Merritt Shutdown
7:00pm--#cttraffic--#Stratford CT-- The Merritt Parkway is shut down northbound at exit 53 for a multi-car accident. Radio reports said 5 cars involved. This news report is made possible by:
7:00pm--#cttraffic--#Stratford CT-- The Merritt Parkway is shut down northbound at exit 53 for a multi-car accident. Radio reports said 5 cars involved. This news report is made possible by:
#Norwalk CT-- On March 13, 2018, members of the Special Services Division and the Detective Bureau conducted a joint operation within the City of Norwalk. Detective Brendan Collins had previously secured an arrest warrant for Andre Roberts. This stemmed from an investigation into a home invasion that occurred on November 23, 2018 at 7 Midwood Road. At the time of the home invasion Roberts was a resident of 7 Midwood Road. During the investigation into the home invasion, Detectives located and seized 700 Xanax pills, 1.5 pounds of marijuana packaged for sale, $9,000 cash and numerous Ziploc plastic bags consistent with those used to package marijuana for sale. These items were seized from Andre Roberts’s room. Subsequently, Officer David Geismar…
4:12pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police dispatched to Mario the Baker at 4414 Main Street where an employee allegedly threatened the owner with a knife. The employee put the knife down and said he was just kidding according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
#HARTFORD, CT— Senator Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport) today delivered testimony to the General Assembly’s Planning and Development Committee in support of House Bill 5509, legislation that would protect Connecticut homeowners from unfair and abusive Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) proceedings and charges that sometimes result in wrongful home foreclosures. Sen. Moore has received numerous complaints from homeowners in Bridgeport who say that the local WPCA is using predatory and discriminatory billing tactics. Based on investigative work by Sen. Moore’s office into the procedures for collection of overdue WPCA bills, it is clear that attorney fees and collection costs contribute to foreclosures more than the actual delinquent sewage bill does. The WPCA has initiated foreclosure proceeding on seniors, veterans, and low income…
2:09am--#Bridgeport CT-- A car has hit several parked cars at Baldwin Street and Connecticut Avenue and the driver fled the scene. This was originally called in as a car fire which was not the case. This news report is made possible by:
11:43pm--#Fairfield CT-- A resident in the 500 block of Holland Hill Road came home to find his back door forced open. Police are investigating. This news report is made possible by:
11:33pm--#cttraffic--#Milford CT--#Stratford CT-- State Police are doing a "slow roll" down the southbound side of the Moses Wheeler Bridge on I-95 between exits 32 and 33. At least five separate cars have received flat tires. Police are looking for any debris in the roadway that could be causing this. In the past, the expansion joints on the bridge were the culprit.
Connecticut State Senator Tony Hwang had his head shaved Friday night at Osborne Hill School in Fairfield to benefit cancer research, as part of St. Baldrick's "Team Teddy." The Team Teddy page says "Team Teddy was founded in honor of Teddy Gerber, who was diagnosed with undifferentiated sarcoma in 2009, when he was just 8 years old. After bravely fighting his illness for nine months, Teddy died on August 16, 2010, aged 9 1/2. Team Teddy carries on in Teddy's memory, raising money to find a cure for pediatric cancer". So far over $112,000 was raised. To donate to this cause go to: https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/108/2017
#Westport CT-- At approximately 11:00am on 3/15/18, officers were dispatched to a local liquor store on a report of a male that had just made a suspicious purchase. The store employee provided a description of the suspect and advised officers the suspect made a purchase with a Visa gift card. Another officer located a male matching the suspect description walk into a local restaurant and followed him inside. He overheard the suspect’s credit card purchase get declined. The officer approached the suspect and learned he had also made a purchase at another local liquor store just prior. The suspect was identified as Damion Hollis, 29, of Mount Vernon, NY. He was being driven from business to business by Jocelyn Torain,…
5:44pm--#Bridgeport CT-- It was food burning on the stove with a smoke condition but no fire at 45 Monroe Street. But hey, now you can have dinner at the 50's Diner! But now you know what all the noise was about! This news report is made possible by: