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Month: June 2018

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Fairfield News: Hazmat Incident

Jun 15, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

Fairfield Fire Department Press Release: At 5:07PM PM the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a call from a resident at 200 Edgewood Road reporting her refrigerator was leaking in the basement. Ladder 2 and Engine 3 responded to assist the resident. Upon arrival the resident stated that when she opened the freezer her eyes were irritated and began to water. Ladder 2 made entry to the basement with full protective equipment and a compliment of meters to assess the situation. Upon entering the basement Ladder 2’s meters immediately went into alarm signifying the release of the vintage model refrigerator’s coolant. Ladder 2 closed the refrigerator and secured the scene until addition units arrived. Engine 3 arrived on scene and established…

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Bridgeport News: One Dead After Robbery/Pursuit/Rollover Accident

Jun 15, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

#Bridgeport News: On Thursday, I was the first to tell you at 5:50pm about a man on McKinley Avenue who returned home from work and was robbed at gunpoint in a dark blue Toyota SUV. What was taken included a gold chain, $18 in cash, and a bag of Skittles. A short time later at around 6:10pm, police located a vehicle matching that description on Kossuth Street on the east side. Police attempted to pull the vehicle over a number of times. The vehicle, a Toyota 4 Runner, drove through side streets at a high rate of speed according to Bridgeport Police Chief AJ Perez. The car then entered Route 8/25 northbound. The Toyota 4 Runner that the suspect was in…

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Bridgeport News: 1 Dead After Robbery/Pursuit/Rollover Crash On Route 8

Jun 14, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

UPDATE: Bridgeport Police spokesperson Av Harris said there were four in the car.  The driver was 15.  All occupants in the car were between the ages of 15-18.  The 18-year-old was thrown from the vehicle and died.  The driver and two others were injured but not seriously.  Firearms were recovered from the scene.   6:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Suspects wanted in a robbery on McKinley Avenue engaged police in a pusuit from Kossuth Steet to William and the roads leading to Route 8.  The pursuit continued onto Route 8 northbound where they crashed and flipped at the split on Route 8/25 past exit 5.  Police apprehended one by the ballparks at Beardsley Park.  The other two suspects are trapped in the vehicle, there are…

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Westport

Westport News: National Register of Historic Places Cites Westport Bridge

Jun 14, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

#Westport, CT – First Selectman Jim Marpe and Historic District Commission (HDC) Chair Francis Henkels today announced that the Bridge Street National Register District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service on April 19, 2018. Kristina-Newman Scott, State Historic Preservation Officer/Director of Culture, Arts and Historic Preservation informed Mr. Marpe of this designation (see attached). Connecticut properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places are also automatically listed on the State Register of Historic Places. Mr. Henkels stated “The HDC appreciates and encourages the resident-initiated request to pursue this National Register designation for the Bridge Street neighborhood. We hope that this honorary designation will promote further awareness of the cultural value in…

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Fairfield News: Water Rescue

Jun 14, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

2:19pm--#Fairfield CT-- Two people were rescued as the tide started pulling them out off Pine Creek Avenue.  At one point it sounded like both subjects were underwater at one point and then a paddleboarder may have aided them according to radio reports.  The latest report said both people are out of the water and all subjects accounted for.   This news report is made possible by:

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