2021-06-19@3:27pm--#Fairfield CT-- Police on the way to Whole Foods on Grasmere Avenue for a dog in a car with the windows rolled up and the dog is panting according to the caller. This news report is made possible by:
Washington, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) applauded the House of Representatives passage of the Corporate Improvement and Investor Protection Act which requires companies to disclose key information to enable investors to make informed decisions with their money. The package included Himes’s bill, the Cybersecurity Disclosure Act, which requires companies to disclose their efforts on cybersecurity. As bad actors increasingly turn to cybercrime in industries varying from fuel supply to food supply, ensuring cybersecurity expertise at the Board of Directors level in public companies is vital. “Every day, we wake up to news of another business falling victim to a cyberattack. These attacks will only get worse unless we make serious changes, and that includes making cybersecurity a focus at the Board level. I’m pleased the House passed my legislation to ensure investors have the knowledge they need about public companies’ cybersecurity posture to make informed decisions.” The Corporate Improvement…
2021-06-19@12:20am--#Ansonia CT-- #cttraffic-- A rollover accident on Route 8. The highway is shutdown at exit 19. This news report is made possible by:
2021-06-18@10:12pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A pedestrian was struck in the 400 block of Charles Street. This news report is made possible by:
#Bridgeport CT--On June 18, 2021, at approximately 12:40 a.m. Bridgeport Police Officers were dispatched to an assault with a firearm in the 400 block of Trumbull Avenue despite the mobile command center parked a block away. A verbal and physical dispute between two Bridgeport women occurred in the parking lot at that location.As a result of the dispute 27-year-old Lanetta Parker was shot one time in the arm (non-life-threatening). Parker was transported to St. Vincent’s hospital by private vehicle, treated, and released. 33-year-old Janeece Fabin was placed under arrest by the Patrol Division and transported to the Bridgeport Police Department where she was charged with Assault in the 1st Degree, Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, Breach of Peace 2nd Degree,…
Yesterday, the mayor's office released a press release saying: "Mayor Ganim joined Bridgeport Police Department Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia, Park City Communities Executive Director Jillian Baldwin, and other City officials to announce $100,000 allocated towards an increase in community police presence at Park City Communities; particularly Trumbull Gardens, Charles F. Greene Homes, and P .T. Barnum apartment complexes and additional areas identified by the Bridgeport Police Department as the location of reoccurring violent crime".That night a woman was shot at Trumbull Gardens with the Bridgeport Police Mobile Command Center parked just down the street. Viewers that live there said they know the command center is not staffed after hours. Acting Police Chief Rebecca Garcia has cracked down on overtime over…
POLICE UPDATE: WESTPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING UNTIMELY DEATHS (Update 6/18/21) The adult female who was found deceased in the home at 1 Lyndale Park hasbeen positively identified as forty-six-year-old Tracy Do. The deceased juvenile also resided atthe above address and is Ms. Do’s daughter. On June 18, 2021, the two deceased individuals were brought to the State Medical Examiner’soffice in Farmington to be autopsied. The Medical Examiner determined that the seven-year-old had drowned and ruled her death a homicide. The Medical Examiner ruled Ms. Do’s deatha suicide. The Westport Police Detective Bureau along with the State Police Western DistrictMajor Crimes Unit continue to investigate the facts and circumstances related to these twodeaths. Chief Koskinas stated that “this is a horrible…
2021-06-17@7:25pm--#Fairfield CT--#cttraffic-- A crash on I-95 southbound near exit 23. One car is in the left lane and the other car is further up. No word on any injuries.
STRATFORD – Mayor Laura R. Hoydick announced today that Captain Jermaine B. Atkinson has been named the new Deputy Fire Chief for the Town of Stratford. Atkinson, a member of the Department since July of 2001, is currently serving as Training Captain and Safety Officer as well as Deputy Emergency Management Director for the Town of Stratford. Atkinson replaces Michael Hostetter, a former retired Stratford Deputy Fire Chief who has been serving as interim Deputy Chief since January of 2020 and will be retiring once again. “Jermaine Atkinson has had an outstanding and distinguished career as a firefighter here in the Town of Stratford, and has been an absolutely essential part of our Town’s emergency response framework in a variety of roles,”…
