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Barricaded Man Says He'll Burn Down Norwalk Home With Person Inside To 'Complete Mission': Cops Barricaded Man Says He'll Burn Down Norwalk Home With Person Inside To 'Complete Mission': Cops
Barricaded Man Says He'll Burn Down Norwalk Home With Person Inside To 'Complete Mission': Cops An intoxicated Connecticut man barricaded himself inside a home in Norwalk and threatened to burn it down with someone inside because he had to "complete a mission," authorities said. Nabeel Osama Abdallah, 35, of Norwalk, was charged with disorderly conduct, first-degree threatening, interfering with an officer, and resisting arrest, police said. Authorities were called to a home on Adams Avenue just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, after Abdallah barricaded himself inside and refused to come out, claiming he had a "mission" to complete, Norwalk police said. He threatened to burn down the…
Fairfield County Woman Charged After Shooting, Standoff, Police Say Fairfield County Woman Charged After Shooting, Standoff, Police Say
Fairfield County Woman Charged After Shooting, Standoff, Police Say A Fairfield County woman has been charged with weapons charges and risk of injury to a child after allegedly firing a gun out a window onto a city street and then barricading herself. The incident began in Bridgeport around 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 9, when police received a report of shots fired. Early information indicated a woman shot a firearm from the third-floor window of a multifamily home within the 600 block of William Street, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Officers arrived, identified the multifamily home on William Street, and began to evacuate innocent ci…
Man Accused Of Threatening Officers, Burning Tires In CT Taken Into Custody, Police Say Man Accused Of Threatening Officers, Burning Tires In CT Taken Into Custody, Police Say
Man Accused Of Threatening Officers, Burning Tires In CT Taken Into Custody, Police Say Police announced the arrest of a Connecticut man who is accused of burning car tires in his yard and then threatening to kill police officers. John Katrick, age 52, was taken into police custody on Friday, April 29, following an incident that happened in New Haven County, authorities said. Police responded to a residence on Home Acres Avenue in Milford at about 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, after receiving a report that Katrick was playing loud music in his driveway and disturbing the peace of the neighborhood, authorities said.  When officers arrived, Katrick turned the music off,…
Still No Contract On Seventh Day Of Stop & Shop Workers' Strike Still No Contract On Seventh Day Of Stop & Shop Workers' Strike
Still No Contract On Seventh Day Of Stop & Shop Workers' Strike It's day seven of the Stop & Shop workers' strike and there is no resolution.  In a statement from UFCW Locals on Stop & Shop negotiations on Tuesday, Apirl 16, the five United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local Unions (328, 371, 1445, 1459, and 919) responded to the supermarket giant's advertising campaign. The locals are currently negotiating with Stop & Shop Supermarket stores following a 31,000-employee walkout in New England in protest of the company’s proposed cuts to healthcare, wages, and retirement security. “Stop & Shop’s latest proposal will dra…
Stop & Shop Management, Union Continue Negotiations As Strike Reaches Fifth Day Stop & Shop Management, Union Continue Negotiations As Strike Reaches Fifth Day
Stop & Shop Management, Union Continue Negotiations As Strike Reaches Fifth Day Stop & Shop and the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) continued their negotiations Monday as 31,000 employees of the supermarket chain Ahold Delhaize USA continue to strike throughout New England, Supermarket News reports. The negotiations continued Monday, April 15 after running through the weekend. UFCW Locals 328, 371, 919, 1445 and 1459 walked off their jobs at over 240 Stop & Shop stores in New England April 11, said Supermarket News. When the strike began on Thursday, April 11, many stores were forced to close and customers were instructed to leave. But by Friday, …
Stop & Shop Workers Considering Strike Stop & Shop Workers Considering Strike
Stop & Shop Workers Considering Strike Thousands of Stop & Shop employees could go on strike as their contract with the company expired over the weekend. Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 union “overwhelmingly” voted to authorize a potential strike as they continue negotiating with Stop & Shop officials. The workers voted on Sunday morning that they are prepared to strike if they don’t receive a new contract with the company. The negotiations largely hinge on health insurance, pensions, vacation time and other benefits, with the union claiming that Stop & Shop is “looking to degrade the qua…