Attorney General Wants Enforcement On Telemarketers

Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general in calling on USTelecom and its Industry Traceback Group (ITG) to expand its collaboration with state attorneys general by bolstering technological capabilities to improve enforcement against illegal robocallers. In a letter to USTelecom-- the leading organization representing telecommunications-- the coalition urges further development of robocall traceback and other tools suited to law enforcement needs. “Robocalls are annoying and incessant, and often fraudulent. Attorneys general across the country are working closely with the telecom industry to strengthen our ability to track and trace these scammers and hold them accountable. Our bipartisan letter today outlines several important steps the industry can take to build on that partnership,…

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Bridgeport News: Three arrested, two police injured, drugs seized

#Bridgeport CT  May 4, 2020 8:31PM, Numerous officers responded to 354 Coleman Street and Benham Avenue on quality of life issues complaint involving a large group of individuals loitering, drinking alcohol and playing loud music. The large groups of individuals were actively resistant and uncooperative with officers at the time of arrival. Officers soon found themselves involved in a physical altercation with at least one individual not adhering to the officers instructions. Additional officers as well as a K-9 were requested to respond to the scene from other sectors of the city due to the situation. The incident subsequently resulted in two officers being transported to Saint Vincent Medical Center for minor injuries. The following resulted from this incident, three…

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Bridgeport News: Two arrested in shots fired incident

#Bridgeport CT -- On May 3, 2020 at approximately 11:30 PM, Sunday night, a Bridgeport Police Officer while patrolling the area of Madison Avenue and North Avenue heard numerous shots fired and proceeded to canvass the area. During his canvassing of the area he proceeded to witness a vehicle with its back tail lights off cross in front of his vehicle. The officer radioed into the Bridgeport ECC to run the plate of the vehicle that came back as a misuse and conducted a motor vehicle stop. While the vehicle was stopped and the officer was waiting for backup to arrive before approaching, the vehicle sped off. A pursuit occurred and the vehicle was observed by officers disobeying stop signs…

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Schools Out For The Year

#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he is ordering in-person classes at all K-12 public school facilities in Connecticut to remain canceled for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year and continue providing distance learning during this period. Schools will also be required to continue providing meals to children under the school lunch and breakfast programs for consumption at home, as they have been throughout this emergency.   The governor is consulting with state and local education officials regarding whether summer school programming should commence as scheduled. He anticipates having guidance on that matter toward the end of this month.   Governor Lamont, State Department of Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona, and…

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