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 News: Shoplifters Arrested After Pursuit

UPDATE: three total in custody in connection with that incident; two females and one male including at least one juvenile among those three.  Officers are still in the process of identifying them as of this writing, and I am told they aren’t being entirely forthcoming with that information. The total theft of cosmetics was just under $5,000.00, at $4700.00. Police will have a full report for us in the morning.   5:09pm--#Westport CT-- At least two shoplifters are in custody after a pursuit on the Merritt Parkway.  The shoplifters stole over $5,000 in cosmetics.  They fled Westport into Fairfield.  The pursuit was broken off a number of times until Westport Police caught up with them on the Merritt Parkway.  I…

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Bridgeport News: Man Shot

2019-08-04 @ 8:12pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police received a number of phone calls for a shoot out between two individuals on East Main Street between Berkley Place and Kingsbury Road.  Police located shell casings and blood and then received a report of a man shot at Bridgeport Hospital.  His condition is not known at this time.  

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Trumbull Police Conducted A Sweep To Serve OIutstanding Arrest Warrants

#Trumbull CT--During the early morning hours of Wednesday July 31, and Thursday, August 1, Trumbull Police detectives conducted a sweep to serve outstanding arrest warrants on local criminals. Detectives coordinated efforts with other local police agencies to track down individuals who have not been held accountable for criminal incidents that they had been involved in. Many of the arrests include the following:   Carlene C. Booker, age 39, was located at her Bridgeport residence where she was arrested. Booker was charged with Robbery in the second degree, and Larceny in the fourth for a shoplifting incident where Booker claimed to have a knife when confronted by store security. Booker was held on a $25,000 bond for this incident. Booker also…

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