
The entrance to the Stratford Police Department features plaques honoring the four officers to serve 40 or more years in Stratford, Conn. on Thursday, October 29, 2020.
Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media file photoSTRATFORD — Local and state police were combing Short Beach Tuesday as part of what authorities described as a larger investigation into “suspicious or hazardous materials.”
Stratford police said they were assisted by Connecticut State Police, and the police activity at the beach “was part of a larger in-progress investigation.”
Further details about the nature of the investigation were not provided, but police said there was no threat to the public.