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GoFund Me - Fundraiser for the Mollicone Family
07/15/2025

On June 25, 2025, Officer Romano Mollicone and his family experienced a devastating house fire. Thankfully, everyone is safe; however, they have lost many of their belongings and are facing significant challenges during this difficult time.

John Forlivio Obituary
07/15/2025

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stamfordadvocate/name/john-forlivio-obituary?id=58766167

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Stamford Advocate Police News

Stamford police arrest Georgia man after traffic stop turns up illegal handgun, officials say
12/22/2025

Yates, a convicted felon, was caught concealing a permitless Ruger LCP .380, police said.

Former New Canaan food services director gets 1 year in $500K scheme to steal student lunch money
12/22/2025

The former director of food services for New Canaan schools is serving a one-year sentence in a lunch money skimming scheme.

Stamford police seek suspect in East Side vehicle break-ins, officials say
12/20/2025

Police said the thefts all took place between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. over a week period.

Fundraiser aims to bring man believed to have died from cold in Stamford back to Guatemala
12/17/2025

The family wants to bring the man back to Guatemala, where his parents are buried, they said in the GoFundMe campaign.

Gas main break caused road closures in downtown Stamford Thursday, Eversource says
12/12/2025

The main break caused six customers to lose gas, Eversource said. Service will be restored Friday.

Wife of Stamford standoff shooter hospitalized with depression, lawyer says
12/11/2025

The woman is cooperating with police "to the best of her cognitive ability" as they investigate, her lawyer said.

Stamford Advocate Local News

Stamford woman bakes 15,000 cookies in one week to help local seniors
12/24/2025

The idea for Cookies and Cocktails for a Cause came about from the isolation felt during the COVID pandemic.

Stamford police arrest Georgia man after traffic stop turns up illegal handgun, officials say
12/22/2025

Yates, a convicted felon, was caught concealing a permitless Ruger LCP .380, police said.

Former New Canaan food services director gets 1 year in $500K scheme to steal student lunch money
12/22/2025

The former director of food services for New Canaan schools is serving a one-year sentence in a lunch money skimming scheme.

New design for apartments planned for Stamford gets positive feedback from city
12/22/2025

The new designs for a three-story structure with 19 apartments received positive feedback from the city's Zoning Board.

Stamford police seek suspect in East Side vehicle break-ins, officials say
12/20/2025

Police said the thefts all took place between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. over a week period.

Construction of new Roxbury School wins key approval in Stamford
12/19/2025

Major construction would commence in November of 2026 and wrap up in 2028.

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Brown University police chief placed on leave after fatal campus shooting
12/23/2025

The U.S. Department of Education has also launched an investigation into the school's security, looking into security reports, audits, dispatch and call logs and emergency notifications

BWC: Houston officer shoots man holding store employee hostage at gunpoint
12/22/2025

Video shows the suspect following closely behind a woman and pressing a gun to her back, apparently attempting to use her as a shield to flee from the officer

Gun jams after man points it at Ohio officer, pulls trigger at point-blank range
12/22/2025

“He pulled it out, pointed it right at my face and pulled it. The trigger just didn’t go off,” the Canton Police officer can be heard saying in body camera video

Wash. State Police trooper struck, killed during crash investigation
12/22/2025

Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, 29, was struck and killed in Tacoma while she was investigating a two-vehicle collision; one of two drivers who struck her fled the scene

BWC: Mich. officers respond to rescue choking 1-year-old
12/24/2025

"Officer [Matt] Virgadamo’s response represents policing at its very best,” Sterling Heights Police Chief Andy Satterfield stated

Ky. PD to test drone vendors for proposed DFR program
12/24/2025

Drones as first responders are flown to the site of priority calls to assess the situation before police officers, firefighters or emergency medical crews arrive on the scene

Public Safety Labor News

Grievance Delay Insufficient To Show Duty Of Fair Representation Violation
12/13/2025

In 2021, the Detroit Police Lieu­tenants & Sergeants Association filed four separate grievances on behalf of Sherell Stanley against the Detroit Police Department. One, Grievance 21-014, sought six hours of overtime pay she claimed she was owed. Two others, Grievance 21-006 for a back injury and Gri

“COVID Ate My Homework” Does Not Excuse Officer’s Untimely ULP Charge
12/13/2025

In June 2022, Mary White, a deputy correctional officer with the Will County Sheriff’s Department in Illinois, was ter­minated. The termination came just two months after she had completed workers’ compensation paperwork, which she had filed due to complications stemming from a December 2020 COVID-1

Double Whammy ULP Decisions Against Pennsylvania Police Chief With Anti-Union Bias
12/12/2025

A Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board hearing examiner issued two compan­ion decisions on August 21, 2025, together finding that the Jenkintown Borough, Pennsylvania, Police Department and Police Chief Thomas Scott committed mul­tiple unfair labor practices under the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Act

Supreme Court Rejects Retired Firefighter’s ADA Claim
12/12/2025

Karyn Stanley joined the Sanford, Florida, Fire Department in 1999 and served for nearly two decades. In 2016 she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease but continued working for two more years until the progression of her condition forced her to retire on disabil­ity in 2018. At the time she was hi

Sheriff CBA’s Vacation Cap Provision Trumps Inconsistent Past Practice
12/12/2025

The Michigan Employment Rela­tions Commission (MERC) rejected an unfair labor practice charge filed by the Michigan Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council, challenging the County’s decision to strictly enforce a contractual 320-hour vacation cap after years of allowing employees to exceed it. The U

No Appeal Rights For Police Chief Deprived Of Pensionable Overtime
12/12/2025

Jack Soberick began serving in the Lansford Borough Police Depart­ment in Pennsylvania in 1996, became Chief of Police in 2016, and retired in 2022. As Chief of Police, his individ­ual employment contract contained three key provisions. The first was a “me-too” clause guaranteeing him any economic o