Fairfield News: Stabbing
2024-04-15@11:11pm--#Fairfield CT-- A woman was stabbed several times (according to unconfirmed radio report) in the 700 block of Mountain Laurel Road. There are no further details.
Bridgeport News: Dumpster Fire
2024-04-14@9:08pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called for a dumpster fire in the 70 block of Laurel Avenue. It was located on the side of the building but firefighters extinguished it before it threatened the home.
Multi-generational Walk and Talk is Back in May.
The Stratford Health Department, The Baldwin Center, Stratford Parents’ Place and Stratford YMCA are excited to announce their Spring Walk N' Talk series. We are inviting grandparents, parents, caregivers, and providers to join in for this enriching multigenerational experience. Lace up your sneakers, bring your loved ones, and join us as we walk and engage in health-related conversations. Dates and locations: Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Shakespeare Trail) Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Short Beach) Tuesday, May 21st, 2024 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Longbrook Park) Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Roosevelt Forest) The Walk N' Talk sessions will kick off with a 30-minute talking session…
Bridgeport News: Car Stolen With Cop Badge & Gun
2024-04-13@10:34pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are looking for a blue 2023 Tesla with New York Plates LEH 7110 taken on Beach Street near Washington Park. The car belongs to a Westchester Police Officer who left his badge and gun in the glove compartment.
Opera & Poetry Highlighted at Stratford Library April 21
The Stratford Library will host a special opera and poetry event in conjunction with “National Poetry Month” and featuring Italian poet and opera singer Stefano Russo on Sunday, April 21 at 2 pm. The program is free and open to the public. Stefano Russo is an Italian American artist born in Rome, Italy who moved to the United States in 2011.His artistic history began with opera singing and led to a passion for writing, especially poetry. He published hisfirst collection of poems, “Life, a Labyrinth of Thoughts,” in 2017 and another collection entitled “Beyond theChains of the Mind,” in 2017. In 2024 he wrote a memoir, “Prisoner”, and currently is working on anothercollection of poems. The passion that drives him…
Bridgeport News: Crash!
2024-04-13@12:47pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called to help get the driver out of a car that went down the embankment on Bishop Avenue behind Standard Oil. The driver was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Norwalk News: Vape ShopSearch Warrant and Arrest
#Norwalk CT--On Thursday, April 11, 2024, the Norwalk Police Special Services Division, in collaboration with the State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (Drug Control Division), executed a Search and Seizure warrant at Smoke House 1 vape shop, situated at #108 Connecticut Avenue. This action is part of an ongoing investigation into non-licensed smoke/vape shops selling marijuana within the City of Norwalk. Smoke House 1 lacks the required license from the State of Connecticut to sell cannabis products exceeding the legal limit. During the operation, the following items were seized: Over 7lbs of marijuana Several hundred products containing THC above the legal limit Approximately $1200 in US currency Two individuals were arrested as a result of the raid: Nusrat Shaika,…
GOVERNOR LAMONT APPLAUDS PRESIDENT BIDEN’S APPROVAL OF NEW FEDERAL RULE EXPANDING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON GUN SALES
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont is applauding an announcement made today by the White House that the Biden-Harris administration has approved a new federal rule implementing a key provision of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 that clarifies who must register as a federally licensed firearms dealer and requires anyone who sells firearms to conduct criminal and mental health background checks on potential buyers, regardless of how a sale is conducted. The requirement addresses a loophole in federal rules that up until now did not require background checks for firearms that are sold online and at gun shows. Connecticut already requires universal background checks for gun sales, however many states do not. By implementing this new federal rule, these background…
Bridgeport News: Oven Fire
2024-04-12@8:23pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters on the scene of an oven fire in the 700 block of Staples Street. Fire is out and firefighters are helping ventilate the home.
The Stratford Police Department Narcotics, Vice & Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration Bridgeport HIDTA conducted a narcotics sales investigation within the Town of Stratford into Edward C Johnson. Based on this investigation, Search and Seizure Warrants were secured for the residence and Johnson’s vehicle. At the time of the Search Warrant execution, Johnson engaged Investigators in a foot pursuit, attempting to discard packaged narcotics from his person. Johnson was taken into custody. Upon warrant execution, Investigators seized over 2 pounds of Methamphetamine in both powder and tablet form, Oxycodone tablets, 6.5 pounds of Marijuana and $32,151.00 in illegal narcotics sales proceeds. On 3/22/2024, Johnson plead guilty in United States Federal Court for the Distribution of Methamphetamine…