Trailer Stuck On Highway
A small hitch trailer got stuck up on the barrier of I-95 Northbound around Exit 30. The highway has been shut down in the area to remove the trailer.
BRIDGEPORT POLICE ARREST BARRICADED SUSPECT
An early morning standoff on Grand Street in The Hollow section of the city ended with a barricaded suspect who exchanged gunfire with the Bridgeport Police was taken into custody. Officers initially responded to Grand Street at approximately 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday for a street fight. The first officer to arrive encountered the suspect, later identified as Roberto Martins, 53, of Bridgeport, who eventually fled into the side basement door of a house in the 600 block Grand Street. Martins then fired a gun four times at officers through the barricaded door. One of the officers returned fired. Nobody was struck by a bullet. The Bridgeport Police Department's Hostage Negotiation Unit arrived with the Emergency Services Unit (SWAT) and set…
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING; NO INJURIES REPORTED
On September 2, 2026, at approximately 12:10 a.m., the Bridgeport Police Department received a complaint of an active street fight involving a suspect reportedly armed with a knife in the 600 block of Grand Street. Responding officers encountered the suspect, who fled into an apartment. The suspect subsequently fired multiple rounds through the apartment door at the responding officers. An officer returned fire. The suspect was taken into custody. No officers or civilians were injured, and there is currently no threat to the public. The area of Grand Street and Catherine Street is blocked off until further notice. Pursuant to Connecticut General Statute § 51-277a, the Office of Inspector General is investigating the officer-involved shooting, along with the Connecticut State…
STRING OF BURGLARIES HIT BRIDGEPORT
Over the past day, yesterday, August 31st, at around 8:00AM two commercial buildings at the 700 block of South Ave and the 500 block of North Ridgefield Ave and two residential buildings, one at 3 PM, the 100 block of Deforest Ave and one at around 9 PM at the 1600 block of Fairfield Ave, were all burglarized.