Connecticut
Police investigate cats turning up dead in Connecticut neighborhood
WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — Cats have been turning up useless in a Waterbury neighborhood and advocates say it’s clear they’ve been crushed.
Eyewitness Information spoke with a lady who’s been caring for one of many sufferer cats.
“I’m going to begin crying,” mentioned Lisa Syr.
For weeks, Lisa has been caring for this cat, Robin.
He was discovered with a damaged jaw in Waterbury’s City Plot neighborhood.
“It’s laborious, it’s actual laborious, to see the ache and the trauma and the whole lot he went via. He’s being very nicely taken care of,” mentioned Lisa.
Lisa was alerted to Robin as a result of her work with the Connecticut Cat Help Staff.
They deal with serving to stray and feral cats.
Robin has already had surgical procedure, anticipating to want extra assist quickly.
“When the spacers come out, he’ll be capable of open and shut his mouth good and be capable of groom himself and eat. His jaw, they informed me, received’t ever be regular once more however he’ll be capable of do all that,” mentioned Lisa.
Some cats have been turning up useless in two Waterbury neighborhoods and a pair advocates imagine they’re being killed by somebody. Police are wanting into this as nicely. My story tonight at 5:30 @WFSBnews pic.twitter.com/U3ZavOcjMX
— Dennis Valera (@dennisreports) November 23, 2022
Not lengthy after discovering out about robin, Lisa discovered about different cats being discovered crushed in City Plot and the Brooklyn neighborhood close by.
They had been all related beatings, and she or he believes somebody’s behind it.
“It was heartbreaking,” mentioned Lisa.
Eyewitness Information met her simply days after she came upon about this cat.
We blurred the image due to its graphic nature.
“Very ugly, his head was…very, like anyone smashed his head,” Lisa mentioned.
Lisa quickly received the eye of animal advocacy teams from across the state.
Desmond’s Military additionally believes somebody’s accountable.
“The a number of quantity of cats which can be being discovered and the style through which they’re discovered, they appeared to have been crushed. all of it seems to be a vicious, brutal sort of beating,” mentioned Zilla Cannamela, Co-Founder with Desmond’s Military.
Police are investigating Robin’s case.
Up to now it’s the one one reported to police.
Lisa mentioned each suspected occasion of animal cruelty must be reported.
“Attain out to anyone, simply, it has to get reported each time this occurs,” Lisa mentioned.
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Connecticut
Man critically injured in Bridgeport hit-and-run
A man has critical injuries after a hit-and-run in Bridgeport last week.
Dispatchers received several calls about a collision involving a pedestrian on Friday around 6:30 p.m.
It was reported that a pedestrian had been struck at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and State Street Extension.
Emergency crews responded to the area and found an unconscious man on the ground.
The 44-year-old Bridgeport man was transported to Bridgeport Hospital. He is currently listed in critical condition.
According to investigators, the man was in the intersection when a vehicle traveling east on Fairfield Avenue hit him and then fled the scene.
The Bridgeport Police Serious Crash Investigation Team is working to find video of the collision. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Darryl Wilson at (203) 576-7640 or the Bridgeport Police TIPS line at (203) 576-TIPS.
Connecticut
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Connecticut
Millions in federal grant money coming to Connecticut in response to opioid crisis
It was announced on Monday that $7 million will come to western Connecticut to help combat the ongoing opioid epidemic.
The money will go to Winsted, Watertown, Torrington, Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk, and Bridgeport.
It will be used to intervene and help people immediately when they are released from prison.
“What we know is that when people get out of jail, that is often when they are at the highest risk of overdose because they don’t immediately get connected to community health providers and don’t continue their medication assisted therapy,” said Sen. Chris Murphy.
The money will also be used to reach out to children whose parents suffer from addiction or have overdosed, as well as funding things like Narcan, drug test strips, and counseling services.
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