Published April 23. 2021 11:06PM
FAIRFIELD (AP) A person interrupted a video conference meeting of a racial equity task force in Fairfield with racist slurs, including some directed at Black members of the group, police said Friday.
They re trying to identify the person who joined the Thursday evening meeting of the city’s Racial Equity and Justice Task Force and shared their screen to show images of enslaved people in addition to making racist remarks.
It is being investigated as a potential hate crime, Fairfield Police chief Robert Kalamaras said. He said he plans to consult with federal and state law enforcement agencies during the investigation.
Published March 04. 2021 8:25PM
BRIDGEPORT (AP) A Connecticut police department is being sued over the 2019 shooting death of a 70-year-old woman by her ex-husband, on allegations officers could have prevented the killing.
James Taylor, a former owner of a garbage hauling company, broke into the Fairfield home of his ex-wife, Catherine Taylor, and fatally shot her in the head as she tried to flee, police said. James Taylor also tried to shoot his stepson, Donald Garamella, who disarmed James Taylor and held him until police arrived.
Garamella sued Fairfield police on Tuesday, saying officers were notified two days before the shooting that James Taylor was acting dangerously and had threatened his ex-wife, the Connecticut Post reported. Police were also informed at the time that Taylor had firearms, but police did not seize them, the lawsuit said.