There wasn’t much Senate Republicans could do in order to change the destiny of the two year, $40.11 billion budget adopted by the Senate Tuesday morning. But they tried offering 18 amendments, 17 of which were defeated along party lines and one which was ruled out of order. The debate lasted for more than 11 hours until after 3:10 a.m., but in the end 19 Democratic Senators voted in favor of it.
Two women were shot in the hip, possibly by a black vehicle was the only description given tonight at Columbia Street in Bridgeport. This is the second shooting in the area today alone. Last week two men were shot, one fatally.
2:20am--Bridgeport--Man shot in the leg in the parking lot across from Frankie's Diner on 1660 Barnum Avenue. Police investigate, non-life threatening injuries. This turns out to be an attempted robbery. 12:57pm--Fairfield--I-95 Northbound- Rollover accident at the Round Hill Exit Rest Stop with at least one ejected from the the vehicle. Fire department reports two injured, one serious. 12:14am--Fairfield--Wrong way driver on the Merritt Parkway refuses to stop near exit 44 in "no man's land" area. State Police block the road and place stop sticks. Driver finally stops after hitting the spike sticks. Party going on until 10pm tonight! Benefit for those burned out of the fire on Fairfield Ave. last month.
1:52am—Bridgeport—Another stabbing this time at 649 Hallett Street (near Artctic St.) by an unknown assailant. Victim has a small laceration, does not want police, refuses ambulance and wants to go to the hospital on his own. 11:31pm--Bridgeport--Bridgeport--Police are looking for a red Honda with CT Plates 799 YEB involved in a retaliation shooting that just took place on Park Street and Ogden Street just now, no one was injured. The retaliation shooting was from a shooting that took place at Club Lo a month ago. 11:06pm--Bridgeport--Police nab 2 cars and six detained after two cars try to run off or box in a victim in the Mill Hill section of Boston Ave. 9:41pm—Bridgeport--Man stabbed possible shooting at 472A Trumbull Ave.…
©2:42pm--Bridgeport--Report of a man armed with a shot gun firing in the area of Reservoir Ave and Soundview Ave. Multiple calls coming in, police on the way. 2:49 UPDATE -Police on scene find nothing. Interviewing neighbors and they say the shots sounded as if it came from Trumbull Ave. area. Police locate nothing. 3:14pm--Police still on the scene investigating. ©1:28am--Bridgeport--Multiple guns shots at Marina Village, patrol officer reporting at least 20 shots fired. Officers on scene agree it came from a hand gun(s). Two victims down at Columbia and South and Columbia Ridge Streets (not intersecting streets but description for Marina Village) . One victim very serious the other serious, one transported to St. Vincent's the other to Bridgeport…
3:11pm--Trumbull--This four door wagon caught fire tying up traffic until fire department was able to put out the blaze. Special thanks to Frank Dux for uploading the photo to us. No word on any injuries, we will update if we get any updates. 10:43am--Stratford--Route 110 at Sikorsky where fatal motorcycle accident occurred has reopened. 10:52–Stratford–Main Street by Sikorsky’s a car accident with a car on fire. Roads are being closed. 11:00pm–Main Street is being closed off from Warner Hill Road to Oronoque Lane. 12:22am UPDATE–Roads are still closed off to traffic. 11:18pm–Bridgeport—A man from 77 Lenox was just robbed by 3 black males armed with a shot gun fleeing on Fairfield Ave. on two bicycles. Victim says they are…
10:52--Stratford--Main Street by Sikorsky's a car accident with a car on fire. Roads are being closed. 11:00pm--Main Street is being closed off from Warner Hill Road to Oronoque Lane. 12:22am UPDATE--Roads are still closed off to traffic. 11:18pm--Bridgeport—A man from 77 Lenox was just robbed by 3 black males armed with a shot gun fleeing on Fairfield Ave. on two bicycles. Victim says they are little kids. One black male was about 4”8” 110 lbs wearing a black sweatshirt black jeans. 2nd party wearing all black, hat, tee shirt and jeans armed with a sawed off shot gun fleeing on a freestyle 20” black bike. 3rd party also wearing all black riding on the handle bars. The youths took off…
11:56am--Bridgeport--Shots fired at 340 Trumbull Ave. Apartment A- 6 shots fired and a person grazed by a bullet. All people in the apartment have locked themselves in the bathroom, they possibly know who is responsible. 12:10pm--UPDATE--Bridgeport--Detective Bureau to investigate shooting at 341A (corrected) Trumbull Ave. Canine en route to track shooter. Multiple shots in the apartment one minor injury. 9:33pm--Bridgeport-Fire department called to 28 Autumn Street but the call was for 161 Spring Street. Turns out to be a BBQ grill on the second floor, no fire no entry to the building. A friendly reminder- BBQ grills in multi-family homes in Bridgeport is illegal for this very reason. The body of a Westport real estate agent, missing for more…
