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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Norwalk

Norwalk News: Person Shot

Feb 21, 2023 Stephen Krauchick

On February 20, 2023 at 6:17 p.m., Norwalk Combined Dispatch received a 911 call of an individual has sustained a gunshot within a residence on Dry Hill Road. Multiple Norwalk Police Officers rushed to the scene, along with paramedics and fire personnel. Upon arrival, officers searched the scene, located a male victim, and secured a handgun. The male was provided emergency medical aid, and rushed to Norwalk Hospital by ambulance with life-threatening injuries. Detectives arrived on the scene and initiated an investigation. At this time the male victim is receiving care for his critical injuries. Investigators are actively working to determine what led up to the shooting incident, and have determined that this is an isolated incident with no threat…

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Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Stand-Off Ends Peacefully

Feb 19, 2023 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport Police said: At 2132hrs the BPT ECC received several calls reporting a domestic violence incident in the 40th block of Monroe Street. On-scene BPT Police Command reports indicated one male party inside the apartment with a child and a female party outside of the apartment trying to gain entry. At approximately 2317hrs the incident was resolved and the child was safe and secured with Bridgeport Police. 2023-02-19@10:00PMish--#Bridgeport CT-- A stand-off that lasted over 2 hours at 45 Monroe Street ended peacefully. A viewer tipped me off to this story so I don't have any confirmed info at this time. I hope to have a full report in the morning.

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Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Subway Robbed…AGAIN

Feb 18, 2023 Stephen Krauchick

This is a tip from a viewer. If it weren't for this tip this would have gone unreported...you know, no bad news until after the election... On Friday February 17, 2023 at 15:27hrs the Bridgeport ECC received multiple 911 calls about a business on East Main Street being robbed by a male who stated he had a firearm. The Bridgeport Police were immediately dispatched to 926 East Main Street Subway Sandwich Shop. According to BPD on-scene command reports the individual was gone on arrival and had told the staff he had a firearm but never brandished it and fled the location on foot heading northbound on East Main Street. This remains an active investigation.

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Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Another Pedestrian Struck

Feb 17, 2023 Stephen Krauchick

Police said: On Friday February 17, 2023 at 19:20hrs the Bridgeport ECC received a call from an AMR crew reporting a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. The driver of the vehicle remained on-scene. Victim was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The Bridgeport PD Traffic Team was called into investigate further. 2023-02-17@7:21pm #Bridgeport CT-- A pedestrian was struck in the crosswalk at Washington Avenue at Pequonnock Street. I did not see if any car had stopped no the police talking to anyone. https://youtu.be/G-Y1CS5UM54

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Bridgeport

The City of Bridgeport Pushes to Remove the Bottleneck Delay of FOI Requests

Feb 17, 2023 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport, CT – In order to more efficiently and timely respond to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and to reduce middleman bottleneck delay, the administration has authorized and directed the City Attorney’s Office to initiate a new FOI program to become effective in the coming weeks. In the interim, the City will be conducting comprehensive training to all relevant staff and issuing each department necessary new software licenses to facilitate this change. Under this priority program, which was in development during 2022, all new FOI requests will be directly submitted to, and processed by, the City department which has custody of relevant records; and which will then process and directly respond to such request. The City Attorney’s Office will remain available to…

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