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Month: September 2020

Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Police Chief Arrested

Sep 10, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

2020-09-10--#Bridgeport CT-- @bptpolice-- This afternoon as I was first to report Bridgeport Police Chief AJ Perez along wth acting civil Service Director David Dunn willfully surrendered to the US Attorneys office and charged with misrepresentation in relation to the 2018 Bridgeport Police exam.  The city's attorney's office today is reviewing the allegations in order for the administration to act.   This afternoon deputy chief took the oath office for police chief after Perez resigned.   City Councilperson Maria Pereira said "Here we are again with Mayor Ganim and high-level people of his administration being criminally charged with US Attorney's and the FBI involved.  I think its horrific and a very sad day for Bridgeport".  Pereira said we just held the…

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Westport

Westport News: Promise To Appear For Failure To Appear…

Sep 10, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

#Westport CT--On the evening of Sunday, September 6, 2020, Timothy Holmstrom was taken into custody for an outstanding court-ordered arrest warrant for failure to appear. Per the warrant, Holmstrom was charged with 53a-173 Failure to Appear Second Degree. He was ultimately released on a written promise to appear. He is scheduled to appear at Bridgeport Superior Court on the morning of Wednesday, September 23, 2020.   This press release was made possible by:  

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Stratford

Stratford Library Offers “Books Over Coffee”

Sep 10, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

The Stratford Library has announced its selections for the Fall/Winter 2020 series of “Books Over Coffee”, the monthly book discussion program that has been a popular staple at the library for over 30 years.  The library continues to offer this lively forum even during unusual times by utilizing the Zoom platform.  “Books Over Coffee”, which is free and open to the public, is offered on monthly Wednesday afternoons from 12-1 pm and is hosted on Zoom by Stratford Library staffer Linda LiDestri.             Opening the new series on Wednesday, September 30 will be The Women with Silver Wings by Katherine Sharp Landdeck.  This is the thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II--only to be forgotten by the country…

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Bridgeport

Bridgeport Fire Department Promotions and Swearing In Ceremony

Sep 9, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

2020-09-09@5:00pm-- Today the Bridgeport Fire Department promoted Deputy Chief James Buck, along with 3 Assistant Chiefs, 6 captains, 6 pumper engineers, 3 fire inspectors, and a fire equipment mechanic sworn in by Mayor Ganim.  13 from Recruit Class #64 and 13 from Recruit Class #65 were also sworn in.   Chief Thode said the delays to the ceremonies were due to Covid.  A limited number of guests were permitted in the outdoor ceremony which lasted maybe 10 minutes.  The chief said the candidates began their journey almost 2 years ago, "probably with noble intentions of battling blazes, never foreseeing being on the front lines of a war against a pandemic".   Congratulations all !!!

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Fairfield

Fairfield News: Apple Watches Stolen

Sep 9, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

2020-09-08@5:ooPMish-- Two male suspects entered the T-Mobile store located at 525 Tunxis Hill Road and ripped security sensors off of 4 Apple Watches and fled the store.  They match the description of the same suspects who did the same thing at the Westport, Branford and Hamden Stores.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_83789" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Visit Penfield Service's website: https://penfieldservicecenterct.com/[/caption]

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Stratford

Stratford Library Hosts 4-Part Old West Series

Sep 9, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

 #Strattford CT--  The Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford will present a special 4-part series about the American Old West of “Sunday Afternoon Talks”, its monthly series of informative and entertaining talks hosted by Charles Lautier and featuring prominent local guest speakers, beginning Sunday, September 13 at 2 pm. The series, which serves as the kick-off for “Sunday Afternoon Talks” on the Zoom format, features guest speaker Hamish Lutris.  The schedule is:   Sunday, September 13, 2020: Men to Match My Mountains: Mountain Men and the Opening of the West Beginning in 1803, Americans explored the West, looking for freedom, space, and money. They found all three, often in deadly quantities. This talk will center on the first people to explore the Rocky…

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