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- Foundation Accepting Grant Requests for 2014
- Naugatuck High School 10th Year Reunion
- Joe Markley to Receive AARP Award
- Conn. Community Foundation Awards $470,000
- Charter Oak-NVCC Reverse Transfer Program
- Orchestra Receives Grant from Foundation
- Manufacturing Info Sessions at NVCC
- Town Hall Meeting ~ January 27
- AAA Honors Watertown Police
- Church Raises $10,000 for St. Vincent de Paul
- Webster Bank Appoints New President
- Book Discussion: the History of Food in CT
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Waterbury Police Department
Waterbury PD Seeking Murder Suspect
Waterbury PD are actively searching for Philip Grundy.
Waterbury Police have obtained an arrest warrant charging Philip Grundy (7/12/74) of 18 James Street 2nd floor, Waterbury, with Murder and Assault 1st for the fatal stabbing of one male and the serious stabbing of another male last night in the area of 23 James Street.
13 Arrested In Waterbury Drug Sting
The total evidence seized was a 9 mm handgun, 1455 bags of heroin, 405 grams of crack cocaine, 190 grams of powder cocaine, and 184 grams of raw heroin. The estimated street value of this evidence is $80,000.
Isaiah Wells is one of 13 suspects arrested by the Waterbury PD.
News release from Acting Deputy Chief Chris Corbett of the Waterbury Police Department
The Waterbury Police Department has concluded a six-week undercover investigation into illegal drug activity in and around the Angel Drive area. The investigation was conducted by the Department’s Vice & Intelligence Division and the Street Crime Unit and it was initiated in response to numerous citizen complaints of hand to hand street level drug sales in that neighborhood.
Police Arrest Man In Pipe Bomb Incident
Deputy police chief Chris Corbett issued the following press release this afternoon...
Waterbury Police have completed the investigation into last night’s suspicious items/ explosive devices investigation that occurred right outside the PD. At around 7:45 pm a male complainant came to the front desk saying that he had found two possible pipe bombs in a backpack left behind by one of his employees and that the backpack was on the sidewalk outside the PD.
Vernon Riddick Named Top Cop In Waterbury
By John Murray
Vernon Riddick has been a busy man the past eight days.
On September 12th he attended the funeral service of Fortune, the former slave in Waterbury whose skeleton was on display for 170 years. During Fortune's burial in Riverside Cemetery a woman injured herself climbing a steep hill walking towards the gravesite. Riddick left the service to check on the woman, and then walked back to pay his respects to Fortune.
Vernon Riddick Scores #1 On Police Chief Test
By John Murray
During an interview with Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary yesterday he announced the results of a civil service test for the opening of police chief in the city. Vernon Riddick, pictured here, has been the acting police chief since the sudden retirement of Michael Gugliotti in January, and Riddick is seeking to become the permanent chief.
Legendary Waterbury Police Detective, Jake Griffin, Is Dead At 84. Funeral on 9/13
By John Murray
An old school detective who served in the Waterbury Police Department for 48 years will be buried Friday with full police honors. Jake Griffin lived his entire life in Waterbury, and passed away September 9th at the Village at East Farms.
Griffin had a reputation as a tough cop, and Waterbury Neil O'Leary, who worked beneath him for 20 years in the detective bureau, said, "Jake Griffin was tough, but fair, and he was by far one of the best investigators the city has ever seen."
Citizens Police Academy Offered In Waterbury
The Waterbury Police Department will host their Fall Citizens Police Academy, September 16th through October 28th. This seven week program will be held on Monday evenings, from 6-8pm, in the department’s Training Division, located at 240 Bank St, across from Diorio’s restaurant.
Vernon Riddick Named Acting Police Chief In Waterbury, First Black To Lead The Department
By John Murray
In February 2012 Deputy Police Chief Vernon Riddick, pictured above, moderated a panel discusssion on the history of the African-American struggle inside the Waterbury Police Department. For decades systemic racism held qualified black officers from advancing beyond patrolmen, and black cops were confined to beats in minority neighborhoods. Grudgingly, the department began to open up, but it wasn't until a federal lawsuit was filed by Cicero Booker Jr. in the early 1980s that measurable change occurred. Eleven months after the panel discussion on racism, Mayor Neil O'Leary has selected Vernon Riddick to lead the Waterbury Police Department in the wake of Chief Michael Gugliotti's retirement. Riddick will officially be the Acting Police Chief while O'Leary searches for a permanant replacement for Gugliotti, who is out on vacation until his retirement on March 18th. In the absence of Chief Gugliotti, Riddick will assume the role of Acting Chief of Police immediately, becoming the first black officer in history to lead the Waterbury Police Department.
Waterbury Cops Crack Down On Seat Belt Use
Lt. Scott Stevenson
The Waterbury Police Department announced that it issued 246 infractions during the recent Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization. The majority of these tickets were for driver’s and front seat passengers failing to wear seat belts, but also included citations for drivers failing to properly restrain their child passengers in an appropriate restraint system (I.E. infant carrier, child car seat or booster seat). The Waterbury Police Department joined forces with NHTSA and other state & local law enforcement agencies in support of this Click It Or Ticket mobilization, which featured high visibility and aggressive enforcement of CT seat safety belt laws.
Tip-A-Cop Fundraiser At Chili's Dec. 13th
The Police Activity League of Waterbury, Inc. and the Waterbury Police Department is holding a Tip-A-Cop event on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the Chili’s of Waterbury from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Chili’s is located in the Brass Mill Commons at 205 Union St. Officers will be on hand to help serve the public and to educate patrons about the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Patrons are asked to “Tip a Cop” as a donation to Special Olympics Connecticut. For more information please call Lieutenant Daniel Lauer at 203-346-3971 .