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Bedford Street, Stamford, CT

Police & Fire
Man, Woman Injured After Being Struck By Car In Crash Involving Pound Ridge 22-Year-Old Man, Woman Injured After Being Struck By Car In Crash Involving Pound Ridge 22-Year-Old
Man, Woman Injured After Being Struck By Car In Crash Involving Pound Ridge 22-Year-Old Two people were injured after being struck by a vehicle at a busy Fairfield County intersection in a crash involving a Hudson Valley man. The incident took place in Stamford around 11:20 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the intersection of Bedford Street and Broad Street. According to Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police, responding officers found two pedestrians, a man, and a woman lying on the ground injured. The woman, a 49-year-old Norwalk resident suffered a serious head injury and was transported to Stamford Hospital, where she is currently listed in critical, but st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Bobby Valentine Reeling In Some Big-Name Donors In Race For Stamford Mayor Bobby Valentine Reeling In Some Big-Name Donors In Race For Stamford Mayor
Bobby Valentine Reeling In Some Big-Name Donors In Race For Stamford Mayor Some high-profile names are throwing their support - and money - behind baseball legend Bobby Valentine as he looks to make a run at the mayor’s seat in his Fairfield County hometown. Valentine, 70, the former Major League Baseball player and manager who currently serves as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, announced on Friday, May 7 that he plans to run for mayor the second largest city in Fairfield County - his hometown of Stamford. Original story - Sports Legend, Ex-Mets Manager Bobby Valentine Running For Mayor Of His Hometown Since making his announc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Six Arrested, Nine Cops Hospitalized After Protesters Clash With Police In Stamford Six Arrested, Nine Cops Hospitalized After Protesters Clash With Police In Stamford
Six Arrested, Nine Cops Hospitalized After Protesters Clash With Police In Stamford Six people were arrested and nine police officers were hospitalized during a clash at a protest in Stamford. The protesters were marching for justice for Steven Barrier, a 23-year-old who died due to a medical emergency while in custody last year. The protest began Saturday afternoon, Aug. 8 at Home Depot and proceeded to the Stamford PD headquarters on Bedford Street. During the course of the march, numerous businesses and motorists were affected by the group, Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw said. After arriving at police headquarters, the group did not comply with requests to dispers…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Man Faces Felony After Dropping 'Heroin Spoon' At Purdue Pharma Man Faces Felony After Dropping 'Heroin Spoon' At Purdue Pharma
Man Faces Felony After Dropping 'Heroin Spoon' At Purdue Pharma A Stamford art gallery owner was arrested for depositing an 800-pound steel sculpture of a bent heroin spoon in front of Purdue Pharma, according to multiple sources. Fernando Luis Alvarez was arrested about an hour after "installing" the spoon at 8:30 a.m. Friday and charged with obstruction of free passage and interfering with police, a felony, in front of the 201 Tresser Blvd. corporate headquarters, reported the Hartford Courant. Alvarez, whose Bedford Street gallery is opening an exhibit on the opioid crisis Friday night, was arrested because the spoon blocked an automatic en…

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by Kathy Reakes