Bridgeport News: 2 Armed Robberies

2020-10-22 @ 8:00PMish-- Two robberies occurred immediately after the package store robbery in Fairfield and police believe the same suspects are wanted in the Bridgeport armed robberies at J&E a Liquor Store in the 200th block of Wayne St was robbed at gunpoint. The description provided was 2 black males wearing all black. A second robbery occurred at Pizza Heaven at 3851 Main Street. No description was given at this time. What is remarkable is that this is the first reported armed robbery in Bridgeport since they took the Bridgeport Police radio access away from the media. I wrote to Scott (what a great guy) Appleby two days ago asking why there have been no reported robberies, street robberies, armed…

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Fairfield News: Armed Robbery

2020-10-22@ 7:40pm--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield Police received a 911 call from an employee atBrooklawn Discount Liquor reporting an armed robbery had occurred at the store.Brooklawn Discount Liquor is located at 752 Brooklawn Avenue.Patrol Officers, Detectives, and a K-9 unit responded to the scene. Officers on sceneconfirmed a robbery had occurred and began a search for potential suspects.The employee reported two males came into the store and demanded money. The employeedescribed them as black males in their 20’s, wearing all black to include black face masks.One of the suspects was armed with a firearm and held the firearm up to the store clerk’shead. The suspected males took the cash from the register and a bracelet from the wrist ofthe employee. Additionally, a…

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Patient Data Breach Settlement

Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today joined 27 other state attorneys general announcing a settlement with Tennessee-based CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., and its subsidiary, CHSPSC LLC.  This settlement resolves an investigation of a data breach which impacted approximately 6.1 million patients. At the time of the data breach, CHS owned, leased, or operated 206 affiliated hospitals. Although none of the hospitals were located in Connecticut, 4,746 Connecticut residents were impacted by the breach. Exposed in the breach were the names, birthdates, social security numbers, phone numbers, and addresses of patients. The settlement, agreed to by CHS, requires a $5 million payment to the states and provides that CHS agrees to implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program…

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Community Development Administrator Is Seeking Input From Local Small Businesses

STRATFORD – The Stratford Strong task force, in conjunction with the Department of Economic & Community Development and the Community Development Administrator, is seeking input from local small businesses that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.   In an effort to assess how many Stratford small businesses require assistance, and to explore their most in-demand needs, the Town has established a COVID-19 Impact Survey for Microenterprises. A microenterprise is defined as a commercial business that employees no more than five employees, including the business owner(s). This survey is being distributed by the Department of Economic & Community Development and Stratford Strong, a long-term recovery assistance task force created by Mayor Laura R. Hoydick. The data collected from this survey will…

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Ansonia News: Meet Up For Robbery

On October 21, 2020 at approximately 12:15 P.M., the Ansonia Police were sent to the Target parking lot, 20 West Main Street, to investigate a report of a robbery where the suspect displayed a handgun. Officers responded to the area and learned that the victims were meeting with the suspect to complete an online transaction. During the interaction, the suspect displayed a handgun and robbed the victims before fleeing in a light-colored vehicle. The suspect was described as a light-skinned black male, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and blue mask.  The vehicle the suspect came from was being driven by another person; there is no description available of the driver.  The vehicle was described as a light-colored sedan with tinted…

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