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.

Westport Police Department Modifies Operations

#Westport CT-- The Westport Police Department has always been and continues to be a service-oriented agency committed to protecting our community and prioritizing the safety of our residents and visitors. It has become apparent that the COVID-19 outbreak is an unprecedented public health crisis; one that will necessitate the modifications of our current operations in the interest of furthering the above goal. With that in mind, effective immediately and until further notice, the Westport Police Department has implemented some important changes to our current operations in the interest of protecting both our public and our officers alike from the spread of this illness.   We encourage those requiring our services to contact us via telephone rather than traveling to the…

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Bridgeport News: Church Fire

2020-03-23@2:09am-- Witnesses told me flames were twenty to thirty feet in the sky in the back of the Apostolic Worship Center located at 540 East Washington Avenue (right across from Washington Park).  Firefighters quickly knocked out the fire and kept the fire away from the worship part of the church. A car and transport vehicle had their windshields smashed and a van had a side window smashed in so arson is suspected. There was no reported injuries.

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Bridgeport News: Shots Fired

2020-03-22@11:37pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A report of shots fired in the 1200 block of Reservoir Avenue near Platt Street.  Two shell casings were found, nothing reported hit and the hospitals check clear of gunshot victims.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_66365" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Visit Interstate's website at: https://ctbattery.com/[/caption]  

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Bridgeport News: Man Beaten After Assaulting Woman

2020-03-22@10:19pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police and EMS were called to Clinton and Fairfield Avenue for a woman stabbed.  The woman fled and was found in the 500 block Clinton Avenue.  It turns out the woman was assaulted but not stabbed.  Police received calls for the man who was allegedly responsible for assaulting the woman, being assaulted allegedly by family members at Howard and Fairfield Avenue.  He was the only one transported to the hospital, the woman refused medical treatment.  

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