Bridgeport Teens Charged With Firing Into Backyard Party Injuring Three
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Two Bridgeport teens have been charged with shooting into a backyard party on Monday, injuring three people, according to the Connecticut Post.
Owen Hines, 19, and Taivon Reed, 18, were charged with three counts of assault, failure to have a pistol permit, reckless endangerment and illegal use of a firearm after shooting at partygoers during a family get-together on Anson Street, said the Connecticut Post.
One of the injured, a woman who was shot in the chest, is listed in critical condition at St Vincent's Medical Center. Another woman who was shot in the thigh, and a …
Conn. State Police Issue Thousands Of Tickets Over Labor Day Weekend
Connecticut State Police issued thousands of tickets over the Labor Day weekend, ranging from speeding to using a cellphone, in an effort to keep drivers safe.The enforcement period, which ran from Friday to midnight on Monday, focused on drunken driving violations, with DUI checkpoints in place over the entire time period. In addition, police said they were also on the lookout for speeders, and distracted and aggressive drivers.
Tickets included:
Speeding -- 1,699.
Seat belt -- 165.
Other hazardous moving violations -- 3,552 ( including unsafe lane change, following too closely, cell p…
Wappingers Falls Man Faces Weapons Charge After Running Light, Police Say
EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. -- A Wappingers Falls man was charged with criminal possession of a weapon after being stopped for running a run light in the Town of Fishkill on Saturday.
Latif S. Reid-Ogarro, 22, was stopped by New York State Police after running the red light on Route 9D. During a search, troopers found Reid-Ogarro with a revolver with a defaced serial number, and a passenger with a small amount of marijuana, according to state police.
He was charged with for criminal possession of a weapon. His passenger, Alara Bedka, 23, of East Fishkill, was charged with possession of marijuana.
…
Poughkeepsie Forum Focuses On Heroin Epidemic
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Residents, family members and people in recovery from heroin abuse will want to attend the upcoming forum, “Heroin: The scourge, the stories, the answers,” hosted by the Poughkeepsie Journal, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, in Poughkeepsie.Running from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Family Partnership Center, 29 N. Hamilton St., the forum will focus on heroin and prescription drug abuses and feature conversations with health and law enforcement experts as well as surviving family members and people in recovery.
The forum will be moderated by Journal Engagement Editor John Penney, and audi…
