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.

Missing Bridgeport Woman Found Deceased

On December 16, 2023, 70-year-old Veronica Young was reported missing by family members. Veronica was last seen on video in downtown Bridgeport (100 block of Fairfield Avenue) on December 15, 2023, at approximately 4:00 pm. (Friday - late afternoon). On December 16, 2023, a silver alert was implemented by the CT Department of Public Safety. On December 19, 2023, at approximately 8:45 am an unidentified deceased female was located at 10 Barnum Dyke Bridgeport. This afternoon the deceased female was identified by family members as Mrs. Veronica Young. On behalf of Chief Porter and the Bridgeport Police Department’s (BPD) our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Mrs. Young. The BPD Forensic Identification Unit has processed the…

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Norwalk Sexual Offender Arrest

On December 14, 2023, Maurice Thomas-Riley, a 28-year-old resident of 18 Prospect Street Apartment C11, was arrested by warrant. He faces eleven charges of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. The arrest followed an investigation initiated by the Connecticut State Police Sex Offender Registry Unit, which informed the Norwalk Police Department of eleven separate violations occurring over a 2.5-year period. Thomas-Riley's court appearance is scheduled for December 29, 2023, with a set bond of $75,000.

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Fairfield News: Lenox Jewelry Burglary Arrest

On 11/29/23 at around 11:30 pm, the Fairfield police responded to a glass break alarm at Lenox Jewelers located at 2500 Black Rock Turnpike. When an Officer arrived on scene, he located a vehicle exiting the parking lot of Lenox Jewelers. The Officer was unable to stop the vehicle as it fled at a high rate of speed. Officers confirmed that a burglary in fact just occurred. Entry was made through a smashed out front window and around $56,000 in jewelry had been taken. The investigation of the burglary was then followed up by the Quality-of-Life unit who collaborated with the Bridgeport Auto Theft Task Force. Investigators identified a vehicle of interest from the burglary and had located that vehicle…

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