Bridgeport News: Murphy Meets East End

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday met with members of the East End NRZ in Bridgeport to discuss their efforts to address the East End food desert by providing fresh vegetables to its 8,000 residents year-round, creating entrepreneurial opportunities to serve the regional fresh produce market, and supporting a healthier lifestyle for its community. The discussion will focus on the group’s successes since opening the market in 2019 and its plans to begin growing fresh vegetables in indoor growing environments in the community. https://youtu.be/LPRtBdv2tJg

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Westport News: Domestic Violence

On July 9, 2023 at approximately 1:36 PM, Westport Police met with the complainant of this incident at Westport Police Department. They reported a domestic that occurred the previous night whereMr. Tsai allegedly assaulted the complainant after an argument. Mr. Tsai allegedly took the complainants cell phone and prevented them from calling 911 to report the incident while it was occurring. A warrant was issued and on July 19, 2023, Mr. Tsai turned himself into the Westport Police Department and was charged with Disorderly Conduct, Interfering with an Emergency Call, and Assault 3rd He wasreleased on a court set bond of $50,000

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Press Release – LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCY ALERTS

Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general and New York City in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand language access for critical government alerts sent to cell phones, known as Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs). In a comment letter, the coalition acknowledges the important steps FCC has taken to expand access to WEAs but notes that this proposal would require wireless companies to use machine translation rather than human translation for WEAs and would only include translations for 13 languages. Following multiple severe weather emergencies across the country, Attorney General Tong and the coalition urge FCC to adopt its alternative proposal to use human translators, which are far more reliable, instead of machine translation, and…

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Bridgeport News: NYC Cops Barricades Himself, 5 Guns Recovered, 1 Cop Injured–GOES UNREPORTED

Bridgeport News: NYC Cops Barricades Himself, 5 Guns Recovered, 1 Cop Injured--GOES UNREPORTED 2023-07-30@5:30AMish-- #Bridgeport CT-- Viewers reached out to me that early Sunday morning, a former New York City police officer barricaded himself inside his home in the 1100 block of Iranistan Avenue holding his wife against her will. The Bridgeport Swat team was activated. A video of the incident was also live-streamed online (see frame grab below). Bridgeport Police attempted to kick the door in but were unsuccessful at first. One officer was injured "blowing his knee out" and taken to the hospital after a failed attempt to kick in the door. A third attempt was made and the door opened and the suspect was taken into custody.…

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BURGLARY AND LARCENY SPREE ENDS IN ARRESTS AND RECOVERY STOLEN CAR AT TRUMBULL MALL

Trumbull Police apprehended two (2) men and one juvenile male after they broke into vehicles, shoplifted, and attempted to flee police from a stolen car they were entering at the Trumbull Mall, on Thursday, July 27th. Edgardo Mercado, age 21, John Adorno, age 19, and a sixteen (16) year old male, all from Meriden, were arrested and charged for their involvement in these crimes. At approximately 12:30 PM, Trumbull officers were notified that a stolen white 2014 Kia Sorento was on mall property. The vehicle had been reported stolen to the Bristol Police Department, on Wednesday, July 26 after the vehicle’s key was stolen from a locker at the Bristol Planet Fitness, leading to the theft of the vehicle. This…

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