Month: December 2018

12:02pm–#Seymour CT– There is a power outage on Bungay Road near Balance Rock for a blown transformer.

 

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12:00pm–#Milford CT– #cttraffic– Today’s vehicle fire is on I-95 southbound on the Moses Wheeler Bridge near exit 32.

 

On Monday, December 3, 2018, four (4) officers of the Trumbull Police Department were promoted to new ranks in the agency, taking on new leadership roles with additional responsibilities. The ceremony included two (2) new sergeants and two (2) new lieutenants.

 

Lieutenant Anthony Lopes has been an officer with Trumbull Police for 12 years and graduated from Central CT State University with a Bachelor’s Degree. He was most recently assigned to Support Services as a sergeant and is expected to move back to the Patrol Division as a Shift Commander soon. Lopes also supervises the department’s Scuba Team and is a certified EMT.

 

Lieutenant Brian Weir has 19 years as a Trumbull officer and has been assigned to the Detective Division as a sergeant for the past several years. He will remain in that assignment for now. He will complete his Master’s Degree in 2019 from Sacred Heart University. Weir is a member of the department’s Emergency Response Team and participates with the Trumbull Police Cadet program as an Advisor.

 

Sergeant Paul Driscoll has 17 years with the Trumbull Police Department and was last assigned to the Patrol Division. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts. Driscoll is also a rider with the department’s Motorcycle Unit.

 

Sergeant Paul Coutinho has been a Trumbull officer for 13 years and was last assigned to the Traffic Unit. He is a certified Accident Reconstructionist and a rider with the department’s Motorcycle Unit. Coutinho is about to complete his Bachelor’s Degree from Southern CT State University. Both Driscoll and Coutinho will assume new assignments as Patrol supervisors.

 

The promotions were necessary following the recent retirement of several ranking officers over the past year, as well as the promotion of other officers to administrative positions. Additional vacancies for supervisor positions are expected to be filled in the near future.

 

Trumbull Police continue their efforts to hire more personnel to fill existing vacancies for entry level Patrol Officers; they currently have six (6) openings. The selection process is now underway to screen candidates with an extensive background investigation so that they can be scheduled for the six-month (6 month) recruit training class at the Connecticut Police Academy. The Trumbull Police Department is currently authorized for eighty-one (81) police officers of all ranks, in addition to ten (10) civilian personnel, which include Dispatchers, an Auto Mechanic, and several Administrative Assistants.

 

UPDATE: Firefighter on scene reporting is across the street for 21 Daniel Street.  Brian Smith sent us the picture from the scene, ironically the Flames Mediterranean Grill.

 

 

9:00pm–#Milford CT– Firefighters on scene of a structure fire on  Daniel Street.  Google Maps say that is where Eli’s Tavern is but it could also above it.

 

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8:16pm–#Bridgeport CT– First responders were called to the 700 block of Iranistan Avenue for an alleged intoxicated driver that hit a chain linked fence and caused minor damage to the porch of a house.

 

8:08pm–#Bridgeport CT– A crash at State and Park Avenue.  Firefighters were first on scene and requested police because the drivers were allegedly starting to fight.

 

7:22pm–#Trumbull CT– A crash on the Merritt Parkway between exits 52 and 53.  The highway is shut down as EMS is being directed to go southbound in the northbound lane to access the accident quicker.

 

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6:01pm–#Bridgeport CT– A transformer exploded in the Summit, Beachwood Avenue lighting up the sky across the city.

 

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5:33pm–#Bridgeport CT– A pedestrian was hit on Beechwood Avenue near Harmony Street by a hit and run driver.  The man appeared to be in serious condition.

 

1:13pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police were called to PT Barnum Housing on Shell Street for shots fired.  So far no one or anything was hit but shell casings were found near building 6.

 

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