Month: March 2022

2022-03-26@7:44pm–#Shelton CT– Report of a crash with extrication required on River Road at Hawthorne Avenue.

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Located! At Wesley Drive!

2022-03-26@4:45pm–#Shelton CT– Police are looking for a special needs child in the Nell’s Rock trail area. Update at 5:48 says they have a drone in the air to aid in the search.

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2022-03-26@5:30PMish– #Bridgeport CT– First responders were called to the 500 block of East Main Street for an assault involving a pregnant woman. A person is reported to have lacerations to their face. No mention in the Bridgeport Police’s Twitter account as they said calls of significance would be posted there. As a matter of fact there has been no crime in Bridgeport since March 19 as that was their last post there. Amazing.

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2022-03-26@3:51pm–#Fairfield CT– Firefighters at Aldi’s at 290 Tunxis Hill Road where 3 customers report an odor of natural gas.

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2022-03-26@2:42pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating an accidental shooting on Priscilla Street. The injuries are non-life-threatening.

2022-03-25@8:12pm–#Bridgeport CT– A bicyclist and a car collided at Fairfield Avenue and Lafayette Square. The bicyclist was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

2022-03-23–#Fairfield CT– A Prince Street resident called police to report that $600 was taken from their unlocked car parked on the street.

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2022-03-24@1:37pm–#Fairfield CT– #cttraffic–A car took down a light pole on I-95 southbound at the rest area.

2022-03-24@1:24pm–#Bridgeport CT– A car took out a support column at the Rainbow Store at 161 Boston Avenue. Unknown if there were any injuries.

On March 22, 2022 at approximately 11:30 p.m. the Bridgeport Police Narcotics and Vice Division conducted surveillance operations in the area of the “Ocho Rios Jerk Center Restaurant” located at 1240 Park Avenue.  Narcotics Officers observed a number of street level marijuana sales coming from a vehicle located in the rear parking lot of the establishment.  Once the suspect/vehicle operator drove out of the parking lot, Narcotics Officers followed the vehicle and conducted a motor vehicle stop.  During the motor vehicle stop, officers also observed marijuana packaged for sale on the passenger seat.  The suspect, identified as Bridgeport resident Greg Gardner DOB 1/10/1979, was placed under arrest.

As a result of this investigation, the Narcotics and Vice Division recovered 2.7 pounds of marijuana and $9,699.00 in US currency.  Suspect Greg Gardner was charged with Operation of a Drug Factory 21a-277(c), Possession with Intent to Sell 1 kilogram or more of Cannabis 21a-278b (1D), and Failure to Obey a Stop Sign 14-301. Gardner’s Bond was set at $50,000.00 and he is scheduled to appear in court on March 23, 2022