Fairfield News: Apple Picking

UPDATE: I spoke to police who said it was a Fairfield Warde Student robbed. The robber lifted his shirt to show the butt of a gun but did not pull it out. 2:11pm--#Fairfield Connecticut--A person walking on Knapps Highway was robbed of their cellphone at gunpoint according to witnesses police said.  This happened at the time students from Warde High School were walking home from school.  The police shift commander did not know if it was a student.  I will follow up on this with more details as they become available.   This report is made possible by:

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Bridgeport News: Parking Enforcement Officer allegedly Assaulted

1:40pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A driver of a ticketed SUV allegedly struck a Bridgeport Police Parking Enforcement Officer this afternoon on Wheeler Avenue at the intersection of Madison Avenue (next to Micalizzi's Italian Ice (I can't wait for them to open!)).  The driver of the vehicle was upset at receiving a ticket and allegedly struck the officer in the chest and then in the arm knocking his ticket machine to the ground.  The SUV was making it difficult for trucks to pull onto Wheeler Avenue being over two feet fromo the curb.  The SUV only ticketed for parking too  close to the curb and crosswalk.  The SUV was not ticketed for parking over two feet from the curb.  The parking enforcement officer was…

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Fairfield News: Fortune Cookie Say You Get Shiny Bracelets Soon

9:56pm--#Fairfield Connecticut-- L.C. Chen's at 303 Tunxis Hill Cut Off received a call for a take out order.  They recognized the phone number and address as a previous snatch and grab robbery in the past.  They called police.  Within minutes police had the area surrounded with officers hidden from sight.  Just as before, as the delivery person was about to make the delivery the two men allegedly snatched the bag but this time police took off after them with K9 as well (K9 loves fast food,  aka running suspects).  One took off and was captured on Berwick Avenue, the other on Brentwood Avenue as seen in the photo.  

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Fairfield Diabetes and Chronic Disease Support Group

#FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (March 31, 2016) – For the April Diabetes and Chronic Disease Support Group, the Fairfield Health Department and the Department of Human Services Interns (from Sacred HeartUniversity), present “Addiction and Alcoholism”. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Bigelow Senior Center located at 100 Mona Terrace, Fairfield. According to the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, substance abuse among those 60 years and older (including misuse of prescription drugs) currently affects about 17 percent of this population. During this discussion, the group will explore addiction, discuss alcoholism and its relation to other chronic diseases, and offer practical tips and strategies for living a healthier lifestyle. Whether you are providing care and support for a loved one struggling with…

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Westport Absentee Ballots Available for April 26 Presidential Preference Primaries

  #Westport Town Clerk Patricia Strauss announced today that absentee ballots for the Democratic and Republican Presidential Preference Primaries, to be held April 26, are available at the Town Clerk's office, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. -  4:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, April 5. Registered electors who are enrolled in a major party may qualify for the following reasons: - Active service in the armed forces of the United States; - Illness or physical disability; - Religious tenets, which forbid secular activity on the day of the election; - Duties as an election official at the polling place other than their own during all of the - Absence from the town during all of the hours of voting. Application for a ballot may…

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Westport News: NOT Mother Of The Year…..

On 03/29/16, at approximately 8:00pm, Westport Officers were dispatched to two locations on reports of unattended children. Officers located a 5 year old juvenile at Walgreens, 880 Post Road East, assisted by a woman who found the juvenile alone. Officers also located a 1 year old juvenile in the area of Toyota of Westport, 777 Post Road East. The 1 year old was found by a group of adults in the area. This was by the same woman.  Officers determined the juveniles were siblings with a home address of 655 Post Road East. Officers located the juvenile’s mother, Natalie Bonny, at her residence. Bonny stated she left the children home alone to take the bus to go shopping. Bonny was taken into custody and charged with Risk…

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