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.

Stratford News: Distracted Driver Campaign Begins Tomorrow

Stratford CT— From April 2 to April 30, 2018, Stratford Police will be out in force looking for distracted drivers as part of the U Drive. U Text. U Pay. campaign, a high-visibility effort to enforce distracted-driving laws. Drivers are continuously ignoring their responsibilities behind the wheel, and distracted driving is a growing and deadly threat on our roadways. Stratford Police is teaming up with the Connecticut Department of Transportation during the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) National Distracted Driving Awareness month to make sure all motorists keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel. “Distracted driving is a real problem,” said Captain Frank Eannotti. “During this enforcement period, officers will be ticketing anyone who…

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Monroe Firefighters Battle House Fire

#Monroe CT--Monroe Firefighters Battle House Fire At approximately 5:30pm on Thursday March 29, volunteer firefighters from the Monroe, Stevenson, and Stepney fire departments responded to a reported house fire on Cold Spring Rd. First arriving firefighters found smoke coming from all sides of the house and an active fire in the family room area. Crews made an aggressive interior attack to extinguish the blaze before it could extend into other areas of the house. There are no fire hydrants in the immediate area, which meant firefighters had to use tanker trucks as a water source. Four engines, two ladder trucks, and four tanker trucks responded including two units from the White Hills Fire Dept. in Shelton. Other firefighters from Trumbull…

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Fairfield News: Pedestrian Struck

This Fairfield Police PRESS release is being reported for Zuleyka Rosario: Fairfield Police UPDATE: On 03/31/2018 at approximately 11:59pm Fairfield Police received a 911 call from Nutmeg Bowl, 802 Villa Avenue. Officers determined that a verbal argument between Jose Maldonado and another individual occurred inside the bowling alley. The men made threats to each other before going outside to the parking lot. It was determined that in the parking lot one man may have attempted to strike the other with his car and in the process, Jose Maldonado fired a pistol at the car. No one was injured during the incident. Officers located a bullet hole in the rear driver side door of the vehicle involved, in addition to a spent shell…

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