Month: August 2019

2019-07-02 @ 2:48pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called for a water rescue near the dam at Beardsley Park.  Assistant Chief Firpi told the because of all the drownings in the past, mainly due whirlpools the made a full turnout with boats and divers.  The children that were in the water did get out prior to their arrival.  Firpi said it was an opportunity to educate the parents, babysitter and children that no swimming means no swimming for a reason.

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Stratford News: Library Monday Matinees

The Stratford Library’s popular “Monday Matinees” series continues with a screening of the recent Academy Award winner, “Free Solo” on August 5 at noon. The series, which presents recent, popular films twice monthly on Monday afternoons, is free and open to the public. “Free Solo” is a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world's most famous rock, the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without a rope. Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold's climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death. Succeeding in this challenge, Honnold enters his story in the annals of human…

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Westport News: Robbery

On Monday July 8, 2019 at approximately 4:28pm officers were dispatched to the area of Saugatuck Avenue near Interstate 95 for a report of a robbery that had occurred in the vicinity. The victim reported that he had been robbed of $165.00 by one of two occupants of a vehicle that had since left the scene. The victim relayed to officers that he had planned to meet with an acquaintance in the town of Westport. He reported that he had conversed with this acquaintance through a social media application and had arranged to purchase a cell phone in exchange for an older model cell phone and $165.00 in cash. This individual reportedly arrived at the agreed upon meeting location as…

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Fairfield News: Teens Drinking

2019-08-01 @9:27pm--#Fairfield CT-- A Quincy Street resident came home to find unknown teens drinking in the home who fled as she walked in.  They fled in cars.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_74023" align="aligncenter" width="300"] For more info see: https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/[/caption]

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