Month: April 2017

Volunteer Firefighter Day in Connecticut

In celebration of Volunteer Firefighter Day in Connecticut and the start of National Volunteer Week (April 23-29, 2017), more than 60 fire departments will hold open houses at nearly 80 locations throughout Connecticut at the same time on the same day (April 23, 2017, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.). Visitors to the fire houses will be able to talk with volunteer firefighters about the work they do, see demonstrations, explore fire apparatus and turnout gear, get a tour of the fire house, and fill out an application. [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="http://www.doingitlocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Stratfield-Volunteer.mp4"][/video]   Sunday, April 23, 2017 | 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in your area:     Easton Volunteer Fire Company 1 Center Road, Easton   Stratfield Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 400 Jackman Avenue,…

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Fairfield News: Rollover Accident

10:44pm--#Fairfield CT-- A car failed to negotiate at turn on North Benson Road just before Samp Mortar Road and flipped into a person's front yard.  Assistant Chief George Gomola said there were no injuries but said  few feet to the left and the car would have hit the wooded area an possibly into the river. Just 1% of our viewers donating just $1 a week will keep our live reports coming to you!  https://www.patreon.com/doingitlocal

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Bridgeport News: Vehicle Break Ins

10:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating attempted break ins of vehicles on Savoy Street.  A man called police that he chased away a man trying to break in to his truck.  A short time later police received another call for an attempted car break in on Savoy Street. I need just 1% of our audience to subscribe just $1 a week to keep our live reports coming to you!  https://www.patreon.com/doingitlocal

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Bridgeport News: Armed Robberies

#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating two robberies thought to be connected.  A robbery occurred on Stillman Street and now on Putnam Street.  The only description both victims had were three black males with one of them having a firearm.   If you find these live reports important please subscribe to DoingItLocal.com  for even just a $1 a week so we can continue with live reports!  https://www.patreon.com/doingitlocal  

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I-95 Crash

UPDATE: I'm very sad to report that the nine year old Casey Savage, of Kittery, Maine has passed from his injuries. 9:20pm--4/20/2017/--- Last night we reported of an unresponsive nine year old child involved in a crash on I-95 near exit 17.  Many speculated that it was a fatal crash since the roadway was closed down for the accident investigation which is usually the case in a fatal accident.  State police today said that 3 cars were traveling in the left lane when traffic came to an abrupt stop.   The child was reported have a serious head injury, unresponsive but  was breathing and was transported to Norwalk Hospital by Westport EMS.   The child was then transported to Yale New…

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Westport Police Invites Public Comment on State Accreditation Efforts

#Westport CT--A team of assessors from the Police Officers Standards and Training Council will arrive on May 10, 2017 to examine the Westport Police Departments policy and procedures as they relate to Tier I Liability, of the state accreditation Standards. Verification by the team that the Westport Police Department meets the POST Council’s state of the art accreditation Standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation—a highly regarded recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments. Comments can be mailed to William E. Tanner, III POSTC Accreditation Division at 285 Preston Ave. Meriden, Ct 06450, by telephone at 203-427- 2602, by fax…

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