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.

2nd High Speed Accident On Fairfield Ave. in 6 Days

Just six days almost to the hour another high speed accident took place at the same utility pole on Fairfield Avenue at Clinton Avenue. First responders received the call around 3am Saturday morning. Firefighters had to cut the doors on both sides of the car to get the driver and passenger out of the car. Assistant Fire Chief Ivan Fossesigurani told us the passenger was pushed almost back to the rear seats. She was most seriously injured but coherent and answering questions. The driver received bumps and bruises. The were both transported to local hospitals. Police are investigating.

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Man Shot On Jane Street Bridgeport

Around 12:30am Saturday morning police and EMTs were called to Jane Street for a man shot in the back. Numerous shell casings were found on the street as it was at the same exact area on Memorial Day Weekend. It did not appear from the scene that gunshot victim was in serious condition but like the officer on the scene said a shooting like this can change in an instant. Breaking news and facts change quickly so if we get any updates we will update it at DoingItLocal.com.

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Citizens Rally For Reassigned Police Officer

About one hundred people gathered to to protest the reassignment of Bridgeport Police Officer Lieutenant David Daniels III today outside the Magaret E. Morton Government Center (formerly City Hall Annex) from the head of the Community Services Division to  Lieutenant in charge of  the midnight patrol, his reassignment starts on Monday.   DoingItLocal.com broke the story Saturday morning when rally organizer Eneida Martinez-Walker posted on our Facebook wall about this rally.  She told us that she hopes that the mayor and chief reconsider the lieutenant's reassignment.   Speaker after speaker got up and told how Dave Daniels had been there for the community and it was time the community come together for Dave Daniels.  Daniels told us that the union…

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Facebook blames bug for E-Mail fiasco

A Facebook official said the social network did intend to give its new @facebook.com e-mail addresses exclusive visibility on user profiles, but insists that a software bug is responsible for resetting your contacts' e-mail addresses the same way.  The social network's faux paux that outraged Facebook users and prompted misdirected e-mails throughout the Web was actually caused by a bug, FB said.   Read the full story here....

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Westport Police Department Adds A New Canine To The Force

The Westport Police Department is proud to announce the addition of Police Service Dog Koda to its ranks. Koda and his handler Officer James Loomer completed two months of training receiving certification in narcotics detection and patrol work. Koda is a Belgian Malinois from Hungary and is 18 months old. The Westport Police Department would like to thank those who donated to the K9 Unit during a recent fundraising effort. From the numerous donations received, the unit was able to purchase Koda, as well as a new patrol vehicle dedicated to his future service. The vehicle comes equipped with the latest kennel system including a heat monitoring system that detects if the temperature in the vehicle is too hot. The…

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Happenings NOW 7-3 thru 7-5-2012

[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] ‎ **Live Breaking News Feed** 7/6/2012 3:18am--Bridgeport--A person at 776 North Ave. feels sick after someone in the apartment was riding a scooter indoors. 2:50am--New Haven--Reports of two gunshot victims from possibly two different sections of the city. One is a 17 year old in traumatic arrest. The other a 30 year old man. 2:00am--Fairfield--One in custody after trying to break in to cars at the Metro Train Station. 7/5/2012 11:19pm--Bridgeport--Police break up a large fight behind Home Depot on Houston and Dodd Ave. (behind Home Depot ) with one firearm recovered. 5:20pm--Fairfield--#cttraffic--Report of a motor vehicle accident Merritt Parkway northbound between exits 44 and 46 . 3:19pm--Bridgeport-- #cttraffic-- I-95 northbound rollover car accident between exits…

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Evidence of ‘God particle’ reportedly found

The physics world was abuzz Monday with early reports that the elusive "God particle" had been detected at Europe's premier physics lab.  Discovering the particle, formally called the Higgs boson, would finalize physicists' understanding of how subatomic particles have mass, which gives an object weight. Two international physics teams at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, in Geneva will present their results Wednesday. Full story here......

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Tony Hwang Launches Re-Election Campaign

Fairfield, CT – Over Colony Grill pizza pies and across tables decked out with American flags and red and blue balloons, Tony Hwang discussed the issues with local folks that came down to support him at Colony Grill as he launched his Re-Election Campaign for State Representative of the 134th District (Fairfield/Trumbull). “It’s an honor and a privilege and I’m extremely grateful for the people who came here to support me as an elected official,” said Hwang. “My critical mission is to ‘commit to the community’ in everything I do and practice legislative government with a common sense approach.” Looking out at the diverse gathering of supporters, Hwang said, “Our community is represented here – families, youth leaders, seniors, teachers,…

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Crash in Bridgeport Leave Two In Serious Condition

Just after 2:15am Sunday morning a car traveling down Fairfield Avenue near Clinton Avenue crashed into a utility pole.  Both occupants were trapped inside the car and firefighters had to cut them out of the vehicle.  Both occupants appeared to be in serious condition.   Fairfield Avenue was shut down at this intersection for about a forty minutes as emergency workers freed the victims.    Police are investigating.

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Bridgeport’s 11th Homicide Happens On Hollister Avenue

Just after 10pm Saturday night police responded to shots fired on the 400 block of Hollister Avenue which is between Stratford Avenue and Connecticut Avenue.  Witnesses tell us that the victim was shot in a car and ran into a home where he collapsed and died.   Detectives were seen going in and out of the home.  Witnesses also said the victim was with a friend who fled the scene.  There is very little information on this since detectives have just begun their investigation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b18JS40kR0&feature=youtu.be

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