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John NickersonPolice and court reporter

I’m a Connecticut native and a Cal graduate with a degree in Mass Communications. I got my start in newspaper writing at Orange Coast College in Southern California where I became editor of the school weekly, The Coast Pilot. After...

I’m a Connecticut native and a Cal graduate with a degree in Mass Communications. I got my start in newspaper writing at Orange Coast College in Southern California where I became editor of the school weekly, The Coast Pilot. After getting my degree, I began writing for the Marin Independent Journal before moving back to Connecticut in 2001 and finding a reporting job with The Advocate. I love wooden boats and 454-cubic inch engines that power them.

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Server Enzo Caso helps patrons set up a Virtual Menu APP on there phone as they prepare to place an order at Capriccio Cafe in Stamford, Connecticut on May 20, 2020. They were among the first customers to enjoy the return of outdoor dining on Bedford Street, as businesses in the downtown area begin to reopen following a local and state wide shutdown to patrons dining in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Roads to close for more outdoors diners in Stamford

May 29, 2020

Officer Logan Pavia and his K-9 partner Pyro along with Stamford Police officers continue their search in and around the area surrounding the Fairfield Avenue overpass and I-95 following a reported shooting incident on May 26, 2020. A person of interest was taken by police and EMS to Stamford Hospital for evaluation after being pick up on I-95 northbound attempting to wave down traffic near Fairfield Avenue. The investigation is ongoing.

Stamford man charged in I-95 shooting incident

May 27, 2020

Traffic crawls by as Stamford Police officers continue to search the embankment adjacent to I-95 Northbound in and around the area of the Fairfield Avenue overpass following a reported shooting incident on May 26, 2020. A person of interest was taken by police and EMS to Stamford Hospital for evaluation after being pick up on I-95 northbound attempting to wave down traffic near Fairfield Avenue. The investigation is ongoing.

Stamford Police: ‘Miracle’ none hurt by shots fired onto I-95

May 26, 2020

Stamford police

Two shootouts in Stamford reported on consecutive nights

May 26, 2020

Stamford Police are asking residents to lock their cars.

Police: Stamford, Greenwich residents helping thieves by leaving cars unlocked

May 24, 2020

The rededication ceremony for Veterans Park, in Stamford, Conn. Nov. 11, 2019.

Stamford to livestream Memorial Day ceremony Sunday

May 22, 2020

Cesar Olvia, 30, of Stamford, was charged with skipping court after being charged with having sex with a 14-year-old girl in 2012. Olvia was working as a cashier at a West Side market earlier this week.

Veteran Stamford police officer recognizes wanted defendant

May 22, 2020

An electronic message board in front of Stamford Police headquarters on Thursday.

Flurry of speeding tickets written in Stamford

May 22, 2020

Christine Limone

Former Norwalk day care owner where baby died charged with risk of injury

May 21, 2020

CERT volunteer Byron Freeman, along with a dozen volunteers from Stamford's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program and Connecticut Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) hand out non-medical masks during a distribution event on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Rippowam Middle School in Stamford, Connecticut.

Big mask giveaway in Stamford on Thursday, May 21

May 21, 2020

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