Arrest Made In Motor Vehicle Larceny

On the afternoon of Wednesday, February 25, 2026, an employee of Volvo of Westport, 556 Post Road East, contacted police to report a stolen motor vehicle; a 2022 Rivian. The car was equipped with a tracking feature that when activated showed its location as 1320 Post Road East in Westport. Officers responded there and discovered it was parked and unoccupied in the rear of the lot. Surveillance showed that the suspects in the vehicle theft were possibly same as those in an overnight burglary that had occurred on the same date and near the location where the Rivian was recovered. That burglary investigation remains active, and no arrests have been made at this time. Through follow-up by the department’s detective…

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MAN CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL ATTEMPT AT MURDER

BRIDGEPORT MAN CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL ATTEMPT AT MURDER OF A TRUMBULL WOMAN A Bridgeport man was apprehended by Trumbull Police on Tuesday afternoon and charged for Criminal Attempt at Murder during a domestic-related assault between a boyfriend and girlfriend at a Palomino Pass residence in Trumbull. The suspect, RONALD CHAMPLIN, age 53, of Holland Road, Bridgeport, was taken into custody at the scene by responding officers. Police had responded to the residence after receiving a 911 call from the victim screaming that she needed help, and dispatchers could hear a physical altercation taking place in the background. Once officers arrived on scene and entered the home, they located a woman who was seriously injured, as well as the suspect who…

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Search Warrant Execution at Infinity Smoke Shop

On September 18, 2026, at approximately 1100 hours, the Stratford Police Department’s Narcotic, Vice and Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant at the Infinity Smoke Shop. The Infinity smoke shop is located at 1277 West Broad Street. The NVI Unit was assisted by agents from the State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. Subsequent to the execution of this search warrant, 14.263 pounds of THC/Cannabis was seized, along with $220.00 cash. Abdulwahab Alsaidi, 41 years old, was transported to the Stratford Police Department and charged with Illegal production of a Controlled Substance W/O a License, Illegal Sale of a Narcotics Substance - Cannabis/THC over 1 Kilogram, Illegal Sale of Narcotics (Kratom Schedule 1) and Illegal Operation of a Drug Factory.…

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AMAZON DRIVER INJURED WITH A WEAPON

AMAZON DRIVER INJURED WITH A WEAPON IN POSSIBLE ROBBERY IN THE SOUTH END ON TUESDAY MORNING The Bridgeport Police Department's Detective Bureau is investigating the injury of an Amazon delivery driver with a weapon Tuesday morning in what was likely an attempted robbery. Shortly before noon Tuesday, the injured driver pulled up to a Metropolitan Transit Authority police officer working at Railroad Avenue and Myrtle Avenue and reported he was just slashed in the face with a weapon on Park Terrace in the city's South End. He was bleeding heavily. The driver was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital by ambulance with a significant wound to his face. It is not considered life-threatening. The 28-year-old victim told a responding Bridgeport Police…

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Online Support for First Responder Mental Health

MILFORD, Connecticut — The Fairfield County Trauma Response Team is asking the public to support its online silent auction, restaurant raffle and event T-shirt sales after torrential morning rain reduced turnout at its September 13, 2026 fundraiser at Stonebridge Restaurant. Shilelagh Law performed at the restaurant’s Halfway to St. Paddy’s Day celebration, held at the close of the weekend marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11. The public can now bid on 23 silent auction packages representing nearly $12,000 in donated items, enter 13 restaurant raffle packages or buy an event T-shirt to support the team’s work. Bidding closes Sunday, September 27, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. Restaurant raffle ticket sales close Wednesday, September 30, with the drawing planned for Friday,…

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Hazardous Waste Collection Day Rescheduled

RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY OCTOBER 17TH DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. The City of Bridgeport Announces Annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day In Memory of Dennis Scinto Bridgeport, CT -- Mayor Ganim and the City of Bridgeport will kick off the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Blackham School, 425 Thorme Street. This yearly event allows the Bridgeport community to securely dispose of dangerous objects at no cost. Bring your hazardous items, and the on-site personnel will handle the rest. Residents are encouraged to load their trunks with hazardous items and pull up to the designated drop off area where crews will remove the hazardous waste, without…

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