11:03pm--#Bridgeport CT--A car has hit a utility pole and took down a fire hydrant 300 block of Merritt Street. There are children in the car and airbags have deployed. First responders on the way.
#Fairfield CT--A note written on a desk at Warde High School was discovered by a teacher that read "?Going to bomb school? on 5/9/2014". The teacher waited until the END of school day to report this to the dean. I have highly credible sourceS that told me that Warde High School has not had any training in this from the police department. Had they had this training they would have known not to wait but to call it in immediately. The school was scheduled twice this year for training and declined both times because the central office did not inform the school of this training. If you appreciate our live reporting as it is happening would you consider helping…
9:33pm--#Bridgeport CT-- There was an attempted robbery at Subway at 1255 Park Avenue. A short, slim Hispanic man entered the store and threatened the clerk. No weapon was shown, instead he had his hand in his gray and blue hoodie and fled on foot without any cash.
7:02pm--#Stratford CT--An elderly woman on Canaan Road was sexually assaulted by a black male, slim build, approximately 17-20 years old wearing a white hoodie and black pants.
7:14pm--#Bridgeport CT--Today's car fire is a Chevy Impala fully involved in front of 97 Orland Street.
#Fairfield CT--From FairfieldSchools.org: On 5/8/2014 a note was found scribbled on a desk at Fairfield Warde HS. The note simply said ?Going to bomb school? on 5/9/2014. There are no indications that the message is credible, especially in light of several recent and similar bomb hoaxes in the area. The Fairfield Police Department is investigating this message and are taking steps to ensure that the school is safe. Fairfield Warde High and all other schools will be open tomorrow May 9.
State Board of Education approves new Turnaround Plans (HARTFORD, CT)—Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor today announced that five schools will join the Commissioner’s Network, the state’s lead initiative to turn around the most chronically low-performing schools in Connecticut. The State Board of Education approved applications from John C. Clark School in Hartford, serving prekindergarten-Grade 8; Lincoln-Bassett School in New Haven, serving prekindergarten–Grade 6; Robert J. O’Brien STEM Academy in East Hartford, serving kindergarten–Grade 6; Luis Muñoz Marin School in Bridgeport, serving prekindergarten–Grade 8; and Uncas Elementary School in Norwich, serving kindergarten–Grade 5. This year, Connecticut is investing more than $15 million in Commissioner’s Network schools. This is the third group to join the network, bringing…
4:42pm--#Trumbull CT-- Report of a structure fire at 43 Locust street. Fire fighters are on the scene.
3:29pm--#Derby CT-- #cttraffic-- Report of a motor vehicle accident on Route 8 Northbound near the exit 17 ramp.
(Bridgeport, CT – May 7, 2014) – Detectives are investigating a shooting that wounded a 28-year-old man early today. Police responded to the area of Club Delight, 1611 Barnum Ave., on a report of shots fired. Police encountered a large crowd and multiple cars fleeing the scene after a dispute inside spilled into the lot outside. Subsequently, police located a two vehicles involved in a motor vehicle accident on Summerfield Avenue. Detectives are working to determine whether that incident is related to the gunshots. Police located evidence outside the nightclub indicating that two different weapons were fired. Just after 1 a.m., about 20 minutes after the initial call, detectives were informed that a gunshot victim had arrived at Bridgeport Hospital.…
