Ansonia News: Subway Armed Robbery

2021-02-27 #Ansonia, CT--On February 28, 2021 at about 5:40 P.M., the Ansonia Police Department investigated a report of an armed robbery at the Subway sandwich shop at 350 West Main Street. The suspect was described as a black male about 5 feet 8 inches tall, wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants and blue surgical mask. The suspect was armed with a dark colored handgun and took cash from the register. The suspect left the store and walked towards the Target parking lot. There was a gold colored SUV, unknown make or model, that dropped the male off prior to the robbery and was last seen traveling south on West Main Street towards Main Street. The department is asking anyone with…

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Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol Activated

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol to be activated beginning at noon on Monday, March 1, and remaining in effect through noon on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, as brutally frigid temperatures are expected to impact the state overnight and into the morning. Forecasts are currently showing the state will experience a severe drop in temperature accompanied by strong winds that will bring the wind chill near or below zero across Connecticut on Monday evening. A wind advisory has been issued for the entire state, with gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour anticipated at times. The protocol sets up a system for state agencies and municipalities to coordinate…

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“Meet-the-Author” on Zoom Platform March 14

The Stratford Library will host author Peter D. Cimini for a special “Meet-the-Author” program on Sunday, March 14 from 2-3 pm.   Cimini, who will discuss his historical fiction set on the Dark Continent, The Man Who Transformed Africa: The Rebirth of a Continent, is free and open to the public. The Man Who Transformed Africa opens with Vatican intrigue between liberal and conservative cardinals, which leads to the unlikely selection of an Indonesian pope. Seizing the opportunity, the new pope uses his ex-cathedra (papal infallibility) to declare poverty to be an immoral human condition. The pope decides to lead by example, taking the provocative step of selling Vatican treasures to fund a long-term plan to build a strong middle-class society in Africa. The…

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Bridgeport News: Now For Something Totally Different

2021-02-27@2:22pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police received a call reporting a person in the convenience store Reservoir and Trumbull Avenue was bleeding from the hand and then went unconscious.  Fire and AMR were sent to the scene.  Shortly after fire arrived on scene, they reported a possible gunshot wound.  Patrol units and a Sector Sergeant were sent to the scene to investigate. The victim had since gotten up and attempted to walk away from the scene but was located in the 1800 block of Reservoir Avenue. The victim did not suffer from a gun shot wound after further assessment. 

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