Bridgeport News: Police Investigate City’s 22nd Homicide

Police Update: The city's 22nd homicide occurred last night at about 1917 hours when two armed men came to the Just Right Cutz barbershop at 500 Park Avenue and started an altercation that left Deon Rodney (DOB: 2/19/85 of 479 Wood Ave) shot in the abdomen. Rodney was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital, but did not survive. The motive for the shooting is still unknown and it is not clear if Rodney was the intended target. Anyone with information should call Detective Heanue at 203-581-5242 or call 203-576-TIPS.   7:18pm--10/14--Shots rang out at Just Right Cut at 500 Park Avenue and a man was shot in the side of his stomach where he died at St. Vincent' s Hospital.  Police have a…

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Bridgeport Public Safety Meeting

BLACKHAM SCHOOL IS HOSTING A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY FORUM FOR SCHOOLS IN THE NORTH END THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017 BLACKHAM SCHOOL 6:00pm in the GYMNASIUM We will have a meeting due to criminal activity, college parties, zoning, blight, noise issues and parking violations in the North End. In attendance will be BPT Police Chief AJ Perez other enforcement officers, zoning, housing, fire, public facilities, and traffic officials. We need to take back our North End neighborhood the increase of all these incidents, acitivties and violations is not safe for our families and quality of life issues in the North End. This is an important meeting and we must tell our neighbors, friends to come and voice our concerns. TOPICS CRIMINAL…

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Norwalk News: Pot Bust

#Norwalk  News: On October 5, 2017 at 4:39 PM Strategic Narcotics Enforcement Team (SNET) Officers were dispatched to the Courtyard Marriott located at 474 Main Avenue for a complaint. Hotel management reported a marijuana odor emanating from one of the rooms. Management wanted the occupants escorted from the premise. The officers contacted the occupants, Kevin Tobar-Castillo and JohanCifuentes, in the hallway outside of their room. Due to the heavy odor of marijuana, the officers requested consent to search the room. The men consented to a search of the room during which officers found loose marijuana strewn about the room, drug-packaging material and a large amount of cash. Both men were placed under arrest at this time. While handcuffing Cifuentes, officers…

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