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Month: January 2022

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Bridgeport News: Stolen Vehicle Crash Locks Down St Vs Area

Jan 5, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

2022-01-05@1:30PMish-- Bridgeport Police requested a K-9 to Hunting and Anson Street after a crash. I reached out to police but have not heard back. According to my sources, a stolen vehicle out of New Haven was located and although I cannot confirm a pursuit, there is evidence of a tree taken down on the dividing island on Main Street and then a crash of a black Audi at Hunting and Main Street that took out a traffic light. Many viewers reported a lockdown at St. Vincent's Hospital.

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TOWN OF STRATFORD TO DISTRIBUTE COVID-19 TESTS TO RESIDENTS TOMORROW AT SHORT BEACH

Jan 4, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

#STRATFORD – Mayor Laura R. Hoydick has announced plans for distribution in Stratford of COVID-19 test kits that the Town has received as part of the rapid-test kits being distributed to Connecticut towns and cities by order of Governor Ned Lamont. Kits will be made available to Stratford at one distribution point at Short Beach. As the number of kits available will be insufficient to cover everyone in town, they will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Based on CT Department of Health recommendations to limit the number of tests made available per household, the Stratford distribution sites will distribute a maximum of one kit per car. Each kit contains two tests. The kits will be made available from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5th,…

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CITY OF BRIDGEPORT TO DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN 15,000 TAKE HOME COVID TESTS TO RESIDENTS AND PARTNER AGENCIES

Jan 4, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

The Bridgeport EOC picked up the designated shipment of 15,837 COVID “at home tests” along with 48,000 N95 masks provided by the State of CT. The City of Bridgeport will be distributing more than 15,000 Take Home COVID Tests to residents and partner agencies tomorrow as part of the continued effort to decrease long lines and provide individuals with COVID tests.On Thursday, December 29th the EOC announced a city portal available to members of the public in need of a COVID test. Residents and city agencies were successful at logging in online or calling the EOC to register for their COVID Test. The portal is currently closed as the allocation of supplies was quickly exhausted. Those receiving the kits are…

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Stratford News: INITIAL SUPPLY OF COVID-19 RAPID TEST KITS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL SYSTEM

Jan 3, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

#STRATFORD – After the State of Connecticut’s initial plan to distribute COVID-19 rapid test kits through municipal governments fell apart last week, a new shipment of different rapid test kits is now expected to arrive in Stratford Monday morning, January 3rd.  The planned shipment is of 7,700 test kits.  Neighboring communities have been issued single-test kits, and the type of kit will be confirmed tomorrow upon delivery. As more test kits will be made available in the near future, the decision has been made jointly between Mayor Laura Hoydick and her administration and Stratford Schools Superintendent Dr. Uyi Osunde to distribute this initial shipment to the school system. “There is a tremendous demand for these rapid test kits right now, and with…

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Bridgeport’s First Homicide for 2022

Jan 2, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport Police UPDATE: On January 2, 2022 at approximately 10:03 pm, Bridgeport Police responded to 100 Marcel Street on the report of a party shot.  Emergency personnel located a victim lying in the front yard at that location and quickly transported him to Saint Vincent’s Hospital where he later died.   The B.P.D. Detective Bureau has taken charge of the investigation and has since processed the crime scene on Marcel Street.  Detectives are working several strong leads at this time. The victim has been identified as 36-year-old Andre Brown of Bridgeport Connecticut.  The Bridgeport Police Department would like to offer its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Brown.     Anyone with information about this crime can call…

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