Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2023-12-28@10:08pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle at Beechmont and Exeter Street. No further updates.
City of Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority Approves New Operator Agreement, Achieves $60 Million in Savings
Bridgeport, CT— Last week, the City of Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) Board voted to approve a new ten-and-a-half-year agreement with Inframark, LLC. to run the day-to-day operations of the WPCA’s wastewater treatment facilities. Inframark, which has been the WPCA’s third-party operator for the last 10 years, was awarded the contract after an extensive bidding process and negotiation with the board. Under the new agreement which will take effect January 1, 2024, the WPCA will achieve a savings of over $60 million (approximately $6 million per year) relative to the existing operating agreement. This savings represents a 15 percent savings in the WPCA’s total annual expenses. The agreement will ensure that the WPCA’s wastewater treatment facilities run efficiently and in…
Bridgeport News: Man Shot
Police confirmed our report saying the man was shot in the right leg and left hand and has non-life-threatening injuries. Police applied a tourniquet while waiting for EMS. The suspect fled on foot and is still at large. 2023-12-27@ 8:15pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was shot on Wheeler Avenue. Witnesses said they heard four gunshots, hitting the man twice. Police are investigating. https://youtu.be/hywqsSHxvkI
Bridgeport News: Shooting
On December 22, 2023, at approximately 11:00 pm Bridgeport Police Officers responded to the 100 block of Dekalb Avenue on the report of a party shot. Police arrived on scene and located the victim. The victim was transported to an area hospital via AMR Ambulance for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound (graze) to the head. The Detective Bureau responded and took charge of the investigation. The scene was processed, evidence was collected, and interviews were conducted. The victim has been identified as a 21-year-old Naugatuck man. The victim was seated in a parked car, with friends from the Dekalb Avenue neighborhood, when he shot. The victim and his friends were able to make it inside a residence on Dekalb…
Bridgeport News: Man Shot
2023-12-22 @ 11:35pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was found shot on Dekalb Avenue in Bridgeport. A witness said he was shot on Newfield Avenue and he ran to a house on Dekalb Avenue. The man suffered a graze to the head.
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2023-12-22@4:56pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a pedestrian accident at State and Seely Streets.
I-95 Crash
2023-12-19@10:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A crash between a car and a tractor-trailer on I-95 northbound near exit 27.
Missing Bridgeport Woman Found Deceased
On December 16, 2023, 70-year-old Veronica Young was reported missing by family members. Veronica was last seen on video in downtown Bridgeport (100 block of Fairfield Avenue) on December 15, 2023, at approximately 4:00 pm. (Friday - late afternoon). On December 16, 2023, a silver alert was implemented by the CT Department of Public Safety. On December 19, 2023, at approximately 8:45 am an unidentified deceased female was located at 10 Barnum Dyke Bridgeport. This afternoon the deceased female was identified by family members as Mrs. Veronica Young. On behalf of Chief Porter and the Bridgeport Police Department’s (BPD) our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Mrs. Young. The BPD Forensic Identification Unit has processed the…
Bridgeport News: Crash!
2023-12-18@5:38pm--#Bridgeport-- There were no reported injuries in this rollover crash in the 2000 block of Fairfield Avenue (closer to the I-95 ramp).
Bridgeport News: Crash!
2023-12-18@12:04am--#BridgeportI CT-- Report of a crash at Wells and North Avenue. According to radio reports a motorcyclist allegedly hit the back of a car.