Author: Stephen Krauchick

1:24am–#Bridgeport CT–#nakedman–Report of a man exposing himself in the 400 block of Poplar Street.  Police on the way.   Man if this isn’t another reason to support your police department I don’t know what is!

11:21pm–#Norwalk CT–Report of a fire outside Cablevision at 23 Cross Street along the train tracks.  Report of trees and possibly the building on fire.  Firefighters on the way.  Of course first on DoingItLocal.com.  Maybe tomorrow on News12.  UPDATE–Fire at News12/Cablevision sounds to be a brush fire outside the building near the tracks.  Firefighters on scene working near a fence line

10:20pm–#Bridgeport CT–Police are investigating a theft of a commercial grade lawnmower chained and bolted to the back of a pickup truck was just stolen by two men who had bolt cutters and removed the lawnmower.  The incident occurred on Capitol Avenue (sorry I didn’t get a cross street.

9:31pm–#Bridgeport CT–Tonight’s porch fire is at 1628 Stratford Avenue called in by a police on patrol.  A mattress on fire in the backyard has extended to the back porch.  Firefighters on the way.

(Bridgeport, CT — May 4, 2013) — A student from Bassick High School has been charged with writing bomb threats on walls inside the school on three occasions.  The latest incident happened Friday.
The School Resource Officers section of the police department secured a warrant for the juvenile Friday evening, several hours after the third bomb scare. The SROs, in part, used footage to video security cameras to link the youth to the threats.

8:56pm–#Bridgeport CT–Police and fire department have received multiple reports of four males setting cars on fire on Louisiana Avenue.  Firefighters on scene reporting they see nothing, they are investigating.  UPDATE–Firefighters believe it were four youths revving their cars down the street causing smoke in the area.

2:56pm–#Stratford CT–Today’s car fire is on Pauline Street.  Firefighters on scene with a car fully engulfed in flames.  Yesterday we had a trifecta with three reported car fires tying the record.

Accudyne Industries – a Connecticut company that produces a variety of pumps and compressor equipment used by the energy business and other industries – is moving its corporate offices to Dallas’ Uptown district.  DallasNews.com has the full story here….

South Carolina  is one of six locations being considered as the new site for Bristol, Conn.-based, gun manufacturer PTR Industries.  If it locates here, said Josh Fiorini, co-owner and CEO, the company expects it would hire about 100 employees over two to three years. He said the company expects to have a firm decision by the end of this month and to begin the move this summer. The average wage, when factoring in managers’ salaries, would be $20 to $21 an hour with beginning shop jobs starting at $14 to $16 per hour and an average of $17.25 an hour.    Myrtle Beach Online has the story here….

2:50am–#Bridgeport CT–Trifecta the car fires tonight!  This one is on Bond Street.  Firefighters on the way.  Wake up Bridgeport!  UPDATE–I guess on the trifectas you get better car fires…this one is a BMW SUV

12:43pm–#Trumbull CT #cttraffic–Report of a car  accident with injuries on the Merritt Parkway northbound near exit 48.