Month: November 2015

Bridgeport News: Ester To The Rescue!

11:44pm--#Bridgeport CT--  A Sanford Place woman was parking her car when she was approached  by a masked man with a gun when a heavy set Hispanic woman hit him with her purse and the man fled according to radio reports.  As I was writing this up a second call on Norman Street came in about possibly the same man, armed, grabbing a woman by the hair and trying to take her car.  This time we have a description of a Hispanic male about 5'7" medium build wearing dark sweatpants .  Use caution in the area.   This report is made possible by:  

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Bridgeport Firefighters Busy

#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters takes care of a chimney fire that extended to right side of the home at 177 Alexander Drive.  Then a fire in the wall next to the furnace at 72 Scott Avenue.  Now they are on their way to 70 Primrose Street for an activated carbon monoxide detector with people inside feeling symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.   This report is made possible by:

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State Levies Stop Work Orders At Jewish Health Service Work Site

12:11pm--#Bridgeport CT (11/25/2015)-- Police were called to the work site of the New Jewish Senior Services at 4200 Park Avenue but found a peaceful assembly of workers that were prevented from working.  Senior organizer Ted Durarte told me that 86 workers have been replaced by subcontractors misrepresenting as employees and the contractor concealing payroll.  Duarte said the employees were paid in cash.  What the workers are looking for is a level playing field and that the contractors not cheat the state of payroll taxes and workman's compensation benefits.

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Bridgeport News: Man Sliced After Robbery Attempted

9:51pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Use caution on upper Main Street.  A man was sliced on his arm after a robbery attempt outside the Wlagreens at 4083 Main Street according to radio reports.  The victim then walked to St. Vincent's Hospital where they are now treating him.  He said there were two assailants, a black male and a dark skinned Hispanic male.  One wore a ski mask.   This report is made possible by:

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