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Month: June 2017

Stratford Uncategorized

Stratford News: Search Continues For Person Who Jumped From Devon Bridge

Jun 7, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

#Stratford CT--On 06-07- 2017 at approximately six minutes after midnight Tavares Harris age 26 of Florida crashed his SUV into the protective railing on the Devon Bridge. Harris then exited his vehicle and jumped from the bridge. Officers and Firefighters from several towns initiated a search for Harris. The search included marine units, aviation units as well as K-9 civilian volunteers and police and fire dive team. The Housatonic River was searched throughout the day and night but Harris could not be located. The investigation continues.   This press release is made possible by:  

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Fairfield Uncategorized

Fairfield News: Skimming Device Found At Peoples Bank ATM

Jun 7, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

Saturday, June 3rd--2:55pm--#Fairfield CT-- A customer called police after locating skimming device at the People's Bank ATMs at 1940 Black Rock Turnpike on Saturday.  Fairfield Police said a skimming device was found at the door to enter the vestibule of the ATM.  A skimming device allows information from the debit/credit cards to be read.  Small cameras were found on the side of the ATMs to record the pin numbers as customers entered them.   Fairfield Police were called to the scene but were told that the Secret Service is investigating.  The Secret Service later collected the devices so any information collected did not find its way to the thieves.  

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Bridgeport Uncategorized

Bridgeport News: Another Wild Crash

Jun 7, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

10:10pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Witnesses told me that a pick up truck was traveling at a high rate of speed on Brooklawn Avenue.  Skid marks could be seen on the opposite side of the road near Suburban Avenue when it came back to the other side of the road, hit a metal sign, a utility pole knocking power out in the area and then hitting a car parked on Lawrence Street.  You can see the turf was dug up as the car was pushed by the impact into the yard.  Witnesses said the man was hanging out of the car when he hit the metal sign and after impacting the car attempted to run from the scene.  He was heard telling the…

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