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.

Tonight’s Car Fire

4:07am--#Fairfield CT--Tonight's car fire is at 4250 Congress Street.  The one occupant is out of the car.  The car hit a wall and the car is fully engulfed in flames. Fuego del coche de esta noche es en 4250 Congress Street. La un ocupante está fuera del coche. El auto chocó contra una pared y el coche está completamente envuelto en llamas. Carro incendiado desta noite é na 4250 Congress Street. O único ocupante esta fora do carro. O carro bateu em uma parede e o carro está totalmente envolvido em chamas.

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Bridgeport News: Car Hits Building Then Flees

3:55am--#Bridgeport CT--A car has it a building at 520 Beechmont Avenue and has fled the scene.  Firefighters reporting significant structural damage. El coche ha golpeado el edificio a 520 Beechmont Avenue y ha huido de la escena. Los bomberos informaron daños estructurales significativos. Um carro atingiu um prédio na 520 Beechmont Avenue e fugiu da cena. Bombeiros relatando danos estruturais significativos.

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Bridgeport News: Dogs Die in Fire

Just before 8:30 fire broke out in the kitchen are of 112 Chalmers Avenue (off Park Avenue) Everyone safely made it out of the home but we are told a mother dog and four of her puppies perished in the fire. One puppy did make it out safely. Firefighters quickly knocked the fire out and spend most of their time checking to make sure the fire was out and did not extend behind walls and eves of the structure. No firefighters were injured. The fire marshal was called to investigate the fire. ©2014 DoingItLocal.com NOT FOR BROADCAST Internet use with commercial pre-roll and watermarks remaining in the video at all times. Poco antes de las 8:30 el fuego se inició…

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Bridgeport News: Woman with a Bat

12:40am--#Bridgeport CT-- Avoid the woman the baseball bat on Wood and Hazelwood Avenue, she is responsible for an assault on Wood Avenue.  Police on the way. Evitar la mujer el bate de béisbol en la Wood y Hazelwood Avenue, que es responsable de un asalto en la Wood Ave. Policía en el camino Evite a mulher com taco de beisebol na Wood e Hazelwood Avenue, ela é responsável por um assalto na Wood Ave. Polícia a caminho

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Bridgeport News: Fatal Motorcycle Crash Closes Route 8/25 Northbound

10:48pm--#cttraffic--#Bridgeport CT--A motorcyclist has lost his life in a crash on Route 8/25 northbound.  The accident investigation team will have the highway shutdown for an extended period of time.  There is no information on who the victim .  The victims body and motorcycle were at least one hundred feet from one another.  A woman closer to the motorcycle could be seen crying hysterically.  Local streets in Bridgeport near the scene are really jammed with traffic especially on Golden Hill and Washington Avenue area.   Un motorista ha perdido la vida en un accidente en la Ruta 8/25 en dirección norte. El equipo de investigación de accidentes tendrá el cierre de carreteras por un período prolongado de tiempo. No hay información…

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Look Who’s DoingItLocal!

You may have driven by this place dozens of times and not realized it; or if you did you just thought of it as a place where kids skateboard at like I did.  I stopped by and visited Dave Peterson of Rampage Skate Shop at 1625 Railroad Avenue, the place across the street from McDonald's on Fairfield Avenue.  I stopped inside the store and was totally impressed on what they had to offer.  In addition to the expected skateboards and accessories what was unexpected was the large line of  STYLISH shirts, hoodies, hats and shoes they offer.  The kind of stuff kids would like to wear back to school this year, and the parent won't cringe that their kid is…

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Bridgeport News: Assault On A Child Investigation

2:11pm--#Bridgeport CT--Bridgeport Police have called in detectives to investigate the report of a man who assaulted a eight year old boy at an apartment building at Park and Vine Street.  There are no further details but I do have a call into the police spokesman for more information. La policía de Bridgeport han llamado en detectives para investigar el informe de un hombre que agredió a un niño de ocho años en un edificio de apartamentos en el Park y la calle Vine. No hay más detalles, pero sí tengo una llamada en el portavoz de la policía para obtener más información. Polícia de Bridgeport teve detetives chamados para investigar o relato de um homem que agrediu um menino de…

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Westport News: Catalytic Converter Thief Caught After Exhaustive Observation

#Westport CT--On Thursday August 7, 2014 at approximately 11:35am, Westport Police observed a truck in the area of the Saugatuck Train Station driving through several parking lots. The truck matched the description as being operated by a white male suspected in several catalytic converter thefts in Westport and surrounding towns. Westport Police Officers stopped the truck on Saugatuck Avenue. The operator, Clifford St Arnault, was in possession of a reciprocating saw and recently cut catalytic converters. Also in the truck were motorcycle parts and motor vehicle tire rims. St Arnault was taken into custody without incident. St Arnault is suspected in several other catalytic converter thefts. The Westport Police Detective Bureau is continuing this investigation in cooperation with surrounding Police…

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