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Suspicious Person Report Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order At Two CT Schools Suspicious Person Report Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order At Two CT Schools
Suspicious Person Report Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order At Two CT Schools A person deemed suspicious who was walking on school grounds in Fairfield County led to shelter-in-place orders for two buildings to allow police to investigate. On Thursday, May 19 in Westport, the police department's school security officer, and Staples School resource officer investigated a report of a suspicious person on school grounds. According to a spokesperson from the Westport Police Department, an unknown suspect - believed to be in his teens - was dropped off at the Bedford Middle School, but the person then left that campus and walked towards Staples High School. The spokespe…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Officer Saves Suicidal Man From Jumping Off Bridge CT Officer Saves Suicidal Man From Jumping Off Bridge
CT Officer Saves Suicidal Man From Jumping Off Bridge A Fairfield County police officer who was on his way to work saved a suicidal man from jumping off a bridge overpass. The incident took place around 6:45 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23, as the Westport Police officer was driving through Fairfield on his way to Westport. According to Lieutenant David Wolf, of the Westport Police, Officer Brian Meraviglia encountered a suicidal man who was preparing to jump off the Redding Road overpass onto the Merritt Parkway below. Meraviglia got out of his car and started talking with the man who was obviously distraught, Wolf said.  …

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by Kathy Reakes