Seymour News: Fire At Community Center
UPDATE- Possible fire in a vent. 2023-05-04@5:09pm--Seymour CT-- #ctfire-- Report of a working fire at the community center on Pine Street. Firefighters were there earlier this afternoon for a smell of electrical burning. All apparatus is being directed to the Derby Avenue side of the building. This news report is made possible by:
Ansonia News: Threats Made To Barney
2023-05-04@4:35pm--#Ansonia CT-- An Ansonia Principal called Ansonia Police requesting a welfare check on a Beaver Street student who made threatening remarks to the character Barney. This news report is made possible by:
Trumbull News: Teens Arrested After Abandoning Car In Town
Trumbull News: On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Trumbull police arrested four teenagers after they were observed attempting to enter parked vehicles in the Trumbull Marriott parking lot. The suspects had abandoned a stolen vehicle and ran from officers. Two 13-year-old males, one 14-year-old male, and one 15-year-old male, all from New Haven, were arrested and charged for the crimes in this incident. At approximately 6:30 p.m., the Trumbull police were notified of four suspects pulling on car door handles in the parking lot of the Marriott on Hawley Lane. A responding officer observed the juveniles, matching the description of the suspects, leaving the area and walking through the parking lot. The officer told them to stop, but they ran away…
Bridgeport News: School Bus Accident
2023-05-04@2:48pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a crash involving a school bus at Seaview and Stratford Avenue. There did not appear to be any other vehicle nor any students on the bus.
Westport News: Theft of Tobacco Products
#Westport CT-- On February 2 nd, 2022 at approximately 4:40 am, an officer on routine patrol discovered a forced entry burglary at Riverside Sunoco (240 Riverside Ave). Further investigation revealed that the glass in the front door was smashed, and entry was gained. Tobacco products appeared to be the target of the burglary as vaping devices and cigarettes were the majority of items stolen. The total loss reported by the victim was approximately $3,600. The investigation was turned over to the Detective Bureau. The investigating detective processed the scene to include DNA swabs of evidence left on the scene. Recovered in Bridgeport on February 16 th 2023 was a stolen vehicle that matched the description of the vehicle seen on…
Fairfield News: ASSASSIN GAME INVOLVING STUDENTS
#Fairfield CT--Chief Robert Kalamaras and the Fairfield Police Department would like to notify residents that Fairfield high school students will be participating in their "AP Assassins" game this week. The "AP Assassins" game is an annual event each year that is not sponsored by the schools but includes many high school students "hunting" each other down with water or Nerf-like guns in an assassin-like way. The goal of the game is to locate your target with your water or Nerf-style gun, inheriting the targets of those they successfully squirt and advancing to the next level. The last person left wins the game. While playing this game, students are typically dressed in dark clothing and sneak around people’s homes late at…
COLLEGE TRANSPARENCY ACT
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and his colleagues in introducing the College Transparency Act (CTA), bipartisan legislation which would ensure that students and families have better information as they consider higher education opportunities. The CTA modernizes the college reporting system for postsecondary data by providing accurate reporting on student outcomes such as enrollment, completion, and post-college earnings across colleges and majors, while ensuring the privacy of individual students is securely protected. This information will give students a better understanding of what to expect of the student experience and post-graduation prospects at colleges they are considering, helping them to make…
Bridgeport News: SUV Rear-Ends a Guilford School Bus
2023-05-04@10:22am--#Bridgeport CT-- An SUV rear-ended a school bus from Guilford near the entrance to the Beardsley Zoo at Crown and Noble Avenue. Someone from the SUV required the attention of EMS. It did not appear that any of the children on board were injured.
Bridgeport News: Burglary Arrests
#Bridgeport CT--On Friday April 28, 2023, the Bridgeport Police Regional Auto Theft Task Force, and other law enforcement partners, were operating in the vicinity of Ridgefield Avenue, and Barnum Avenue, when they observed a gray Mercedes Benz C-300 with heavily tinted windows and misappropriated New Jersey registration plate, circling an apartment building at Ridgefield Ave, Bridgeport. After making multiple passes, the operator pulled into the parking lot and backed into a parking space by the rear entranceway. The operator, later identified as Andy Marte age 29 of Meriden, CT stayed behind with the car running, while his three passengers, all wearing masks, got out of the car, and entered inside the building using the rear door. Several minutes later, all…