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826 Paranormal Releases new website

On June 2nd 2010 826 Paranormal Sergeant James Myers released his new website to the public. The site covers investigations that he has been on and has conducted with his team. The website includes sections on the history of Connecticut’s paranormal , ways to tell if your house is haunted ,  what not to do on an investigation, paranormal news , meet the ECPP,  and soon it will have a section specific for law enforcement only on occult identification. Myers states” This site is 10 times better then the previous one.”  Myers added ” we are working on an international section where the articles can be viewed in many different languages. “  This websites release is the beginning to a busy year of events and investigations Myers has planned.

Myers along with the East Coast Paranormal Police conducted a sold out haunted bus tour 11/23/09. We asked him if there was anything in the works for this Halloween. Myers stated” yes we have a couple events that are in the planning and legistics point, but it will be a lot of fun.” Myers would not give any hints on the events , but he did say it will put last years event to shame. He also stated that there maybe some hints on the new website of what is coming up in the near future.

The website is www.826paranormal.net , do not get it confused with the older version www.826paranormal.webs.net

826 Paranormal checks out Crescent Ave Art Gallery

F*cked Up and Photo-copied; The Disposable “art” of Matt Mullarkey

The other day I had the opportunity to meet a great bunch of people. They were lingering outside what was the old leather store on Crescent Ave. I was on patrol checking out the neighborhoods and saw the folks hanging outside 51 Crescent Ave. I of course being a nosey person asked what was the reason they were there. I was met by a young lady Eileen Walsh. We started to talk and she realized that I was the cop that does the paranormal work and urban decay photography. She asked me to come in and check out the works of the artist of the day Matt Mullarkey.

I told her that my undergraduate studies were in the art field. I went in and observed a large group of enthusiastic artists and fans of the arts. DJ Leach was there spinning the tunes in preparation for the live sets by Shangk, They Hate Us, and The Midnightmares. Eileen introduced me to some of the people as the paranormal cop; it was nice to know that there were people that knew of my work.

I then went over to Matt’s collection of fliers. This kid has a knack for the placement of subject matter and placement of words. He knows the negative space to balance this out with composition.

I enjoyed the tour brief but enlightening.

Eileen Walsh runs The Gallery at Blackrock (2681 Fairfield Avenue) and the Crescent Ave. Art Gallery (51 Crescent Ave.) I spoke to Eileen further on the way out about future plans of an art show showing 826 Paranormal’s urban decay and paranormal photography. We may work out some plans on using the art work of three cop artists in the genre of “cops not only on the beat the art beat”. We also discussed a possibility of doing a show with just the paranormal and urban decay photos around Halloween time.

For further information about the Gallery of Blackrock, and the Crescent Ave gallery

INFO@THEGALLERYATBLACKROCK.COM

826 Paranormal James Myers looks at possible occult incident

Bridgeport police investigate apparent Santeria curse
Noelle Frampton, STAFF WRITER
Published: 11:17 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2010

BRIDGEPORT — In the latest of several incidents of apparent occult practice in the city, police are investigating what they believe was a Santeria curse against a Derby man — in the form of dead, headless roosters and other animal parts.

Stuffed with some kind of root and sewn up, the two beheaded roosters were found last week, hanging by their feet about 10 feet up from a tree near the intersection of Housatonic Avenue and Grand Street, according to police and paranormal investigators.

At the base of the tree was a bag containing a black knit cap and a box cutter, and nearby there were three coconut halves in a semi-circle, an apparent sheep’s jawbone and a snakeskin, said Nicole Hall, a paranormal investigator with CT Soul Seekers Paranormal Investigations.

Animal control was notified on Wednesday, and a patrol officer was later called to the scene. The matter is still under investigation and no charges have been filed, said Sgt. James Myers, who is also a paranormal investigator.

Preliminarily, it appears the curse was linked to a dispute between a man who works near the spot where the roosters were found and his ex-girlfriend, according to Hall, who visited the scene and talked to the man’s wife.

The disputing pair was due to appear in court soon because the man recently discovered that the teenage son he’d been supporting all of his life wasn’t his and is suing for back child support, Hall said.

The ex-girlfriend apparently set up the curse with offerings to a Santerian god and symbols related to money, as well as negative wishes toward the man. She called to inform him of it early last week, Hall said.
Reached at home Wednesday evening, the man, whose name was withheld to protect his privacy, declined comment.

In the past year, the city has seen an upswing in incidents involving occult activity, Myers said, noting numerous times he’s gone to city homes and noticed symbolism related to Voodoo and Santeria, a Caribbean religion that combines elements of West African Yoruba and Roman Catholicism.

Last June, officers found a human skull, a beheaded chicken, chickens’ blood and other animal parts in a Madison Avenue basement during a drug raid. The next month, there were two human skulls in a circular blanket of loose dirt and bloody papers with names on them at Mountain Grove Cemetery. And just days later, the body of a 2-year-old girl stolen from her Stamford grave showed up in a New Jersey river with chicken bones nearby.

Police believed all three incidents may have involved Santeria or similar religious rituals, but weren’t connected.

A police report indicates that the ex-girlfriend, who lives in Bridgeport, may also have been involved in the Mountain Grove ritual.

Myers declined to comment on whether there is a criminal element to the apparent curse, saying that such cases, in general, can be tricky because people have a legal right to freely practice the religion of their choice.

“You have that fine line,” he said. “When does it become animal cruelty? When does it become harassment? You have to really, really watch that line. People have Constitutional rights for a purpose.”
Due to the apparent increase in occult activity in Bridgeport, Myers is advocating for city police training in occult identification so officers “know what they’re actually looking at when they go out into the field.”

Hall said the man’s wife told her she’d found other evidence of possible curses around their home and “in the past few months or so, they’ve had nothing but bad luck.”

She said the couple has renewed their attendance at a Catholic church and asked that their house be blessed by a priest.

“That’s the best thing they can do,” she said, adding that she believes people can protect themselves against spiritual curses through their own beliefs.

Marci Fernino, a sensitive with CT Soul Seekers, said the man “doesn’t want to put any belief in” the curse, and went as far as to assert that “Somebody can’t curse you if you don’t believe in it and your faith is strong enough and you don’t let that happen.”

There is an element of mind-over-matter in such cases, Myers said, but “it really doesn’t matter if the person believes or doesn’t believe.”

Some people don’t believe in paranormal or occult activity, he said, but their opinions don’t determine whether it is real: “There are things beyond us that we can’t explain; it doesn’t mean they’re not there.”

Even so, he said the curse was directed toward a specific goal and should not cause alarm to the general public.

Connecticut’s Ghost Hunting Cops In The Spirit Of Giving For The Holidays

Paranormal Police in The Spirit of Giving For The Holidays 

826 Paranormal / James Myers

Update January 2, 2010 1420

The Holiday season a time for giving and caring of all young and old. .Stepping away from their dangerous patrol work and paranormal investigating, the East Coast Paranormal Police donated portions of the proceeds from their haunted tour they ran in October. . The tour included several haunted locations in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The final stop was a walking tour of the abandoned Poli Palace Theater. The ECPP was founded by Bridgeport Police Officer James Myers. Myers started off in high school 22 years ago taking photos of Urban Decay and Abandoned buildings. His interest lead to further training at Chamberlain School of Design and Paier College of Art in the graphic design field. Myers then joined the Bridgeport police department in 1998., where he started to get assignments searching very historical and abandoned buildings throughout the city. Myers always has his camera handy waiting for that once in a life time shot. People started to make comments about his photographs, stating that there were very unusual images appearing in his pictures. Myers researched the objects and realized he might be treading on the waters of the supernatural. He then started to investigate and research possible haunted locations for World famous ghost hunter Lorraine Warren. As time went on people started to take notice of 826 Paranormal , his trade name. Officers then started to come forward with their personal stories and experiences dealing with the paranormal .After noticing how many police officers where interested in the paranormal , he pulled together some of the best investigators ,and this is how the East Coast Paranormal Police was born.

The group is currently working with people from the A&E network on a possible TV show. Myers stated ” We chose the Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. COPS.” This organization supports the families of fallen police officers in times of need. Myers stated ” People can not imagine the pressure that is put on police families in it self.” ” We know every time we leave our families to go to work it might be the last time.” Myers added ” It is a hard ,but true fact, we never know if we are coming home.” Using our fund-raising events with support of the local businesses and the City of Bridgeport ,we have a chance to give support to these families of the fallen officers..

The East Coast Paranormal Police are going to be running the haunted tour 2 times in 2010, The dates have not been chosen yet. The group is looking forward to making Halloween a city wide week long festival to raise money for some of the local charities.

Police That Investigate The Paranormal Up In Your Face

 To The Daring and Adventurous Networks:

 My name is James Myers I have been a police officer for the past 12.5 years in the city of Bridgeport ,Connecticut. Over the years I have come face to face with many horrific and tragic sights.Some that I would never wish anyone to ever have to experience. As a police officer you are trained to go into situations and to resolve problems of all types. Over the past couple years I have taken a high school and college hobby of taking photos of the urban decay and abandoned buildings into a new level.

I expressed my interest to the city of Bridgeport about the many historical buildings in the city.I told them that I would watch over their buildings while exploring the unknown within the walls of each location. The city was happy to hear that there were people that had interest in the preservation of these historical sites. as a police officers I have the duty to protect and serve the community that I represent. This would include the property of the city and the community as a whole. I agreed to monitor the buildings while patrolling the exteriors and interiors of each site. I had to log any damage or unusual happenings in report form for the city.

During this time I was taking hundreds maybe even thousands of photos of these locations. I started to get strange responses online about these photos. People were telling me that they believed I was catching things of the supernatural. I did  not know what to think of this , since all I was doing was exploring the urban decay . I started to research the claims these people were telling me , and found that there was a possible link between the images and the paranormal phenomena psychic photographing.

My partner and I were on a prisoner transport to the local hospital. Yes we were babysitting as police officers. I observed an elderly woman being wheeled by me . She looked very familiar , but I could not place the face. Police officers see thousands of people every year, so I was not sure if she was someone we had encountered in a call for service. I then heard the nurse call out the name “Lorraine Warren” I looked at my partner and told her that the woman that was just wheeled by . I told my partner that my grand parents always used to talk about her when I was younger. I had to meet her. I asked the security guard if he would mind introducing me to Lorraine. He took me into her room and she greeted John and before he could introduce me. Lorraine looked at me and said ” Jimmy how are you?” I looked around and then down to my name badge. My name badge only has J Myers on it and there was no one else in  there. I was confused.

We started to talk and she told me about her accident. i just wanted to keep her company for a couple minutes until a family member arrived. Lorraine continued to talk to me about all types of subject matter, then the subject of the downtown Poli Palace theater came into play. She told me that she wanted to stop and go in when she saw all the movie trucks outside. I told her that maybe we could work something out to get in there .

We met for a lunch meeting and she wanted to see my photos that i told her about. I was thinking well she is just humoring me as we do when people come to us with police stories. Everyone has a story about a ticket or a certain officer. I thought well everyone probable comes to Lorraine in the same manner , but with their paranormal photos, and stories. I was wrong about her just humoring me , this was the start to my entry into the paranormal real. I did not ask to be in this field , the field has chosen me, why I have no idea.I got a phone call from my mother . She asked me where Lorraine lived, I told her. She told me to ask Lorraine if she knew Kay and Ted. I called Lorraine and asked the question, and Lorraine told me that was her neighbors that she was friendly with before they moved. I called my mother back and she told me with a laugh, That was your great grandparents. I told Lorraine and she could not believe it. She says it is not coincidence , but a synchronicity. This was the same great grand mother that was supposed to be working at the packing plant the day of the 1942 Remington Arms explosion that killed 7 and injured over 80 people.

As time went on we explored the theaters that we spoke about at the hospital. I then was invited to help in investigations with photography work. Lorraine really enjoyed my photos and looked at me as if I belonged there for a reason. Two months went by and I experienced investigation after investigation, but now they had me interviewing people. Not as a paranormal investigator, but a police officer exploring and investigating the unknown. I felt that some of the investigations were turning into para interrogations. I needed to have the truth, even if it was not what the people wanted to hear. Some cases turned into mental health issues, in which we handle a lot of on the police job. There were others that had direct connections with domestic abuse or domestic issues. Some of the cases were people believing the idea that they were experiencing something of the supernatural , when my skeptical police frame of mind would show then that there is a great deal of power of suggestion. This means if someone tells you that a house or person is haunted. They will have a good chance of believing that anything and everything strange and normal is attributed to the supernatural phenomena. In realistic words the power of suggestion can manipulate the brain functions to believe any and all occurrences are attributed to this suggested idea.

These are some of the normal and abnormal incidents that we face in police and paranormal work. The mind is a very powerful thing and people may not know that they are exposed to this power of suggestion  until it is pointed out to them. Some understand this power and connect the dots , others do not want to believe that there is nothing paranormal existing in their situation. I believe after talking with hundreds of people about this that there is a direct connection to getting attention focused on this person, for an idea that could only be made up by suggestion.

During these cases I would get upfront with the people, asking sometimes questions that may be awkward, but needed to make a thoroughinvestigation.  People when they are face to face with the unknown they reach out for help and answers. I have been on some investigations where I have seen the power of suggestion  implemented so bad using sensitives and psychics. I do like to use legit sensitives and psychics , but I have to know that they have no clue what type of case they are going on. This just adds to the credibility. When I work with Lorraine she does not want to know anything before the investigation.  She will not tell me anything until I am done taking my photos, then we compare the stories with the home owners to see if their is a commonality to proceed to the next step of the investigation process.That is where we come in.

The media started to pick up on ” Bridgeport Cop also walks the paranormal beat.” Yes I got harassed by some co-workers , some from the public , and the bloggs. I am a police officer trained to have thick skin. people stated “why does the city allow this guy to walk around as a police officer with a gun?” There were others that called me nuts, to me I have been called a lot worst. “The tax payers are paying this guy to ghost hunt?” I a long with my co workers laughed at this . we do the paranormal investigations on our own time , so why does it bother these people?

Time went on and it was like the flood gates were opened. People were emailing me , calling me, and sending me letters. 90% of these people telling me their experiences and asking for help were cops. the same people that were originally laughing at me. I believe that the strength of the mind set of the police office is bravery, honor, big bad asses. The reason they were laughing at first was that they can not be billy bad ass when it comes to something they can not fight or protect themselves against. This was a good sign, when I started to have police officers approaching me to help out on investigations. At first I was hesitant  about this , until I saw that they were seriously interested into the paranormal. This is when the concept and title  adhered to me as 826 Paranormal ” Looking at the unknown through a cop’s eyes”

I was at a Holiday family gathering speaking with Lorraine Warren, Tony Spera, and Frank Chaffari . The subject was the idea of implementing a team of police officers and emergency service workers into a team to investigate the paranormal. I then was contacted by a person from one of the network. They told me that they were interested in making a reality TV show on the subject matter we were focused on. I not knowing the business had diarrea of the mouth. Three weeks to the day the networks announce that they are going to have the show out of Chicago. was this a coincidence or direct connection. Slap in the face when the person I spoke to was impossible to get in touch with after the idea was put on the table.I was then contacted by a production group out of New York, they wanted to film a pitch or teaser for the idea of a show. I got together some of the best police officers that expressed the interest in coming on board a team setting. The pitch was shot and we had some bites , but the materialwas not in your face. I needed to be there when the pitch was made a long with an attorney. I formed the East Coast Paranormal Police investigation team. This team is made up of Police officers,Swat personnel,firemen,medics,nurses, K-9 search and recovery personnel, retired detectives, and other law enforcement personnel.

Time continuously is opening doors , but the doors are not the right ones. We are currently working with some of the people with one of the networks on this idea, but we are not going to put all our eggs in one basket. I have learned that all good things come within time. The ones that get things easy do not have as much appreciation for what they actually get.

So while I work with the publishing company on my book ,lecture,appear on local TV show, and some of the more popular paranormal shows (Ghost Adventures ,,Remington Arms, Travel Channel) ( A&E Paranormal State Meriden case) I will continue down this path that has been chosen for me . By Ed Warren and My great grandmother that are neighbors once again pushing me in the direction to help the paranormal field..The paranormal reality shows have become a dime a dozen. We will be in your face like no other  paranormal show. If you the daring and adventurous production companies and networks reading this article, remember I am a  police officer with over 12 years of experience. I am called to face the worst of the worst in todays’ society. Through my training and experience I resolve issues that need solutions. I am not a paranormal investigator, I am a police officer who investigates the unknown of the paranormal field.

James Myers 826 Paranormal is available for stories involving the paranormal , the police, occult identification, and lectures. He is also looking for new locations dealing with the paranormal and the police that other shows have not yet done .. If you are interested in speaking about a possible TV show / documentary , and ideas that you may have  contact Jim Myers (203) 414-9807 826paranormal@optimum.net

826 Paranormal Films With Ghost Adventure TV Show

By Amanda Cuda
Staff Writer

Updated: 11/22/2009 11:36:52 PM EST

 

Since it debuted in October of 2008, the Travel Channel series “Ghost Adventures” has taken viewers to roughly two dozen creepy locales. And Remington Arms in Bridgeport is definitely one of the eerier places they’ve visited, series executive producer Daniel Schwartz said. “This one is right at the top,” Schwartz said of the former factory on Barnum Avenue. “It definitely earned its keep in the pantheon of ‘Do not put me in that place.’ “In June, “Ghost Adventures,” which puts a team of paranormal investigators at a different spooky spot each episode, taped an installment at Remington. The episode airs at 9 p.m. Friday, and, though Schwartz refrains from ranking the episodes, he said Remington was definitely intimidating. That’s saying something. “Ghost Adventures” has visited places as varied as the Poveglia Island in Venice, Italy, and Ohio Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. At each place, paranormal investigators Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin are “locked down” for a night and roam the premises, looking for evidence of the unknown. Though they all have different stories, the locations visited by the “Ghost” team have one thing in common: stories about spooky, unexplained activity.Remington Arms definitely fit the bill. Once one of the largest ammunition factories in the world, the Barnum Avenue site was no stranger to tragedies. These include a 1942 explosion that killed seven people and injured 80 others. The buildings at the site have been closed for years, and they have become a popular hangout for the area’s homeless, said James Myers, a Bridgeport police officer and paranormal investigator. It’s also been a hot spot for reports of odd activities, such as moving shadows and disembodied voices. Schwartz said the stories of the unexplained, combined with the site’s tragic history, made Remington a perfect “Ghost Adventures” locale. ”It kind of has the stench of an unhappy place,” he said. During the hourlong episode, Bagans and company interview local historical and paranormal experts, including Myers. They then spend the night at Remington, with some unsettling results. We won’t spoil it here, but suffice it to say that there are plenty of things going bump in the night at Remington. Myers, who investigates the unknown under the name 826 Paranormal, said it’s unclear whether the strange happenings at Remington are the result of ghostly visits or human intruders. But even if Remington isn’t haunted, it is spooky. ”It’s an old building,” Myers said. “It’s a creepy building, and there are stories to go along with it.” The Remington Arms episode of “Ghost Adventures” airs Friday at 9 p.m. on the Travel Channel.  

826 Paranormal Article translated in Korean

고스트 어드벤처 TV 쇼에 826 초능력 영화 

아만다으로 CUDA
직원 글쓴이

업데이트 : 2009년 11월 22일 오후 11시 36분 52초의 EST가 

이건 10 월 2008 년 데뷔 이후, 여행 채널 시리즈는 “유령 모험”은 약 24 명의 소름 로케일에 관객을 얻었습니다. 그리고 브리지에서 레밍턴 암즈는 확실히 하나 eerier 중 그들이, 시리즈 이그 제 큐 티브 프로듀서 대니얼 슈워츠는 말했다 방문한 곳. “이것은 오른쪽 상단에있다”고 슈워츠는 바넘은 애비뉴에있는 옛 공장 말했다. “이것은 분명히 ‘그 자리에 넣어도하지 마의 전당에있는 유지의 취득했습니다.”6 월에는 다른 놀라운 장소는 각 에피소드에서 초자연적인 수사관의 팀을두고, “귀신 모험을,”레밍턴에서 분할을 녹화 했어요. 에피소드 9시 금, 우아하고, 에피소드를 순위에서 슈워츠의 refrains, 그는 레밍턴 확실히 협박했다지만. 그건 뭔가를 말하 잖아. “유령 모험”은 방문한 것처럼 Poveglia 섬 베니스, 이태리, 그리고 오하이오 감화원로서 맨스필드, 오하이오에있는 다양한 장소. 각각의 장소에서, 심령 조사관 잭은 Bagans, 닉 Groff와 아론 Goodwin가 “”하룻밤에 봉쇄하고 건물을 로밍, 미지의 증거를 찾고 있었다. 그들은 모두 다른 이야기를 가지고 있지만, 위치는 “유령”팀에 의해 방문 공통점이 한 가지 : 유령에 관한 이야기를 가지고 설명할 수없는 activity.Remington 암즈는 확실히 법안에 적합. 한때 세계에서 가장 큰 탄약 공장, 바넘은 번가 사이트가 비극에서 낯선 사람이되었습니다. 이들은 7 명이 죽고 80 다른 사람을 부상 1942 폭발이 포함됩니다. 이 사이트에있는 건물은 수년 동안 폐쇄되어, 그들은이 지역의 노숙자들에게 아주 인기가 은신처가되고있다, 제임스 마이어스, 브리지의 경찰관과 심령 탐정 말했다. 그것은 또한 그러한과 실체가 목소리를 그림자처럼 움직이는 이상한 활동의 리포트에 대한 뜨거운 자리가있었습니다. 슈워츠는 말했다는 설명할 수없는,이 사이트의 비극적인 과거와 결합은 레밍턴 완벽한 “귀신 모험”로케일 만들어진 이야기. 의 “그것은 종류의 불행한 장소의 악취를 갖고있다”고 말했다. hourlong 에피소드 동안 Bagans 및 회사 인터뷰 지방 역사적 심령 전문가, 마이어스 등. 그들은 다음 밤 레밍턴에서, 어떤 동요 결과와 함께 보내세요. 우리는 여기, 그것을 더럽히지 않겠습니다하지만 그것에는 많은 것들 밤에 레밍턴에 충돌 할 수 있는데있다 고만 해두지. 마이어스, 826 이름 아래에있는 알 수없는 불가사의를 조사, 그것은 불분명 여부 레밍턴에서 이상한 사건이 유령 방문 또는 인간의 침입자의 결과입니다 말했다. 하지만 설사 레밍턴 유령이되지 않습니다, 그것은 유령입니다. “그것은 낡은 건물의”마이어스는 말했다. “그건 정말 소름 끼칠 건물, 그리고 거기에 이야기는 함께 갈 수 있습니다.”의 레밍턴 암즈의 에피소드는 “유령 모험”은 금요일 여행 채널 9시 개최됩니다

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