10:27am--#Fairfield CT--An elderly woman stopped at Hemlock Hardware on the Post Road this morning. As she was leaving, her foot slipped off the brake and hit the gas. The car lunged forward hitting the building. The woman was not injured. Damage to the building was to the foundation's cinder blocks. The building inspector was called to inspect. If the damage was significant, our friends at Servpro would have made it like it never even happened.
In March of this year the board of the Westport Little League contacted the Westport Police Department regarding the results from their yearly internal audit. Board members presented the results of the audit which showed that over $40,000.00 worth of funds and equipment were unaccounted for. All of the items were found to emanate from one individual who was given authorization from the board to order equipment and submit expense reports for reimbursement. The investigation then focused on this individual who was interviewed by detectives and eventually admitted to falsifying invoices, cancelling orders after submitting invoices for equipment so that payment was made to him by the league but the items were never delivered, billing the league for clinics that…
#Bridgeport, Connecticut (May 28, 2014) – Background: Last night, Bridgeport’s Zoning Commission voted for a year-long moratorium on accepting medical marijuana plans. This vote comes more than a month after the City’s Zoning Commission voted against allowing D&B Wellness to move forward with a medical marijuana dispensary in the city (Read Mayor Finch’s statement after the vote:http://bit.ly/1nuxUeH). In response to last night’s moratorium decision, Mayor Finch’s spokesperson Brett Broesder made the following statement: “As he does with all issues, Mayor Finch listened carefully to people from across Bridgeport as the zoning process unfolded, and heard from both sides on the issue of medical marijuana dispensaries opening in Bridgeport. He remains convinced that we have a responsibility to provide people who are…
4:04pm--#Stratford Police are investigating robbery that took place at Lordship Pizza on Stratford Road, a gun was used in the robbery. The suspect fled on foot towards the water, he may have gotten into a car down the road. Police say the owner did not do an audit of the register but the robber did not get much cash.
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood, Myra Jones-Taylor, State Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, state legislators and local officials, this afternoon signed two bills at the Helen Street School in Hamden that will expand pre-kindergarten for the state’s three and four-year-olds, add dyslexia as a primary specific learning disability for children requiring special education, and formally establish the Office of Early Childhood. “Ensuring that students are prepared to compete in a global economy and excel in twenty-first century careers means that we must strive to equip them with the knowledge, skills and tools they will need from day one,” Governor Malloy said. “This is not the case when a number of students…
10:40pm--#Bridgeport CT--A police officer on patrol was flagged down by a man who was bleeding at Washington Avenue near James Street after being beat up and robbed on Sanford Street. Taken was his red Honda. Get all the news we report, not just what Facebook shows you. Visit us at DoingItLocal.com, our site is smartphone friendly!
10:09pm--#Bridgeport CT--The New China Restaurant at 1550 Wood Avenue was just robbed at gunpoint. Suspect fled on foot towards Fairfield. Police are investigating. UPDATE: Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two people who held up a Wood Avenue restaurant Tuesday. The New China Restaurant, 1550 Wood Ave., was robbed at gunpoint by two black males at approximately 10:05 p.m. The suspects stole a small amount of cash and the store owner’s iPhone. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Michael Fiumidinisi at 203-581-5246.
9:36pm--#Stratford CT--The Carvel on Barnum Avenue was just robbed at gunpoint. The suspect fled on foot.
7:46pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on scene on Maple Street with an abandoned factory showing flames on the first floor. Reported to be a trash fire.
9;15pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are breaking up a street fight in the Klein Theater's parking lot on Fairfield Avenue. EMS requested to the scene.
