9:15pm–Police have been busy with activity on the east side of Bridgeport.  Around 9:15 two people were held up at gunpoint in the 700 block of Ogden Street, one woman passed out and paramedics responded.   This was described as a pretty serious robbery.  One suspect was caught by police right away and one was at large for over an hour but was brought in to custody.  He was located a block away on Jane Street.  The second suspect was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital with minor injuries from the chase.

Police caught one suspect still at large.  A short time later shots rang out and a victim took two bullets while he outside the Boys and Girls Club on Kossuth Street near Maple Street.  Initial reports say the victim is in stable condition.

Then police received a call of a break in taking place on Putnam Street by two black males, one heavy set the other skinny and fled down Knowlton Street.

 

 

By 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.

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