Trumbull

Trumbull Police Warn On Scams

The Trumbull Police Department would like to warn the public about a recent increase of scamstargeting senior citizens. Even though the police may be made aware of these types of cases,they can be difficult to investigate because many times the suspects are in another country orquickly leave the scene where very little suspect information is available. Also, due tothe complexity of these cases, the victims most likely will not get their money or valuables back. There are numerous types of scams, and a few are described as follows: The caller claimed to be a family member that has an illness or was arrested. This callerwill put urgency into helping them and tell the victim not to contact anyone, especiallythe police.The…

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BYSTANDER’S QUICK ACTIONS SAVES DROWNING CHILD

#Trumbull CT-- A local woman is credited with saving the life of a child on Thursday night, June 9th,after she pulled the girl from the community swimming pool at the Ten Apartments, 100Oakview Drive, Trumbull. The victim, a five-year-old Trumbull girl, was foundunresponsive in the water at about 6:00 p.m., and was pulled out of the water. Abystander at the pool saw what was occurring, immediately stepped in to help, andbegan doing CPR and rescue breathing on the girl. A short time later, the girl coughedup water and regained consciousness. The five (5) year-old girl was swimming with her mother and another child in the poolwhen the mother turned away for a moment to assist the other child. The victim…

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THREE TEENS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY AND CARJACKING AT TRUMBULL MALL

#Trumbull CT-- Three (3) Bridgeport teenagers were captured Thursday afternoon after robbing a local woman and stealing her car at the Westfield Trumbull Shopping Mall parking lot. At about 2:45 p.m., a fifty-nine (59) year-old woman was loading her car in the mall parking lot when she was surrounded by three (3) young males who demanded her car keys. The woman was pushed from behind and her purse was snatched from her hands, along with her keys. The juveniles entered her vehicle and sped off towards Main Street before police arrived. The victim was able to provide police with descriptions of the fleeing suspects and her vehicle, which was then provided to all other area police departments who assisted in…

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