11:09pm--#Trumbull CT--A Beech Street resident called police that someone followed him home from the Trumbull Mall, and robbed him as he arrived home by two males with a gun. 11:30pm--UPDATE--Police say three intruders were already in the home when he arrived home. Unknown if he was followed from the mall.
(Bridgeport, CT – Dec. 6., 2013) – As we reported live as it was happening: Two people face charges in connection with an attempted street robbery Thursday in which gunshots were fired. Officers Chris Robinson and Ean Smith responded to the 800 block of Queen Street and spoke to the victim. The victim, 38, stated that he arrived home shortly before 1 a.m. and was removing items from his car when he was accosted by two people. One threatened to shoot him. Fearing for his safety, the victim began wrestling with the gunman. The second suspect entered into the fray and began striking the victim. The victim noted that the blows didn’t hurt and stated that the second assailant was small in stature. The victim…
https://vimeo.com/14662015 --Video from 2010 when set fires plagued the buildings. BRIDGEPORT, CT (December 5, 2013) – Mayor Bill Finch today was joined by State Sen. Andres Ayala and city Economic Development Director David Kooris to kick off the demolition of the former Remgrit site at 889 Barnum Avenue. The long-shuttered factory building will be demolished to make way for the potential home of a second Bridgeport train station. “A second train station in Bridgeport will be an engine for economic development for the East Side, East End and the entire City, that is why we have worked so hard to make the P.T. Barnum Train Station a reality. My administration has been working collaboratively with state and federal officials to demonstrate the need for…
12:38pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters busy, now on the way to 350 Iranistan Avenue Building 18 for an odor of gas indoors. Earlier this hour they were at Bridgeport Towers Apartments for smoke on the 7th floor which turned out to be food burning on the stove.
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11:48am--#Bridgeport CT-- The neighbors of 272 Yaremich Drive are reporting that there is an oven fire there. UPDATE-- Firefighters on the scene, it's just birthday candles on a cake...
10:55am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a robbery of a commercial building in the 300 block of Palisade Avenue. Two males wearing ski masks robbed the management office of the building. The two robbers had firearms and possibly one had a taser.
3:21pm--#Fairfield CT--Water main break in the 300 block of Rowland Road.
Any business, especially a media business in this day and age needs to continuously look at their strengths and weaknesses and see how they can best serve the public. I have recently looked at what we do well and what we like to do and that is breaking news. For over five years now that is what we have excelled at using social media. There is no other way to deliver breaking news as it is breaking. I've always referred to our reporting as "Drive By Media". That is we are there, report and drive by to the next story. We don't have the manpower to do much follow up. Most of our reporting is scanner reporting. I report what…
