Bridgeport News: Motorcycle-Car Collide
2021-10-02@4:24pm--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders on scene of a crash between a motorcycle and car at Fairfield Avenue and Water Street. This news report is made possible by: http://www.bdklawgroup.com/
Bridgeport News: Homicide #15 After Shoot Out
28 Shell Casings Recovered Police Press Release: AT 04:15HRS THE BRIDGEPORT ECC RECEIVED THREE SHOTSPOTTER ACTIVATIONS IN THE AREA OF ARTIC STREET. IN ADDITION, THE ECC ALSO RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FROM CITIZENS REPORTING THE SHOTS FIRED IN THE SAME AREA. BPD WAS IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TO THE AREA. MOMENTS LATER BPT HOSPITAL CALLED THE ECC INDICATING A PARTY ARRIVED VIA A PRIVATE VEHICLE SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. THE VICTIM LATER SUCCUMBED TO HIS WOUNDS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DBS ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING THS INCIDENT. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CRIME IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE BPD AT 203-576-TIPS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nEhFbOI8jo
New Seatbelt Law In Effect
HARTFORD, CT) – Monday, state Representative Cristin McCarthy Vahey (D-Fairfield) joined Governor Ned Lamont, Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Office of Highway Safety, and AAA to announce that beginning today, October 1, 2021, Connecticut law will now require all passengers to buckle up, regardless of where they are positioned in the vehicle. The new occupant protection law will mandate that all passengers in the back seat buckle up. Pre-existing law only required rear-seat passengers under 16 to buckle up, even though proper restraint use is effective for all ages. Between 2017 and 2020, there were more than 12,589 injuries of rear seat occupants in Connecticut. During this same period, there were 61 fatalities. "The message…
Ansonia News: Loud Explosion At The Train Station
2021-10-01@11:57pm--#Ansonia CT-- Metro North reporting a loud explosion at the train station on West Main Street. This news report is made possible by:
Tonight’s Vehicle Fire
2021-10-01@11:47pm--#Westport CT-- #cttraffic-- Tonight's vehicle fire is being hosted by Westport on I-95 southbound near exit 18.
Fairfield Mask Mandate Lifted
#Fairfield CT-- In a press release, First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick wrote: In consultation with the Health Director and Emergency Management Director, I have made the decision to lift Fairfield's current indoor mask mandate effective immediately and follow the CDC guidance that recommends masks be worn indoors and when in close contact with others. Any resident who feels more comfortable wearing a mask while indoors should continue to do so. Many residents have written to me regarding masks in schools. I have repeatedly shared through my newsletter that the requirement for students to wear masks in schools is a mandate from the Governor's Executive Order and town leaders DO NOT have the authority to change that policy. Businesses have the authority under the Governor's executive order, to continue requiring masks for their employees…
WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, held a hearing to examine the toxic effects of Facebook and Instagram on young people. The hearing comes after reporting in the Wall Street Journal on Facebook’s knowledge of its platforms’ negative impact on teenagers and young users and after Blumenthal’s office was approached by a whistleblower with information about Facebook and Instagram. “We now have deep insight into Facebook’s relentless campaign to recruit and exploit young users,” Blumenthal said. “We now know while Facebook publicly denies that Instagram is deeply harmful for teens, privately Facebook researchers and experts have been ringing the alarm for years. We now…