Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport News: Two Shot- 1 Dead Cities 7th Homicide

UPDATE: --Police say that just before 12:30 Monday morning Len Allen Smith of Fourth Street was fatally shot while sitting in parked car at Union and Stratford Avenue.  A second victim, Georgia Comacho who was seated in the back seat was also shot. She underwent surgery and is in critical condition. Smith died of his injuries.  Police were looking for a white Jeep Cherokee that pulled up to their red Buick and opened fire. The suspect vehicle was located in Shelton on fire at Indian Wells State Park.  This was Bridgeport's 7th homicide of the year. 12:34am--#Bridgeport CT-- According to multiple radio reports two people were shot a Stratford and Union Avenue, one person was shot in the head. A…

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Bridgeport, CT – Seven years after Hurricane Irene and the damage inflicted on Bridgeport from Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Ganim  joined local youth from the City Summer Camp to celebrate the reopening of the Al Bennett Fishing Pier at Seaside Park. As part of the celebration, city officials were joined by nine to ten-year-old children from the City Recreation Department's Seaside Park Summer Day Camp for a fishing lesson provided by the Bridgeport Police Department.   The long-awaited construction was made possible by the Parks and Recreation Department seeking and securing federal assistance from the State Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security (DEMHS) through FEMA.   “Reopening the Al Bennett Fishing Pier is a testament to my administration’s commitment to preserving an…

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