Bridgeport News: Assaults

2020-03-25@7:07pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man assaulted his wife with a crowbar then fled on a bicycle on DeForrest Avenue.  Earlier, a man was struck in the head with a baseball bat.  I did not catch the address in Bridgeport but I'm starting to hear an increase of domestic fights.   This news report is made possible by:  

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SBA Offering Low-Interest Federal Disaster Loans to Impacted Businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is now accepting applications for low-interest, disaster-relief loans to provide working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills that can’t be paid because of the disaster’s impact. Businesses can apply for loans of up to $2 million with interest rates as low as 3.75% for terms of up to thirty years. To apply for assistance, please click here https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance . To view the SBA webinar that describes how to apply for an economic injury disaster loan, click here https://www.cedf.com/workshops/recordedpresentations/#disaster To view a presentation that provides step by step instructions on how…

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Trumbull News: Jewelry Theft

On Sunday, March 22, 2020, Trumbull police arrested a Milford man on an outstanding warrant for stealing a gold necklace worth almost $12,000 from a jewelry store at the Westfield Trumbull Mall in September 2019.   Brandon McLaughlin, age 25, of New Haven Avenue, Milford was posing as a potential costumer at Kay Jewelers, where he asked an employee to look at a 24 inch 10kt gold rope chain. As soon as the employee took the chain out of the display case McLaughlin grabbed it from their hands and ran off. No one was injured during the incident.   Prior to McLaughlin trying on the necklace, he tried on watches from various display cases that he had touched while posing…

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On March 22, 2020 at around 11:00p.m the patrol division received a report that two children age 4 and 5 were not returned to their mother after a weekend visitation with their father, in violation of a custody agreement. The children were supposed to be returned at 8p.m that evening. The caller received text messages from the children’s father, Yimi Moncada, at around 8p.m saying that he would bring them home, but never showed.   Officers made contact with Yimi’s mother who saw the children at around 7:40p.m when Yimi supposedly brought them to their mothers. Officers placed telephone calls to Yimi, whose phone went directly to voicemail. At that time there was no additional information to believe the children…

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Grace Period For Insurance

Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Andrew N. Mais has called on insurers to immediately institute a grace period for insurance premium payments in light of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The emergency public health measures have contributed to a loss of income for both consumers and businesses,” said Commissioner Mais. “It is imperative that we all work to maintain the security that insurance provides when consumers need it most.” In Bulletin IC-40 released today, the Connecticut Insurance Department is requesting that all admitted and nonadmitted insurance companies that offer any insurance coverage in Connecticut — including, life, health, auto, property, casualty and other types of insurance —immediately provide consumers with at least a 60-day grace period without interest or penalty to pay their insurance premiums. Institutions that…

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