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.
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The Operations at DoingItLocal.com

Nov 13, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

Here is the Operations Desk at DoingItLocal.com in our new location in Fairfield.  The new location has me 7 minutes to downtown Bridgeport OR Fairfield, 9 minutes to East Main Street Bridgeport and points between.  This has already allowed me to cover news stories while they were still breaking. Towards the left you will see a series of scanners.  The bank of computers are used to allow us to record and archive calls.  It allows us to roll back the call to get the address if I missed it the first time.  Sometimes we use the call in the news reports to give it the drama it had as the story unfolded.  Other times we need the audio to prove…

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Woman Abducted from Stratford Motel

Nov 13, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

9:01am--#Stratford CT--#Bridgeport CT--A woman staying at the Honeyspot Motel  on Honeyspot Road in Stratford was taken against her will by "two very large men" driving a older model white Cadillac.  according to radio reports.  Bridgeport Police were receiving 911 calls that the car was in two different locations off East Main Street.  Each time they responded the car was not located.  The third call was the charm when the located the car in front o f 445 Connecticut Avenue.  No mention of the suspects, the woman was located and EMS was called to evaluate her.  Both Stratford and Bridgeport are working together at the scene.

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Local News

Police Arrest Two Men for Larceny

Nov 13, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

#Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 12, 2013 – Two men face larceny and burglary charges after an incident on Gurdon Street. Officer Ian Schumaker responded to the area of 90 Gurdon just before 3 a.m. Sunday after a concerned citizen contacted police about a possible burglary in progress. Police were told a Subaru and a Honda Civic pulled up to the area and that three males appeared to be walking between the Civic and the side of 90 Gurdon Street, which is an abandoned house. When police arrived, Sgt. Vincent Ingrassia and Officer Jamie Jarrett detained one man, later identified as Erick Calderon, 26, of Bridgeport, as he walked away from the Civic. Officer Jeffrey Franco spotted a second male who was apprehended while hiding behind a garage after a…

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