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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Census 2020 Information Forum

Jul 19, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

#Bridgeport CT-- On Wednesday, the Bridgeport Complete Count Co-Chairs and State of CT Co-Chair presented an information forum of the “Bridgeport Counts” U.S. Census 2020 Campaign.   Bridgeport is proud to be the first city in Connecticut to pass local resolutions creating a municipally led “Complete Count Task Force” to ensure that the 2020 Census in Bridgeport is as accurate as possible.  An accurate count is important to ensure the city receives the proper federal funding to not only provide services.

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California Man Running Across America to Help Firefighters with Cancer

Jul 18, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

The Bridgeport Firefighters IAFF Local 834 is pleased to welcome Matt Gregg, a retired Apple executive who is running across the country to bring further attention to the associated higher cancer rates in firefighters. Matt will be running through Bridgeport on Friday, July 19th, beginning at approximately 2:00 PM with the run ending at approximately 3:00 PM. He will be greeted by several local dignitaries at this time at Bridgeport Fire Headquarters, 30 Congress St., Bridgeport, Ct 06604 His tentative route into Bridgeport will begin north from Fairfield on Fairfield Avenue to State Street, to Water Street to Fire Headquarters. Please consider supporting Matt by joining him in this run or donate to the Firefighter Cancer Support Network. To read…

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Fairfield-Bridgeport News: People Trapped In Car With Live Wire

Jul 17, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Fairfield Police UPDATE: On 07/17/2019 at approximately 5:16pm Fairfield Emergency Communications received a report of a large tree limb landing on a vehicle injuring the driver in front of 3595 Park Avenue, Fairfield. Officers responded to find Jarrod Marotto, DOB 08/26/1997 of Southington, unconscious in the driver seat. Jarrod was transported to St. Vincent’s Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by hospital staff. Further investigation revealed that Jarrod was driving southbound on Park Avenue when a large limb from a Cottonwood tree was struck by lightning and fell striking the vehicle and Jarrod on the driver side. Jarrod was the only occupant in the vehicle. This case is currently under investigation by the Fairfield…

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Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Crash!

Jul 17, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

2019-07-17 @ 11:55pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Multiple witness told me that the white Audi was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed into the red Hyundai on Fairfield Avenue near Clinton Avenue. One witness showed me video on his phone of the suspect fleeing the scene.  Police caught up with him and arrested him.  Two people had to be extricated from the vehicle by the fire department.  It took almost a half hour to get them out of the vehicle.  EMS transported them to the hospital.  

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Westport

Wesptport News: Undocumented Document

Jul 17, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

#Westport CT--On Saturday July 6, 2019 officers responded to Webster Bank located at 244 Post Road East on a complaint of a female at that location attempting to cash what staff recognized as a fraudulent check. Upon arrival bank employees pointed out the customer in question to the responding officers. Staff explained that they had been alerted to recent fraudulent activity associated with this account by another bank branch and recognized the check being presented by the customer as a fake. Bank staff pointed out to officers that one of the digits listed on the account number of the check did not match the number assigned to their actual customer’s account, thereby confirming that the check was not authentic. The…

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