Friday, May 18, 2012
Be prepared to be handed a citation if you don't buckle up.
Driving around town starting May 21 you may notice some stationary police checkpoints popping up here and there. As Memorial Day nears, the Stratford Police Department will begin a campaign focused on seatbelt safety. If you choose not to click it, you will get a ticket. According to figures released by the police department, 13 to 15-year-old passengers have the highest percentage (67 percent) of all age groups to be fatally injured and unrestrained in traffic crashes. Among adult passengers 18 to 34 years old who were killed in car crashes, 63 percent were not wearing a seatbelt, according to the department.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
No one was injured in the Thursday afternoon fire.
Stratford firefighters extinguished a heavy bus fire on Lordship Boulevard Thursday afternoon. Fire Marshal Brian Lampart said no one was injured in the incident which was called in at about 1:30 p.m. Citing radio transmissions, fire department President Bill Hansen said firefighters arrived to a transit-type bus fully involved. Motorists are advised to avoid the area, according to a post on the department's Facebook page.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Seven reports this year of pedestrians being struck by vehicles in Stratford is only three instances shy of the total for all of 2011. As a pedestrian in Stratford, do you feel safe walking these streets?
Eleven days ago a Shelton man was killed when he was struck by a minivan as he attempted to cross Barnum Avenue near Main Street. The accident marked the seventh time in 2012 in which a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Stratford, according to figures gathered by Lt. Frank Eannotti. In all of 2011, there were 10 similar reports. Eannotti said the accidents are happening on or near Main Street in areas where foot traffic is highest -- Paradise Green, Stratford Center and Hard's Corner. And though the majority of pedestrians only suffer minor injuries and are usually able to walk away, Eannotti said it's important people know the rules of the road in order to prevent tragedy. "I think there's some confusion," he said. "Sometimes …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Arrest information is provided by the Stratford Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A 25-year-old Stratford man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly plowing into a neighbor's porch then fleeing the scene. "I missed that stop sign back there," Dale Cawthra, of Wells Place, reportedly told the homeowner whose Nichols Avenue porch he crashed into at about 1 a.m. Sunday, police said. According to the arrest report, the homeowner was awakened by the sound of the collision -- which he called "an explosion" -- and after he told Cawthra to stay put, the male operator reversed his vehicle and sped off southbound on Nichols Avenue. Police reportedly caught up with Cawthra at the intersection of Wells Place and Main Street, where residents had called in complaints about a parked car with heavy front-end damage and its airbags…
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Some of the more 'interesting' police reports this week.
Five Naugatuck teens were arrested on trespassing charges after police said they were caught on the roof of Naugatuck High School, attempting to do free running. -- A Hamden man was arrested for reportedly firing a gun to scare two children who were on his property looking for a stick to fix a broken bicycle. -- A man in Milford was arrested for stealing a $130 pair of boots from Sears at the Westfield Connecticut Post Mall. -- A Milford man was arrested in North Haven for allegedly drinking and driving. Two days later, the department arrested him again -- this time for allegedly shoplifting. -- A Stratford man was arrested last weekend for allegedly filiming up an unknowing woman's dress at the Westfield Connecticut Post Mall in …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Do news organizations that publish 911 call audio help or harm the communities they serve?
The initial shockwave that swept through Fairfield County last week after the Ramsey family tragedy changed to disgust following the decision of area news outlets to publish the graphic 911 recording, during which a woman police identified as Mrs. Ramsey told the dispatcher that her husband was lying dead "in a pool of blood." Patch received access to the tape but did not publish a link to it. As an American writer who considers the First Amendment our most cherished right, I believe that making 911 tapes available to the public is essential to community safety; however, are we not also human beings? Did the tape need to be released so soon after Mr. Ramsey's tragic demise? And how -- if at all -- did the tape's release advance the public'…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
All proceeds from a charity basketball game tonight between 'Stratford's Finest' and 'Stratford's Bravest' will benefit the Bunnell and Stratford high school bands.
Members of the Stratford fire and police departments will face off tonight in a charity basketball game at Stratford High School starting at 6:15 p.m. The event is being played in memory of Lt. Tom McCabe, a 24-year decorated veteran of the fire department who died earlier this year. The cost for admission is $3 for students and $5 for adults. All proceeds from the game will go toward the town's two high school bands.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Connecticut State Police have a warrant for Edward Taylor, 21, of Bridgeport, on multiple charges in connection with an incident that occurred in April at Housatonic Community College.
State Police at Troop G in Bridgeport are asking for the public's help in locating Edward Taylor, 21, whose last known address is 145 Pleasantview Ave., Bridgeport. Taylor is believed to be in the Bridgeport area. State police have a warrant for his arrest on charges of third-degree assault, criminal mischief and breach of peace, in connection with an incident that occurred in April at Housatonic Community College. Anyone with information is urged to notify State Police Troop G at 203.696.2500. All calls will be kept confidential.
Arrest information is supplied by the Milford Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A 35-year-old Stratford man was arrested Saturday on charges of voyeurism and breach of preace for an incident at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford. Leonard Patterson, of Huntington Road, was observed by store security over the weekend videotaping a female customer in an inappropriate manner, according to Milford police. Police said security witnessed Patterson kneel down near the woman and point a small video camera up her dress, apparently unaware that she was being filmed. Security revealed that Patterson followed the woman and then started to film her a second time, police said. The Stratford man was charged with voyeurism and second-degree breach of peace. He was held on $1,000 bond and is due in court May 22.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
A round-up of some of the most "interesting" police reports from your town and others nearby.
A New Haven man known as "Bubbles" was arrested for allegedly dealing drugs from his car, according to the New Haven Register. -- A Branford man previously convicted of throwing explosives from his car window was sentenced this week to 30 months in prison for possession of a sawed-off shotgun. -- A Beacon Falls man was arrested on a larceny charge after police said he shoplifted pajama pants and a pregnancy test from the Walmart in Naugatuck. -- A man claimed to have a bomb when he held up a People's Bank branch in Stratford earlier this week, police said. He reportedly made off with 50 bucks.
Robert Chambers
9:08 am on Saturday, May 19, 2012
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