation into the victim’s death. It was learned that the victim had used Heroin and Fentanyl just prior to her death. The victim’s death was ruled an Overdose by the State Medical Examiner, showing an intoxication of Heroin, Fentanyl, and other substances.   Through this investigation, Talvin Hinton age 43 of Bridgeport was identified as the individual who sold the victim the narcotics, just before her death. At the victim’s home, Detectives recovered additional Heroin folds and drug paraphernalia. Between the months of January and March of 2018,…

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Stratford News: Water Rescue

2019-10-19@5:44pm-- Four people were rescued in a boat in distress call in Stratford near the mouth of the Housatonic River.  First responders worked off the ping of a cellphone to locate the boat.  Stratford, Bridgeport and Fairfield worked together in the rescue.  They four were brought to the Bridgeport police boat dock.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_76991" align="aligncenter" width="1386"] Mention DoingItLocal and get 10% off your bill![/caption]

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Bridgeport News: 4 Arrested 4 Firearms Recovered

2019-10-18@2:45pm--- #Bridgeport CT-- Captain Brian Fitzgerald told us in a press conference in front of Bridgeport Police Headquarters that yesterday afternoon police investigated a shots fire incident on Trumbull Avenue.  He said he believed it was gang related, that east end gang members shot at north end gang members.  At 7;30 at night a K-9 officer located the suspected vehicle on Hollister Avenue near the railroad tracks.   The vehicle was a Nissan Altima  was stolen out of Ansonia.  Officers set up surveillance on the car.  Around 9pm a second vehicle with four males in it attempted to enter the car when police closed in on them.  Two were taken into custody and two fled on foot but caught at a…

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Bridgeport News: Shots Fired, 4 Arrested, Firearms Recovered

2019-10-17@9:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police responded to two shots spotter activation near 1014 Hollister Avenue.  Police apprehended two at gunpoint on Hollister Avenue and a foot pursuit on two others.  One was apprehended behind the Innovation Center at 955 Connecticut Avenue and another man on Davenport Street who was barefoot.  A number of firearms were recovered.  You can see one on the driver's seat in the picture.  

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Fairfield News: Attempted Car Theft

2019-10-17@8:39pm--#Fairfield CT-- Two males attempted to steal a car on Toilsome Hill Road.  The car alarm went off an the two fled towards Park Avenue on foot.   Sounds like these two better keep our sponsor's number handy:   [caption id="attachment_74833" align="aligncenter" width="420"] For more information visit: https://www.acesbailbondsct.com/[/caption]

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Attorney General Wants Loan Forgiveness For Art Students

Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong has joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 state attorneys general urging U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to expand loan forgiveness eligibility for students who were enrolled in schools operated by the Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC (DCEH). The letter details extraordinary misconduct and mismanagement by DCEH, which prevented students from obtaining degrees, and unfairly left them to repay federal student-loan debt from their time attending the failed schools. Click here to download the letter. At the time the schools closed on March 8, 2019, there were 49 Connecticut students enrolled in online programs through Argosy University and the Art Institutes. Those students are eligible to have their federal student loans discharged. Attorney General Tong…

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