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.

2 Injured in Carjacking

Witnesses told me that a woman was assaulted during a carjacking on Beechwood Avenue. Her father rushed to her aid but was run over by the teenage carjackers as they fled the scene. Bridgeport Police confirmed that one person was assaulted and a pedestrian was struck. Both victims were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries—one suffered a broken leg, while the other sustained facial injuries. 2025-02-08@3:50pm--Bridgeport CT

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State PD Investigate Overnight Blaze

TRUMBULL, CT – On February 8, at 3:17 a.m. Long Hill Fire, along with Trumbull Center, Nichols, and Monroe Fire departments responded to a reported structure fire on Hitching Post Lane in Trumbull. On arrival, firefighters were met with heavy fire conditions throughout the structure as well as significant structural compromise and collapse on the second floor of the home. Firefighters performed an initial exterior-based attack to control the fire. Once conditions allowed, the firefighters were able to transition to an interior fire attack and conduct searches of the residence. The fire was declared under control at 5:51 a.m. Unfortunately, a resident did not survive the fire. The Fire Department turned the scene over to the Fire Marshal’s Office and…

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Tong To Fight DOGE

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the temporary restraining order granted early this morning blocking “political appointees, special government employees, and any government employee detailed from an agency outside the Treasury Department access to Treasury Department payment systems or any other data maintained by the Treasury Department containing personally identifiable information.” The order was granted in response to the lawsuit filed late Friday by Attorney General Tong and a coalition of 19 attorneys general alleging that the Trump Administration illegally provided Elon Musk and the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” unauthorized access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system, and therefore to Americans’ most sensitive personal information, including bank account details and Social…

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Trumbull Parking Ban

In anticipation of the approaching winter storm, a Town of Trumbull parking ban will be in effect begin at 6:00 PM on Saturday, February 8, 2025 and will remain until snow removal has completed. All vehicles must be moved off the roads to enable our public works crews to properly clear town streets.

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