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.

Westport News: Custodial Arrest

#Westport CT-- On 07/23/2018 at approximately 9:30am, an officer observed a vehicle with an expired registration traveling southbound on the Sherwood Island Connector. A motor vehicle stop was conducted on Greens Farms Road. The operator claimed the vehicle he was driving belonged to his brother. He also claimed to have lost his license and provided officer’s a fraudulent name. The investigating officer checked the license of the name provided and observed the driver’s license photo did not match the operator of the vehicle, nor did the address. Officers later learned the operator was actually the registered owner of the vehicle, Lou Geneus, who was operating with a suspended driver’s license. Geneus was also unable to provide proof of valid insurance…

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Westport News: Bike Tour Road Closures

#Westport CT--The CT Challenge Bike Tour will be taking place tomorrow (7/28/18). Motorists should expect to see a large volume of bicyclists between 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on the following roads: Long Lots Road, North Avenue, and North Avenue extension. Motorists traveling through these areas should expect delays and possibly brief road closures. The police department asks that motorists use extra caution when driving through the affected roads.   This press release is made possible by:

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Governor Orders Flags To Half Staff

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, July 28, 2018, in honor of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Tyler Grotjan of Waterford, who died from injuries sustained while stationed overseas at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.  A funeral service in his remembrance is being held on Saturday in New London. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags – including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise – should also be lowered during this same duration of time. “Staff Sgt. Grotjan gave his life in service to our nation, and he will never be forgotten,” Governor…

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Bridgeport News: Police Reunite Child With Dad After Being In Car During Carjacking

How about some likes for the Bridgeport Police Department who searched for a red Nissan that was taken in a carjacking on Park Avenue with a five-year-old still inside. All departments in the police department including housing details and detectives searched the city. The car was first located and it was located but lost on Newfield Avenue. “Housing One” was driving on I-95 northbound when he located the vehicle and followed the car until back up arrived. The car got off exit 30, Lordship Boulevard and stopped at the Shell Station without incident. The child was not in the car, the driver let the child out a block away. Detectives question the driver who said he let the child out…

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