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2020-10-08@ 6:39PM--#Westrport CT--Westport Police, Fire, and EMS weredispatched to a reported rollover with extrication at the intersection of Main St and St.John Pl. Upon arrival, units found a vehicle on its side with the driver trapped in thevehicle. It was reported that the vehicle struck the back of a parked landscape truck androlled over. The fire department deployed a protective hose line in the event of a fire,stabilized the vehicle, and began to extricate the driver while providing care. A section ofthe vehicle roof and steering wheel was cut away to access and remove the driver. Thepatient was removed and turned over to EMS for treatment. The patient had whatappeared to be non-life-threatening injuries and the crash is under investigation…
2020-10-07@10:25pm--#Fairfield CT-- Police say that an operator of a vehicle on the I-95 believed that a second vehicle on the highway may have hit their car. The operator began following the alleged striking vehicle off the highway to get close enough to obtain a plate number. The operator of the second vehicle believed they were being followed and exited the highway and turned into the parking lot of 1525 Kings Highway East. As the second vehicle began to pull out of the parking lot the two mentioned vehicles struck each other which prompted a call to police. Police determined there was no accident on the highway. The only accident that occurred was the accident on Kings Highway. DoingItLocal is your…
2020-10-08@2:20pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A multi-car crash on Route 8/25 northbound between exits 5 and 6.
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is dedicating $2.6 million of Connecticut’s Coronavirus Relief Funds to support the state’s public libraries as they continue to make health and safety improvements and offer more services to residents amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The governor said the funds will be distributed among 65 libraries across Connecticut based on their size and the number of residents they serve each year, which will allow much of the funding to particularly target those that serve low-income urban and rural communities. The funds are anticipated to be largely used to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning supplies, signage, and furniture. The funding announced today is in addition to the Lamont administration’s ongoing…
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has signed legislation that increases accountability among Connecticut’s utility companies by implementing a performance-based incentive system that ensures their earnings and profits are tied to good performance and certain penalties can be enacted amid extensive service disruptions. Under the legislation, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) will be responsible for establishing the system, which will focus on several factors such as safety, reliability, storm response, affordability, the state’s environmental goals, customer satisfaction, communication with municipalities, and equity. The bill also enables PURA to implement an interim rate decrease, low-income rate, and economic development rates that provide consumer relief during the current recession, directs the administration to investigate whether Connecticut’s participation in the wholesale…
2020-10-07@6:00pm--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield fire and police marine units are at South Benson Marina, right side of the reef for a windsurfer in distress. A first responder warned of an upcoming storm within 20 minutes with high winds. First responders have him onboard their boat. This news report is made possible by:
2020-10-07@12:30PMish-- #Bridgeport CT-- Embattled City Councilwoman Eneida Martinez was arrested today for illegal liquor sales and reckless endangerment. She was released on a promise to appear. She was the manager at the Keystone Club on Barnum Avenue when Nyair Charles Nixon was allegedly shot inside the club and then pushed out to be run over by a car. Martinez was the manager of the club and was there the night of the shooting according to numerous witnesses.
2020-10-07 @ 3:00am-Police found the front door of Walgreens at 414 Kings Highway East shattered. The front glass door appeared to be shattered with a rock that was thrown through the glass. Officers on the scene also discovered droplets of blood inside Walgreens. A review of surveillance video revealed the suspect was wearing a ski mask style hat, dark clothing, and work boots. It also appeared that the suspect may have cut himself on the broken glass. Prior to the suspect exiting Walgreens, the suspect jumped behind the cashier counter and took several packs of cigarettes. The suspect was last observed on surveillance video running east on foot and out of the video surveillance frame. Police located a male matching…
On October 6th, 2020 Bridgeport Task Force Officers assigned to the CSP Gang Unit / FBI Safe Streets, ATF and Stratford Police Narcotics Unit worked a joint operation. The target of the operation was a Kevin Lopez, Aka “Cano” who was residing and running his illegal operation out of 179 Columbus Avenue in Stratford, CT. Task Force Officers obtained a Search and Seizure Warrant for the residence. Working jointly, Officers were able to detain both Kevin Lopez and his girlfriend, Stephanie Gonzalez. Both Lopez and Gonzalez have a minor juvenile child together. During the execution of the search warrant, Officers located within the residence of 179 Columbus Avenue: four (4) illegal firearms, one of the four having an obliterated serial…
