Westport News: Burglary Arrest

#Westport CT--On November 15, 2003, at approximately 8:40 p.m., Westport Police officers respondedto an office complex located at 208 Post Road West on a report of a burglar alarm. Whilechecking the interior it was determined that a burglary had in fact taken place. The officerssearched for the suspect but could not locate the unknown individual. It was determined that theresponsible party entered through a window. The investigating detective was able to liftfingerprints from that window and they were reportedly a match for a man identified as PeterBriand. Based on the investigation, a warrant for Mr. Briand’s arrest was completed and signedby a Superior Court Judge.Shortly after the crime occurred Mr. Briand moved to South Carolina but has recentlyreturned to Connecticut.…

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Governor Ned Lamont and Commissioner James Rovella today announced that the governor is appointing Brenda Bergeron to serve as deputy commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, overseeing the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Bergeron will succeed Deputy Commissioner Regina Rush-Kittle, who has served in the position since 2019 and is leaving state service on December 1 to take on a new professional role with the City of New Haven. “Regina Rush-Kittle has been an invaluable member of our public safety team since I came into office and I am sad to see her go,” Governor Lamont said. “She has been a stalwart of our pandemic response efforts and have provided valuable leadership during severe weather…

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BRIDGEPORT MAN ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC DISPUTE RESULTING IN ARMED CARJACKING

#Trumbull CT--A Bridgeport man was arrested in the early morning hours of Tuesday, November 9, andcharged for his involvement in a series of crimes that occurred on October 13, when heassaulted and robbed a female victim of her vehicle at gunpoint, and fled from officers toavoid his immediate capture. Jose Francisco Ramos, age 52, of 863 Colorado Avenuewas apprehended by US Marshals at his residence in Bridgeport, and was transported tothe Trumbull Police Department where he was charged for his involvement in numerouscrimes to include domestic violence. On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at around 7:40 AM, Trumbull Police received multiplecalls about an armed carjacking at an office building on Corporate Drive, where a gunwas displayed. The victim reported that as…

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Mobile Food Pantry A Success!

#Stratford CT-- Mayor Laura R. Hoydick gave thanks to the hard work of many volunteers, we were able to serve 190 families in the mobile food pantry last Friday. This was a true collaboration, with folks from Senior and Community Services, Sterling House, the Stratford Y, Traffic Control, and the Recreation Department pitching in. We will be back next month, on Friday, December 3 from 3-4 PM at Birdseye for another drive thru pantry!

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PROMOTING APP STORE COMPETITION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid building momentum to rein in Big Tech’s anticompetitive practices, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced growing bipartisan support for the Open App Markets Act, which would set fair, clear, and enforceable rules to protect competition and strengthen consumer protections within the app market. The legislation, first introduced in August along with Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), was recently co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Two companies, Google and Apple, have gatekeeper control of the two dominant mobile operating systems and their app stores. Google and Apple’s dominance allows them to exclusively dictate the terms of the app market, inhibiting competition and restricting consumer…

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City Of Bridgeport To Observe Veterans Day

BRIDGEPORT, CT – The City of Bridgeport offices will be closed to observe Veterans Day. Additionally, residents are advised of the following holiday schedule for sanitation, recycling, brown bag collection, the transfer station, and City COVID-19 testing. Sanitation and Recycling pick-up routes Veterans Day sanitation and recycling pick-up will remain on schedule, Thursday routes will not be affected by the holiday. Brown Bag collection Brown bag collection is happening on your Recycling Day. Collection will be delayed on Veterans Day with Thursday routes to be picked up on Friday. *If pick-up is delayed by more than one day, do not remove bags from the curb—the public facilities crew will service your neighborhood as soon as possible. Transfer Station Closed Thursday, November 11th (Veterans Day) Reopens Wednesday, November 12th *City of…

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