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GoFund Me - Fundraiser for the Mollicone Family
07/15/2025

On June 25, 2025, Officer Romano Mollicone and his family experienced a devastating house fire. Thankfully, everyone is safe; however, they have lost many of their belongings and are facing significant challenges during this difficult time.

John Forlivio Obituary
07/15/2025

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Stamford Advocate Police News

Student at Stamford's Westhill High School arrested amid mass walkout, officials say
03/25/2026

District officials said the arrest was related to a comment posted on YouTube.

Stamford man denies dealing crack while released on bond for another case, feds say
03/24/2026

Federal officials say Turkvan was allegedly found to have continued selling narcotics while he was out on bond before he was scheduled to report to prison.

Stamford man accused of trafficking crack, cocaine, police say
03/24/2026

The amount of drugs officers found in the arrest and search "indicates a high level trafficker," police said.

Stamford police substation at High Ridge Center to close after 25 years
03/19/2026

Administrative Captain Scott Duckworth said the location is set to close March 31.

Brazilian man living in Stamford accused of possessing child sex abuse material
03/12/2026

The man was also taken into custody by ICE for overstaying a visa, officials said.

Stamford settles lawsuit with family of pastor killed in police crash, court filing says
03/07/2026

Tommie Jackson was a well-known pastor who led Rehoboth Fellowship Church and previously served for more than two decades at Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church.

Stamford Advocate Local News

Student at Stamford's Westhill High School arrested amid mass walkout, officials say
03/25/2026

District officials said the arrest was related to a comment posted on YouTube.

Stamford man denies dealing crack while released on bond for another case, feds say
03/24/2026

Federal officials say Turkvan was allegedly found to have continued selling narcotics while he was out on bond before he was scheduled to report to prison.

Stamford man accused of trafficking crack, cocaine, police say
03/24/2026

The amount of drugs officers found in the arrest and search "indicates a high level trafficker," police said.

'Let him stay': Students at Stamford's Westhill High School walk out, teachers rally and board cancels meeting
03/24/2026

Hours after Stamford students rallied for their principal, and just before a scheduled Board of Education meeting, teachers gathered for their own rally.

Stamford ZBA approves signage for new Family Centers building, cites safety
03/24/2026

The Family Centers found its new home was in residential zone, not a commercial one, and the Stamford zoning code restricts signage in residential zones.

Stamford students plan walkouts to support principals who may be involuntarily moved to new posts
03/24/2026

School board members say they will hold a special meeting to discuss a legal opinion related to its authority over personnel moves.

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Dashcam: Repeat offender nabbed for 98th time by Wash. deputies following pursuit
03/24/2026

Thurston County deputies initially pursued the man on suspicion of organized retail theft; he was arrested on charges of DUI, eluding and possession of narcotics

3 Fla. officers cleared in 2019 fatal shooting due to state's 'stand your ground' law
03/24/2026

A judge ruled that three Miami-Dade officers could not be prosecuted in the bystander's death because they had reason to believe deadly force was necessary to end a confrontation with suspects

U.S. Park Police officer wounded in ambush, agency states
03/24/2026

Park Police Chief Scott Brecht said in a press briefing that the officer was ambushed by two gunmen who fired at the officer as he drove by in an unmarked vehicle

Texas deputy fired, indicted on murder charge in 2025 OIS
03/23/2026

The Harris County Sheriff's Office's disciplinary committee found that Deputy Aileen Jimenez Barboza violated multiple department policies in the shooting death of Levincer Swanson

Off-duty police could carry guns on Conn. school grounds under new bill
03/22/2026

Police officers supporting the bill argued that technically, police officers are not allowed to bring weapons on school property even while picking up their own children

2 suspects arrested in ambush shooting of U.S. Park Police officer
03/25/2026

Interim D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery Carroll stated that the officer was targeted and it was possible the suspects knew he was a police officer

Public Safety Labor News

Trooper’s “Highly Unbecoming” Conduct Towards Coworkers At After-Hours Event Did Not Warrant Termination
03/13/2026

A Michigan State Police Trooper was intoxicated at a Michigan State Police Troopers Association (MSPTA) event and engaged in serious misconduct. Surveil­lance video showed the trooper placing her fingers into the “anal crevice” of a male coworker, striking another coworker in the genitals, and attem

Indiana Sherriff’s Lieutenant’s Coerced Resignation Claims Restored
03/13/2026

In 2018, Robert Goldsmith ran for sheriff of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and had several deputies support his can­didacy. Lieutenant Randall Martin did not support Goldsmith. Instead, Mar­tin reported colleagues for unlawfully campaigning for Goldsmith while in uniform, maintaining that their conduc

Chicago Firefighter Promotion Lawsuit Diverted To Arbitration
03/13/2026

Firefighters David Barron and Michael Lynch, filing on behalf of a class, alleged that the City of Chicago improperly manipulated promotional procedures for lieutenant positions. For decades, the City’s practice involved creating an eligibility list from examina­tion scores and promoting candidates

Constitutional Challenge To North Carolina’s Giglio Statute Allowed To Proceed
03/13/2026

In April 2021, Roxboro Police Officer SeanPatrick Leech responded to a report of an unknown boxcutter found in the bedroom of a rape victim. After confirming with the original in­vestigating officer and his sergeant that the item was not involved in the crime, Leech disposed of it. When the District

Sheriff’s Threats To Arrest Union Leaders Over Alleged “Blue Flu” And Sick-Leave Home Visits Found Unlawful
03/13/2026

A dispute arose during the summer of 2023 between the Deputy Sheriffs’ Benevolent Association of Onondaga County, New York (DSBA) and Onon­daga County, when the Sheriff’s Office was experiencing staffing shortages in the Custody Division. DSBA leaders proposed a temporary “double time-and-a-half” we

City’s Unilateral Fire Deployment Change Not Trigger For Mandatory Bargaining
03/13/2026

In 2022, voters of Vancouver, Washington, approved a property tax levy known as Proposition 2. The levy was designed to address chronically slow emergency response times by the Vancouver Fire Department. The Department’s plan was to use specific units for low-priority medical calls, freeing larger e