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.

84 Year Old Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested

(Bridgeport, CT – Sep 9, 2013) – An 84-year-old man was arrested Thursday on a warrant charging him with sexually assaulting a child. Bridgeport Detective Eric King learned that Joseph Livramento, who most recently lived in Cape Verde off the coast of Africa, had returned to Connecticut and had a scheduled appointment at a doctor’s office. He was arrested there Thursday when he arrived at his appointment. Livramento was wanted on a 2007 arrest warrant in connection with the sexual assault of a young relative, who at the time was warrant was 12 years old. The warrant was secured by Detective Warren Del Monte, who passed away in 2011. Livramento was held on $350,000 bond. “Warren was the consummate professional and he took his…

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Woman charged with evading responsibility

(Bridgeport, CT – Sept. 11, 2013) – A city woman was charged with evading responsibility after a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Officer Stacey Lyons responded to the intersection of Hawthorne Street and Glenwood Avenue on a report of a pedestrian struck Tuesday evening. Lyons spoke to an independent witness and received a possible license plate number of the vehicle. The officer also reviewed security footage from a nearby condominium complex that showed the pedestrian being struck. Lyons went the house where the car was registered and spoke to the owner. Pauline Daniel, 60, stated that she had been driving on Hawthorn and Glenwood earlier but stated she didn’t strike a pedestrian. Lyons observed two hand imprints on the hood of the…

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Electrical Fire at Nursing Home

11:01pm--#Fairfield CT--Firefighters are on scene at the Jewish Home for the Elderly at 175 Jefferson Street it was first reported to be an electrical fire in the Tandom (spelling?) Wing. Supervisor calls firefighters back it was an electrical fire. Firefighters arrive to find smoke but no fire now. They are accessing the roof to further investigate. UPDATE--Two ladder trucks were sent to the roof and remained there after recall of fire. All firefighters left the nursing home around 11:30pm.

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Gunshot victim at St. V’s

1:55pm--#Bridgeport CT--A person with a gunshot wound to the chest just arrived at St. Vincent's Hospital. There was a drive-by shooting that took place at 129 Wood Avenue.  The victim road up on his bicycle from Wood Avenue to St. Vincent's Hospital.  Witnesses tell me that the man in red appeared to be the intended victim with five shots being fired but not hitting him.  Apparently the bullet did hit a victim.  Police are investigating. [caption id="attachment_17700" align="alignleft" width="300"] Gunshots rang out on Wood Avenue this afternoon.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_17702" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Police check to make sure intended victim was not hit by gunfire.[/caption]

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2nd Shooting in Bridgeport

Police investigating another overnight shooting in the same area as yesterday's shooting. At about 3:30 a.m. police received a report of gunfire on Reservoir Avenue near Cityview Avenue and a vehicle fleeing the area At about 4 a.m., Trumbull police encountered a gunshot victim in their town. The victim was shot in the leg and was being treated at Saint Vincent's Medical Center

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