Month: May 2018

Fairfield News: Bomb Scare On Mill Plain Road

#Fairfield CT–Just after 11am, a resident in the Mill Plain Road area observed a car pull over, take the plates off the car and flee on foot. When police arrived they found no plates on the car so the ran the vehicle identification number and the numbers did not come back to any particular vehicle. The looked in the glove box for any type of paperwork when the noticed a Tupperware type container with wires or a knob coming out of it. Wires were also seen coming out from under the dashboard. The bomb squad from Stamford was called in. During their first investigation, the found something that raised their suspicions and a second more through searched with additional personnel was conducted. After searching under the hood they gave the all clear signal. A five hundred foot perimeter was set, a couple of homes in the area were evacuated and traffic including the school buses from Ludlow Middle and High school were re-routed. Some staff and patients in Carolton Convalescent Hospital were moved to away from the front of the building.

Stratford News: Firefighters Battle A Multi-Family Home Fire

12:34am–#Stratford CT– A fire had a significant head start before firefighters arrived at a fire in a three-family home at 361,3 and 5 Canaan Road tonight. Witnesses who attempted to fight the fire with hand-held fire extinguishers said they believe the fire allegedly started from a charcoal grill that was too close to the vinyl siding and spread up the back side of the building. Everyone was able to make it out safely including a family’s cat. Firefighters made significant progress in battling the fire but like the fire on Kelsey
Street in Bridgeport significant black smoke could be seen spewing from the attic. A short time later the evacuation tones sounded to evacuate all firefighters from the structure. They continued with an exterior attack until they got a handle on it. There were no reported injuries and the fire marshal was called to the scene to investigate the cause of the fire.

Bridgeport News: Man Shot

9:20pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating a shooting at Remington and Tudor Street. Witnesses said there as many as twenty shots fired. One person was hit and driven to Bridgeport Hospital by private vehicle. There was a significant amount of blood at the scene and a witness at the hospital said there was significant blood at the hospital as well. The condition of the victim is not known at this time. A number of cars were also struck by gunfire.

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