Connecticut
Norwalk’s Bethel AME Church honors Connecticut’s Black resistance pioneers
Norwalk officials and the Bethel AME Church gathered on Saturday for a Black Resistance event and open discussion.
It honored Black History Month and highlighted the contributions Black Americans have made to the City of Norwalk and across Connecticut.
The program showcased important moments in history and celebrated African American culture.
“Everybody talks about the Rosa Parks’, the Martin Luther King’s, the Malcolm X’s, but today I’m going to actually give the people in the crowd Black history as it pertains to Connecticut, to pioneers of Connecticut,” said State Rep. Kadeem Roberts of the 137th district of Norwalk.
Roberts said he hopes to expand the program further next year.
Three Rocky Hill firefighters were honored Monday night for their part in a rescue on the Connecticut River in March.
Emergency crews responded to Ferry Park in Rocky Hill on March 23 in response to a report of a vehicle in the river.
When they arrived, they found a woman in a Jeep about 35 feet out from the riverbank.
Crews broke a window and pulled the woman to safety after about 10 minutes, according to fire officials.
The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Monday evening, Captain William Kelly, Captain Roberto Leone, and Lt. Travis Gerace-Hicks were awarded the fire department’s valor award for their rescue efforts.
ROCKY HILL — A man from South Carolina is facing charges after cutting down light poles along the highway in Rocky Hill, Connecticut State Police said.
Lamont Carlson Tucker, 62, of Myrtle Beach, is charged with first-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree larceny, police said.
Police said troopers responded to reports of “an individual cutting light poles” around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Tucker was released on a $3,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at state Superior Court in New Britain June 12, police said.
The North Haven Police Department is continuing to investigate after a male was shot while riding a moped on Sunday night.
According to police, a 20-year-old male was shot in the area of Whitney Avenue near the Hamden town line.
The victim sustained non-life-threatening serious injuries and was transported to the hospital.
No other information has been released.
Police are continuing to investigate, and say that there will be a heavy police presence in the area of Whitney Avenue and Skiff Street.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the North Haven Police Department.
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