Shots were fired during a Little League game on Saturday, May 15, at Newfield Park in Bridgeport, according to a report on the dailyvoice.com website.
When is it ever going to stop, or is it? During a press conference, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim delivered some prophetic words about the incident when he said,
This won t be tolerated, and it is not acceptable.
What does that mean? First, of course, it s not acceptable, and it should never be tolerated, so what now? Let s review. Since January 1, 2021, there have been on average, 10 mass shootings in this country every week this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. More than 15,000 people in this country have died from gun-related violence.
Candlewood Lake Marine Patrol Expects Busiest Summer Ever
Newly elected state representative Patrick Callahan from New Fairfield described what it was like on Candlewood Lake during the summer of 2020 when he said, Last summer was a zoo here! But, unfortunately, truer words were never spoken.
The Candlewood Lake Marine Patrol would like to be equipped and prepared for the heavier-than-usual boat traffic this summer. Still, during an interview with NewTimes, they mentioned that the Candlewood Lake Authority has asked for a large increase of money from its five surrounding towns to cover increased patrolling and safety expenses.
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Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 9:56 am
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that
although the initial stop at a checkpoint was lawful, at the
point Police required a woman to pull over to the side of
the road for intelligence gathering purposes she was
arbitrarily, and unlawfully detained.
On 16 November
2019 Police set up a checkpoint down the road from a
‘Fight Night’ event in Ruakākā, Whangārei. A number
of the attendees were gang members, from a number of
different of gangs.
A woman, who was not affiliated
with any gang, was stopped at the checkpoint, breath tested,
her warrant and registration checked, and asked to produce
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 6:29 am
GENEVA (12 April 2021) – A UN expert called on the
Government of Lao PDR to immediately release three human
rights defenders who have been detained for more than five
years, saying their continued imprisonment was an impediment
to the advancement of human rights in the South-East Asian
nation.
A court in the capital, Vientiane, sentenced
Ms. Lodkham Thammavong, Mr. Soukane Chaithad and Mr.
Somphone Phimmasone to prison terms of up to 30 years in
2017 after they took part in a demonstration outside the Lao
Embassy in Thailand to express concerns over the
government’s human rights record. The three, who were