9:30pm--#Stratford Connecticut-- We have a report of a child who possibly drowned in a pool at Homewood Suites on Main Street. This has not been confirmed. I have emailed the city's police spokesman to confirm but this could take some time with the holiday weekend.
#HARTFORD, CT - -Senator Ed Gomes (D-Bridgeport) continued his advocacy for reforming Connecticut’s policies around hiring applicants with a criminal record. Testifying in front of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee, Sen. Gomes called for the passage of Senate Bill 467: An Act Concerning Municipal Implementation of Criminal Justice Reforms. The bill is a set of hiring policies for private employers, designed to ensure that applicants with criminal records are evaluated on the merits of their qualifications, not on their criminal records. “This is an important bill for those with a record to have an opportunity to receive a job,” said Sen. Gomes. “A felony conviction too often haunts a person their whole life preventing them from moving on…
#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloyy highlighted the release of a new report on national crime punishment rates by the Pew Charitable Trusts, which shows that Connecticut’s approach of focused deterrence, including prioritizing violent and predatory offenders for incarceration, is reducing crime. The report introduces a new metric known as the punishment rate, which compares the number of people in prison to the rate of crime for Part I crimes, including homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle thefts. The report shows Connecticut ranks 13th nationally in the punishment rate – which is the highest of any state in New England – while its imprisonment rate ranks 34th. That indicates that violent criminals are serving…
4:40pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Today's vehicle fire is on Albion Street next to Stop and Shop called in once again by the overtime police officer at the store (Stop and Shop pays him). This report is made possible by:
On 3/16/16 Benny Palmieri of 93 Millspaugh Dr. Fairfield, CT. Was arrested for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, 2 counts of Possession of controlled substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia after Fairfield Police executed a search warrant of his residence and discovered a large amount of GHB (A Date Rape Drug) and a quantity of Crystal Methamphetamine. The search warrant was obtained after authorities intercepted a parcel containing the GHB that was being sent to Palmieri's home from Hong Kong, China. Charges: Possession of a Controlled Substance (2 counts), Possession of a Controlled Substance with intent to sell (1 count) Possession of a Drug Paraphernalia (1 count) Court Date: April 5, 2016 G.A. 2 Bond: 250,000.00 dollars (Fairfield Police…
#Ansonia Connecticut--Firefighters on scene at 4th street with a possible hazmat incident with a pollen type substance with dead wildlife in the area Derbyhazmat on scene requesting Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. This report is made possible by:
#Milford Connecticut--A viewer just messaged me to say a search warrant was served on Harrison Avenue. A tower computer and a bag of items were seized. This report is made possible by:
11:22pm--#Trumbull Connecticut-- Trumbull Police are tracking with K-9 for one suspect in the Old Town Horseshoe Drive area for an attempted break in. They have one in custody. This report is made possible by:
11:27pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--A homeowner in the 300 block of Parrot Avenue catches a woman trying to break in to his car parked in his driveway. He has her detained and has her on surveillance video. This report is made possible by:
10:21pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- The Peking Gardens Restaurant was just robbed at gunpoint by two young Hispanic males according to radio reports. This report is made possible by:
