Pedestrian hit by van that fled scene
11:50pm--#Bridgeport CT--A pedestrian was hit at the corner of Sedgewick Street and Beers Street. Police are looking for a black van that fled scene down Sedgewick Street towards Madison Avenue.
Lovebug turns into hot rod
#Weston CT---Weston Fire Volunteer Fire Department responded to a car fire on Rt 57 this evening. The road was closed while the fire department extinguished the fire. Photos by Bruce Ando
Two Felons Deny Gun was Theirs
(Bridgeport, CT – April 9, 2013) – Two felons denied ownership of a firearm located in their car Monday after a motor vehicle stop. Officers Ian Schumaker and Adrian Elem pulled the vehicle over at 3:40 a.m. after they witnessed the driver, Carlos Martinez, 28, run a red light on State Street. The officers discovered that Martinez had a suspended license so he was removed from the car. The officers then discovered that the passenger, Raymond Sierra, 19, also had a suspended license. He also was removed from the car so it could be towed. When they inventoried the car, they located a pistol under the passenger seat of the car. Both denied it belonged to them. In a bag,…
Shots Fired Stratford
9:40pm--#Stratford CT--Stratford remains active, police are looking for a white male in a tan SUV responsible for shots fired on Barnum Avenue near Bruce Street. UPDATE---Shots fired turned out to be from a BB gun.
Kids setting brush fire
7:54pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating kids setting brush fires on476 Trumbull Avenue near Reservoir Avenue, firefighters on the way to battle it.
Pedestrian hit in Black Rock
7:38pm--#Bridgeport CT--First responders are tending to a pedestrian who was hit by a car at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Brewster Street. Traffic is snarled as well.
UB evacuated–Bomb squad called
6:42pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on scene at 244 University Boulevard calling in the bomb squad, not a lot of details. Reports of the University of Bridgeport being evacuated. UPDATE--False alarm, all clear. Police press release: The Bridgeport police and fire departments did respond to the University of Bridgeport on a report of a suspicious item. It was found inside office space rented by a radio station on university property. I believe the call letters are WPKN. Authorities responded and the building was evacuated with the assistance of UB security personnel. The immediate area, not the UB campus, was evacuated as a precaution. Police located the person who found the device and called authorities. The COnnecticut State Police Bomb squad was notified but…
Car Fire in Bridgeport
4:58PM--#Bridgeport-- Today's car fire is at 265 Clark Street in Bridgeport!
Firetruck involved in accident
3:38pm--#Bridgeport CT--A firetruck was involved in an traffic accident at Central and Stratford Avenue. Police investigating. No injuries reported.
I-95 Closed in Stratford
#Stratford CT #cttraffic---I-95 northbound is closed due to a truck accident with fuel spill. Expect major delays and take alternative route.