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FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE vs MOTORCYCLE COLLISION

On October 8, 2026, at approximately 11:59 p.m., the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received a report of a collision with a motor vehicle versus a motorcycle in the 2500 block of Park Avenue. The initial caller reported that a male motorcyclist was unresponsive and that a large crowd was beginning to gather at the scene. Emergency personnel were dispatched immediately. Upon arrival, Bridgeport police officers observed emergency medical personnel providing aid to the unresponsive motorcyclist. The motorcyclist was transported to St. Vincent’s Medical Center by American Medical Response (AMR). Despite emergency medical efforts, the 28-year-old Bridgeport resident succumbed to his injuries at approximately 12:31 a.m. on October 9, 2026. Bridgeport police officers secured the scene, and the Bridgeport Police Department’s…

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THE GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL

STRATFORD CELEBRATES FALL WITH THE GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL AT BOOTHE MEMORIAL PARK STRATFORD, CT – October 8, 2026 – The Town of Stratford and the Boothe Park Commission are pleased to announce the 2026 Great Pumpkin Festival, scheduled for Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 12pm to 4pm at Stratford’s historic Boothe Memorial Park, 5800 Main Street. In the event of inclement weather, the Festival will take place on Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 12pm to 4pm. The Great Pumpkin Festival is generously sponsored by Comcast. The popular autumn festival will feature fun for the entire family, including horse-drawn carriage rides, a magic show, a costume parade and contest, a giant pumpkin carving contest, face painting, an inflatable corn maze, and…

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Police Arrest Man for Burglary and Stolen Car

A Bridgeport man was arrested by the Trumbull Police on Sunday, September 20, 2026, for the burglary of a daycare facility on Beardsley Parkway. The suspect, Latrell Eppes, age 32, of Bridgeport was taken into custody by officers after he was located in a stolen motor vehicle in Bridgeport. The owner of the daycare contacted the Trumbull Police around 7:15 a.m. reporting that their business had been entered during the overnight hours and approximately $1200 cash was stolen from the business. The owners explained that they also said that a car was missing. As officers were investigating this incident the vehicle was tracked to the parking lot of the North End Variety in Bridgeport. When officers arrived at the variety…

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TWO ANSONIA “MEN” ARRESTED IN GATISON PARK ARSON

TWO ANSONIA MEN ARRESTED IN GATISON PARK PLAYGROUND ARSON ANSONIA, CT — October 7, 2026 — The Ansonia Police Department has arrested two Ansonia residents in connection with the October 3, 2026, arson that destroyed the playground at Gatison Park. On October 3, 2026, at approximately 3:29 a.m., officers of the Ansonia Police Department and the Ansonia Fire Department were dispatched to Gatison Park, located in the area of Third Street and Fourth Street, for a report of a possible structure fire. Upon arrival, officers discovered that the playground/playscape and the rubber safety matting beneath it were completely engulfed in flames. Members of the Ansonia Fire Department responded to the scene and successfully extinguished the fire. Following an investigation, the…

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Man Trapped Under Car

Report of a man that was trapped under a car after it fell onto him at around the 200 block of Anthony Street in Bridgeport. First responders are on scene and reported that he was able to get out from under the vehicle. No word of the extent of his injuries at this time.

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POLICE APPREHEND THREE IN STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERIES

On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Trumbull Police officers arrested two men who were found in a stolen car, when they were found in a local business parking lot of 2 Whitney Avenue, at around 7:00 am. The two nineteen-year-old men, Rashaun Woods of Stratford and Malachi Stone of Bridgeport, were taken into custody. Officers had responded to the parking lot to investigate the car after receiving information from the owner. When officers arrived, they found the two men sleeping in the front seat of the car, that had been stolen overnight in Bridgeport. Inside the car, officers found numerous items which are believed to have been stolen during a recent spree of overnight thefts from unlocked vehicles in Trumbull and…

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Arrest Made In Bank Fraud Case

On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, a complainant came to police headquarters reporting that he had been the victim of bank fraud. He had been advised that an individual had made an in-person unauthorized wire transfer from one of his accounts to another unaffiliated account in the amount of $89,000.00. Through investigation, John Hammonds was developed as a suspect in this incident. It is alleged that it was Hammonds who had conducted the transaction at an M&T bank branch located within the state of New York by representing himself as the victim. An arrest warrant was sought and granted for Hammonds. On Thursday, August 20, 2026, Westport Police were advised by authorities in New Jersey that Hammonds was in custody and…

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