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Bridgeport Police Investigate Stabbing

#Bridgeport, CT – Oct 11, 2013-- – A city man was stabbed in the back Friday and a suspect was in custody. Police were called to the 2400 block of Main Street, where the Recovery Network of Programs operates a supervised apartment program. Officers Fernando Oquendo, Frank Delbouno and Raymond Ryan responded to the location and found the victim, Robin Retamar, 56, suffering from multiple stab wounds to the back. They subsequently located the suspect, Willie Clark, 53, inside his apartment. Both are residents in the program’s facility. The suspect surrendered without incident and police recovered a folding knife from found the suspects pocket. Clark faces charges of first-degree assault and carrying a dangerous weapon. Bill Kaempffer Public Safety Spokesman Bridgeport Police Department…

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Black Rock School Groundbreaking

Mayor Finch, Council Members, State Legislators Join School Children to Celebrate Black Rock School Groundbreaking New addition will bring 10 new classrooms, gymnasium and new playgrounds BRIDGEPORT, CT (October 8, 2013) – Black Rock School students cheered and joined in the effort as Mayor Bill Finch, Supt. Paul G. Vallas, City Council members, State Representatives and tradespeople turned over the ‘ceremonial’ dirt for the new addition to Black Rock School on Tuesday afternoon. The 18,000 square-foot addition includes 10 new classrooms, a multipurpose room that can serve as a gymnasium and assembly space, elevator access to all floors to make it ADA compliant, two new playground structures and a new entrance area on School Street. The addition was designed by Newman Associates of New Haven.…

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Senior citizens busted on drug possession

 #Westport CT—Officers initiated a motor vehicle stop on a motor home that was observed travelling through a red light at the intersection of Riverside Ave and Treadwell Ave. Subsequent to the motor vehicle stop the operator admitted to having a quantity of marijuana in the vehicle. With the assistance of Westport Police Service Dog Koda officers searched the vehicle and recovered the following: 144 Pills marked (M362) identified as Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone 660 mg / 10 mg 3 bags marijuana & 2 smaller containers of marijuana (total weight 80.0g or 2.82 ounces) Bottle of liquefied marijuana extract (total weight: 1077.0g or 2lbs 6 ounces) 3 syringes filled with the liquid marijuana 3 plastic containers of hash (total weight: 24.8g (include…

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