2024-04-13@12:47pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called to help get the driver out of a car that went down the embankment on Bishop Avenue behind Standard Oil. The driver was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
#Norwalk CT--On Thursday, April 11, 2024, the Norwalk Police Special Services Division, in collaboration with the State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (Drug Control Division), executed a Search and Seizure warrant at Smoke House 1 vape shop, situated at #108 Connecticut Avenue. This action is part of an ongoing investigation into non-licensed smoke/vape shops selling marijuana within the City of Norwalk. Smoke House 1 lacks the required license from the State of Connecticut to sell cannabis products exceeding the legal limit. During the operation, the following items were seized: Over 7lbs of marijuana Several hundred products containing THC above the legal limit Approximately $1200 in US currency Two individuals were arrested as a result of the raid: Nusrat Shaika,…
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont is applauding an announcement made today by the White House that the Biden-Harris administration has approved a new federal rule implementing a key provision of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 that clarifies who must register as a federally licensed firearms dealer and requires anyone who sells firearms to conduct criminal and mental health background checks on potential buyers, regardless of how a sale is conducted. The requirement addresses a loophole in federal rules that up until now did not require background checks for firearms that are sold online and at gun shows. Connecticut already requires universal background checks for gun sales, however many states do not. By implementing this new federal rule, these background…
2024-04-12@8:23pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters on the scene of an oven fire in the 700 block of Staples Street. Fire is out and firefighters are helping ventilate the home.
The Stratford Police Department Narcotics, Vice & Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration Bridgeport HIDTA conducted a narcotics sales investigation within the Town of Stratford into Edward C Johnson. Based on this investigation, Search and Seizure Warrants were secured for the residence and Johnson’s vehicle. At the time of the Search Warrant execution, Johnson engaged Investigators in a foot pursuit, attempting to discard packaged narcotics from his person. Johnson was taken into custody. Upon warrant execution, Investigators seized over 2 pounds of Methamphetamine in both powder and tablet form, Oxycodone tablets, 6.5 pounds of Marijuana and $32,151.00 in illegal narcotics sales proceeds. On 3/22/2024, Johnson plead guilty in United States Federal Court for the Distribution of Methamphetamine…
2024-04-11@9:04pm--#Fairfield CT-- A car drove a hole into the bagel shop at 1321 Stratfield Road. The driver was not injured. The building inspector was called to the scene.
Report of a motor vehicle accident involving a school bus on Garden Street.
2024-04-11@1:11pm--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield Police responded to Notre Dame of Fairfield on Jefferson Street for an incident that police determined it was a prank swatting incident. Swatting is a term used to describe the action of making hoax phone calls to report serious crimes to emergency services. Website Cloudflare says "Swatting refers to a harassment technique most often perpetrated by members of the online gaming community. Swatting entails generating an emergency law enforcement response against a target victim under false pretenses. Swatters do this by making phone calls to emergency lines like 911 and falsely reporting a violent emergency situation, such as a shooting or hostage situation. Swatters often consider what they are doing to be a prank, but it can…
Rollover crash near the intersection of Park Ave and McKinley Ave
2024-04-10@10:51pm--#Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic-- Report of a 4 car crash on the Merritt Parkway near exit 44 to 42 with injuries.
