12:09am–#Bridgeport Connecticut– Two women were  in remarkably good moods after waiting 9 hours for police to respond for an accident.  The two women got into a fender bender in the Stop and Shop parking lot at 4531 Main Street around 3pm Monday.  Bridgeport Police were dispatched just after midnight, 9 hours later to take the report.   The two took turns for bathroom and food breaks.  Naps and cellphones kept them entertained.  They had to keep starting their cars to keep warm.  It was thirty six degrees when I arrived.  One of the woman had their elderly grandmother with her.  She is a retired hospital worker and she said it felt like she put a shift in the hospital.  The woman said she will catch up with her medication when they get home.  I asked them why they didn’t just take cellphone pictures and swap phone numbers and they said their insurance companies insisted on a police report.

By Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.

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