2020-07-30@10:03pm--#Norwalk CT-- Report of a person shot on North Cedar Street. The victim may have been transported to the hospital by a private vehicle. Police are investigating. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_74834" align="aligncenter" width="960"] For more information visit: https://www.acesbailbondsct.com/[/caption]
#Bridgeport CT-- Bridgeport police confirmed that Diante Willoughby's bond was increased to $2 million per the court. An autopsy was completed today. The cause of death of Jose Nunez is strangulation and the manner of death is homicide. This is still a very active criminal investigation and no additional details will be released at this time. We do ask the public to contact Bridgeport Police at 203-581-5205 if they feel they have been victimized by Willoughby in the past, or have information regarding past criminal conduct involving Willoughby.
#Bridgeport, CT – On July 28, 2020, at 8:55 am a 14-year-old Bridgeport resident was reported missing by his mother. Later that same day, Bridgeport Police detectives received unconfirmed information that a homicide had been committed in Bridgeport and that the deceased body was dumped outside the city in another town. Detectives were not able to confirm that information on July 28th but did become aware of the missing 14-year-old and remained open to the possibility that this missing juvenile may be the victim of a homicide. Detectives had not yet learned where a body may have been dumped and did not have sufficient evidence at the time to confirm that a homicide occurred. On July 29th, detectives were able…
2020-07-30@3:49pm--#Stratford CT-- #cttraffic--- Firefighters are extinguishing a brush fire on I-95 northbound near exit 31.
Bridgeport Police UPDATE: On August 3, 2020, Detective Heanue secured a juvenile arrest warrant for a 14-year-old male from Bridgeport who was complicit in the murder of Jose Nunez last week. The juvenile perpetrator made an admission to detectives regarding his role in Nunez’s death and was subsequently charged today with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The juvenile turned himself into police this evening and was ordered held at a juvenile detention center in Bridgeport pending a future court appearance. This is the second arrest in this case. Last week, Diante Willoughby was charged with the murder of Nunez and is currently awaiting trial while being held on a $2 million bond. Bridgeport police do not anticipate additional…
WETHERSFIELD, CT – The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, with the approval of Governor Ned Lamont, has added to its list of extended deadlines for Connecticut residents with expiring credentials. Eligible DMV credentials that expire between August 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020 are automatically covered by this extension. In addition to extending the expiration date of DMV credentials, late fees associated with eligible expired credentials will be waived during the time period of the extension for qualifying credentials. Deadlines have been extended for the following DMV-related items: All Licenses, Permits and Identification Cards Lengthens the credential extension to 90 days for credentials that expire between August 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020. All Registrations Including International Registration Plan (IRP) and Boat…
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 32 of their senate colleagues in a letter led by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue critical flexibilities that have allowed students to access much-needed meals throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. If extended throughout the 2020-2021 school year, children would maintain access regardless of school opening status, and struggling school nutrition programs would benefit from additional financial relief. “The COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools around the country to close their buildings and shift instruction to online and distance-learning models,” the senators wrote. “For many children, school breakfast and lunch may be the only healthy and regular meals they receive.” The senators continued, “The economic…
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would prohibit federal funds for police in schools, diverting existing resources towards the use of counselors, social workers, and other services and supports to help marginalized students and improve educational outcomes. Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act would also provide a standalone grant program for districts to replace police personnel with counselors, social workers and other health providers. U.S. Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) introduced the companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation is supported by the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Center…
#Bridgeport CT-- The city has been providing free breakfast for the children at all city schools this year. The program runs until August 14th. Today I went to interview Harry Bell about free produce give away on August 1st at Wade's Dairy at 1316 Barnum Avenue between 9am and 12pm. Harry Bell's enthusiasm for his programs at Curiale School he wanted to also share the free school breakfast lunch program. All Bridgeport Public Schools Are Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools. Your Child is eligible for meals at no cost at the school where he/she is enrolled. You can visit the city's website for more details at: https://www.bridgeportedu.net/nutrition#:~:text=Breakfast%20and%20lunch%20are%20available,where%20he%2Fshe%20is%20enrolled
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont announced today that his administration is launching the Everybody Learns initiative: a $43.5 million investment in remote learning solutions to close the digital divide in Connecticut and empower students across the state to learn from home, especially as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues impacting the country. The governor said that the funding – which comes from the state’s portion of the federal CARES Act, the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund – will be used to purchase 50,000 laptops for students, 12 months of access to at-home internet for 60,000 students, create public hotspots free to the public at 200 community sites across the state, and offer…
