BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCES BILL STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY

Representative Larson introduced the bill in the House of Representatives last month [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Social Security 2100 Act, legislation to increase Social Security benefits and make the critical system financially stable throughout the 21st Century. As our nation’s bedrock social insurance program, Social Security is the most important source of retirement income for 4 out of 5 seniors and provides vital protections for disabled workers and families who have lost a breadwinner. U.S. Representative John Larson (D-CT) has introduced the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Social Security is a promise that must be kept. The Trump Administration’s threats to Social Security and skyrocketing costs require common sense steps to expand benefits and…

Read More

Two Burglaries In The Morning

At around 10 AM A residential home at the 100 block of Goddard Ave in Bridgeport was reported to be burglarized. Later, at around 11:30 AM a commercial building at the 2100 block of Boston Ave was also reported to be burglarized. It is unknown at this time if these are connected or two separate incidents, and Bridgeport Police are investigating.

Read More

WESTPORT POLICE ARREST CAREGIVER ACCUSED OF MISTREATING DISABLED CLIENT

On the afternoon of Saturday, July 18, 2026, an officer responded to the Westport Weston Family YMCA, 14 Allen Raymond Lane, regarding a complaint made by staff members. Staff reported that they had seen a caregiver, later identified as paraprofessional Elisa Feinman, physically mistreating her intellectually disabled client while at the facility. A further investigation was conducted, including a review of surveillance video of the incident. An arrest warrant was ultimately sought and granted for Feinman. On the evening of Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Feinman voluntarily traveled to police headquarters, where she was formally charged in connection with the active warrant for her arrest. Feinman, 68, of Fairfield, was charged with Abuse of Persons in the Third Degree and Assault…

Read More

TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO LOADED FIREARM ARREST IN BRIDGEPORT

A traffic stop by Bridgeport Police for motor vehicle violations on Wednesday night, July 22, 2026, led to the arrest of a 19-year-old city man for illegally possessing a loaded firearm with an altered serial number and a large-capacity magazine. Nineteen-year-old Kyeshon Leven King of Bridgeport was stopped by a patrol officer at the intersection of State Street and Lafayette Boulevard around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday after the car he was driving was observed moving erratically. A 9-millimeter Glock semi-automatic handgun with a 40-round, high-capacity magazine was found inside King's waistband. There was one live round in the chamber of the firearm, which had an altered serial number. King was charged with: Failure to Drive in the Proper LaneFailure to Obey…

Read More

“DOWNTOWN BURGLAR” CHARGED IN MULTIPLE BREAK-INS

The Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau's Robbery/Burglary Unit has, for now, taken the notorious “Downtown Burglar” off the streets. The unit has charged Kenneth Johnson Blanc, 41, who also uses the name Kenneth Johnson, with multiple burglaries in downtown apartment buildings over the past several months. On July 5, detectives apprehended Blanc in the lobby of a downtown apartment building minutes after he broke in. He was in possession of burglary tools. Four days earlier, another burglary occurred in the same building and is currently under investigation. It was caught on surveillance video. Blanc is the suspect. During that same week, Blanc allegedly also attempted to open the outside door of a female resident's apartment in that building while she was…

Read More