Bridgeport News: 2 Pedestrians Hit
2021-03-15@4:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Reports of two pedestrians hit on Huntington Turnpike at Virginia Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Gas Main Rupture
2021-03-15@3:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Workers have hit gas main in the 200 block of Seaside Avenue. This news report is made possible by our SAFE heating sponsor:
Trumbull News: Crash Involving Bus
2021-03-15@3:49pm--#Trumbull CT--- There is a motor vehicle accident involving a school bus with 30 students onboard at Main and Middlebrook Avenue. There are no injuries but board of education protocol calls for a medical evaluation of the students on the bus. https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/
Fairfield News: Track Fires Stop Train Traffic
2021-03-15@2:12pm--#Fairfield CT-- #metronorth-- Train traffic in both directions have been stopped near Mill Plain Road due to several brush fires along the tracks. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Crash!
2021-03-15@12:38pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called for extrication after an SUV hit a utility pole at Howard and Cherry Street.
EXPANDED USE OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO CONTINUE
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed an executive order modifying certain state laws in order to allow expanded access to telehealth services to continue in Connecticut during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth services are those that enable healthcare providers to interact with patients, including those with Medicaid coverage, without needing to meet in person by using electronic methods, such as video conferencing and telephones, and thus supporting adequate social distancing measures. When the pandemic began in March 2020, Governor Lamont immediately recognized the need to encourage the use of telehealth and he issued Executive Order No. 7G, which utilized the emergency authority granted to him due to the pandemic in order to relax certain laws regulating these…
Fairfield News: 2 Flee After Crash
2021-03-15@1:00am--#Fairfield CT-- 2 fled on foot after a crash on Reef Road near Veterans Park. The suspects were apprehended, one is complaining of a head injury from the crash. EMS responded but they refused medical attention. This news report is made possible by: Click for coupons here: https://www.facebook.com/DoingItLocal/photos/a.273728507168/10158201932542169/
Shelton News: Carjacking
2021-03-15@12:55am--#Shelton CT-- A car was taken at gunpoint on Myrtle Street by two males who displayed a gun when the driver got out of the car. They fled towards Route 8. This news report is made possible by:
Ansonia News: Shots Fired
Ansonia Police UPDATE; On March 14, 2021, the Ansonia Police Department arrested Melvin Burroughs, age 33, of Ansonia for his involvement in a shooting on Sixth Street in Ansonia. Burroughs had been in a verbal dispute with two other males when Burroughs fired multiple shots at the males. No one was struck by the gunshots; however, a vehicle, shed and garbage cans were struck by the gunfire. Burroughs is a convicted felon and prohibited from owning or possessing firearms. Melvin Burroughs was charged with two counts of Criminal Attempt at Assault First Degree, two counts of Reckless Endangerment First Degree, Threatening First Degree, Unlawful Discharge, Criminal Use of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, and Criminal Mischief Third Degree.…
Bridgeport News: Cop Injured In Crash
Bridgeport Police UPDATE: At 11:33 pm Bridgeport Police was detailed to block the intersection of Island Brook Ave Ext. and Colonial Ave because of low hanging wires. The officer activated his emergency lights and blocked the intersection. They were hit (t-boned) by an operator traveling north on Island Brook Ave Ext. The officer sustained neck and back injuries and was transported to St. V's. Hospital. The other operator claimed to have injuries and he was transported to Bridgeport Hospital. This incident is currently under investigation.2021-03-15@10:35pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A Bridgeport Police Officer was injured in a crash at Islandbrook Extension and Colonial Drive. The officer required extrication and was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. The passenger in the other car…