Fairfield News: Car Hits Tree
2023-02-03@4:14pm--#Fairfield CT-- There were no reported injuries when this SUV hit a tree in the 1400 block of Burr Street.
Bridgeport News: Downed Power Lines Close Poplar Street
2023-02-03@1:38pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Poplar Street has closed at Maplewood and Fairfield Avenue area due to downed power lines. This news report is made possible by:
NORWALK NEWS: SEXUAL ASSAULT ARREST
#Norwalk CT--On September 20, 2021, the Norwalk Police Department received a complaint of sexual assault against a juvenile victim. Patrol Officers responded and learned the details of the incident and that the suspect had left the area. The Norwalk Police Special Victim’s Unit was notified and assumed the investigation. A detailed and extensive investigation was conducted in conjunction with the Connecticut Department of Children and Families as well as The Children’s Connection. The investigation revealed that the suspect, Manuel Guaman had lived with the child’s family and had sexually assaulted the child many times over several years. When the child disclosed to their parents what had happened, the Norwalk Police were notified. As a result of the investigation, an arrest…
Bridgeport News: Structure Fire
2022-02-03@4:11am--#Bridgeport CT--A 911 call reporting a fire in the back of a home on Brooks St. The Bridgeport Fire Department responded to the structure fire in the 700 block of Brooks St. Upon arrival, they discovered a fire in a garage, which was quickly extinguished. The Fire Marshal arrived on the scene and requested the assistance of the Bridgeport Animal Control Unit due to suspicions of a possible puppy mill at this location but Animal Control determined that the location of the fire was not a puppy mill but a structure that housed the family pets. The cause is still being investigated. I'm waiting for a reply if any of the animals were injured or killed in the fire.
LEGISLATION TO LIMIT THE USE OF NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) on Thursday noted growing support for the Workforce Mobility Act, legislation to limit the use of non-compete agreements, which negatively impact almost one in every five American workers. U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) co-sponsored the legislation, and U.S. Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.-52) and U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.-08) reintroduced the bill in the U.S House of Representatives. The Workforce Mobility Act would: Narrow the use of non-compete agreements to include only necessary instances of a dissolution of a partnership or the sale of a business; Charge the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Labor with enforcement, as well as making explicit a…
Fairfield News: Too Much Of A Different Spirit
2023-02-02@11:40pm--#Fairfield CT-- There is an allegedly intoxicated 19-year-old outside of the Temple of The Holy Spirit at Sacred Heart University. First responders are on the way. You can't make this stuff up! This new news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: 2 Car Crash Barnum & Bishop
2023-02-12@9:28pm--#Bridgeport CT--Two people were injured in a crash at Barnum and Bishop Avenue. The gray van almost hit the gas station, missing it by inches. https://youtu.be/IhmwqXCnptg
Shelton News: 2nd Burglary Arrest Made- Still No Kitty
#Shelton CT--On 2-1-23, Shelton Police arrested 24-year-old Toni Douglas-Alves of Bridgeport and charged her with Burglary 3rd Degree, Larceny 3rd Degree, Conspiracy to commit Burglary 3rd Degree and Conspiracy to commit Larceny 3rd Degree. Douglas-Alves was released on a $10,000 bond and given a court date of February 22, 2023, at Derby Court. This was the 2 nd arrest in this case. The arrest stems from a burglary complaint at a hotel room on 1-22-23. Several items were reported stolen including the victim’s hairless cat Princess. Police obtained and executed a search warrant during this investigation. Items were seized by police, but the cat was not located. Police are still trying to locate the cat.
Fairfield News: “Appliance” Fire At CVS
2023-02-02@4:11pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters were called to CVS at 1968 Black Rock Turnpike for an "appliance" fire in the store. The fire was out on the firefighters' arrival... a good thing because higher-up town administrators said during contract negotiations that there are no more fires in Fairfield. It turned out to be a mug printer in the photo department. Firefighters assisted in alleviating the smoke condition.
GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES 2023 LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL: CANCEL MEDICAL DEBT FOR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today held a news conference in Hartford to announce a proposal he will introduce during the 2023 legislative session that will cancel overdue medical debts for thousands of Connecticut residents who are struggling to pay their bills. Based on a model that other governments throughout the United States have used recently, the governor’s proposal calls for the state to invest $20 million in federal COVID-19 recovery funding it received from the American Rescue Plan Act and use those dollars to contract with a nonprofit organization that buys medical debt and eliminates it at a fraction of the original cost. The nonprofit will contact local hospitals and hospital systems directly, purchase entire portfolios of debt owed by…