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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

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 police arrest 4 after finding cocaine, stolen guns on Revere Drive, officials say
02/13/2026

Police said two of the guns seized by investigators were later confirmed to be stolen.

Three armed men robbed Stamford market on Myrtle Avenue, police say
02/12/2026

The men took an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing, police said.

Judge pulls plea deal, wants stiffer sentences for parents in 2023 death of toddler in Stamford
02/11/2026

The mother and father were to be sentenced to 16 years but the judge is now offering 20 years and 18 years, respectively.

Michelle Troconis tries again for prison release while appealing conviction in Jennifer Dulos case
02/02/2026

Prosecutors noted in court papers that she has already had such a request denied twice, and the third also should be denied.

Stamford Advocate Local News

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 education center gets OK to serve 200 children at former office site
03/12/2026

“It’s a great project,” said Zoning Board Chairman David Stein.

Stamford mayor proposes $747.4 million 2026-27 operating budget with 6.3% year-to-year increase
03/10/2026

Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons said the Board of Finance have until May 25 to set the mill rate.

St. John's Towers in Stamford to be replaced with 305 affordable housing units
03/09/2026

All the units in the new building are to be rented at below market rates.

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 Zoning Board OKs new mosque on East Side with parking conditions
03/06/2026

The building, constructed as a firehouse in the early 1900s, is in poor condition and would undergo renovations.

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BWC: Suspect's gun fires during struggle with Phoenix PD, injuring officer and fatally wounding suspect
03/12/2026

Phoenix Police pursued the man and an officer tackled him to the ground after he pointed the gun at bystanders in a park

Video: Armed suspect attempts to rob woman, shoots at undercover LASD deputies before fatal OIS
03/11/2026

The suspect can be seen on surveillance footage holding a gun to the woman's head as she screamed for help when the deputies intervened

BWC: Man rushes at Iowa officers with machete before fatal OIS
03/11/2026

The man questioned why Marion Police officers worked "for evil" and pulled a machete from his clothing when they arrived at the scene

BWC: Calif. officer responding to domestic call shoots man chasing after woman with knife
03/11/2026

Chino PD officers entered a home to find a man threatening a woman with a knife; the man refused instructions to drop the weapon and chased after the victim instead

BWC: Fla. officer shot during confrontation with homicide suspect before OIS
03/11/2026

After Pasco County deputies located a man suspected of fatally shooting a neighbor over a property dispute, the suspect raised a gun and shot an officer

Wash. sheriff declines requests from prosecutors to retract post about not hiring noncitizens
03/13/2026

"I'm not taking it down," Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank said of his post that stated his office would not hire noncitizens as deputies or corrections officers

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