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Report Of Grenade At Fairfield County School Sparks Response From Bomb Squad Report Of Grenade At Fairfield County School Sparks Response From Bomb Squad
Report Of Grenade At Fairfield County School Sparks Response From Bomb Squad Classes at a Connecticut school were interrupted after someone discovered what appeared to be a grenade on campus. Emergency crews in Fairfield County were called shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, June 3, after the device was found outside the Middlebrook School in Wilton, near the school’s batting cages. Wilton Police said administrators placed the campus into a “secure” mode, and several classrooms located adjacent to the area were moved to a different part of the building. Members of the Stamford Bomb Squad responded and determined that the device was hollow and non-functional. Administrator…
Murder Suspect Found Dead After Standoff With Police In Fairfield Murder Suspect Found Dead After Standoff With Police In Fairfield
Murder Suspect Found Dead After Standoff With Police In Fairfield A man out on bail for allegedly shooting his ex-wife to death and attempting to kill his stepson was found dead in a storage container after a standoff with Fairfield Police. James Taylor, 75, was found dead inside a container in the rear of his Bronson Road home Tuesday, Aug. 6, following a standoff with police that began when an alert went off on his court-ordered GPS ankle monitor, Fairfield Police said. Taylor has been on GPS monitoring since February after being charged with murder, home invasion, criminal attempt to commit murder, burglary, illegal discharge of a firearm and assault i…
Suspicious Package Leads To Emergency Response In Westport Suspicious Package Leads To Emergency Response In Westport
Suspicious Package Leads To Emergency Response In Westport A call regarding a suspicious package emitting a foul odor sent Westport police officers and firefighters to a Riverside Avenue address to investigate the situation. The call came in around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, for the package that had been delivered to the address on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, said Westport Police Lt. Jill Cabana. The building was temporarily evacuated while officials examined the package. "No one who handled the package prior to the arrival of emergency services reported any illness or required medical treatment," she said. The Fairfield County Hazardous Incide…