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.

Fairfield News: Bank Larceny Arrest Made

2020-12-10@2:42pm--Chase Bank at 1401 Post Road contacted Fairfield Police to report a male in their branch making several suspicious withdrawals from an account. An investigation revealed that Igor Injomar Corporan (24 yo) of the Bronx attempted to make 4 withdrawals on the same day from a Chase Bank Account that did not belong to him. A $9,500.00 withdrawal was made by Corporan at the Bridgeport Chase Bank on 12/10/20. He then went to the Fairfield Chase Branch and withdrew $8,500.00, followed by an attempted withdrawal of $5,500.00, 45 minutes later at that same Fairfield Branch. Bank employees recognized the potential fraud and stalled that transaction while waiting for police.  Officers arrived at the bank while Corporan was still inside. There…

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Stratford News: Structure Fire

Fire Department UPDATE: At approx. 10:17 PM, The Stratford Fire Dept. was dispatched to 2037 BroadbridgeAve for a reported structure fire with 4 adults, 3 children, 1 dog and 2 cats insidethe home. All occupants were able to evacuate the home safely. Engine 1, 2, 3, 4,Tac5, Truck 1, responded with a total of 22 Firefighters, One shift Commander, andtwo safety officers. On arrival, heavy fire was pushing out the upstairs bedroomwindow. The fire was under control in approximately 20 minutes with no reportedinjuries to the occupants or fire personnel. Mutual aid was provided by Bridgeportand Milford Fire Departments for station coverage.The structure is not habitable at this time. The American Red Cross responded andprovided assistance to the family.The origin…

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I-95 Crashes

2020-12-10@2:18pm--#Stratford CT-- #Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic--Two separate crashes to report I-95, both southbound. The first one happened at exit 26 and another crash at 32 and 31. Nothing showing up on the traffic cameras. This press release was made possible by:

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Lawsuit Against Facebook

Hartford, CT -- Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general filing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company has and continues today to illegally stifle competition to protect its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that, over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cut services to smaller competitive threats, depriving users from the benefits of competition and reducing privacy protections and services along the way — all in an effort to boost its bottom line through increased advertising revenue. “Facebook has used its market power and trove of consumer data to unlawfully acquire and squash its competition. Their exclusionary and predatory conduct suffocates innovation, and…

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CONNECTICUT BECOMES FIRST STATE IN NATION TO REQUIRE HIGH SCHOOLS PROVIDE COURSES ON BLACK AND LATINO STUDIES

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut has become the first state in the nation to require all high schools in the state offer courses on African-American, Black, Puerto Rican, and Latino studies. The requirement is the result of a law Governor Lamont signed last year – Public Act 19-12 – that directs all regional and local boards of education to include an elective course of studies at the high school level that provides students with a better understanding of the African-American, Black, Puerto Rican, and Latino contributions to United States history, society, economy, and culture. Last week, the Connecticut State Board of Education unanimously approved the curriculum for the course, which was a final step needed to implement…

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Fairfield News: Fire At Holy Family School

2020-12-09@4:40pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters were called to Holy Family School located at 140 Edison Road. The school is no longer in use as a school but is used mainly for offices. Firefighters isolated the smoke on the second floor and have secured the electricity that powers a bathroom fan and an electrical ballast that may have caused the smoke condition. Assistant Fire Chief George Gomola said they were concerned because the pastor of the church ran in and got some smoke inhalation but said he will be fine, the pastor was more upset about his school Gomola said. The fire marshal has been called in to investigate the cause of the fire. https://youtu.be/DV1KDKdZ2JE

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