Home Invasion
9:48pm--#Bridgeport CT--A home invasion in the 800 block of Platt Street. 2 armed men robbed the husband and wife. Police are on scene investigating.
BURGLARY ARREST
Robert Ford Jr. D.O.B. 08/10/1974 of 2208 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport, CT was arrested and charged with Burglary in the 1st Degree, 2 counts of Burglary 3rd, Possession of Burglary Tools, Larceny by Possession, Larceny 5th and Larceny 6th after he was found in possession of numerous stolen items from motor vehicles in the area of Melville Ave and Villa Ave. The subsequent investigation revealed Ford entered a motor vehicle that was parked inside of a garage that was attached to a home. At 1:54 this morning a resident reported a suspicious person in his yard and knocked on the window in an attempt to get his attention. Ford ran from the area and was quickly located by Officer Keith Perham…
Lunch guest
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Power out in Fairfield
6:43pm--#Fairfield CT--Police were dispatched to Black Rock Turnpike at Burroughs Road because the traffic lights were out. Turns out the whole area is without power. UI has been notified. Remember if you approach an intersection with the traffic light out you need to treat it like a four way stop. No word on when power will be restored.
Pedestrian hit update
(Bridgeport, CT) -- Police Tuesday identified a 51-year-old man who was injured Monday morning in an incident on Old Town Road. Donald Denke suffered head and leg injuries in the accident at Old Town and Sunnydale Road. Based on the initial investigation, Denke was securing a small excavator on a parked trailer when an eastbound motorist struck the rear of the trailer. Denke's most recent addresses were in Wilton and Bridgeport. He suffered serious injuries. The driver of the vehicle has tentatively been identified as John Lang, who is about 87-years-old and lives in Trumbull. The victim was taken to Saint Vincent's Medical Center, where he is being treated. The accident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.…
The Woods End Crew
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Mail theft
10:23am--#Bridgeport CT--Police report that two teens are going around the Bradley Street area (off East Main St.) taking mail and looking in to parked cars.
Robbery
11:05pm--#Bridgeport CT--A man was just robbed on George Street at knife point. Suspect fled towards Catherine Street.
TRUMBULL MAN ADMITS INVOLVEMENT IN ORGANIZED CRIME-CONTROLLED GAMBLING RING
Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RICHARD UVA, also known as “Big Baldy,” 44, of Trumbull, formerly of Stamford, pleaded guilty today before United States Magistrate Judge Thomas P. Smith in Hartford to one count of conspiring to violate the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act stemming from his involvement in organized-crime controlled gambling businesses. According to court documents and statements made in court, after a long-term investigation led by the FBI Fairfield County Organized Crime Task Force, the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation and the Stamford Police Department, UVA, Dean DePreta and 18 other individuals were charged with various offenses related to their involvement in an illegal Internet…
Manhunt in Trumbull
6:33pm--#Trumbull CT #Bridgeport CT-- Police were in pursuit of a car when the two males fled on foot in the Frenchtown Old Town Road area. I was on the road when the call came in and I believe they said the men were wanted in connection for larceny. State Police, Trumbull and Bridgeport Police combined along with their K-9 in the manhunt. Police have the passenger in custody and are still looking for the driver. If you live in the area and see someone running in your backyard call 911 immediately.