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.

Woodbridge News: Fire At The Jewish Community Center

UPDATE: Two firefighters reported injured, one unresponsive according to radio reports. 4:11pm--#Woodbridge Connecticut-  A fire is reported in a locker at the Jewish Comunity Center at 360 Amity Road.  The locker is in the middle of the building. The town of Orange and Bethany are assisting, additional reports say the fire has gone to 4 alarms. Photo courtesy of Cory Zinman [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="960"] Photo courtesy of Cory Zinman[/caption]  

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Stratford News: Recent Arrests

On 11/28/2016 The Narcotics, Vice and Intelligence Unit along with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police Department executed a prostitution/narcotics related search warrant at 295 First Avenue in Stratford. This is the second search warrant execution at this residence since September, 2016. Detectives learned that the resident, Ariel Perry (D.O.B. 03/01/1970) and her roommate, Kathleen Cox (D.O.B. 10/06/1985) were advertising prostitution on the website "Backpage.com".   The investigation revealed that Cox and Perry were selling heroin and cocaine from the residence as well as using it to prostitute. Detectives seized heroin, cocaine, scales, paraphernalia and items related to prostitution. Cox was also found to have a fully extraditable warrant out of Kentucky for drug related offenses.   Perry was charged…

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#Bridgeport Connecticut--At 11pm Saturday night, two male perpetrators committed a home invasion and homicide in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. During the course of this crime, the perpetrators are believed to have set fire to the home, and a deceased male was found inside the house. Both perpetrators then fled the scene and were tracked to Bridgeport. Through the cooperation of the Detective Bureau, Patrol Division and Emergency Services Unit; both suspects were taken into custody without incident, and charged in Connecticut as Fugitive's from Justice. A search warrant was executed at 63 Granfield Avenuethis afternoon, and items of interest in this investigation were seized. I would like to thank all those who assisted the Massachusetts State Police in this investigation, and they conveyed that they were truly impressed…

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