Fairfield News: Good Samaritans & First Responders Help Victim

GOOD SAMARITANS and first responders HELP FALLEN BICYCLYST FAIRFIELD, CT, March 10, 2016: At 12:15 on Wednesday afternoon, March 9th, Fairfield’s Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received a call reporting a bicyclist down on the side of the road at the intersection of Black Rock Turnpike and North Street. The cyclist, described by callers as a man in his fifties, appeared to be experiencing medical difficulty. Fairfield Fire and Police units and AMR were dispatched to the scene.   According to the report filed by Fire Lt. Jay Swindon; “Upon arrival of Engine 5, Christine Finerty, an off duty nurse, Michael Labella, and Chris Arnold were performing CPR to the patient who had no pulse.”   Fire fighters took over patient…

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Governor Signs Transparency In Hospital Industry

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that – in light of the evolving healthcare industry and continuing changes in market conditions – he has signed an executive order that will begin an extensive review of Connecticut’s laws and regulations surrounding processes on the establishment, termination, transfer, acquisition, and expansion of hospitals and medical service providers.   The review is intended to ensure that consumers in Connecticut continue to receive equitable access to health care that encourages transparency and competition, provides accessible and affordable health care delivery, contributes to economic development, and promotes community benefits.   “We’ve been taking a piecemeal look at the Certificate of Need process for several years.  It’s time for comprehensive reform,” Governor Malloy…

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#Milford CT--On March 12th at 8:46am Troop G-Bridgeport Troopers conducted a motor vehicle stop on a vehicle with New York plates for speeding on I-95 northbound at exit 35 in Milford. The lone male operator was identified as Rueben Abreu (DOB: 10/21/1969) of New York, NY.  TFC Jones detected several indicators indicative of narcotics trafficking and requested consent to search the vehicle. To assist with the search, Troop G requested a narcotics detection dog from any local police departments. Officer Wells and his K-9 partner, Jagger, from the  Fairfield Police Department responded to assist.  A subsequent search by K-9 Jagger yielded a positive “hit” on a case containing four vacuum sealed bricks of suspected cocaine.  The bricks were later weighed…

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