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Postal Employee From Fairfield County Admits To Theft Of Mail Postal Employee From Fairfield County Admits To Theft Of Mail
Postal Employee From Fairfield County Admits To Theft Of Mail A Connecticut postal worker who admitted to carrying a gun and using drugs on the job has also copped to federal charges of mail theft. Umberto Pignataro, age 46, of Bridgeport, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in federal court in Bridgeport Tuesday, Aug. 9. Prosecutors said Pignataro stole hundreds of pieces of mail between December 2020 and May 2021, while working as a mail carrier for the US Postal Service in Norwalk. Among the pilfered items were packages and greetings cards that contained cash, gift cards, and other valuable items, prosecutors said. Pignatoro was e…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Spike In Overdoses Reported In This CT County Spike In Overdoses Reported In This CT County
Spike In Overdoses Reported In This CT County A Connecticut county is reporting a spike alert in overdoses associated with the supply of available drugs in the area. Litchfield County County officials reported that from Tuesday, June 28 to Tuesday, July 5, there were dozens of overdoses, with two of them fatal, according to Fox61. A spike alert is triggered when there have been more than three overdoses in a 24-hour period, officials said. When an alert is issued, the county's Opiate Task Force responds with messaging to make sure that drug users are aware and also offers information on where and how to get help. Some of the resource…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say
CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say A Connecticut man who was allegedly found passed out in his vehicle from drugs and then attempted to run over a Connecticut State trooper has been arrested. Hartford County resident Steve Kaminski, age 35, of Enfield, was arrested on On Tuesday, May 25, on a warrant for the incident that took place on Friday, April 30 in front of the Home Depot in Enfield. The incident began when a state trooper was in the store parking lot when he was stopped by two men who told him there was a man passed out in a vehicle they could wake up, said the Connecticut State Police. The trooper pulled his cruise…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Who Crashed Into Fairfield Police Vehicle Charged With DUI Driver Who Crashed Into Fairfield Police Vehicle Charged With DUI
Driver Who Crashed Into Fairfield Police Vehicle Charged With DUI A 50-year-old man has been arrested by Fairfield Police for driving under the influence of drugs and other charges in connection with a wrong-way crash with a police vehicle. James Crowther of Bridgeport was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 6, in connection with the Sunday, Jan. 20, crash, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When the incident occurred around 10:53 p.m., the Fairfield Police Dispatch Center began receiving radio transmissions that a Fairfield police officer was just involved in a serious motor vehicle collision on Kings Highway cutoff near New England Avenue while he was on his w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Newport Academy Examines The Effects Of Helicopter Parenting Newport Academy Examines The Effects Of Helicopter Parenting
Newport Academy Examines The Effects Of Helicopter Parenting The term “helicopter parenting” describes parents who are overinvolved in their children’s lives. They hover close by and swoop down to help at the first sign of trouble. And helicopter parents don’t change their behavior as their kids get older: they continue to hover as teens enter high school and even when they head off to college. As parenting teenagers has become increasingly complicated, helicopter parenting has become more prevalent — along with so-called “lawnmower parents” and “snowplow parents,” who not only hover but also mow down or plow away any obstacles in a child’s or teenag…

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Man Charged With Illegally Purchasing, Possessing 11 Firearms Man Charged With Illegally Purchasing, Possessing 11 Firearms
Man Charged With Illegally Purchasing, Possessing 11 Firearms A Connecticut man with a history of drug use is facing time behind bars for allegedly making false statements while illegally purchasing nearly a dozen guns. Prospect resident Frank Moss has been charged in a 15-count indictment alleging that he illegally purchased 11 guns on seven different occasions throughout Connecticut. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges in New Haven district court. U.S. Attorney John Durham said the indictment alleges that between June 14 and Nov. 1 last year, Moss, “being an unlawful user of or addicted to controlled substances, made false statements in connect…

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by Zak Failla
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Police: Stamford Worker Attacked Two People At Whole Foods In Darien Police: Stamford Worker Attacked Two People At Whole Foods In Darien
Police: Stamford Worker Attacked Two People At Whole Foods In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — A Stamford man who works at the Whole Foods Market in Darien was charged Tuesday with attacking a co-worker and a customer in the store parking lot while high on drugs, police said.  Officers were called to an assault in progress at 2:45 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Whole Foods Market parking lot at 150 Ledge Road, police said.  A group of bystanders were restraining the suspect — who was was combative, acting erratically and screaming incoherently — when officers arrived, police said. The suspect was identified as store employee Derrick Gonzalez, 27, of 47 Mulberry St., Stamford, po…

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by Karen Tensa