Month: August 2021

Bridgeport Police Investigate Homicide #12

Bridgeport Police UPDATE: On August 28, 2021, at approximately 12:31 p.m. Bridgeport Police responded to the 100 block of Lincoln Avenue on the report of a motor vehicle accident with shots fired and a party down .The operator and sole occupant of a red Honda CR-V had been shot and involved in a motor vehicle accident. The victim, identified as 21-year-old Jamel Hayden of Bridgeport Ct, was quickly transported to St Vincent’s where he later died .The Detective Bureau Homicide and Identification Units have responded and taken charge of the investigation. Detectives are in the early stages of this investigation and working on several strong leads. Evidence at the crime scene has been processed and the area around 100 Lincoln…

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Fairfield Firefighters Rescue Dog From Cliff

2021-08-27@10:10pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters just finished up an accident with no injuries on Black Rock Turnpike when a call came in from the Reda family that their dog was stuck on a cliff above the commuter parking lot at 3087 Black Rock Turnpike. Assistant Fire Chief Roger Caisse told me the dog was up a sheer cliff about 75 feet up and the dog had no where else to go. They were able to utilize their new tower ladder through the trees to access the dog. The firefighters used a make shift harness to get him down. Caisse said he was glad the dog was the dog’s owners called because they would have been in a very dangerous situation. He said…

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Shelton News: Gun Range Fire

2021-08-27@2:55pm--#Shelton CT-- A passerby called the Shelton Emergency Control Center of heavy black smoke coming from Charter Arms at 18 Brewster Lane. According to radio reports firefighters reported nothing showing on initial report but the sprinkler system was activated. Firefighters reporting a fire inside and they are making an interior attack. This news report is made possible by:

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Bridgeport Police Exodus Continues

#Bridgeport CT-- The exodus from the Bridgeport Police Department with 3 more leaving the department, making 8 this week alone. Officer Jenny Ribeiro is taking her experience to the Ansonia and Officers Jamar Edwards Alexander Miccoi to Stamford Police. I continue to get the run-around from the city on the staffing and officer deficits at the department. This news report is made possible by: Visit Penfield Service Center at: https://penfieldservicecenterct.com/

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Flags To Half-Staff

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced that – in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Joe Biden directing flags to be lowered throughout the country as a mark of respect for the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack today in Kabul, Afghanistan – U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Monday, August 30, 2021. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags, including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise, should also be lowered during this same duration of time. “My prayers go out to the family and friends of the military members whose lives were lost today in Afghanistan, as well as…

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Bridgeport News: Home Invasion – Sexual Assault

#Bridgeport CT--On August 26, 2021 at approximately 2:47 p.m. Bridgeport Police responded to a residence located in the north end of the City on the report of a sexual assault of a 21-year-old female.  The Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center provided a description of the male suspect via police radio; he was reported to be armed with a firearm and fleeing the area on foot. Sergeant Michael Paoletti, Sergeant Pasquale Feola, and Detective Jeff Holtz located a male party matching the suspect description walking in the area of Madison Avenue & Ashton Street.  He was quickly detained within the 2400 block of Madison Avenue and subsequently placed under arrest.  Easton Police Officer Tamra French was conducting a track with her police…

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