2020-08-14@9:30pm--#Easton CT-- First responders are gathering at Apple Barn on Route 58 to search for two missing hikers at Troutbrook Valley Preserve on Bradley Road. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_84797" align="aligncenter" width="1166"] Visit Scap's Website at:https://www.scapchryslerjeep.com/[/caption]
2020-08-14@4:39pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters are trying to locate the source of an oil leak at the marina. According to radio reports, there is a rather large sheen in the area. Containment booms are being stretched and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has been notified. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_83768" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Visit Fairfield AFC Urgent Care at:https://www.afcurgentcarefairfield.com/[/caption]
#Trumbull CT-- Six (6) cars were stolen from Trumbull driveways in the first two (2) weeks of August, and thefts occurred at more than a dozen locations, where numerous vehicles were entered overnight by thieves once again. None of the victimized cars were locked, and those that were stolen all had the keys provided by the owners who left the keys inside of their vehicles when they were parked. Trumbull Police continue to receive reports of car thefts, and thefts of personal property from cars that are left unlocked, all during the overnight hours throughout the town’s residential areas. Officers repeat the same warnings as they have in recent months and years: lock your cars and take your keys.…
#Westport, CT-- In a July 10, 2020 press release by this agency, the pronounced spike in property crimes within Westport was detailed at length. Unfortunately, this upward trend has only continued since that time, especially as it relates to the perpetration of motor vehicle thefts and motor vehicle burglaries occurring in the overnight hours. Since that last release, Westport police have taken a total of fourteen additional stolen motor vehicle reports and have recovered one stolen vehicle from another jurisdiction. From the time period of Thursday July 30, 2020 through Tuesday August 4, 2020, the Department took a total of eight of these reports of stolen motor vehicles; the highest known total within the shortest period of time in…
2020-08-14@1:00am--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters quickly extinguish a stove fire in the 1900 block of Reservoir Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
UPDATE: There are injured people but they are all accountable for on the dock. 2020-08-13@6:01pm--#Norwalk CT-- Today's vehicle fire is a boat explosion at 220 Gregory Boulevard with reported people in the water. This news report is made possible by:
#Stratford CT-- On 8-12-20 at 1150pm police dispatch advised officers of a call of shots fired at 1500 South Ave, Quality Suites. Upon officers arriving they locked down the hotel and all exits. Two suspects were taken into custody. We located 3 rooms where the bullet had traveled through walls almost striking four children in one room. Officers recovered an SKS 7.62 rifle and a .45 caliber handgun. Approximately $11,000 cash money and narcotics. The suspects arrested are Alize Tyler from North Carolina. Jerrod Goodman of New Haven. Goodman was charged with Carrying a Firearm without a Permit, Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, and Risk of Injury to a Minor (4cts) and Criminal Possession of an Electronic Defense Weapon. He…
2020-08-13@3:54pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters called to the 400 block of Parkwood Road for a three-year-old with a rock stuck in his nose. Sounds like something I would have done as a kid. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_83768" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Visit Fairfield AFC Urgent Care at:https://www.afcurgentcarefairfield.com/[/caption]
2020-08-13@7:00am-- Police were alerted to a body floating in the water at 1 Bostwick Avenue. It turned out to be an elderly man known to the marina. Police do not suspect foul play and it might be a medical condition that caused his fall into the water. Police are investigating.
Hartford, CT -- Attorney General William Tong today joined 19 attorneys general from across the United States in calling on Facebook to take additional steps to prevent their site from being used to spread hate and disinformation. The attorneys general also urged Facebook to provide stronger support for users who fall victim to online intimidation and harassment on its platforms. In a letter today to Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, the attorneys general assert that despite its stated commitment to working to keep its user community safe, Facebook has fallen short in keeping hate content off its platforms and protecting users from online harassment. The letter follows the release of a Civil Rights Audit…
