Month: September 2015

12:05am–#Bridgeport CT–Don’t go to sleep yet Bridgeport! Trash can on fire in front of 1005 State Street. Police on scene firefighters on the way. UPDATE: Police reporting they put it out.

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11:27pm–#cttraffic–#Derby CT– Report of a rollover accident on Route 34 New Haven Avenue in front of the firehouse.

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8:57pm–#Bridgeport CT–Firefighters on the way to 235 Robin Street for a reported stove fire. Firefighters reporting fire is out and it did not extend anywhere else.

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8:33pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating a report of a man shot in the arm on Jane Street.  No word if it was a high capacity BB gun.

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8:11pm–Bridgeport Tonight’s car fire is being hosted by the University of Bridgeport in a parking garage at 126 Park Avenue.

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#Fairfield CT– There were a lot of long faces besides K-9 Rugers at the Fairfield Police Headquarters Wednesday at the Police Commissioner’s meeting.  Ruger, a german shepherd canine was retired after an injury sustained in the line of duty compounded with a genetic back disability.  First Selectman Michael Tetreau said in Ruger’s tenure Ruger conducted 300 narcotics searches, which ended in about 200 arrests. The K-9 also tracked 25 missing persons and about 100 suspects. He helped the surrounding towns as well.

Police Chief Gary MacNamara said this will not prevent Ruger from a long life and the dog was sold to his handler Kevin Wells who said “I’m losing a partner but gaining a pet at home” the chief added “A well trained pet!”

The chief said the department plans on replacing Ruger.  Ruger’s acquisition and training costs were by donations from the community.  Ruger was named after the gun manufacturer and contributor Strum Ruger of Southport.

3:27pm–#Bridgeport CT– A homeowner walks in on a burglar in the high 500 block of Pearl Harbor Street.  Police are looking for a white male, about 5 feet 5 inches wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt.  He has gray hair and a black mustache and beard.  He was last seen walking on Success Avenue.

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#Bridgeport, Conn. (September 11, Bridgeport Police Press Release) —   On September 9, 2015 at 12:45 p.m. two Bridgeport Police officers were traveling west on East Washington Ave. near the intersection of Knowlton St. when they observed a man traveling east on East Washington Ave. on a bicycle.  Torres is a possible suspect in shootings that have taken place recently in the area of Pembroke St. and Arctic St.  After spotting him, officers began following Torres on E.  Washington Ave.

Officers suspected that Torres could identify the vehicle as an unmarked police vehicle and Torres repeatedly looked back at the vehicle.  Officers observed Torres wearing a pink and black Adidas backpack which appeared to have items inside.  As officers approached Torres at the intersection of E Washington St. and Knowlton St., Torres was still watching the vehicle over his left shoulder.  Officers were approximately five feet from Torres when they observed an object inside a pink and black Adidas backpack that he was shouldering, which looked consistent with the bottom portion of a firearm’s magazine well (i.e., the section of the firearm where the magazine is inserted into the firearm).  At that time Torres quickly turned onto Knowlton St., still riding his bicycle, and looking directly at the police officers. Officers proceeded cautiously knowing that Torres could quickly present a possible firearm into the scenario.  Torres began traveling south on Knowlton St. and quickly went around another vehicle that was stopped for a stop sign in an attempt to elude the police vehicle.  Torres then threw the bicycle to the ground and began running south on Knowlton St. still with the backpack on his back.  Both officers exited their vehicle and began to engage Torres in a foot pursuit.  One officer yelled out to Torres, “stop or you’re getting tased,” but Torres did not listen to the request.  The officer deployed the ECW (Taser) at Torres, but the ECW prongs never made contact with him and he continued to run with the backpack.  Officers continued to engage Torres in a foot pursuit south on Knowlton St. yelling “police” as they chased him.  Torres shed the backpack near 76 Knowlton St. and one officer stopped to recover the item while the other continued the pursuit.  The backpack contained a semi-automatic firearm.

The officer in pursuit followed the quickly moving Torres east on Knowlton St. rounding the corner towards Williams St.  There a concerned citizen operating a pickup truck and stated “Hey officer jump in I want to help.”  The officer took advantage of this kind gesture and jumped on the rear bumper of the pickup truck holding on to the tailgate.  The pickup truck and officer followed Torres north on Williams St. never losing sight of the suspect as they gained ground.  Torres then ran into the property of 376 E. Washington Ave which is a high rise building with a gate around the entire premises.  The pickup truck’s operator came to a complete stop and the officer jumped off to continue the foot pursuit.  The officer chased Torres through the property of 376 E. Washington Ave. and then north on Harriet St. as numerous police vehicles approached the area.  Awaiting officers apprehended and arrested Torres. While being taken into custody Torres yelled at police officers and spat towards them. Torres was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, interfering with an officer, resisting arrest, carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal sale/distribution of a firearm, and tampering with physical evidence.

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