Connecticut
Connecticut State Police partner with businesses to provide safe places to get help
SOUTHBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut State Police have launched a new program designed to help victims of any kind of crime walk into a business and be in a secure location while police are called.
All someone has to do is walk into a business and let the owner know that they are in distress, and the owner will call 911.
Safe Place program originated in Seattle and has now been brought to Connecticut. Trooper Samantha Stella it’s in its beginning stages.
Several businesses in Southbury and one in East Haddam have signed up. Programs at various technical schools are also trying to help bullying.
Tammy Dunn, the owner of the Cottage At Main, said she was eager to sign up for the program right away. She believes it’s a unique idea for community businesses to be there to help other people in their time of need.
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Stella said while the program initially was launched to focus on hate crimes, it now encompasses any kind of crime. State police want to be very clear that this is not some kind of vigilante group, and they should leave the police work to police officers.
Connecticut State Police hope to have various kinds of businesses on board, including places like grocery stores, banks, retail shops, gyms and veterinary clinics.
If a Connecticut business is interested in being part of this, they can reach out to the Hate Crimes Unit with Connecticut State Police for more information.
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Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting at an event hall in Waterbury last weekend.
Officers received information about a shooting at So Blu’Niq on Wolcott Street on Sunday around 5 a.m. It was also reported that a victim from the incident had admitted themselves to the hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds.
Police said they made contact with the 27-year-old victim at the hospital. According to investigators, she had a gunshot wound to her abdomen and her arm. She is reportedly still admitted and receiving treatment, but is considered to be in stable condition.
Investigators responded to So Blu’Niq and found a crime scene. Authorities said they determined there was an isolated disturbance that happened inside the business that escalated to a firearm being discharged and the woman being hit by a projectile.
While investigating, authorities said they also determined that at the time of the incident, liquor and alcoholic beverages were illegally being sold without a permit or license.
Warrants were secured for a 50-year-old woman from Waterbury and a 29-year-old man from Waterbury.
The woman was taken into custody on Friday and is being charged with illegal sale of alcohol. She is set to appear in court on June 10.
The man was taken into custody on Wednesday and is facing charges including assault, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of a pistol/revolver by a convicted felon, illegal discharge of a firearm, reckless endangerment and carrying a pistol without a permit. He appeared in court on Thursday on a $1.5 millon bond.
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