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Two Fairfield County Schools Enter 'Lock-In' During Bank Robbery Investigation Two Fairfield County Schools Enter 'Lock-In' During Bank Robbery Investigation
Two Fairfield County Schools Enter 'Lock-In' During Bank Robbery Investigation Two schools in Fairfield County entered their lock-in/lock-out protocols while police investigated a reported bank robbery and Lyft carjacking in the area. Police investigators in Bridgeport were called to the Webster Bank on Main Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, where there was a report of a robbery by a suspect who proceeded to flee in a stolen Lyft vehicle. The suspect reportedly later caused a crash on Thorme Street. No suspects have been identified and no injuries have been reported. As a result of the investigation, the Bridgeport School District temporarily plac…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
New Update: Fairfield County Schools Announce Closures For Thursday New Update: Fairfield County Schools Announce Closures For Thursday
New Update: Fairfield County Schools Announce Closures For Thursday The following Fairfield County schools and school districts have announced closures for Thursday, Dec. 17 due to the Nor'easter: Bethel Public School District, closed Bridgeport School District, closed Brookfield School District, closed Danbury Public School District, closed Fairfield Public School District, closed Greenwich School District, closed Monroe Public Schools in remote learning through Wednesday, Dec. 23 New Canaan Public School District, closed Newtown School District, closed Norwalk School District, closed Ridgefield School District, closed Shelton Public School District, close…

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by Daily Voice
Schools
Fairfield County Schools Announce Closures For Thursday Fairfield County Schools Announce Closures For Thursday
Fairfield County Schools Announce Closures For Thursday The following Fairfield County schools and school districts have announced closures for Thursday, Dec. 17 due to the Nor'easter: Bethel Public School District, closed Bridgeport School District, closed Brookfield School District, closed Danbury Public School District, closed Fairfield Public School District, closed Greenwich School District, closed Monroe Public Schools in remote learning through Wednesday, Dec. 23 New Canaan Public School District, closed Newtown School District, closed Norwalk School District, closed Ridgefield School District, closed Shelton Public School District, close…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Two More Schools Switch To Remote Learning In Fairfield County COVID-19: Two More Schools Switch To Remote Learning In Fairfield County
Covid-19: Two More Schools Switch To Remote Learning In Fairfield County Two more Fairfield County schools will be temporarily closed for in-person learning following a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in Connecticut. The Bridgeport School District announced that Paul Lawrence Dun bar School and the Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School will be transitioning to its remote learning model for several days. Paul Lawrence Dunbar School will be remote through Tuesday, Sept. 29, while the Discovery Magnet School will welcome students back to class on Monday, Oct. 5, the district announced. The two schools become the latest to cancel classes, following the Luis Marin S…

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by Zak Failla
News
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
Police & Fire
Driver Charged With Using School Bus To Deal Heroin In Fairfield County Driver Charged With Using School Bus To Deal Heroin In Fairfield County
Driver Charged With Using School Bus To Deal Heroin In Fairfield County A school bus driver for the Bridgeport School District was nailed by police for using the bus to deal heroin in Fairfield County, according to the Stratford Police. Garfield Howell, 29, of Stratford, was arrested Thursday, following a months-long investigation by the Stratford Police Narcotics Vice and Intelligence Unit, said Capt. Frank Eannotti.  During the investigation, detectives found that Howell, a school bus driver for WE Transport in Bridgeport, using the bus to purchase and deliver heroin on numerous occasions, Eannotti said. Thursday, the Stratford unit, along with members of th…

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by Kathy Reakes