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High School In Fairfield County Evacuated After Pepper Spray Incident, Police Say High School In Fairfield County Evacuated After Pepper Spray Incident, Police Say
High School In Fairfield County Evacuated After Pepper Spray Incident, Police Say Police are on the scene at a high school n Fairfield County after receiving several calls regarding the accidental discharge of pepper spray. The incident took place in Bridgeport at Bassick High School, around 8:15 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 10. Preliminary reports indicate the building was being evacuated and numerous students were affected by the substance, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport. Bridgeport fire, police, and ambulances have responded, Appleby said. No word yet from school officials. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updat…

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3 Fairfield County Schools Put On Lockout After A Man With Gun Reported In Area 3 Fairfield County Schools Put On Lockout After A Man With Gun Reported In Area
3 Fairfield County Schools Put On Lockout After A Man With Gun Reported In Area Several Fairfield County schools were put on lockout after two people were reported arguing, one with a firearm, in the area. The incident took place in Bridgeport, around 11:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 24, in the 1200 block of State Street. Bridgeport Police responded to the area after the city's 911 Center received a call reporting two people arguing with one person with a firearm, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport. Bassick High School, Cesar Batalla Elementary School, and Park City Prep schools were placed in a lock-in-/lockout for the time being. On-sce…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$50,000 Reward Being Offered In Norwalk Double Homicide Case $50,000 Reward Being Offered In Norwalk Double Homicide Case
$50,000 Reward Being Offered In Norwalk Double Homicide Case Connecticut officials are offering a $50,000 reward in the 2011 double homicide in Fairfield County that left a man and woman in their 20s dead. On Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, the Norwalk Police Department responded to the incident that occurred on Avenue B in Norwalk. Rickita Smalls, age 22, and Iroquois Alston, age 27, both of Bridgeport, were found dead in a small dark car awkwardly parked on Avenue B, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. Smalls, a 2007 graduate of Bassick High School worked in the bakery at Stop & Shop in Westport, and Alston, 27, who had attended Westhill High Scho…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Found Dead At High School In Fairfield County ID Released For Man Found Dead At High School In Fairfield County
ID Released For Man Found Dead At High School In Fairfield County Police have released the identity of a man who was found dead in a stairway of a Fairfield County high school. The incident happened around 3:45 p.m., Sunday, May 16, when Bridgeport Police received a call reporting the body at Bassick High School. Bridgeport Police and AMR responded to the scene and pronounced the man, now identified as Bruce Lee Gilbert, age 46, of Bridgeport, dead on-scene, said Bridgeport PD Captain Kevin Gilleran. Gilbert had been living close by at the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, according to Gilleran.  Detectives made a follow-up to the Rescue Mission and…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Found In Stairwell At High School In Fairfield County Body Found In Stairwell At High School In Fairfield County
Body Found In Stairwell At High School In Fairfield County The body of a man was found inside a stairwell at a Fairfield County high school. The man was found on Sunday, May 16 when a person called the Bridgeport Police Department to report they had "come across" a body in the outside stairwell of Bassick High School in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. Bridgeport Police and AMR responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead on-scene, Appleby said. The body has been turned over to the Medical Examiners Office to determine a cause of death. Police did not say if they had identified the man. Anyone with further …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Norwalk Police Seek Help Solving 2011 Double Murder Norwalk Police Seek Help Solving 2011 Double Murder
Norwalk Police Seek Help Solving 2011 Double Murder It's been nearly eight years since two area residents were shot to death while they sat in a car on Avenue B in Norwalk.  And although the case is cold, it's still active. That's why the Norwalk Police Department, along with the State of Connecticut is offering a $50,000 reward for information to solve the double homicide. On Aug. 6, 2011, Rickita Smalls, 22, and Iroquois Alston, 27, both of Bridgeport, were found dead in a small dark car awkwardly parked on Avenue B, said the Norwalk police. Residents of the neighborhood called the police that morning, which was a Saturday, to report…

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Bassick High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat Bassick High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat
Bassick High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat Students have been dismissed from Bassick High School due to a bomb threat earlier in the day, said Bridgeport Police. The threat was received around 11:38 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, at the school at 1181 Fairfield Ave., said Terron Jones, spokesman for the police department.  "Students were dismissed, the building was cleared, and police are investigating," he said.  No further information was available. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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$50K Reward Offered On Anniversary Of Killing Woman, Man In Norwalk $50K Reward Offered On Anniversary Of Killing Woman, Man In Norwalk
$50K Reward Offered On Anniversary Of Killing Woman, Man In Norwalk Police have offered a $50,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the murder of a woman and man both in their 20s in Fairfield County nearly a decade ago. Monday marks the seven-year anniversary of the murder of Rickita Smalls and Iroquois Alston, who were fatally shot on Aug. 6, 2011 on Avenue B in Norwalk. The investigation has been ongoing since the fatal incident. Smalls was a graduate of Bassick High School in Bridgeport, and worked in the bakery of Stop & Shop. Alston attended Westhill High School in Stamford. …

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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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Married 67 years, Fairfield Couple Pass Away Within Weeks Of Each Other Married 67 years, Fairfield Couple Pass Away Within Weeks Of Each Other
Married 67 years, Fairfield Couple Pass Away Within Weeks Of Each Other FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Robert L. Seirup Sr. and Joan (Hedin) Seirup of Fairfield, who were married for 67 years, passed away within weeks of each other.  Robert L. Seirup Sr., a beloved local teacher and coach, died Dec. 8. His beloved wife, Joan Seirup, died Dec. 31.  Joan, who was raised in Bridgeport by Harry and Katharine Hedin, graduated from Bassick High School in 1945 and from the Scudder Business School.  Bob, a lifelong Fairfield resident and son of the late Carl and Maud Seirup, was a graduate of Ludlowe High School and received a bachelor's degree from Springfield College, master's …

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