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Stamford Advocate Police News
Swastikas, racial slur found painted at Stamford's AITE high school; local leaders condemn acts
07/26/2024
Swastikas were found painted on the campus of the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering by staff members Friday morning. Stamford Police are investigating.
Stamford man sentenced to seven and a half years in string of armed robberies in 2020
07/25/2024
Francisco Olivencia was sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison for a string of armed robberies over a five-day span in 2020, one of which ended in a shooting.
Stamford man avoids jail time in violent robbery, assault after completing therapy program
07/23/2024
State prosecutors agreed to reduce felony charges to misdemeanors after a local man accused of beating and robbing his brother completed a pretrial therapy program.
Stamford man sentenced to 3 years after violating probation in child sexual abuse image case
07/22/2024
Matthew Hennessey was sentenced to 3 years in prison for violating his probation on Monday, nearly two years after he avoided prison on a child porn conviction.
Bridgeport man on parole accused of selling fentanyl, cocaine, Stamford police say
07/19/2024
Stamford police said they searched the apartment of a Bridgeport man accused of selling fentanyl and cocaine in the Fairfield County area.
Michelle Troconis granted public defender, fee waiver in appeal of conviction in Jennifer Dulos case
07/16/2024
Troconis, who has been sentenced to 14 ½ years in prison, will now be represented by a court-appointed public defender.
Stamford Advocate Local News
Swastikas, racial slur found painted at Stamford's AITE high school; local leaders condemn acts
07/26/2024
Swastikas were found painted on the campus of the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering by staff members Friday morning. Stamford Police are investigating.
Stamford Zoning Board OKs 'critical' need for more dorm space after UConn's 'surge in applications'
07/26/2024
A special permit was granted for the downtown university to offer 46 beds inside a new residential building.
Stamford man sentenced to seven and a half years in string of armed robberies in 2020
07/25/2024
Francisco Olivencia was sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison for a string of armed robberies over a five-day span in 2020, one of which ended in a shooting.
Family Centers returns to downtown Stamford after 60 years: 'We’ve been expanding and expanding'
07/25/2024
Family Centers, which has operated out of a building on Palmer Hill Road in Stamford since 1968, will move to 986 Bedford St., just a block away from the Stamford Police Department.
Stamford pitches new redesign for lower Atlantic Street after community worries over eminent domain
07/24/2024
Previous designs caused some anxieties with the public since they believed eminent domain might be used to complete the project.
Stamford man avoids jail time in violent robbery, assault after completing therapy program
07/23/2024
State prosecutors agreed to reduce felony charges to misdemeanors after a local man accused of beating and robbing his brother completed a pretrial therapy program.
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BWC shows confusion over use of TASER vs. gun in fatal LAPD OIS of knife-wielding woman
07/25/2024
After the deadly shooting of a woman under the influence of drugs and alcohol, one officer on the video is heard asking, “It was just a TASER, right?”
BWC: Texas officer pulls driver from burning car pinned between two barricades
07/25/2024
The Colony Police Department officers had to pull the man to safety after the electric vehicle continued to burn after being doused with a fire extinguisher
Trump rally shooter flew drone over area 2 hours before event, FBI says
07/25/2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed that the shooter researched the JFK assassination and flew a drone over the venue before attending the rally
BWC: Man wanted for armed robbery pulls handgun on Fla. officer before OIS
07/24/2024
The suspect resisted the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputy’s instructions, retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and pointed at the deputy before the shooting occurred
BWC shows Pa. officers, Secret Service agents confirming Trump rally shooting suspect's identity
07/24/2024
Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris stated that Butler officers alerted state police about the suspect’s suspicious behavior before leaving posts to seek him out
BWC: Man swings knife at NYPD officer who deployed TASER before OIS
07/24/2024
An officer fired a single shot, wounding the man after the TASER deployment did not affect him, allowing him to lunge at another officer
Public Safety Labor News
Not Discrimination When Firefighter Who Exposed Himself Was Not Promoted
07/12/2024
Jeremy Clawson is a black firefighter in the City of Albany, New York. He began his career with the Albany Fire Department (AFD) in 1993, was promoted to lieutenant in 2005, and to captain in 2010. In 2019, Clawson was offered a provisional promotion to battalion chief, the third highest-ranking pos
Transgender CO’s Harassment Sufficient To Establish Hostile Work Environment
07/12/2024
Tyler Copeland is a transgender man who began working for the Georgia Department of Corrections around 2014. At the time, he identified as female, which was his assigned gender at birth. A year after beginning his career with the Department, Copeland was transferred to Rogers State Prison (RSP), a
$10M Punitive Damage Award Upheld For CO Forced Into Early Retirement
07/12/2024
Shelley Pritchett began her career as a Corrections Officer at the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) in 2006. In June 2011, she broke up a fight between two inmates, resulting in significant injuries to her back, knee, and neck. Pritchett went on Workers’ Compensation leave and began medical
Minnesota Statute Requires Employers To Reenroll Disabled Police Officers In Health Plan
07/12/2024
After a career as a deputy sheriff, Charles Aldean worked as a police officer with the City of Woodbury, Minnesota from 2017 until 2020. During his tenure, Aldean enrolled in the City’s health insurance plan with his wife and two children listed as dependents. Aldean experienced health problems at w
No First Amendment Right For Officer To Impersonate U.S. Marshal
07/12/2024
Logan Malik was a police officer in Washingtonville, Ohio who was convicted of falsely portraying himself as a U.S. Marshal to several members of the public over the course of one evening. First, he told a store employee at a Macy’s jewelry counter in Boardman, Ohio that he was part of a fugitive t
Officer’s Criminal Conviction For Obstructing Investigation Into A Fellow Officer Upheld
07/12/2024
On May 3, 2017, Jesse Smith was driving near a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania school zone, when Robert Kramer, an off-duty police officer, pulled up alongside him. Smith alleges that Kramer aimed a handgun at him, then drove away when Smith demanded that he pull over. Smith reported the incident to 911 a