11:22am--#Bridgeport CT-- A large amount of white powder was found during an eviction at 126 North Bishop Avenue. Police said the substance has not been tested so they can't say for sure what it is. Hazmat was not called to the scene so I'm speculating they are suspecting drugs over a hazardous chemical.
12:37am--#Bridgeport CT-- Police received a call for shots fired on Newfield Avenue, the caller heard two shots but did not see anything. A few minutes later police received a call from the corner store at Newfield and Revere that a man stumbled inside the store and then collapsed. The victim was then carried out and transported to Bridgeport Hospital by private vehicle. There was no word where the man's condition nor where on his body he was shot.
#Fairfield CT--On 12/12/17, Fairfield Police received a report of a shoplifting that occurred at the Home Depot. The suspect pictured below is believed to have taken three(3) NEST thermostats, and two(2) RING wireless video doorbells valued at $1,173.48. The suspect handed the cashier a prepaid phone-card, grabbed the bagged items, and then ran out of the store into the white vehicle seen in the surveillance photo. Below is a surveillance image of the suspect and his vehicle captured while at Home Depot at the time of the theft. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the subject pictured below is asked to call the Fairfield Police Detective Bureau at (203)254-4840, or Text-A- Tip to CRIMES (274637).
#Darien CT-- Just before 1pm state police began receiving numerous calls for a wrong way driver on I-95 going north in the southbound lanes near exit 5. Police received numerous calls for near misses. Trooper Santiago observed the suspect vehicle and was able to avoid a head-on collision but was sideswiped by the suspect's vehicle near exit 12 in Darien. Both the vehicle and cruiser suffered heavy damage. Neither the trooper nor the suspect, Ashton Steen, 27 of 87 Holmes Avenue in Darien. Steen admitted to consuming alcohol and believed she was in New Jersey. After failing field sobriety tests she was taken into custody and charged with Reckless Endangerment, Reckless Driving, Driving the wrong way and DUI. She was released after posting…
1:44pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man in a car hit another car and fled the scene. He told the other driver he had a gun but none was shown. The incident happened on Beechwood near Wood Avenue. Police are looking for the suspect. This news report is made possible by:
11:58am--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters on the way to 130 Anton Street for an odor of smoke indoors. This news report is made possible by:
11:28am--#Bridgeport CT-- A two car crash on Park Avenue near Lincoln Avenue had one car almost crash into a house. Radio reports said one of the car had children in the car but there were no reports that I heard that indicated they were hut.
10:38pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police have a house on Orland Street surrounded and looking for the person who broke into the house. This press release is made possible by:
12:53pm--#Darien CT--#cttraffic-- A car and a state trooper were involved in an accident on I-95 southbound near exit 11. There were no reported injuries but both vehicles required to be towed from the scene.
8:19pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man attempted to stab the shopkeeper at the Dominica Market at 351 Lexington Avenue. The suspect was known to the shopkeeper, police quickly located him and made an arrest. This was formerly the Sapiaos Grocery Store where the owner, Jose Salgado was gunned down and killed on April 11, 2015. This press release was made possible by: