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Student Brings Suspicious Object To School In Fairfield County, Authorities Say Student Brings Suspicious Object To School In Fairfield County, Authorities Say
Student Brings Suspicious Object To School In Fairfield County, Authorities Say A Fairfield County school was asked to shelter-in-place after a student brought a suspicious package to school. The incident took place early Tuesday, Dec. 7, at the Rogers International School on Blachley Road in Stamford. According to Sg. William Brevard, of the Stamford Police, a student brought a suspicious package to the school.  Out of an abundance of caution, Stamford Police were notified and students and staff were asked to “shelter-in-place” until SPD declared the school safe.  Police responded to the school with K-9 dogs and searched the package, which was deemed "noth…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspicious Package That Draws Bomb Squad Turns Out To Be Medical Kit, Police Say Suspicious Package That Draws Bomb Squad Turns Out To Be Medical Kit, Police Say
Suspicious Package That Draws Bomb Squad Turns Out To Be Medical Kit, Police Say A suspicious package found at a Connecticut adult day treatment center turned out to be a medical kit. The package was found at the Institute of Living at 200 Retreat Ave., in Hartford on Thursday, April 1, said Hartford Police. Police and the bomb squad responded to the scene to investigate the package. Following an investigation, police said the package turned out to be a medical kit left in a bathroom.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspicious Package Closes Milford Police Office To Public Suspicious Package Closes Milford Police Office To Public
Suspicious Package Closes Milford Police Office To Public The Milford Police Department’s front lot and lobby were closed for about an hour Friday afternoon to investigate a suspicious package. The department announced on Twitter the areas were closed around noon on Friday while officers investigated a suspicious package that was turned in at police headquarters. The department has since reopened after the package was removed from the area.  The department Tweeted: "CSP removed the suspicious item from the Milford PD and will safely dispose of it. The Police Department is deemed safe and is reopened to the public."

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by Kathy Reakes
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Road Closed, Homes Evacuated For Suspicious Package Stamford Road Closed, Homes Evacuated For Suspicious Package
Stamford Road Closed, Homes Evacuated For Suspicious Package Stamford police are evacuating homes near Woodway Road in Springdale due to the discovery of a suspicious package in the area, according to Stamford Police. The department's bomb squad and bomb-sniffing dogs are on scene to check-out the package and the area, police added. The roads closed include Woodway and Highview Avenue and Woodway at Hope Street. Darien police are working to close  Woodway at Hoyt Street, police said

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by Kathy Reakes