At 2:06am Saturday night Bridgeport Police got a call of a stabbing at the corner of Arctic Street and Pembrooke Street. The victim was transported to Bridgeport Hospital where he died. Witnesses tell me he was stabbed in the lung area, police reports indicated the stomach. The assailant fled in a tan vehicle down Arctic Street.
Around 11:30pm a call of shots fired in the back of 537 Capitol Avenue turned out to be shots fired between two vehicles closer to Main Street. One person was shot and was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital a few blocks away by private vehicle. They hit a parked car on the way outside the emergency room.. Multiple witnesses told me there were seven shots fired. The condition of the victim is not known at the time of this report
Around 1:30 Saturday morning shots rang out inside the White Eagle Club located at 595 East Washington Avenue in Bridgeport, CT. Radio reports said the shooting took place inside the club sending one person to the hospital. Responsible was a Hispanic male who tried to flee but was apprehended inside the club. We have no information regarding the condition of the victim. A short time later St. Vincent's Hospital admitted another Hispanic male with a gunshot wound to his arm he received while at the club. He went home and tried to tend to the wound himself first. As with all breaking news information can change. When we get any further information we will be sure to pass it on…
[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] Traffic Delays--See the lower right side of this site for up to the minute real time traffic delays on local and state streets! **Live Breakng News Feed** 5/27/2012 Bridgeport--Fireworks from individuals result in false shots fired calls throughout the city. 9:02pm--Bridgeport--Report of a structure fire at 100 Atlantic Street is false once again. There have been a number of false alarms at this address in the past three weeks. The calls originate from a pre-paid untraceable cellphone. 8:25am--Bridgeport--Report of an oven fire at 126 Catherine Street. Fire department on scene, fire is out and slight smoke condition in the apartment. 8:24pm--Fairfield fire department forced entry into a home on Pierce Street which had heavy smoke…
Around 10pm Friday night a senior citizen crossing Tunxis Hill Road was struck by a passing vehicle. Witnesses told us it didn't seem to be the drivers fault just bad timing. The car clipped the man but it still was enough force to pull him out of his shoes. Witnesses told us the intersection. The man was taken to the hospital the extent of his injuries are unknown. Police have begun their investigation.
A detached garage at 319 East Main Street was badly damaged by fire shortly after 6:30 Friday evening. The garage was fully involved and had threatened the building to the left of it but firefighters quickly put out the blaze. Assistant Fire Chief Richard Thode told us that initially they were told there was a homeless man living in there. They gained entry to find the garage empty of any occupants. "There was a lot of rubbish in the building so there was a lot to burn " said Thode. The fire marshal was called to the scene and will investigate the cause of the fire.
Traffic accident were quick to start off Memorial Day Weekend throughout the are Friday afternoon. This accident at Black Rock Turnpike at Jennings Road around 5 pm was not as bad as first thought with a child in the back seat of the van. "Fortunately the child was belted in the backseat of the van which is the safest place for the child to be Assistant Fire Chief Christopher Tracy told us.
A Saratoga County man who hit 170 mph while driving on the state Thruway will have no driver's license for at least 90 days after pleading guilty Wednesday, but warned he'd do it again, according to a prosecutor. Along the Thruway, troopers clocked his speed at 150 mph and 170 mph before the motorcyclist stopped for gas in New Paltz. Hearst Newspapers has the full story here.....
[caption id="attachment_8033" align="alignright" width="300" caption="CT Post Photo: David Keyes, David Ames"][/caption] BRIDGEPORT -- Two people were dragged out of a North Avenue condo early Thursday morning during a raid run by state police and FBI agents, but both people were subsequently released, and agents left the scene without making any arrests. Connecticut Post has the full story here:
Just after 11:30pm Wednesday night a police officer radioed in that he was involved in a car accident with a Metro Taxi at the corner of Brooks Street and Arctic Street. Two ambulances were sent to the scene and witnesses tell me both the officer and taxi driver went to the hospital with unknown injuries.
