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Spray-Painted Racial Slur Discovered During Investigation Of Vandalism At AITE HS In Stamford Spray-Painted Racial Slur Discovered During Investigation Of Vandalism At AITE HS In Stamford
Spray-Painted Racial Slur Discovered During Investigation Of Vandalism At Aite HS In Stamford An investigation into vandalism at a high school in Fairfield County revealed the discovery of a racial slur. The incident occurred at the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering (AITE) in Stamford. Mayor Caroline Simmons, Stamford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tamu Lucero, and Stamford Board of Education President Jackie Heftman released a joint statement late Friday afternoon, July 26 on the incident. “During the Stamford Police Department’s investigation of the reported antisemitic vandalism at AITE, they discovered that the perpetrators had also spray-painted a …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Anti-LGBTQ Signs Posted At Greenwich Town Hall After Pride Celebration Anti-LGBTQ Signs Posted At Greenwich Town Hall After Pride Celebration
Anti-lgbtq Signs Posted At Greenwich Town Hall After Pride Celebration Police are investigating after signs with the words "groomers" were placed under a Pride flag at a Fairfield County Town Hall, just hours after a celebration. The incident took place in Greenwich on Monday, June 5 after 8 a.m., following a Pride celebration at Town Hall by local government officials and dignitaries on Sunday, June 4. A Greenwich Police Department detective assigned to the Community Impact Section is investigating the incident, said Lt. Patrick Smyth, of the Greenwich Police. Smyth said the signs were placed after the event, most likely sometime during the overnig…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Residents Outraged Over Racist Flyers Left In Stamford Driveways Residents Outraged Over Racist Flyers Left In Stamford Driveways
Residents Outraged Over Racist Flyers Left In Stamford Driveways Residents and government officials are up in arms after racist, antisemitic flyers were left in the driveway of homes in several Stamford neighborhoods over the weekend. The flyers which contained offensive anti-semitic information were left in driveways in the Pepper Ridge, Belltown, and Springdale neighborhoods in Stamford on Saturday, March 11, and Sunday, March 12. The Stamford-New Canaan-Darien branch of the United Jewish Federation said the flyers were allegedly left by the Nationalist Social Club or NSC-131. This is a New England-based neo-Nazi group with chapters in New Hampshire, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Being Sought In NYC Subway Attack Posted Troubling, Threatening Videos Online Man Being Sought In NYC Subway Attack Posted Troubling, Threatening Videos Online
Man Being Sought In NYC Subway Attack Posted Troubling, Threatening Videos Online The man now being sought as a suspect in connection with the New York City subway attack posted dozens of troubling and threatening videos online. Frank R. James, age 62, with addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, is the subject of a large manhunt by state and federal law enforcement to determine if he has any connection to the shooting rampage at the Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday, April 12 in which 10 people were shot and many others wounded. He was originally identified as a person of interest in the case on Tuesday before police officially labeled him as a suspect on Wednesd…

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by Kathy Reakes