Bridgeport News : Kitchen fire
10:01pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on scene at 69 Madison Avenue for a kitchen fire. Sprinklers knocked the bulk of the fire down.
Route 25 Rollover
9:46pm--#Bridgeport CT--#cttraffic--Report of a rollover accident Route 8/25 southbound near exit 2. State police reporting the occupants have fled the scene.
Trumbull News: Fight at the Bow Tie
9:17pm--#Trumbull CT--Report of a large fight inside the Bow Tie Cinemas. This is two weekends in a row.
Stratford News : Rollover accident
#Stratford CT--Cindy sent it this photo of a rollover accident near Marshall's at 411 Barnum Ave. at the Stratford Square Center. Thanks Cindy!
Bridgeport News: Man Arrested in Armed Robbery
(Bridgeport, CT – Jan. 17, 2014) – A 19-year-old faces first-degree robbery charges after an armed robbery on Maplewood Avenue Thursday evening. Officer Anthony Gianpoalo responded to an armed robbery in the 900 block at 7:30 p.m. The victim, a 21-year-old male, stated that he and a female friend walked to a corner store for some food and other items and then walked back to the female friend’s apartment building. They were accosted by two armed people on the second –floor landing. The man had his wallet and phone stolen. The female also apparently had her phone taken. Gianpoalo and Officers Adam Roscoe and Douglas Bepko interviewed the two victims and other people who might have information about the crime. With help from the community, police later determined…
Stratford News – Pedestrian hit
5:45pm--#Stratford CT--Report of a pedestrian being hit by a car on Paradise Green by the pizza restaurant. First responders on the way, first report says he is breathing and conscious.
Bridgeport News: Police Arrest Three in Prostitution Sting
(Bridgeport, CT – Jan. 17, 2014) – Police arrested three women Wednesday night in a sting operation at an illegal massage parlor. Members of the police Tactical Narcotics Team conducted an undercover operation at the American Asian Modeling Studio at 3853 Main St. The officers, dressed in civilian clothes, entered the location at about 10 p.m. and spoke to a woman through a barred door. They received a quoted price for both massage and sexual services, but were told to come back because the woman working that night was busy with another client. The officers returned some time later and gained entry. Back up officers arrived and arrested three women. Jo Hall Kum, 53, and Yongyul Kim, 75, were charged with promoting prostitution and for…
Fairfield News: Modeling Agency Scheme
On 1/16/2014, Anand Amin, age 24, of Catherine Street, Rocky Hill, CT. was arrested by Fairfield Police Detectives for Larceny in the First Degree by Extortion and Criminal Attempt to Commit Larceny in the First Degree. The arrest was the culmination of a 5 month investigation by Detectives Rilling and Caruso into a fake modeling agency scheme devised by Amin. As part of the scheme, Amin would pose online as a female talent scout for the fictitious "Gucci Top Modeling" company. Applicants were promised large sums of money for modeling work, however, as part of the application process, they were required to submit their biographical information, pay a fee and submit nude and/or semi nude photos of themselves. Numerous applicants who did so…
Collage Art for Adults at the Fairfield Public Library
#Fairfield, CT-- The Art of Collage program at the Fairfield Public Library will allow you to tap into your inner artist. This program was introduced last fall and by popular demand will continue on Saturday, January 25 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Memorial Room at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road. Anyone over 18 years of age may participate in the program. The winter/spring series will continue on February 8, and February 22, April 5, April 19, May 10 and May 24. Collage is a form of art in which various materials such as photographs, pieces of paper or fabric are arranged and adhered to a backing. Unlike other art groups, this group is void of still…
Fairfield News – Man down after fight
2:00am--#Fairfield CT-- Police and EMS on the way to Sacred Heart University (Park Ave side) for a man down after a fight.