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Stamford Advocate Police News
Man suffers hypothermia in Stamford after sailboat capsizes in Long Island Sound, official says
06/27/2025
"Once he flipped, it was so rough he couldn't get the boat unflipped," according to a witness who called 911.
'Alert' Stamford residents helped capture suspects wanted for robbing NYPD officer, police say
06/26/2025
An NYPD helicopter and multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the pursuit that crossed state lines and ended in a crash and foot chase in Stamford.
Suspects pursued through Greenwich and Stamford were involved in robbery of NYPD officer, police say
06/25/2025
Stamford police say more than 100 officers from multiple municipal, state and federal agencies responded.
Stamford man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 11-year-old boy
06/24/2025
The defendant will be required to register as a sex offender as part of the plea agreement.
Bridgeport man suspected in recent shooting arrested in Stamford, police say
06/19/2025
Judicial records show the 20-year-old was held on a $500,000 bond.
NY man pleads guilty in Stamford sexual assault of 18-year-old in 2022
06/18/2025
The man and a friend offered to give the victim a ride home but instead sexually assaulted her, police said.
Stamford Advocate Local News
Stamford's 2025 fireworks show is coming to Cummings Beach Park. Here's what to know.
06/27/2025
Entertainment will begin at 6 p.m. and there will be food trucks on the site.
Man suffers hypothermia in Stamford after sailboat capsizes in Long Island Sound, official says
06/27/2025
"Once he flipped, it was so rough he couldn't get the boat unflipped," according to a witness who called 911.
Curtain Call's 'Shakespeare on the Green' stage in Stamford collapses due to strong winds, organizers say
06/26/2025
The community theater's executive director said the original stage took six months to build and it would cost roughly $50,000 to rebuild it.
New principal named at Stamford's Davenport Ridge Elementary School
06/26/2025
New principal Sandra Ehlers spent the last three years as an administrator at Roxbury Elementary School and was the school's interim principal last school year.
'Alert' Stamford residents helped capture suspects wanted for robbing NYPD officer, police say
06/26/2025
An NYPD helicopter and multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the pursuit that crossed state lines and ended in a crash and foot chase in Stamford.
Stamford school administrator on leave, official says; records show complaint on comments at meeting
06/26/2025
Records show a complaint over comments Associate Superintendent Angela Asaro made at a staff meeting at Stillmeadow Elementary School.
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BWC: Man attempts to stab Okla. officer before fatal OIS
06/25/2025
The Oklahoma City officer was protected from injury when the knife struck his radio
‘You almost f*****g killed me’: Houston officer pinned inside suspect’s car door before OIS
06/25/2025
As an officer ordered the suspect out of the vehicle, he drove forward, trapping the officer in the car door
With no game wardens available, Texas deputy wrangles alligator found in swimming pool
06/25/2025
The Smith County deputy responded after no game wardens were available to remove the gator from a home’s swimming pool
BWC: Man tells Calif. officers to shoot him, runs at them with knife before OIS
06/25/2025
The officers used a TASER to subdue the man multiple times, but he refused to drop the knife
Handcuffed woman pulls ‘Houdini’ act, steals LAPD cruiser near Magic Castle
06/24/2025
LAPD says the woman, still in handcuffs, maneuvered into the driver’s seat of the patrol SUV and drove off before abandoning the vehicle and escaping on foot
BWC: As Seattle cops tend to distraught victim, suspect fires at officers from above
06/24/2025
Officers returned fire, fatally wounding the suspect after he shot at officers and another woman
Public Safety Labor News
Internal Complaints Against Chief Do Not Cloak Georgia Officer With First Amendment Protections
06/13/2025
Daniel Kang, an Asian man, began working as a corporal for the Savannah Police Department (SPD) in Georgia beginning in 2012. In April 2020, Kang and other officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Kahlil Kelly. During the operation, they detained Darryl Faitele, mistakenly believing him to b
NJ Court Overturns Arbitration Award That Repudiated 30-Year Past Practice
06/13/2025
The 2013 CBA between the Newark Fire Officers Union and the City of Newark provided two terminal leave options for retiring officers. The traditional option allowed the officer to remain on the payroll and receive full salary, earning pension credits, while not reporting for work during their termi
Union President Engaged In Protected Concerted Activity When Sharing Confidential Report
06/13/2025
Alicia Bragg, who served as president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE) Troopers Unit, was appointed to the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Strategic Improvement Committee (SIC), which was tasked with analyzing a climate survey of troopers to guide organizational improvements. On
No Statute Of Limitations Bar For 6-Year-Old Utah POST Violation
06/13/2025
In 2014, Quintin Grillone, a police officer in Murray City, Utah, resigned while under investigation for allegedly providing false information to a prosecutor handling a traffic citation against his mother. Grillone, while in uniform, accompanied his mother to court and reportedly gave inaccurate d
Untimely Grievant Not Afforded ‘Second Bite Of Apple’ In Pension Appeal
06/13/2025
Kenneth Zipovsky had been employed as a police officer for the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania since 1993. The CBA between the Fraternal Order of Police, Power City Lodge No. 18 and the City outlined three different pension options for officers based on their date of hire: Plans A, B, and C, each wi
Cook County CO Wins ADA Remedy For Unlawful Fitness-For-Duty Exam
06/13/2025
John Nawara, a correctional officer at Cook County Jail and employee of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois since 1998, was involved in several altercations with colleagues in 2016, including his superior officer and human resources personnel. As a result, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office