Ansonia News: Motor vehicle accident
2:53pm--#Ansonia-- Head on collision main street in front of General Mufflers. 2 car motor vehicle accident 1 person on the ground. Car 1 requesting second ambulance to the scene.
Stratford News: Truck stuck under overpass
1:24pm--#Stratford CT-- A truck got stuck under the overpass at the railroad by East Main Street.
Narcotics Officers Seize Guns, Drugs
(Bridgeport, CT – Feb. 25, 2014) – Police arrested a city man and seized two weapons, heroin and potentially deadly synthetic narcotic last week after the police narcotics team developed information about a heroin dealer. Officer Miguel Perez and Sgt. John Evans learned that the resident of 60 Lee Ave. was dealing heroin in bags stamped with the word “Flow.” Narcotics investigators last week set up surveillance at 60 Lee Ave., where the suspect lives. They located the suspect, David Fernandez, 37, outside and seized 3 bundles of heroin packaged for street sale. He was placed under arrest. Police then went to the address and received consent from Fernandez’s wife to search the house. Inside, investigators recovered an addition 277…
Festival de las Chiringas – Festival of Kites
Festival de las Chiringas - Festival of Kites.. Did you learn to fly a kite as a kid or even as an adult, soaring high in the sky? Many children learn to fly a kite sometime during their lives. In the United States there are Kite Festivals through out the States and in Puerto Rico. El Festival de Chiringas, or Festival of Kites, takes place every year through out the Island of Puerto Rico. Some towns/cities like Old San Juan, Aguadilla, San Lorenzo, Vega Alta, Lajas and others celebrate el Festival de Chiringas, a family oriented festival. This year the Puerto Rican Parade of Fairfield County will be honoring some individuals who have soared high, like the kites, and have helped…
Derby News: Nursing home smoke condition
6:21pm--#Derby CT--Firefighters are on scene at Birmingham Health Center 210 Chatfield Street in the rear wing for a smoke condition in the facility. Firefighters are trying to locate the source.
Bridgeport News: Drug buy turns into a robbery
3:53pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a drug buy that turned into a robbery at Greene Homes building no. 4 on Highland Avenue.
Bridgeport News: Car into building
3:27pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a car which struck the Walgreens at 1607 Barnum Avenue.
TODAY AT 5:30PM: LT. GOV. WYMAN CHAIRS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION IN STAMFORD ON ISSUES FACING WOMEN AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
(HARTFORD, CT) – This evening at 5:30 p.m., Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will co-host a roundtable discussion in Stamford with Teresa C. Younger, Executive Director of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, regarding workforce development issues faced by women. The event is the second in a series of roundtable discussions that Lt. Governor Wyman and Younger are hosting throughout the state on issues facing women in Connecticut. Last month, they held a discussion in East Hartford on women seeking career opportunities in science technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. WHO: Lt. Governor Wyman WHAT: Lt. Governor Wyman chairs roundtable discussion on issues facing women and workforce development WHEN: TODAY – Tuesday, February 25, 2014; 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Women’s Business…
Westport Police Youth Collaborative presents: A MIDDLE SCHOOL COP SHOP “Social Media and The Law: What every kid needs to know about their rights and responsibilities in a digital world.”
The Westport Police Youth Collaborative announced today that they will be holding a Middle School Cop Shop at Toquet Hall on Tuesday, March 4 from 6:30-7:45 p.m. This month’s topic is “Social Media and The Law: What every kid needs to know about their rights and responsibilities in a digital world.” Westport Detective Sereniti Dobson will be accompanied by other officers and Jen Cirino, Coordinator of Information & Technology Literacy for the Westport Public Schools. The interactive panel will give real-world examples of how the improper use of social media can have long-term consequences for kids. Cop Shops are informal, round table discussions between police officers and kids with the intent of building supportive relationships and a better understanding between…
Bridgeport News: Assault at Columbus School
11:25am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a person assaulted by a student at Columbus School, at 275 George Street.