Bridgeport News: Teacher Sees Handgun During Remote Classroom

2020-03-26-1:52pm—An educator from Capital Prep was doing the remote classroom with one student, she noticed in the background a handgun. Police were called to the 14 year old student’s home in the 800 block of William Street to investigate. It did turn out to be a fake gun but I did hear the officers talking among themselves say how realistic the gun did look even close up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poUxjvXDIkU  

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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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