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Retired Chief now police officer in Bridgewater

Former Chief of Police for the town of Fairfield recently changed his LinkedIn status to police officer in the town of Bridgewater Connecticut. I message him and he confirmed it. Bridgewater is a small community of about 1,800 residents according to the 2000 census and is the last dry town in the state. Bridgewater is served by one resident state police officer and two other town police officers. David Peck was the chief in Fairfield from August 2006 to May 2010 when he retired. He often drove the town's senior citizen's bus, a constable for Fairfield and consultant Vigilant Resources International in New York. Anyone who knows the chief knows David enjoyed serving the public and always and upbeat…

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Police receive numerous calls on disturbing video on Facebook

Mar 22, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

12:02am--#Bridgeport CT--There is a very disturbing video on Facebook of a very small child being sexually assaulted by an adult. This video has triggered a large number of calls to police departments in the area. Bridgeport and Stratford Police received many calls. Police said that unless the caller can identify the person, child or area where the video is originating there is nothing they can do other than report it to the FBI. There is no way of identifying if it happened in Connecticut. A viewer told us that her mother called Stratford Police and said they have the link and an investigator is investigating. Police said not to forward the video but to immediately report it to…

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Obama limo breaksdown in Israel….should have called Hoyt’s!

Mar 20, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

One of the limousines in Barack Obama's fleet has broken after reports that it was mistakenly filled with the wrong fuel at the start of the US president's visit to Israel. The Guardian has the full story here.......

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Sad day for Westport

Mar 20, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

Westport First Selectman Gordon Joseloff today issued the following statement on the death of Staples High School graduate Roger W. Muchnick in a U.S. Marine Corps training accident in Nevada: “This is a sad day for Westport where Roger grew up. At Staples, he was well known as a popular football and lacrosse player and was well liked by his friends, teachers, and coaches. “He is the second Staples graduate on active duty with the Marines to die in an accident in little more than three years, and our community once again is in shock “Our hearts go out to the Muchnick family and friends. We deeply share their loss.”

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Kasey Kahne wins Food City 500 at Bristol

Mar 17, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Kasey Kahne seized first when Brad Keselowski spun his tires on a restart with 40 laps to go, leading the rest of the way to capture Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. USA Today has the full story and results here...

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Kyle Bush Wins Nationwide Bristol by a fender

Mar 16, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

Kyle Bush took the lead late in the race at Bristol this afternoon. Rookie Kyle Larson gave him a run for his money, Bush won by a fender. Who are you rooting for at the Bristol Sprint Cup race?

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Scout survey asks: Should gay and straight Scouts share a tent?

Mar 15, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

Is it acceptable or unacceptable for an openly gay Boy Scout to share a tent with a heterosexual boy on an overnight camping trip? Is it acceptable or unacceptable for a lesbian to serve as a den leader for her son’s Cub Scout den? Those are among the questions in a survey being distributed to 1.1 million Scout leaders, alumni, volunteers and parents as the Boy Scouts of America considers whether to lift its ban on gay membership. Two of the 13 questions concerning gays and Scouting are open-ended. Others ask whether a scenario is acceptable or unacceptable. Some are yes-or-no questions, such as this one: “Do you believe the current policy prohibiting open homosexuals from being Scouts or adult…

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Common Sense Bill for Students Making Gun Shapes in School

Mar 12, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

Baltimore MD--Under Proposed Bill, Students Who Form Finger In Shape Of Gun Would Not Be Suspended State Senator J.B. Jennings say he wants it to bring some common sense discipline to state schools. Last week Anne Arundel County school officials suspended 7-year-old Joshua Welch last week for eating a pastry in the shape of a gun. Senator Jennings said “These kids are 6 or 7 years old. They don’t understand what they’re doing,” Jennings says zero tolerance rules on school campuses are going too far, so he wrote a bill. It bans school leaders from suspending students who make the shape of a gun with their fingers or food, or students who draw a gun on a piece of paper. …

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NYC’s soda ban is overturned

Mar 12, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

A lawsuit filed by the National Restaurant Association and others argued that Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Board of Health illegally regulated beverage sizes, and a judge has invalidated the ban. Bloomberg promises to appeal. Salon has the full story and transcript here.......

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Hookah Headaches In Fairfield

Mar 1, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

Police from Fairfield asked the Public Health Committee Wednesday to allow them to regulate hookah lounges, which they said can currently act as de facto nightclubs in their town. Capt. Joshua Zabin, the Fairfield Police Department’s patrol commander, said officers often respond to calls at hookah lounges, which operate from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. He said it has a negative impact on the neighborhood. CT News Junkie has the full story here..... Video above was posted March 2012

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Retired Chief now police officer in Bridgewater

Police receive numerous calls on disturbing video on Facebook

Obama limo breaksdown in Israel….should have called Hoyt’s!

Sad day for Westport

Kasey Kahne wins Food City 500 at Bristol

Kyle Bush Wins Nationwide Bristol by a fender

Scout survey asks: Should gay and straight Scouts share a tent?

Common Sense Bill for Students Making Gun Shapes in School

NYC’s soda ban is overturned

Hookah Headaches In Fairfield

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