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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Woman Allegedly Tries to Run Down Group of Youths

Jul 3, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

(Bridgeport, CT – July 2, 2013) – A Park Avenue woman was arrested after she twice allegedly tried to run down a group of youths with whom she had argued. Officer Daniel Paz responded to the area of Pequonnock and Vine streets at 12:10 a.m. Monday on a report of female in a sport utility vehicle attempting to run over a male. Paz spoke to a teen who stated that a woman had attempted to run him and his friends down and that they scattered to avoid being hit. The teen said they then went back to the Greene Homes housing complex after the incident. The driver came back in a different vehicle and attempted to run them down again,…

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Man Attempts to Steal Power Tool Using Stolen Car

Jul 3, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

(Bridgeport, CT – July 2, 2013) – John Fisher, 24, also had a suspended driver’s license. Officers Sarah Nestlen, Jose Luna and Michael Taylor were called to the Home Depot Sunday on a reported shoplifting. A loss prevention associate stated that he observed Fisher, of Derby, load a Dewalt Hammerdrill into a shopping cart and push it towards the exit. He then lifted it out of the carriage and attempted to walk out the store. The employee detained him and, after a scuffle, took him to the ground and handcuffed him. Fisher was charged with sixth-degree larceny for the shoplifting. Later, it was determined that he had driven a stolen Hyundai to the store. He faces additional charges of second-degree…

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Fire Department Deputy Chief Retires After 36 Years

Jul 2, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

(Bridgeport, CT – June 28, 2013) -- Deputy Fire Chief Bruce Porzelt retired Friday after 36 years on the Bridgeport Fire Department. In his three-and-a-half decades, he saved lives, witnessed death, responded to some of the city’s largest catastrophes -- and had a hard time retiring. “He’s a good friend and a better firefighter,” said Fire Chief Brian Rooney. “He served this city well for a very long time.” Porzelt joined the department in 1976 after spending six years with the Bridgeport Board of Education as a plumber and welder. He applied for the fire job on a whim. He knew a few firefighters who loved the job. It was a different era, he said. Today, firefighters spend four months…

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Bridgeport Police hold fundraiser for fallen officers memorial

Jul 1, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

Video Report-- Bridgeport Police hold fundraiser for fallen officers memorial Article by Denis J. O'Malley Connecticut Post BRIDGEPORT -- Panhandling in the city's Black Rock section took a prominent spot on the police department's agenda Monday, only it was the officers reaching out their palms. Of course, they were not collecting for themselves. Rather, the money raised from the officers' coin drop on Fairfield Avenue and a fundraiser held simultaneously at the Fire Engine Pizza Company will go toward a memorial to the city's fallen officers to be built outside police headquarters. "We want to make sure that no one ever forgets," Mayor Bill Finch said of the city's 12 fallen officers as he filled out a form to have…

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