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.

Stubborn Fire in Fairfield

Fairfield Firefighters were on scene at 779 Stratfield Road right before 7pm Sunday night for a very stubborn chimney fire.  Firefighters said the chimney is very large and has 4 flues.  They suspect heavy creasoe was to blame.  Firefighters first tried to contain the blaze with portable fire extinguishers but had to resort to a hose when the flames persisted.  The fire department departed the scene at 9:50pm.

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Happenings NOW 10-30 thru 11-3-2011

[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] [caption id="attachment_3712" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Quick! Professional and Insured!"][/caption] 11:15am--#ctfire #Westport-- Fire department on scene at The Gap, 37 Main Street for a carbon monoxide detector sounding and one person with symptoms. 10:52pm--Fairfield--Fairfield Motor Inn on the Post Road is a group of males banging on the front door. A room next to the office called police, the woman working the desk is frightened and asked the room to call the police. Mischief Night Fairfield-- Calls all over town just received at 9:58pm-Glenn Arden Drive, Marlborough Terrace, Pratt Street, Lewis Drive. Kids toilet papering, shaving cream, overturning recycling bins. 9:37pm--Southport--Kids near the Southport Train Station smashing pumpkins and squirting shaving cream all over. When approached by complainant,…

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Happenings NOW 10-29-2011

[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] Reports of power outage in Lower Easton between South Park Ave & Sport Hill. Tree down or do you need snowplowing? Call George the Treeman 203 256-1021 Seymour fire officials super busy with down trees and power lines.  Old Ansonia Road, Maple Street and Colony Street seem to be the busiest. CL&P has 23 towns 100% without power and 32 towns with 90% or greater. Ridgefield--State Rep Joh Frey @johnfrey tweeting 100%  of Ridgefield without power. We have been emergency officials are extremely busy with down lines, trees and stranded motorists, but I didn't realize the whole town is dark! 1:00am--#Fairfield--Assault at the Seagrape, woman in Superwoman costume assaulted by boyfriend. 12:12am--Ridgefield--Two cars crushed by a…

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Dark Carnival at City Lights

" Lurking into City Lights on October 27th is "The Dark Carnival": featuring a vast array of breathtaking imagery crafted by a talented menagerie of 13 award winning artists."  On display until November 30th. City Lights Gallery 37 Markle Court in Bridgeport 203-334-7748 http://www.citylightsgallery.org Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Friday, 11:30AM - 5:00PM Saturday, 11:30PM - 5:00PM or by appt.

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Flurry of Activity For Fairfield Fire Today

2:05pm--#Fairfield--A flurry of activity kept Fairfield Fire Department very busy. At 67 Kings Highway East there was a report of a structure fire, but there was a language barrier from a third person caller that the house was on fire with a baby with the baby’s grandmother inside. A recall was quickly put in with no structure fire. Fire crews were at the training grounds and were dispatched to this call very quickly. In the mean time, firefighters were also on the scene Hulls Farm Road for a medical emergency, a vehicle lockout a Ralley’s Hot Dogs on Post Road and a car accident with airbag deployment at TD Bank North at Post Road near Ruane Street.

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Wires On The Bus

#Fairfield--1:30pm--The wires on the middle school bus on Pine Tree Avenue fortunately turned out to be telephone phone wires which posed no shock hazard or danger to the bus and it's occupants. Regardless buses entangled in wires cannot assume anything and have to wait for the fire department to give the all clear. They had the bus back on the road within 15 minutes. There were only about a half dozen students on the bus at the time.

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Helping Police Fight Cyber Crimes

John Timperanza discovers how Alan Dressler of Central Computer Forensics Lab is helping police and local law enforcement in investigating computer crimes.  This is in cooperation with the University of Bridgeport. You can contact Alan Dressler at Central Computer Forensics Lab and Facechecks.com at 203-650-3722 or e-mail Alan at alan@facechecks.com

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Circle Diner Fairfield Evacuated

9:25am--#Fairfield--Firefighters were called to the Circle Diner on the Post Road with the report of smoke in the dining room.  When they arrived they found no smoke in the evacuated building but did smell the odor of wood burning in the dining area, the source unknown.  After a thorough investigation firefighters found that a discarded cigarette in the mulch area outside began smoldering the mulch. The smoke  entered the attic area of the restaurant and then into the dining area.    At 11:01am the fire department recalled the alarm of fire.   I called the diner and they told me that after a quick clean up they should be open for the lunch crowd.

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Ooops at TD Bank Fairfield

Apparently this landscaper forgot how big his pickup truck gets when he installs his leaf collector.  It appears he didn't realize his truck was  taller than eight feet nine inches when he drove through the drive-thru.  The accident occurred around 11:15am at the TD Bank at 1643 Post Road.   It appears the truck suffered more damage than the bank....nothing a new sheet of plywood couldn't fix!

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