Month: October 2011

Circle Diner Fairfield Evacuated

9:25am--#Fairfield--Firefighters were called to the Circle Diner on the Post Road with the report of smoke in the dining room.  When they arrived they found no smoke in the evacuated building but did smell the odor of wood burning in the dining area, the source unknown.  After a thorough investigation firefighters found that a discarded cigarette in the mulch area outside began smoldering the mulch. The smoke  entered the attic area of the restaurant and then into the dining area.    At 11:01am the fire department recalled the alarm of fire.   I called the diner and they told me that after a quick clean up they should be open for the lunch crowd.

Read More

Ooops at TD Bank Fairfield

Apparently this landscaper forgot how big his pickup truck gets when he installs his leaf collector.  It appears he didn't realize his truck was  taller than eight feet nine inches when he drove through the drive-thru.  The accident occurred around 11:15am at the TD Bank at 1643 Post Road.   It appears the truck suffered more damage than the bank....nothing a new sheet of plywood couldn't fix!

Read More

State Lawmaker Wants to Change the Date of Halloween to Ensure it Always Falls on a Saturday

HARTFORD—Everyone knows Halloween in celebrated on Oct. 31 but a state lawmaker wants to tamper with tradition to ensure the holiday is always marked on a weekend. State Rep. Tim Larson is proposing that the legislature designate the last Saturday in October as Halloween. He says it would make the holiday less harried for working parents, safer for trick-or-treaters and boost the economy as well. Read full story.....

Read More

Happenings NOW 10-24 thru 10-29-2011

[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] 12:38pm--#Bridgeport--Patient on a field trip with Greater Bridgeport Mental Health leaves the group and supposedly went to his father's house on Rocton Ave.. Police EMTs trying to locate the patient, searched house, he was not found. EMTs located him around the block at Rockton Place. 12:46pm--#Bridgeport--A robbery just occurred at 1726 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport Leaving the scene were 2 Hispanic Males and one white male in the back in a Black 1994 Honda Civic 390YHD which comes back 58 Canfield Drive in Fairfield. A crow bar and a wrench were used in the robbery. Johnson’s Gas is located at1726 Fairfield Avenue. 11:15am--Seymour-- Seymour High School evacuated for a propane leak. The leak was reported in…

Read More

7 Year Old Killed In Bpt Fire

BRIDGEPORT -- A 7-year-old boy was killed early Monday morning in a house fire on Highland Avenue. The boy, who was not immediately identified, was trapped in a third-floor room engulfed by flames, firefighters said. The fire was too heavy for firefighters to tackle before putting it out with a hose, and by the time they extinguished the blaze, the boy had been killed, according to Assistant Chief Dominick Carfi.      Read full story....

Read More

Fire in Milford

As we were first to report, there was a fire early this morning at 1:52am Milford Fire Department called in their second alarm at 451 New Haven Avenue. Firefighters report this is a four story building with heavy fire on the fourth floor appears to be from a gas fire place. By 2:01am Stratford Fire Department send mutual aid to Milford. By 2:10am firefighters were warned that the roof was weak from the fire. By 2:25am fire was under control and fire officials started releasing units from the scene. By 3:00pm recall of fire had been called, firefighters continued overhauling the fire scene. No injuries had been reported.

Read More

13 Year Old Murdered In New Haven

New Haven--13 year old shot and killed at at 153 Porter Street, police are investigating. This is New Haven's 28th homicide this year. Around 7:30pm police responded to Porter Street for a 13 year old male shot in the head. Police have just begun their investigation. UPDATE--Police are looking for one suspect, his last name is Burress and is a black male who resides at 41 Lodge Street in New Haven. He is armed with a shotgun that he used on the victim. He fled in a 2009 or 2010 2 door Chevy. If anyone has any information are asked to call New Haven Police at 203-946-7065.

Read More

Girl Burned In West Haven

We've received a report that a 9 year old girl had burned a significant amount of her hair off with a lighter similar to the type used to light BBQ grills. She does have some burns to her scalp and face, but non-life threatening. While the fire department was on scene there was a large scale domestic incident at the home and police was called to the scene. The police intervened and the child was transported to the hospital. EMS crew reports that the mom was extremely agitated and was tailgating the ambulance with her vehicle. The EMS crew asked for hospital security to await their arrival and separate mom from both the crew and the girl until she can…

Read More