1:13pm–#Ansonia CT– Report of a house fire at 94 Clarkson Street.
Author: 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.
Pick up truck on fire in Norwalk
12:09pm–#Norwalk CT– Report of a pick up truck on fire at 25 Concord Street.
Bridgeport crash with entrapment
10:57am–#Bridgeport CT–Report of a car crash with entrapment at Huntington Turnpike and Mapledale Place. Police on scene confirming entrapment.
Threatening with a slingshot
10:21am–#Stratrord CT—Report of a male in a red shirt walking in the middle of James Farm Road pointing a slingshot at passing cars. No word if the slingshot is a high capacity one…….
Funny money
10:09am–#Fairfield CT–A counterfeit $100 was passed at the Yellow Moon Toy Company sometime yesterday at 2268 Black Rock Turnpike.
12:00am–#Bridgeport CT–Report of a motorcyclist and passenger falling of the a motorcycle at Arctic and Brooks Street.
Street Robbery
10:50pm–#Bridgeport CT–A man was robbed at the corner of State and Norman Street by three males. No mention of what was taken.
Bridgeport Receives $2.2 million for school cops
Bridgeport received $2.2 million to hire ten additional school resource officers. Farmington received $125,000 for a school resource officer. Hartford received $1.8 million for ten police officers. Norwich received $500,000 for four police officers.
Merritt Parkway pursuit
1:37pm–#cttraffic #Fairfield CT–A pursuit on the Merritt Parkway northbound just passed the rest area. Two burglary suspects broke in to a house on Congress Street. Car just exited on Park Avenue towards Trumbull.
Ridgefield car crash
11:20am–#Ridgefield CT–First responders on the way to Ledges and Mountain Barlow Road where there is a one car crash and the car is about to go down an embankment. Uncertain if there is entrapment.