Fairfield News: Bank Robbery Part II

Police UPDATE: Fairfield Police received several 911 calls reporting that a bank robberyhad occurred at Peoples Bank, located within Stop & Shop at 1160 Kings Highway Cutoff. Officers,K-9’s and Detectives were immediately dispatched. Witnesses reported seeing the suspect fleeing onfoot running out of Stop & Shop and zig-zag westbound through the parking lot between parkedvehicles. The suspect fled prior to police arrival and is believed to have fled the scene in a vehicleafter K-9 tracks were unsuccessful. It was determined a lone white male, described as 5’8’” tall with long shoulder-length hair, wearing ablack hat and grey button-down shirt with a dark-colored tie entered Stop & Shop and presentedthe teller at Peoples Bank a note and displayed a firearm.The Peoples…

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Bridgeport News: Worth Street Homicide Suspect Captured

#Bridgeport CT-- Detectives arrested Jarrel Baker (DOB: 9/8/97 of Bridgeport, CT) for the September 27th murder of Daron Jones at 90 Worth Street in the City. Baker had been arrested earlier in the day by members of the Tactical Narcotics Teams. At the time of his arrest, Baker was in possession of a handgun. During a subsequent interview with detectives, Baker confessed to using that gun to murder Jones over an ongoing feud with an associate of Jones. In addition to the original gun charges, Baker is charged with Murder, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, and Carrying a Pistol Without a Permit. He is being held on a $1,000,000 bond.  The arrest is the result of outstanding work by members of the Detective Bureau, in particular, the case detective, Martin Heanue. Additionally, the Tactical Narcotics Team, under Lieutenant Cummings and…

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ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS

“My office will not stand idly by while [drug makers] prioritize profits over access to affordable prescription medications and other critical medical services for vulnerable communities.  Therefore, I urge [Eli Lilly, Astra Zeneca, Merck, Sanofi, and Novartis] to abandon [their] unilateral and unlawful actions,” Attorney General Tong states in the letters. The 340B Drug Pricing Program requires drug manufacturers to provide discounted drugs to eligible health centers and hospitals, including community health centers, nonprofit and public hospitals, and Ryan White HIV/AIDS clinics. The facilities can either directly provide discounted drugs to low-income patients, or contract with pharmacies to dispense the drugs at a discount. Since 1992, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has been a lifeline to low-income patients and community-based health…

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Bridgeport News: Armed Robbery

2020-10-12@8:25pm-- A reported armed robbery by 2 males in hoodies at the Citgo Gas Station at 3740 Madison Avenue. They fled on foot. Good thing they put this out on the hotline to other towns otherwise this would have been hidden by the police. The city is the biggest in the state yet does not have an ACTIVE police spokesperson who would share this info with the press. We have to know about it and request the info. But if we don't know about it, how do we know to ask? Oh, but the mayor's office has three communication specialists... This news report is made possible by:

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