Category: Bridgeport

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On January 28, 2024, at approximately 12:50 pm the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received reports of shots fired and a motor vehicle accident within the 1100 block of Main Street in downtown Bridgeport.

Officers arriving on scene located a 2-car motor vehicle accident with one of the striking vehicle occupants suffering from a gunshot wound to the buttocks.  That victim, identified as a 27-year-old Milford man, was taken to an area hospital via AMR Ambulance for treatment.  He is listed in stable condition.

A 29-year-old Naugatuck woman and 57-year-old Naugatuck women sustained injuries during the motor vehicle crash.  Both were transported to an area hospital via AMR Ambulance and are listed in stable condition. 

While Officers were securing the crime scene on Main Street, a 23-year-old Bridgeport man presented at an area hospital suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.  That victim is being treated in the intensive care unit.  Preliminary information indicates the 23-year-old was shot during the same incident on Main Street.

A vehicle believed to be involved in this crime was identified and quickly located by Bridgeport Police within the 100 block of Wilcox Street in Bridgeport.

The Detective Bureau has responded and taken charge of the investigation. The crime scene, located within the 1100 block of Main Street, is being processed at this hour.  Additional evidence is being collected within the 100 block of Wilcox Street.

Anyone with information about this crime is requested to contact the case officer, Detective Kevin Cronin, at 203-581-5292.  Citizens can also utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.

2024-01-28@12:49pm #Bridgeport–Crash on Main St. @ shots fire on Middle St. No other details at this time.

2024-01-27–@3:36pm–#Bridgeport CT–A man was pistol whipped on Orchard Street near Boston Avenue.

There are no further details at this time.

2024-01-26@9:38pm–#Bridgeport CT–Special Thanks to viewer Craig Skinner for sending in this one vehicle crash in Black Rock on Fairfield Avenue near Davidson Street.

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01/26/24@1:33PM #bridgeportct #cttravel Report of a motor vehicle accident of a dump truck and a car on I-95 between exits 27 and 28 Northbound, the cars are currently stuck in the middle lane and are obstructing traffic.

2024-01-25@10:15pm–#Bridgeport CT–Bridgeport Firefighters were called to a multi-family home in the 100 block of Newfield Avenue for smoke in the home. Firefighters discovered a fire inside a wall and quickly extinguished it and made sure it didn’t spread anywhere else in the building.

2024-01-25@7:03pm–#Bridgeport CT– A pedestrian was struck and injured on Seaview Avenue. There are no other details.

#Bridgeport CT– At approximately 6:44pm the Bridgeport Emergency Operation Center received several calls for a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle crashing into a parked tractor trailer with airbags deployed. The Bridgeport Fire Department and AMR responded to the scene along with Bridgeport Police Officers to render aid. A preliminary investigation confirmed a 2002 tan Acura MDX traveling westbound on North Avenue between Remer Street and Wells Street crashed into the rear of a parked tractor trailer. The Acura was occupied by two males and the operator fled the scene on foot prior to emergency responders arriving. The passenger was seriously injured, and the fire department was forced to remove several sections of the vehicle to access the injured passenger and provide medical treatment to him. He was transported to Saint Vincent’s Hospital for injuries sustained during the accident.

This accident was investigated by the Bridgeport Police Serious Crash Team along with the Southern Fairfield County Traffic Unit from the Fairfield Police Department.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bridgeport Police Department Traffic Division, Officer Andrew Orum, at (203) 576-7640, Andrew.Orum@bridgeportct.gov or the Bridgeport Police Department Tips Hotline at 203-576-TIPS.

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On January 19, 2024, the Bridgeport Police Department’s Regional Auto Theft Task Force, Shelton Police Department, and Connecticut State Police Gang Unit conducted a joint investigation into several robberies occurring in Fairfield County.  Law Enforcement received specific information that a vehicle recently used in an armed robbery in Shelton Connecticut was now within the 2000 block of Boston Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 

Police Officers attempted a motor vehicle stop on Boston Avenue at which time the vehicle fled the scene traveling northbound onto Weber Avenue.  Police pursued the vehicle to North Summerfield Avenue where it became disabled and eventually came to a stop.  At least three occupants fled the scene on foot but where quickly apprehended by responding officers.  A loaded Smith and Wesson .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun was recovered.  That firearm had an obliterated serial number. 

During the course of this investigation, it was determined that these suspects were in Bridgeport Connecticut planning to commit a robbery at the Bank of America located at 2091 Boston Avenue. Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The three suspects were placed under arrest, transported to the Bridgeport Police Department, and charged with the following:

50-year-old Michael Stinson of Bridgeport Connecticut (Convicted Felon):

Conspiracy to Commit Robbery in the 1^st Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Illegal Alteration of a Firearm (obliterated serial number), Criminal Trespass in the 3^rd Degree, Assault on a Public Safety Officer, Reckless Endangerment in the 1^st Degree, Interfering with a Police Officer, Illegal Possession of a Weapon in a Motor Vehicle, Tampering with Physical Evidence, and Engaging Police in Pursuit.  Bond is $100,000.  Stinson, who is currently on parole, was remanded to custody.

35-year-old Angel Filomino-Rodriguez of Bridgeport Connecticut (Convicted Felon):

Conspiracy to Commit Robbery in the 1^st Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Illegal Alteration of a Firearm (obliterated serial number), Criminal Trespass in the 3^rd Degree, Assault on a Public Safety Officer, Reckless Endangerment in the 1^st Degree, Interfering with a Police Officer, Tampering with Physical Evidence, Illegal Possession of a Weapon in a Motor Vehicle, and Engaging Police in Pursuit. Bond is $100,000.

18-year-old Elizer DeJesus of Bridgeport Connecticut:

Conspiracy to Commit Robbery in the 1^st Degree, Illegal Alteration of a Firearm (obliterated serial number), Criminal Trespass in the 3^rd Degree, Assault on a Public Safety Officer, Reckless Endangerment in the 1^st Degree, Interfering with a Police Officer, Tampering with Physical Evidence, Illegal Possession of a Weapon in a Motor Vehicle, and Engaging Police in Pursuit. Bond is $75,000.