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: Scaffold Collapse

3:34pm--Westport CT--    The Westport Fire Department responded to a scaffold collapse with two construction works injured at the Bedford Square construction site.  Two construction works were getting setup on the 2nd floor to cut steel as part of the ongoing renovations and construction at 52 Post Road East as part of the project when the scaffold they were using tipped over. One worker was on the scaffold and the other was hit by it; both suffered non-life threating leg injuries.  Westport EMS and Police also responded providing primary patient care while firefighters used ropes and rigging to set up a lowering system to remove the two construction workers from the 2nd floor of building. Both construction workers were transported…

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Bridgeport Police Officers Saves 17 Year-Old From Sex Trafficking

Bridgeport, Conn. (August 26, 2015 Bridgeport Police Press Release) – This morning, the Bridgeport Police Department arrested a Waterbury man while saving a 17 year-old Bridgeport girl from suspected sex trafficking.  On August 26, 2015 at around 2:30 a.m., police officers responded to a reported incident at the Sunnyside Inn (174 Lake St., Bridgeport, Conn.).   After arriving on the scene, a 17 year-old Bridgeport girl alleged that Brandon Williams  -- born on 03/16/81 of 21 Cliff St. in Waterbury, Conn. -- was holding the juvenile against her will, forcing her to engage in sex trafficking.  Subsequently, Mr. Williams was arrested, and is currently being held on a $50,000 bond for violation of probation pending further charges.   The 17…

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