Bridgeport News: Truck hits house and flees
1:34am--#Bridgeport CT-- A white pickup truck drove through a fence at 257 Douglas Street (off Chopsey Hill) and fled towards Reservoir Avenue. Police have caught the suspect.
Bridgeport News: Police Investigate First Homicide
#Bridgeport CT--Video Report--Police investigate first homicide of the year. Just before 10:30 Saturday night police received a call that a woman came to the Bishop Curtis Housing at 525 Palisades Avenue to check on her mother’s well being. When she entered the apartment she found blood all over the living room. She reported that her brother was barricaded in the bathroom and his girlfriend locked in the bathroom. Police and firefighters found two unresponsive people in the living room. One was dead upon their arrival and the other person was transported to Bridgeport Hospital. We have no information on this person’s condition. As with all breaking news this is preliminary information subject to change and pending the police investigation.
Bridgeport News: 1 injured after street fight
1:14am--#Bridgeport CT-- Police break up a street fight in the 900 block of Hancock Avenue. One person was injured.
Bridgeport News: Police investigating first homicide
Just before 10:30 police received a call that a woman came to the Bishop Curtis Housing at 525 Palisades Avenue to check on her mother's well being. When she entered the apartment she found blood all over the living room. She reported that her brother was barricaded in the bathroom and his girlfriend locked in the bathroom. Police and firefighters found two unresponsive people in the living room. One was dead upon their arrival and the other person was transported to Bridgeport Hospital. We have no information on this person's condition. As with all breaking news this is preliminary information subject to change and pending the police investigation.
Bridgeport News: Attempted hit and run by truck
8:10am--#Bridgeport CT-- An alert police officer witnessed a yellow box truck hit a car and attempt to flee on Kossuth and Putnam Street. The truck did pull over when the officer pulled him over.
Trumbull News: Man claims to be utility worker to read meter
1:33pm--#Trumbull CT--A Meadow Ridge resident called police because a man in an umarked vehicle asked to read their meter. The man had no identification and was smartly refused entry into the home. Police are on the way to investigate. All utility workers will have identification.
Phone scams continue
#Bridgeport CT-- Police have received two call this morning for phone scams. The caller says their family member was being held hostage and would only be released if money is wired to them. In both cases the person called the relative to find they are safe and sound.
Bridgeport News: 1 in custody firearm recovered after shots fired
12:35am--#Bridgeport CT--Within minutes of hearing shots fired in the area of the Greene Homes on Highland Avenue police have one in custody and one weapon recovered at building 5.
Trumbull News: Funny Money Received
10:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The Sunoco gas station near town hall called police that they received a counterfeit one hundred dollar bill from a car with New York licence plate. They did not get the plate number.
Bridgeport News: Teens jump Papa Johns Deliveryman
9:46pm-- #Bridgeport CT--A Papa John deliverman was jumped by 6-7 kids on bicycles. Quick work by police net juvenile arrests. The incident occurred in the 1100 block of Iranistan Avenue.