Month: July 2021

2021-07-12 @ 12:58pm–#Bridgeport CT– Today’s 2nd vehicle fire was hosted by Bridgeport on Louisiana Avenue for a dump truck on fire.

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#Bridgeport CT–The 54-year-old murder victim from the Copa Restaurant on Lexington Avenue in Bridgeport Connecticut has been identified as Mr. Joselito Calderon.  The 30-year-old non-fatal shooting victim has been identified as Mr. Niel Francisco.  Calling Mr. Calderon’s death and Mr. Francisco’s assault tragic is an understatement.  It is unacceptable.  The Police Departments thoughts and prayers are with both victim’s family and friends.

The Bridgeport Police Department is actively investigating this crime in order to bring those responsible to justice.  All resources are being utilized, including support & assistance from state and federal law enforcement partners. 

I urge anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Detective Heanue at 203-581-5242 or utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.

The Stratford Library “Books Over Coffee” program will continue through the summer with special online discussions of Kim M. Richardson’s The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, on Wednesday, July 28 and Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce on Wednesday, August 25. The Zoom programs, hosted by Linda LiDestri and Tom Holehan, will be held between 12-1 pm.  The book talks are free and open to the public.

The bestselling historical fiction, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, follows Cussy Mary Carter, a packhorse librarian and her quest to bring books to the Appalachian community she loves. The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything—everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt’s Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome’s got its very own traveling librarian.

In Miss Benson’s Beetle it is 1950 and London is still reeling from World War II. Margery Benson, a spinster schoolteacher with a passion for travel, is trying to get through life, surviving on scraps. One day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and small existence to set out on an expedition. Saddled with a travelling companion the polar opposite of her, she travels to the other side of the world in search of her childhood obsession: an insect that may or may not exist—the golden beetle of New Caledonia.

Limited reading copies of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and Miss Benson’s Beetleare available for loan at the library’s Circulation Desk.  All “Books Over Coffee” titles are available at the Library or on Kindle eReaders for loan.  Patrons can also download the eBook or eaudiobook through the OverDrive app at the Library.  The updated “Books Over Coffee” schedule through December 2021 is currently available at the Library.

For further information call: 203.385-4162 or register online and receive an invitation link for The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek at: https://stratfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/7743539 and Miss Benson’s Beetle at: https://stratfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/7743539.

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2021-07-12 @ 12:33am–#Bridgeport CT– Firefighters are on scene in the 2200 block of Main Street where there is smoke in an apartment.

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2021-07-11@1:50am— #Bridgeport News: Another news warrior called to let me know that 2 women were robbed going to their on Main at Federal Street. Taken was their purses and cellphones. This is the kind of news not being reported. I’ll hear the shootings and stabbings but street robberies are not being reported. Message me on Facebook or phone/text 203-769-6961. I just want to keep you safe!

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UPDATE: 1 person is dead in this shooting.

2021-07-11@ 12:58AM—#Bridgeport CT– 2 SHOT at the club at Lexington and Harral Avenue. One reported to be in critical condition.

2021-07-10@7:43pm–#Bridgeport CT– A man was shot in the groin on Ogden Street according to a number of viewers. This is FOUR shootings and one home invasion that our viewers had to report to me. You can’t hide these Mr. Mayor. The media USE to get reports of “assault with a dangerous weapon” from the police department but this is the fifth missed report. You might be able to hide it from me but the public obviously wants it reported. City council is equal to blame as they sit idly by not caring about being informed or doing anything about the violence themselves. Thank you Nancy for providing this picture.

2021-07-10@6:56pm–#Bridgeport CT– A pedestrian was hit by a gray Saab at Brewster and Fairfield Avenue and the driver fled the scene. I ‘m happy to report the pedestrian had minor injuries and the have the plate number of the car.

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2021-07-10@1:11pm–#Westport CT– First responders on the way West Beach at Sherwood Island for a 10 year old stung by a jellyfish. If you are going to any beach keep an eye out for them!

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2021-07-10@1:00pm– Connecticut State Police are alerting all their patrols for an escapee from the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center in the Bronx. I’m not sure if its to alert border patrols or if maybe the escapee is from Connecticut but be alert!

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