Bridgeport News: Person Shot

2023-05-21@8:07pm--#Bridgeport CT--The Bridgeport ECC received several 911 calls reporting a party shot in the 500th block of Boston Avenue. Bridgeport Police and AMR dispatched and on-scene reports indicated a gunshot victim with an injury to their leg. Medics transported the party to BPT Hospital. Uncertain extent of injured at this time. Bridgeport Police actively investigating the incident.

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EXTINCTION PREVENTION ACT TO PROTECT AT-RISK WILDLIFE

Blumenthal announced the legislation today at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo on the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) reintroduced the Extinction Prevention Act, legislation to provide much-needed funding for some of the country’s most imperiled yet vastly underfunded wildlife species, including threatened and endangered North American butterflies, various Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish. Blumenthal announced the measure today during an event at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo to mark the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. “This legislation recognizes that saving wildlife from extinction requires more than just rhetoric—real resources are essential,” said Blumenthal. “Endangered species and their habitats can be sustained,…

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Shelton News: Cat Burglary

Cat Taken during Burglary Located On 1-22-23, Shelton Police took a report of a burglary from a hotel room. There wereno apparent signs of forced entry to the room. Several items were reported missingincluding the victim’s hairless cat Princess. Detectives conducted a thorough investigation which resulted in the arrest of 20-year-old Zyair Lopez and 24-year-old Toni Douglas-Alves in February. They were chargedwith Burglary 3 rd Degree, Larceny 3 rd Degree, Conspiracy to commit Burglary 3 rd Degree, and Conspiracy to commit Larceny 3 rd Degree. However, detectives were unable to locatethe cat. This week detectives received a call from a female in Massachusetts. The femalestated that she bought a hairless cat a few months ago in Bridgeport. She learned the…

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