Bridgeport

Bridgeport Police Investigate Serious Motorcycle Collision on Main Street

Bridgeport, CT — November 16, 2025 — At approximately 11:00 a.m., Bridgeport Police Patrol Officers responded to the area of Main Street and Goldenrod Avenue for a reported motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and a 4-door sedan. Medics and Bridgeport Firefighters arrived quickly, provided medical aid, and transported the motorcycle operator — a 35-year-old Bridgeport woman — to a nearby hospital. She is currently listed in critical but stable condition. Upon arrival, officers located the motorcycle in the southbound lane of Main Street near the intersection. The operator of the sedan, a 75-year-old Bridgeport resident, remained on scene, cooperated fully with police officers, and reported no injuries. The Bridgeport Police Accident Reconstruction Team responded to conduct a detailed investigation.…

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Homeless Suspect Arrested in Brutal Assault on 81-Year-Old Woman

Bridgeport Police have arrested Samuel Bryant, 42, in connection with a violent September assault that left an 81-year-old woman injured near the intersection of Barnum Avenue and Central Avenue on the East Side. The attack occurred on September 16th as the victim was returning home from a church meeting. She told police she saw a man and woman standing in the street, and when she heard the woman scream, she pulled over to check on them. The man then allegedly opened her driver’s side door and repeatedly punched her in the face and body, knocking off her eyeglasses and hearing aids before fleeing east on Barnum Avenue with the woman. The victim said she had no idea why she was…

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Man Stabbed In The Neck

Police UPDATE: At approximately 8:30pm, Bridgeport Police responded to the intersection of Wood Ave/Benham Ave to report of an assault. Upon arrival, Officers locate a victim with a small wound in the neck. The victim was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital via AMR for treatment of the non-life-threatening wound. After canvassing the area, Officers located and arrested the responsible party in the intersection of Laurel Ave and Norman St. No further information at this time. Bridgeport Police are investigating a stabbing near Wood Avenue and Benham Avenue. A man was stabbed in the neck, and his condition is not yet known. No further details are available as this is breaking news. 2025-11-14 @ 8:32 PM — #Bridgeport CT

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Stabbing

A passerby called 911 to report an unresponsive man in the 800 block of Madison Avenue. EMS discovered the man had been stabbed. There are no further details available as the police have just begun their investigation. 2025-11-12@8:25pm #Bridgeport CT

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Structure Fire

Firefighters quickly contained a blaze that spread from the second to the third floor of a building in the 300 block of Cleveland Avenue late Wednesday morning. Everyone made it out safely, and while no injuries were reported, the Fire Marshal is investigating the cause, and the Red Cross is assisting displaced residents. 2025-11-12@11:44am #Bridgeport CT

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Bridgeport Man Arrested After Violent Sexual Assault in North End; Third Major SVU Arrest in Recent Weeks

Bridgeport, CT — The Bridgeport Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old city man, Therdy Joseph, just hours after he sexually assaulted an adult woman in the basement bedroom of his North End home late Saturday night. Joseph was charged with Sexual Assault in the First Degree, Strangulation in the Second Degree, Unlawful Restraint in the First Degree, Interfering with an Emergency Call, and Assault in the Third Degree. He was ordered held without bond ahead of his arraignment scheduled for today. The 19-year-old victim, who is not from Bridgeport, escaped the residence following the assault and drove to a nearby parking lot, where she called 911. A Bridgeport dispatcher quickly pinpointed her approximate location through the cellphone call, allowing officers…

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Bridgeport Narcotics Unit Seizes 234 Grams of Cocaine; Carlos Batista Charged in Drug Factory Operation

Bridgeport, CT — On November 6, 2025, at approximately 1:56 p.m., the Bridgeport Police Department’s Narcotics and Vice Division (T.N.T.) executed a court-authorized search and seizure warrant at 3 Armstrong Place as part of an investigation into the illegal sale of narcotics. During the investigation, detectives learned that Carlos Batista, 65, of Bridgeport, was distributing large quantities of cocaine from a trailer located on his property. Based on evidence developed by investigators, the Narcotics Unit applied for and was granted a search and seizure warrant for the premises. During the search, officers seized the following items: 234 grams of cocaine $1,366 in U.S. currency One digital scale Packaging materials Batista was placed under arrest and charged with: C.G.S. 21a-278(b)(1A): Possession…

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