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NORWALK POLICE ARREST NEW YORK MAN IN $53,000 CHECK FRAUD INVESTIGATION BRIDGEPORT APPROVES NEW RULES RESTRICTING PARKING OF TRACTOR-TRAILERS AND LARGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG URGES FCC TO STRENGTHEN KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER RULES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES STATE GRANTS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF 13 BRIDGES ON LOCAL ROADS ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG BLOCKS FEDERAL CUTS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS
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BRIDGEPORT POLICE ACTING CHIEF GARCIA PROVIDES

Oct 1, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

UPDATE ON RECENT VIOLENCE AND HOMICIDES BRIDGEPORT, CT – This morning Mayor Ganim was joined by Acting Chief Garcia for an updateon the violent crimes that took place in Bridgeport over the past week and included four homicides.The Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau is actively working to solve the homicide cases and isnear closure on three of the four and are now seeking public assistance.Acting Chief Garcia reports that the department has already implemented strategic and tacticalplans to address curbing the violence, but public engagement and input is needed.A “Strategic Enforcement Detail” (SED) is focusing on areas of the city that have shown increasesof concern via data driven tools provided by ShotSpotter and other reporting mechanisms. Inaddition to work that SED…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF THE STATE’S SHARED WORK PROGRAM TO HELP EMPLOYERS NAVIGATE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PANDEMIC

Sep 30, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

MIDDLETOWN, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced that as companies continue navigating the impact of the ongoing, global COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Connecticut will be expanding its Shared Work program, which helps businesses in the state prevent layoffs by allowing them to temporarily reduce employee hours and use partial unemployment benefits to supplement lost wages. The program will be expanded beginning the week of October 5, 2020. To highlight the expansion, the governor today visited Pegasus Manufacturing, a 133-year-old design and engineering firm located in Middletown that is participating in the program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Labor. He was joined by Labor Deputy Commissioner Daryle Dudzinski and representatives from the company. “COVID-19 is impacting businesses…

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Fairfield News: Bank Robbery

Sep 30, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

Police UPDATE: At 1:58pm Fairfield Police received a call from Peoples Bank located at 1160 Kings Highway Cutoff of aBank Robbery. The Peoples Bank Branch is located within the Stop & Shop grocery store at that location.The suspect had fled prior to police arrival.Officers were dispatched and upon arrival bank employees reported just minutes’ prior, a lone whitemale (possibly Asian), described as approximately 5’7” wearing a blue mask and red hat walked up tothe teller window and handed over an envelope. On the envelope was a hand written note foremployees to cooperate, confirming it was a robbery. No weapon was shown and there was no evidenceof a weapon present. Bank employees complied with the suspect’s demand and the suspect fled…

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Bridgeport News: Defunding The Police

Sep 29, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

The Bridgeport City Council will hold a press conference Wednesday, September 30th at 12:30 p.m., at 45 Lyon Terrace to announce the launch of the working team to advance the directives of Council item 130-19, “a proposed resolution committing to reallocating certain funds from the Police Department to address thesafety, security, and educational and social services needs of Bridgeport residents.” This press release is made possible by:

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Fairfield News: Crash!

Sep 29, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

2020-09-29@5:11pm--#Fairfield CT-- A driver lost control of his car when he hit a patch of wet leaves and went down an embankment, through two yards, smashing a fence before coming to a stop after hitting a generator outside of the home in the 1500 block of Stillson Road. DoingItLocal is you ONLY breaking news source.

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Governor Calls For Study On Potential Retirements

Sep 29, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont announced that his administration will be conducting a study to evaluate workforce efficiency and organizational design that will prepare the state for a significant number of anticipated retirements among state employees by 2022. The goal of the project is to generate recommendations about how best to mitigate the risk of potential retirements and use the opportunity to modernize and improve how the state government provides its critical services to Connecticut residents while reducing cost. After a competitive bidding process, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was selected to assist in completing the study and to provide recommendations to Governor Lamont and the members of the Connecticut General Assembly. The study will be conducted in three phases,…

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