Fairfield News: Crash Involving School Bus With Kids
2021-09-29@3:40pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a crash involving a school bus, updated reports say the bus hit a road sign. This news report is made possible by:
Westport Police Robbery Arrest
(Westport, CT) At approximately 11:14am on the morning of September 12, 2021, the WestportPolice Department’s emergency dispatch center was contacted by a couple who were thevictims of an alleged robbery attempt that occurred on the Ruth Cohen Steinkraus Post RoadBridge. At nearly the same time the caller’s husband flagged down a patrol officer who wasdriving by.It was reported that a male party had approached the couple quickly from behind. Thesuspect then began walking in step with the male victim at which time he told the couple tobring him to their car. He repeated the demand as he allegedly brandished a knife andthreatening the female. The female then darted across the Post Road evading cars in order toescape. Her husband followed…
Executive Orders Extended
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont announced that as the Connecticut General Assembly has given final legislative approval to renew the COVID-19 civil preparedness and public health emergency declarations through February 15, 2022, he has signed an executive order – Executive Order No. 14 – authorizing nine previously issued executive orders to remain in effect through the duration of the renewed declarations, and revising and narrowing two previously issued executive orders. The governor explained that this new executive order is necessary so that certain previously issued orders can continue beyond September 30, 2021, which is the date that the declarations had previously been scheduled to expire. He informed legislative leaders of his intent to issue this order in a letter delivered to them last…
Bridgeport News: Kitchen Fire
2021-09-28@7:00PMish-- Firefighters were called to a kitchen fire in the 90 block of Pixlee Place. One handline was used and quickly extinguished the fire. Firefighters ventilated the home. No one was injured. https://youtu.be/eY7CRKnIj-Y
Fairfield News: Diesel Spill
2021-09-28@5:18pm-- #Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic-- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Fairfield Fire and a private contractor is on I-95 southbound between exit 24 and 25 where there is a diesel spill from a saddle tank from a truck. The diesel also went down the sewer drain. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Robbed At Gunpoint
2021-09-28@9:58pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A worker closing up for the evening was robbed by at gunpoint near East Main and Pulaski Street. The victim was hit on the head with the firearm and robbed of a gold chain. The masked suspect fled towards Burroughs Street. This news report is made possible by:
Free Britney – Blumenthal Investigates
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, will convene a hearing on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 2:30 PM titled “Toxic Conservatorships: The Need for Reform.” “This hearing will examine harmful, restrictive conservatorships that far too often deny people due process and strip them of their rights to make legal, financial, and even personal decisions,” Blumenthal said. “The brave decision by Britney Spears to speak out and fight back has shown the world how harmful these legal arrangements can be. Sadly, her case is far from an isolated incident. I look forward to hearing from experts and a former subject of a conservatorship to explore how we…
BLUMENTHAL URGES FCC ACTION ON ROBOCALLS & SPAM TEXTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid a rise in unsolicited text messages and ongoing robocalls, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take aggressive action to curb these scams plaguing consumers. Blumenthal called on the agency to strengthen anti-robocall laws, require phone carriers to block illegal marketing, and bring enforcement action against those behind the schemes. “I encourage the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take action to strengthen our anti-robocall laws, require carriers to block illegal marketing, and bring enforcement actions against the culprits and enablers of these schemes,” Blumenthal wrote to FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel. Blumenthal praised initial actions taken by…
Bridgeport News: Assault
2021-09-27@3:03pm--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders on scene of an assault at Madison at Beers Street. There are no further details because, well, you know...Ganim. This news report is made possible by:
Westport News: Robbery Arrest
(Westport, CT) At approximately 11:14am on the morning of September 12, 2021, the WestportPolice Department’s emergency dispatch center was contacted by a couple who were thevictims of an alleged robbery attempt that occurred on the Ruth Cohen Steinkraus Post RoadBridge. At nearly the same time the caller’s husband flagged down a patrol officer who wasdriving by. It was reported that a male party had approached the couple quickly from behind. Thesuspect then began walking in step with the male victim at which time he told the couple tobring him to their car. He repeated the demand as he allegedly brandished a knife andthreatening the female. The female then darted across the Post Road evading cars in order toescape. Her husband…