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Ex-Bridgeport Firefighter Found Dead Day Of Sexual Assault Sentencing Ex-Bridgeport Firefighter Found Dead Day Of Sexual Assault Sentencing
Ex-Bridgeport Firefighter Found Dead Day Of Sexual Assault Sentencing A former high-ranking fire official was found dead Friday, Jan. 17, after he failed to show up for his sentencing on a sexual assault conviction, authorities announced.  The body of Harold Clarke Sr., a 34-year veteran of the Bridgeport Fire Department, was found using GPS after a court official contacted town police, authorities said.  Previous Report: High Ranking Bridgeport Fire Official Charged With Sexual Assault Clarke had been convicted last year of two counts of second-degree sexual assault and stood to face up to 20 years in prison during Friday's hearing, NBC Con…

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by Josh Lanier
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Former High-Ranking Fairfield County Fire Official Charged With Violent Sexual Assault Former High-Ranking Fairfield County Fire Official Charged With Violent Sexual Assault
Former High-Ranking Fairfield County Fire Official Charged With Violent Sexual Assault A former high-ranking Fairfield County fire official has been arrested for an alleged violent sexual assault. Harold Clarke Sr., age 57, a veteran of more than 30 years at the Bridgeport fire department, was arrested on Thursday, May 5 in connection with a February event in which he allegedly beat and raped a woman, reportedly along with several other men. Clarke retired as assistant fire chief in February, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management for Bridgeport. He was charged on Thursday with one count of sexual assault, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran with the Bridgeport Poli…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Arrested For Violent Sexual Assault, Police Say Fairfield County Man Arrested For Violent Sexual Assault, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Arrested For Violent Sexual Assault, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for an alleged violent sexual assault. The incident took place in Bridgeport on Thursday, Feb. 17, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Detectives assigned to the Bridgeport Police Special Victim’s Unit responded to St. Vincent’s Hospital on the report of a 55-year-old woman being treated for a violent sexual assault that occurred earlier that morning, Gilleran said. As a result of their criminal investigation, detectives determined the victim was assaulted at a residence within the 300 block of Griffin Avenue, Gilleran added. Detec…

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by Kathy Reakes