Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.

Fairfield News: Fight Brings Out Heavy Police Presence On Grasmere Avenue

#Fairfield CT-- On 3/11/2021 at approximately 3:15pm a Fairfield resident called police to report a fight with weapons on Grasmere Avenue. The complainant reported seeing several males running south on Grasmere Avenue who appeared to be chasing each other with “weapons”. The complainant then stated the males, one which had a machete, ran back into a house on Grasmere Avenue. Given the complainant’s description of multiple people involved and a weapon displayed, a larger police response was dispatched to the area. Police Officers arrived on scene and detained all the individuals identified in this incident. Through investigation it was determined several males, Sean Beltran (19), Alex Bueno (18) and Arteyrius Smith (18) had traveled to a specific house on Grasmere…

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Norwalk News: Police Car Struck As Suspect Flees

2021-03-11@1:31pm--#Norwalk CT--Several individuals stole items from the SoNo Collection Mall. One was detained, the others fled in an Audi. Officers in the area happened to be in the mall and observed the Audi within the parking garage and attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle struck a parked cruiser and fled. No further information is available at this time. This news report is made possible by:

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Fairfield News: High Rise Fire In Fairfield

2021-03-11@9:47pm--#Fairfield CT--#ctfire--Firefighters received an alarm and a pull station at The Alto, a new apartment complex at 1401 Kings Highway next to the Metro Train Station. Firefighters found on their arrival light smoke showing from the roof. Firefighters quickly made access to the sixth floor porch area where the found a fire that appears to have extended from a decorative fire place into the structure. The building was evacuated and firefighters worked to see which apartments can be reoccupied, a number of them below the fireplace received smoke and water damage. Bridgeport Fire Department assisted in the labor intensive efforts. There were no injuries reported and the fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire. https://youtu.be/qrcpW3EuDhc

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