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Alleged Racist Social Media Post Investigated By Westport School District Alleged Racist Social Media Post Investigated By Westport School District
Alleged Racist Social Media Post Investigated By Westport School District Officials in a Fairfield County school district investigating alleged reports of a racist social media post found the claims to be unfounded. Last month, a student at Staples High School in Westport took to the Internet to claim that minority students in the district are treated poorly and subjected to racist behavior. There were also allegations of a racist post on social media. The school launched a weeks-long investigation, which ultimately determined that there was no post, officials said. No punishment is expected to be handed out to any students. On WestportNow.com, Niah Michel, an …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Snapchat Threat Prompts Increased Police Presence At Bridgeport Central HS Snapchat Threat Prompts Increased Police Presence At Bridgeport Central HS
Snapchat Threat Prompts Increased Police Presence At Bridgeport Central HS Police are out in force at a Fairfield County high school after a threat was made on Snapchat. Bridgeport Police said there would be an increased police presence at Bridgeport Central High School on Wednesday, Feb. 26, after the threat was made overnight on the popular social media site, said Scott Appleby, director of the Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Emergency Communications.  According to Appleby, late Tuesday, Feb. 25, the police department was made aware of the Snapchat threat made against the school. "We have police presence at the school as a precaution…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Bethel Man Accused Of Stealing, Sending Illicit Photos With Child Porn Bethel Man Accused Of Stealing, Sending Illicit Photos With Child Porn
Bethel Man Accused Of Stealing, Sending Illicit Photos With Child Porn A 26-year-old Northern Fairfield County man is facing a host of charges for allegedly hacking into multiple women’s Snapchat accounts, possessing and disseminating child pornography, police said. The Southbury Police Department received a complaint from a 25-year-old woman in December 2018 who alleged that she was being harassed on the social media platform by someone.  Police said someone logged into her Snapchat account and sent her her own photographs with a short video that contained inappropriate materials. Investigators said that through the use of several search warrants to the…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Former SHU Student Charged With Illegally Taking Nude Photos Of Another Student Former SHU Student Charged With Illegally Taking Nude Photos Of Another Student
Former SHU Student Charged With Illegally Taking Nude Photos Of Another Student A former Sacred Heart University student has been arrested by police for disseminating nude photographs of a female student, police say. The incident took place on Oct. 6, 2019, when a female Sacred Heart University student reported to police that she believes she was the victim of a sexual assault, said Capt. Brian Fitzgerald of the Bridgeport Police Department. The victim reported that she was intoxicated in the early morning hours and believed that a man, she identified as Nicholas Otto-Bernstein, 20, of New York City, had sexual intercourse with her without her consent, Fitzgerald said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Preteen Sexually Assaulted By Offender After Meeting Through Snapchat, Stratford Police Say Preteen Sexually Assaulted By Offender After Meeting Through Snapchat, Stratford Police Say
Preteen Sexually Assaulted By Offender After Meeting Through Snapchat, Stratford Police Say A Bridgeport man on the sex offender registry has been arrested for sexually assaulting a preteen he met on Snapchat, said the Stratford Police. Reginald Sharp, 37, was arrested on Tuesday, July 23, after Stratford Police responded to a report of a preteen who was sexually assaulted, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. According to Eannotti, the preteen met Sharp through Snapchat after he created fake profiles on several social media applications and then lured the teen from a residence where he sexually assaulted the victim. Detectives were able to identify the suspect as Sha…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New Canaan High School Student Charged In Snapchat Threat New Canaan High School Student Charged In Snapchat Threat
New Canaan High School Student Charged In Snapchat Threat A 17-year-old New Canaan High School student has been charged with breach of peace after posting a threatening snapchat with a photograph of another student who appeared to be holding a gun. The posting was uncovered on Jan. 26, when the Wilton Police Department notified the New Canaan Police of a threatening photograph shared to a group of people on Snapchat, said New Canaan Police Lt. Jason Ferraro. On the snapchat, the caption “Don’t come to school tm” was written across the image. New Canaan Police immediately identified the two students involved and determined the gun in the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Brewster Schools Placed On Lockout After Suspended Student Makes Threat Brewster Schools Placed On Lockout After Suspended Student Makes Threat
Brewster Schools Placed On Lockout After Suspended Student Makes Threat Brewster schools are on lockout Wednesday after a suspended high school student made a threat via his Snapchat account that was serious enough for many to call the school's tip line to alert officials. The unnamed student made the Snapchat threat Tuesday evening and by 10 p.m. the school had received enough notices to notify the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, Superintendent Valerie Henning-Piedmonte said in a letter to parents. "We received several messages sent through Anonymous Alerts that a student who was suspended, posted threats directed at the high school using h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of CT High School Student 18-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of CT High School Student
18-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of CT High School Student An escalating fight by text message on Snapchat led to the death of a 16-year-old student and the arrest of an 18-year-old for manslaughter. Shyhiem Adams of Hartford was charged late Monday with manslaughter following a fight in front of an Enfield home that ended with the stabbing death of Justin Brady, Enfield Police said. An arrest warrant affidavit for Adams provided by Enfield Police describe how the two had been exchanging messages via Snapchat that escalated to Brady going with a friend to the house at 15 Hoover Lane to "fight" Adams. Witnesses to the fight told police th…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Fairfield County Neighbor's Daughter Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Fairfield County Neighbor's Daughter
Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Fairfield County Neighbor's Daughter A local man was sentenced to five in prison for sexually assaulting his neighbor's daughter after contacting her on Snapchat. Marlon Reyes-Delgado, 42, of Bridgeport was sentenced to 10 years in state prison, to 10 years, suspended after he serves five years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation, said Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney C. Robert Satti Jr. Reyes-Delgado, who was sentenced before Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin, said: “I ask for forgiveness for what happened." A Honduran citizen, Reyes-Delgado will be deported after he completes his prison term, officials …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Missing Fairfield County Teen Brothers Found Missing Fairfield County Teen Brothers Found
Missing Fairfield County Teen Brothers Found This story has been updated. Two missing Bridgeport brothers were found eating at a Norwalk McDonald's, according to Norwalk Police. The boys, Daniel Cardenas, 14, and Gabriel Cardenas, 13, who were last seen around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, were spotted by the store manager at the McDonald's on Connecticut Avenue, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terry Blake. The boys are reportedly fine and have been reunited with their parents.  The brothers had told friends through Snapchat that they were moving to California and said good-bye, but their mother was convinced they were in the area. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed In Threat That Led To Bridgeport Central HS Lockdown Suspect Nabbed In Threat That Led To Bridgeport Central HS Lockdown
Suspect Nabbed In Threat That Led To Bridgeport Central HS Lockdown A threat made by a student in New Mexico at a school with the same initials as Central High School in Bridgeport led to a lockdown of the local school. According to the Eastern New Mexico News, a 17-year-old student was arrested at Clovis High School in New Mexico, after posting a Snapchat photo threat with a person holding a rifle that said: “F*** CHS I’m going out with a bang” and “don’t go to school tmrw”. Local CHS students saw the threat and were afraid the threat was meant to be carried out at their school, according to the Bridgeport School District Before learning where the threat …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Snapchat Photo Leads To Bridgeport Central High School Lockdown Snapchat Photo Leads To Bridgeport Central High School Lockdown
Snapchat Photo Leads To Bridgeport Central High School Lockdown Central High School in Bridgeport was on a lockdown while police conducted a sweep of the school as a precaution due to a "perceived" threat that was circulating on social media. The lockdown took place around 11:30 a.m. Friday at the school at 1 Lincoln Blvd. "There is no active shooter threat at Central High School," said Av Harris, director of Legislative Affairs/Public Policy City of Bridgeport.  Harris said students were circulating a “Snapchat” photo around the school and a student, who was possibly the suspect was immediately located and detained. "As a pre…

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by Kathy Reakes