Month: July 2021

Westport News: Street Closures

(Westport, CT) - The Westport Downtown Merchants Association will be holding anoutdoor downtown shopping event this Saturday, July 17th from 10:00 AM to 6:00PM. This event will necessitate the closure of Main Street between Post Road Eastand Avery Place as well as Elm Street between Main Street and the Baldwin Lot from6:00 AM until 9:00 PM on Saturday, July 17th. These road closures will result intraffic congestion downtown and increased pedestrian traffic.Motorists should expect delays in the center of town due to these closures. The PoliceDepartment asks that pedestrians utilize the marked crosswalks and motorists useextra caution while driving through the area. This press release was made possible by:

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Trumbull News: Crash!

Initial radio reports said the car split in half. Police UPDATE: On Wednesday, July 14, 2021, a single car motor vehicle accident, occurred inTrumbull, ending with the death of a Bridgeport teen. The victim, a seventeen (17) yearold male, was the driver and only occupant of the vehicle.At around 12:30 AM, the Trumbull Police received several 911 calls to report the motorvehicle accident in the area of Old Town Road near Quarry Road. Arriving Trumbullofficers began rendering medical aid to him. Nelson Ambulance arrived and assistedwith treating the victim before transporting him to Bridgeport Hospital where he laterdied from his injuries. The Trumbull Center Fire Department also responded andassisted with securing the scene.The teen’s vehicle had traveled Westerly on Old…

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Bridgeport News: Homicide

#Bridgeport CT-- On July 12, 2021, at approximately 11:27 p.m. Bridgeport Police responded to the area of Gregory Street and Rennel Court on the report of shots fired with a party down. Upon arrival, officers observed a crowd of citizens surrounding a vehicle parked on Rennell Court with an unresponsive male positioned in the driver’s seat. That person, a 27 year old Ansonia man, was quickly transported to Bridgeport Hospital with a critical gunshot wound.  He passed away this morning at the hospital (July 13,2021)The Detective Bureau Homicide and Identification Units have responded and taken charge of the investigation.  Although they are at the early stages of this investigation, they are currently working on several leads. Evidence at the crime…

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