Melissa in the Morning: Youth Crime in CT

May 05, 2023, 02:21 PM

In recent month, Norwalk Police have arrested nine middle schoolers for crimes including vandalism. Police Chief James Walsh told us the latest on the investigations and how the city has been actively combatting youth crime. ((00:00))

Two bills are getting a thumbs up and moving through the legislative session. The pair of bills tackles issues surrounding animal rights in CT. State Rep. Dorinda Borer shared the two pieces of legislation with us. ((11:05))

May is National Water Safety Month and we had aquatics director, Alex Hunter, on to talk about the importance of swim lessons. She also talked about benchmarks for swimmers and the effectiveness of year round lessons, not seasonal. ((22:04))

Hartford Healthcare and Sacred Heart University are partnering up! We learned what the two entities are doing for current and future nursing students and how it impacts CT. ((35:18))

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