Bridgeport News: Motorcyclist Injured
2023-08-08@7:08pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a motorcyclist and car collision in the 300 block of Pearl Harbor Avenue
Southport News: Switzers Pharmacy Robbed
#Southport --On 08/05 at 6:25am a passerby reported as he was driving on Pequot Av, seeing the front door of Switzers Pharmacy smashed. The entry appeared to have been made through the front glass door, which was ajar and the glass shattered. Inside the store, the main store shopping area appeared to be undisturbed. Behind the checkout counter, the register drawer was open with only coins inside and no cash. The rear room contained pharmaceutical products, which appeared to be ransacked. Multiple cabinets were ransacked, with multiple drawers still open. One cabinet contained bank deposit envelopes, which were empty. There was a large safe in the center of the room which appeared to be locked and undisturbed. The owner was…
Bridgeport News: Stabbing
Thank you to all who reached out to let me know about this stabbing that went unreported by the Bridgeport Police. If you have a news item please message me on Facebook. On 8-5-2023 around 2024hrs, there was a caller who reported a male party being stabbed in the chest near the 1600 block of Park Ave. Upon arrival, officers confirm a male party was suffering from a wound to the victim’s upper chest. Officers than applied pressure to the would prior to the arrival of medical professionals. Medical professionals arrived minutes later and transported the victim to the hospital. Based on the description provided by the victim and others, police were able to find and arrest the suspect. The…
Trumbull News: JUVENILES ARRESTED AFTER THEFT AND ATTEMPT TO STEAL CAR
On Sunday, August 6, 2023, Trumbull Police apprehended three juveniles who had fled from law enforcement after breaking into a car and attempting to steal it at the Trumbull Mall. They had managed to escape with items taken from the vehicle. The arrested individuals included two thirteen-year-olds and one twelve-year-old male, all residents of Bridgeport. These individuals faced charges related to the incident. Around 6:30 p.m., the Trumbull Police received a report about four individuals wearing black hoodies and masks who had just stolen a purse and Air Jordan shoes from a Hyundai Elantra. The suspects had broken into the car. Responding officers swiftly located and detained one thirteen-year-old and the twelve-year-old suspect in the mall parking lot. However, these…
Bridgeport News: Crash!
2023-08-07@11:46pm--#Bridgeport News: Report of a two-car crash at North and Wells Avenue
Bridgeport News: Carjacking
2023-08-07@10:00PMish--#Bridgeport Police are looking for a White Mercedes taken at gunpoint at Chopsey and Boston Avenue.
Norwalk News: Gun/Drug Charges
#Norwalk CT--On Sunday, August 6, 2023, at 10:49 PM, a Norwalk Police Officer conducting high visibility patrol at 30 Day Street, was notified of a suspicious vehicle in the parking garage of building “E”. Patrol Officers approached the vehicle to investigate, and noticed a GLOCK 9mm handgun on the driver’s floorboard of the vehicle, accompanied by a 33 round high-capacity magazine. Officers also foundOxycodone in the vehicle. The driver resisted arrest as Officers attempted to take him into custody, and was transported to Police Headquarters for processing.Arrested: Scullark, Dontae Jayden, 20, of 11 Norden Place #10, Norwalk, CTCharges: Illegal Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine, Illegal Possession of a Weapon in a Motor Vehicle, Possession of Controlled Substance, and Interfering…
EXPANSION OF CONNECTICUT’S FREE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced plans to expand Connecticut’s free school meals program for the 2023-2024 school year, enabling more students to receive access to nutritious breakfast and lunch at no additional cost to them or their families. Under the plan, $16 million of funding the state received from the American Rescue Plan Act will be invested into the program. Funds will be utilized to support the provision of meals at no cost in the following ways: All students in non-Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools participating in the federal School Breakfast Program (SBP) will be able to receive breakfast meals at no cost, including day students within residential childcare institutions. Approximately…
Bridgeport News: Motorcyclist Pinned Under SUV
2023-08-06@10:41pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A motorcyclist is injured with unknown injuries after colliding with and pinned under an SUV on Fairfield Avenue at Colorado Avenue. Expect Fairfield Avenue to be closed for the accident investigation. https://youtu.be/nVjlKLwBnZk
Stratford News: House Fire
2023-08-06@12:02pm--#Stratford CT--A viewer sent in this photo of a house fire on Harding Avenue The fire was quickly extinguished according to radio reports.