Bridgeport CT– Crash
2023-09-24 @ 11:24am--#Bridgeport CT--A crash with injuries at Benham and IranistanAvenue.
Madison Av Boys & Girls Club Ribbon Cutting With Tour
Yesterday was the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Madison Avenue Wakeman Boys and Girls Club. Alumnus/actor/first black superhero Michael Jai White was on hand for the celebration. He said, "Sometimes it's a thankless job. You don't see the results right away. You plant seeds, you change lives, and you do it out of the goodness of your hearts". He then applauded the staff. Watch to the end as Margaret Reynolds was gracious enough to give us a tour of the facility. https://youtu.be/iRlq3oeRVIA
Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison
Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison HARRY BATCHELOR, also known as “Bookie,” 27, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 50 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a racketeering offense stemming from his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today’s announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Joseph T. Corradino, State’s Attorney for the Fairfield Judicial District; Bridgeport Police Chief Roderick Porter; Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division; Brian D.…
Fire At St. Vincent’s Hospital
2023-099-21@12:12pm--#Bridgeport CT-- It was a fire in a microwave that brought the firefighters to St. Vincent's at 2800 Main Street. The fire was contained to the appliance.
Bridgeport News: Murder Arrest
#Bridgeport CT--On September 20, 2023, members of the Bridgeport Police Department arrested 37-year-old Charles Lee Young for the September 27th, 2020, murder of Nyair Charles Nixon. Nyair was 21 at the time of his death. This violent crime occurred at the Keystone Lounge located at 1798 Barnum Avenue, Bridgeport, CT. Charles Young is charged with 53a-54a Murder, 53a-217 Criminal Possession of a Firearm, and 29-35(a) Carrying a Pistol without a Permit. Young is currently in federal custody for unrelated charges. He will be arraigned in Bridgeport Superior Court in early October. Bond is set at 1.5 million. This arrest was the result of a combined effort between the Bridgeport Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Fairfield County States…
Bridgeport Police Academy Graduated 25
2023-09-20 #Bridgeport CT-- Tuesday night Bridgeport Police Academy graduated 25 from class #45. One officer will be going to Trumbull and another to Seymour. The rest of the officers will be hitting the streets for the first on Saturday. Watch to the end for a sentimental ending that will leave you smiling! https://youtu.be/A4rWLXC6Gj0
Bridgeport News: One stabbed, one shot.
At 8:30 pm the Bridgeport ECC received a 911 call reporting a person with a stab wound to the head. Bridgeport Police and AMR were dispatched to the scene and reports indicate a party with what appears to be a non-life-threatening stab wound to the head. The person was transported to BPT Hospital.
Bridgeport News: Man Shot At Train Station
2023-09-19 @ 9:02pm--#Bridgeport CT A man in his thirties was shot in the back while at the train station. Police are looking for dark blue sedan that fled the scene.
Bridgeport News: Crash!
Bridgeport News: Crash! 2023-09-17@9:38pm--#Bridgeport CT--First responders on scene in the 200 block of Frank Street for a crash with injuries.
Bridgeport Police Detain Known Offender After Shots Fired Incident; Seize Multiple Weapons
#Bridgeport CT--On Friday, September 15, 2023, at 21:32 hours, the Bridgeport ECC (Emergency Communications Center) received a report of shots fired inside a rooming house located on Myrtle Avenue. The caller provided information that implicated a known tenant as the individual responsible for the gunfire. In response to this report, Bridgeport Police were dispatched to the scene. As officers were en route to the location, they received additional information that the individual responsible for the shots fired was under supervision for criminal possession of a firearm, currently on three years of probation, and registered as a deadly weapons offender. Upon arrival at the scene, based on descriptions provided by witnesses, officers detained a male individual identified as Kenneth Elijah Jamison…