Month: September 2021

2021-09-01@10:15pm–#Bridgeport CT– Report of Crescent at Seaview being closed. If the road looks flooded, it probably is. Don’t chance crossing it especially at night!

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2021-09-01@9:42pm–#Bridgeport CT– Tonight’s vehicle fire is in the 500 block of John Street. Firefighters taking care of the fully engulfed car.

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UPDATE: Turned out to be further up the road in Easton.

2021-09-01@8:00pm–#Fairfield CT– #cttraffic–Black Rock Turnpike (Route 58) is closed in both directions near North Street due to a downed tree.

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2021-09-01 #Fairfield CT– Hansen Flowers at 1040 Post Road0 and Land Surveying Service of 1275 Post Road reporting to police they had catalytic converters taken from company vehicles overnight.

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On August 31, 2021 at approximately 11:44 am Bridgeport Police responded to the 100 block of Park Street on the report of shots fired – automatic gunfire.  Upon arrival, Officers observed an abundance of shell casings with vehicles and a residence struck by gunfire.

The Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center provided police officers with a description of the suspects and a description of the vehicle utilized in the shooting. 

The Bridgeport Police Patrol Division and Detective Bureau responded to the scene.  The suspect vehicle, a dark blue 2007 BMW X5, was observed in the area of the East Washington Avenue bridge.  Police attempted a felony motor vehicle stop at the intersection of East Washington Avenue and Housatonic Avenue. The suspect vehicle turned right and continued northbound on Housatonic Avenue.   Occupants of the vehicle threw 4 handguns from the vehicle along Housatonic Avenue.  The vehicle ultimately stopped on Housatonic Avenue just south of its intersection with North Washington Avenue.  4 firearms and high capacity magazines were recovered.  A citizen within the 100 block of Park Street were targeted during this incident.  As a result of this investigation 3 suspects in the BMW were placed under arrest. 

The driver of the BMW X5 has been identified as 43 year old Bridgeport resident Carlos Moreno.  Moreno has been charged with Conspiracy at Assault in the 1^st Degree,  Weapons in a Motor Vehicle, Reckless Endangerment in the 1^st Degree, Possession of Narcotics, Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle, and Misuse of Plates.  Bond is set at $250,000 and Moreno is scheduled to appear in court on September 1, 2021.

A passenger in the BMW X5 has been identified as 43 year old Bridgeport resident Jose Padilla.  Padilla has been charged with Criminal Attempt Assault in the 1^st Degree, Weapons in a Motor Vehicle, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Carrying a Pistol without a Permit, Possession of a High Capacity Magazine, Reckless Endangerment in the 1^st Degree, Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.  Bond is set at 1 million dollars and Padilla is scheduled to appear in court on September 1, 2021.

Another passenger in the BMW X5 has been identified as a 19 year old Bridgeport resident Luis Blandin.  Blandin has been charged with  Criminal attempt at assault 1^st Degree, Weapons in a Motor Vehicle, Carrying a Pistol without a Permit, Possession of a High Capacity Magazine, Reckless endangerment in the 1^st Degree, Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.  Bond is set at 1 million dollars and Blandin is scheduled to appear in Court on September 1, 2021.

The Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau’s Identification Unit responded and processed the suspect vehicle, crime scene on Park Street, and crime scene on Housatonic Avenue.

Anyone with additional information regarding this shooting is asked to contact the case officer, Detective Angel Llanos, at 203-581-5229 or utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.

2021-09-01@8:56am–#Bridgeport CT– #cttraffic– A crash in the left break down lane I-95 northbound has the left lane closed and starting to back up traffic. No word on injuries.

(Hartford, CT) — Attorney General William Tong today called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to significantly reduce Eversource’s rates.

Following the passage of the Take Back Our Grid Act last year, PURA opened a rate review proceeding and is evaluating electric companies’ rates to see if an interim rate reduction is appropriate. The Take Back Our Grid Act, passed in October 2020, urged PURA to examine whether interim rate relief was warranted for Connecticut consumers.

“Connecticut families and consumers cannot afford to pay any more for their utilities. Electricity costs in our state are already the highest in the continental United States and as families continue to work and attend school from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they need a break from these oppressive costs,” Attorney General Tong said. “I am urging PURA to approve an interim rate decrease and give ratepayers a much-needed reprieve.”

Attorney General Tong’s brief notes that since its last rate case in 2018, Eversource’s costs have decreased, but those reductions are not reflected in Eversource’s current rates. Decreasing Eversource’s annual distribution revenue by between $65 million and $123 million per year would reduce Eversource’s rates to a range that is reasonable. A $100 million rate reduction would result in 4.54 percent distribution rate decrease and a 2.6 percent total bill decrease for ratepayers.

“Eversource ratepayers pay far too much for electricity and Eversource shareholders are reaping the benefits,” Attorney General Tong states in the brief. “Oppressive electric rates impose unreasonable economic burdens on Connecticut families, which are more home-centric in their work, educational, and leisure pursuits due to the COVID-19 public health and economic crises. In the Take Back Our Grid Act, a product of the September 2020 Special Session, the Legislature urged PURA to examine whether interim rate relief is warranted for Connecticut electric ratepayers during these turbulent times. The evidence presented in this case demonstrates that Eversource’s rates are bloated and unaffordable.”

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2021-09-01@6:09am–#Fairfield CT– #cttraffic–A report of a 4 car accident on the Merritt Parkway southbound exit 44 and 42.

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