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Former Stamford teacher who shoved autistic boy pleads guilty to reckless endangerment charge

01/17/2025

The former teacher was ordered to serve three years of probation, during which she is not allowed to be employed supervising minor children.

Bridgeport woman claims to be 'mastermind' behind Stamford sex trafficking operation, warrant says

01/15/2025

The 20-year-old Bridgeport woman recruited prostitutes, set up sexual encounters and plied the women with drugs, according to an arrest warrant.

7th suspect in Stamford double-stabbing caught in Maryland after months on run, police say

01/14/2025

The 30-year-old suspect stabbed a man twice, seriously injuring him, during a 7-on-2 attack with makeshift spears, according to police.

Former Stamford cop charged with impersonating officer in New Canaan, police say

01/14/2025

New Canaan police said the former Stamford officer showed them his badge when he got pulled over in a traffic stop Saturday.

Heavy drinking at Stamford Christmas party led to confrontation and fatal stabbing, warrant says

01/13/2025

The accused killer was "very drunk" prior to the fatal stabbing at a Connecticut home in the early hours of Christmas morning in 2023.

NY man gets 10 years in prison in road rage attack that killed 71-year-old Stamford resident

01/10/2025

During the sentencing Friday, he told the judge that words could not express how much he regretted his actions that day and that he never intended to cause someone to die.

Stamford schools proposed 5% budget increase driven by rise in special education costs, officials say

01/18/2025

The budget will be presented to the Board of Education on Jan. 21.

Darien Public Schools pull immigrant separation book from curriculum after complaint leads to review

01/17/2025

The illustrated book, written by a two-time National Book Award finalist, follows the story of a young girl listening to stories from her mother, who is being held in an immigration detention center.

Former Stamford teacher who shoved autistic boy pleads guilty to reckless endangerment charge

01/17/2025

The former teacher was ordered to serve three years of probation, during which she is not allowed to be employed supervising minor children.

Stamford Board of Reps reject hiring a lawyer to work with city on filling expired volunteer seats

01/17/2025

"Holdover" members are people who have remained in their spots for more than six months after their terms expired, the maximum amount of time someone can serve past the end of their term.

Former UConn professor at Stamford branch violated policy with student relationship, probe confirms

01/16/2025

A former professor violated University of Connecticut policy by having a relationship with a student, a report said.

Tennis club celebrates 30 years, R&B singer headlines P2P's spring benefit and other community news

01/16/2025

Darien-based nonprofit Person to Person (P2P) will celebrate its annual black-tie spring benefit, “Rising Together,” on April 4 at Serafresca in the Italian Center of Stamford.

La. K-9 dies after collapsing during SWAT roll

01/16/2025

Jefferson County K-9 Macho had more than 200 deployments and made more than 100 apprehensions; he died from a medical emergency

‘He didn’t swerve or brake’: Texas officer killed while using cruiser to protect drivers from fleeing suspect

01/16/2025

Navasota PD Sgt. Mark Butler crashed his patrol vehicle into a fleeing suspect who was speeding the wrong way down a highway

Video: Man who told dispatchers he would 'shoot somebody' approaches LEOs with screwdriver before OIS

01/16/2025

The man ignored instructions to put his hands up and moved toward Torrance, Calif. officers with the screwdriver, which they believed was a knife

Video: Police drone shows person, dog rescued from icy lake

01/18/2025

After the dog fell through the ice, the owner tried to rescue it before also falling through

Drowsy driving crashes jump 107% on Colo. roads since 2020, still on the rise, state patrol says

01/18/2025

“Fatigue physically and mentally impacts the abilities of a driver — it has effects on a driver’s...coordination and reaction time,” Colorado State Patrol Col. Matthew Packard said

Search and rescue volunteer leaves home to respond to fire, comes back to find it burning

01/18/2025

“When I left, I don’t know why, I thought I was going to come back to my house,” said Collin Davis, a Sierra Madre Search and Rescue volunteer

Police Chief’s Private Texts To Coworker Not Protected By First Amendment

01/10/2025

Kate Adams was hired by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department in 1994, and by March 2020, she had worked her way up to Chief of Police for the City of Rancho Cordova in California. Her time in the position, however, was short-lived, as Adams was forced to resign the following year after allegat

No Speech Protections For False Statements

01/10/2025

In 2015, the Internal Affairs Unit of the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety in California opened an investigation into David Meinhardt, an officer who also happened to be the president of the Sunnyvale Public Safety Officers’ Association. IA was following up on a complaint that Meinhardt was usi

Back Pay, Not Reinstatement, For LAPD Officer Dealt A Due Process Violation

01/10/2025

Like many municipalities across the country, the City of Los Angeles declared an emergency in March 2020 in response to COVID-19. The following August, the City passed an ordinance that required all City employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, request an exemption, or be subject to “appropriate

Court’s Review Of Compliance With Grievance Procedure Cannot Consider Other Arguments

01/10/2025

In 2023, Wesley Shifflett, a police officer with the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia, shot and killed Timothy McCree Johnson outside of the Tysons Corner Center Mall. Johnson was suspected of shoplifting. As Shifflett gave chase, Shifflett alleged, Johnson “quickly stopped his flight, t

City Council Had Authority To Fire Police Officer After High-Speed Chase

01/10/2025

Gregory Moliere served as a police officer in the Buffalo Police Department in Texas. Despite department policy to the contrary, Moliere engaged in a high-speed chase while a civilian was riding along in his patrol vehicle. The chase resulted in an accident that damaged the patrol vehicle. Moliere r

Privacy Concerns Did Not Outweigh Union’s Need For Sanitized Misconduct Forms

01/10/2025

American Federation of Government Employees Local 3584, representing a unit of correctional workers, made an information request to the Department of Justice’s Office of Internal Affairs on behalf of its members at FCI Dublin, a low-security federal prison in California. The Union believed that the

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