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2,300-gallon heating oil spill has closed Farms Road in Stamford since last week, officials say

01/15/2026

“At this point, there is no estimated time for cleanup or reopening,” police said on Thursday.

Stamford police warn residents after home invasion involving men disguised as Amazon workers

01/15/2026

"In these cases, individuals claimed to be making a delivery in order to gain access to homes and then committed robberies, in some instances causing bodily harm," Stamford police said.

State will not call witnesses in Michelle Troconis trial challenging conviction in Dulos case

01/14/2026

Attorneys representing the state have opted not to present any witnesses, ending the trial after three days.

Armed men posing as Amazon workers invaded Stamford home and assaulted couple, police say

01/13/2026

Stamford police say Edmonds and Oduor were charged with home invasion, assault, firearms offenses, motor vehicle violations and interfering with a 911 call.

Michelle Troconis' attorneys rest their case in bid to overturn her conviction in Dulos case

01/13/2026

The expert previously testified that Troconis' former lawyer was not "reasonably competent."

Ex-prosecutor says Michelle Troconis could have been a witness against Fotis Dulos

01/09/2026

The challenge alleged ineffective counsel by Troconis' first lawyer, which he disputed in testimony on the first day of the habeas trial.

Stamford OKs expansion of East Side Haitian church, allowing increased seating

01/16/2026

Due to parking limitations at the site, the church needed an exemption from the zoning code for the additional seating.

Stamford's Board of Finance OKs funds to hire five new police officers

01/16/2026

The Stamford Police Department was initially hoping to hire seven new officers, but the board approved hiring five.

2,300-gallon heating oil spill has closed Farms Road in Stamford since last week, officials say

01/15/2026

“At this point, there is no estimated time for cleanup or reopening,” police said on Thursday.

Stamford residents urge Boccuzzi Park upgrades as capital budget talks continue

01/15/2026

Stamford residents are making their opinions known about where they think city funds should be spent.

Stamford police warn residents after home invasion involving men disguised as Amazon workers

01/15/2026

"In these cases, individuals claimed to be making a delivery in order to gain access to homes and then committed robberies, in some instances causing bodily harm," Stamford police said.

State will not call witnesses in Michelle Troconis trial challenging conviction in Dulos case

01/14/2026

Attorneys representing the state have opted not to present any witnesses, ending the trial after three days.

Md. bill would bar ICE officers who joined during Trump's second term from holding state LE positions

01/14/2026

The ICE Breaker Act of 2026 would bar individuals who joined ICE after Jan. 20, 2025 from serving as officers within any part of the Maryland state government

SCOTUS sides with Montana LEOs on warrant requirements during emergencies

01/14/2026

Officers entered a home after a woman said she feared her former boyfriend might be attempting to kill himself inside; the Court ruled that their actions were "objectively reasonable"

Off-duty deputy who joined BORTAC team to breach classrooms during Uvalde shooting testifies in trial

01/14/2026

Deputy Joe Vasquez took the stand in the trial of former school police officer Adrian Gonzales, who is facing nearly 30 criminal charges over the delayed response to the shooting

Tenn. Highway Patrol releases dash cam video in response to rumors of protester struck by cruiser

01/14/2026

The video shows a THP trooper stopping as the man walked in front of his cruiser; as the trooper slowly moved the vehicle forward, the man laid down on the ground, got up and walked away

'Lawful and appropriate': Ohio officers cleared in ambush that killed colleague

01/16/2026

The ambush attack killed Lorain Officer Phillip Wagner and wounded Officers Brent Payne and Peter Gale

Chicago PD to hire more civilian investigators to tackle misconduct case backlog

01/16/2026

With more than 5,000 complaints in 2025, Chicago PD plans to add 25 civilian staff by 2026 to speed up internal reviews

Former Police Attorney’s Post-Termination “Letter To The World” Results In License Suspension

01/09/2026

The Missouri Supreme Court suspended attorney Ryan Christopher McCarty from the practice of law for disclosing confidential client information after his termination as associate general counsel for the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD). McCarty began working for the KCPD in June 2022 and was term

Lack Of Social Media Policy No Bar To Termination For Offensive Facebook Posts

01/09/2026

Editor’s Note: This is a companion case to the case covered in the article “Wisconsin Deputy Warden Properly Fired For Denigrating Muslims” on p. 3 of the September 2025 issue of Public Safety Labor News.Richard Schneiter began his career with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections in 1977 as a cor

Boise Officer’s Departure Due To Out-Of-Control Chief May Constitute Constructive Discharge

01/09/2026

The Ninth Circuit reversed summary judgment against Thomas Ray Fleming, a former Boise Police Department lieutenant, holding that a reasonable jury could find he was constructively discharged in retaliation for protected whistleblower activity under the Idaho Protection of Public Employees Act (IPPE

Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Corrections Officer’s § 1983 Suit As Time-Barred

01/09/2026

Charles Bozzo was terminated from his position as a corrections officer for the Michigan Department of Corrections in July 2019 after a coworker accused him of harassment. He challenged his termination through his union’s arbitration process, which ended with an arbitrator ruling against him on Marc

No Summary Judgment For County That Fired Jail Official With Anti-Muslim Religious Views

01/09/2026

For nearly a decade, a public Google document titled “The Church and the End Time,” written by the Jail Administrator for the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office in Iowa, Dean Naylor, sat online. Therein, Naylor detailed his post-tribulation Rapture beliefs, predicting an impending world war that he a

Union’s Clear Denial Of Representation Starts ULP Statute Of Limitations

01/09/2026

A former police department employee’s unfair labor practice charges against her union were dismissed as untimely after a New York PERB Director ruled that the statute of limitations began when the union first clearly refused to represent her, not when it ignored her later, repeated requests.Sanja Dr

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