Connecticut
Court OKs Suit Related to Bridgeport Police Hiring Scandal
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A former Bridgeport assistant police chief’s lawsuit claiming he was defrauded out of the police chief’s job can go ahead, a state appeals court docket has dominated.
James Nardozzi’s lawsuit stemmed from the hiring scandal that landed town’s police chief and personnel director in jail final 12 months.
Nardozzi claimed former chief Armando Perez and former personnel director David Dunn conspired with Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim to repair the choice course of so Perez could be chosen as chief, the Connecticut Put up reported.
Prosecutors mentioned Perez, 65, obtained confidential details about the police chief’s examination that was stolen by Dunn, together with the questions for an oral examination and the scoring information for written essays. Perez, who was the performing chief on the time, additionally admitted that he had two officers full his essays, handed the work off as his personal and lied to federal authorities in an effort to cowl up his actions.
Final April, Perez was sentenced to a 12 months in jail and Dunn obtained a four-month time period. Each have since been launched, in keeping with the Courant.
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The appeals court docket dominated Friday that Nardozzi’s swimsuit can proceed although town had paid him to settle a earlier lawsuit after he was fired by Ganim in 2016.
The case may go to trial later this 12 months.
A message was left with an lawyer who represented town within the attraction.
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Connecticut
Serious injuries reported in North Branford crash
A person has serious injuries after a car crash in North Branford Friday night.
The police department said a two-car accident happened in the area of Route 80 and Totoket Road around 9 p.m.
Route 80 was closed late Friday night as police conducted their investigation.
One person was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, police said.
No additional information was immediately available.
Connecticut
Connecticut intelligence center monitors tips from app, potential threats
Following the recent events in New Orleans and Las Vegas, state officials say they are not aware of any current credible threat in Connecticut.
But they are constantly monitoring for any suspicious activity.
Following the deadly attack in New Orleans, we got an inside look at how the state works to help keep people safe.
Public safety deputy commissioner Brenda Bergeron gave us access to what’s known as the Connecticut Intelligence Center.
You can find information sharing here between different local, state, federal and private organizations for preventing and responding to possible threats.
“That is the real value of a hub because we can have something can come in on the desk or some other way through the suspicious activity reports or another way, it gets evaluated here,” Bergeron said.
Those suspicious activity reports might be coming from someone who downloads and uses the updated CT Safe Mobile app.
Recently there a surge in people alerting about drone activity.
“Sometimes it’s in response to something that may have just occurred but other times, it’s used exactly as designed. Somebody in their neighborhood noticed something out of the ordinary and wanted to report to us and give us a heads up that something didn’t seem right,” Bill Turner, State Emergency Management director, said.
Authorities say things to watch out for include someone who has an unusual interest in getting key details about security measures or watching them closely.
Also, discreetly using a camera to record.
And finally, trying to access rooftops or other potentially sensitive areas.
“Maybe it’s nothing at all, but maybe it’s something very significant, and there are people now who are trained to put all the pieces together to see if these red flags are an indication that something is about to happen,” Mike Lawlor, University of New Haven criminal justice professor, said.
If there is an emergency, you should still call 911.
Connecticut
First $100,000 Cash5 jackpot winning ticket of 2025 sold in New London
Someone won the $100,000 Cash5 jackpot on Thursday night and this was the first jackpot winner of the year for the game.
The winning numbers were 3-4-6-11-25.
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The ticket was sold at Sully`s Mobil Mart at 382 Vauxhall St. in New London, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
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