Bridgeport

Bridgeport UNREPORTED Crime

#Bridgeport CT--Just before 7:30 Sunday night, 3 teens robbed Spark City located at 815 Lafayette Boulevard. One of the teens brandished a knife. They fled with an undetermined amount of cash. No one was injured in the robbery.#Bridgeport CT--Just before 7:30 Sunday night, 3 teens robbed Spark City located at 815 Lafayette Boulevard. One of the teens brandished a knife. They fled with an undetermined amount of cash. No one was injured in the robbery. https://youtu.be/QoKOSih1x8Q

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Bridgeport News: Car Crashes Into Crowd Hurting Children

Witnesses told me a car crashed into a gathering of people in the 1700 block of Central Avenue this evening injuring 3 children and an adult. The driver of the car had to be extricated by firefighters and was also injured and transported to the hospital. Police said in a statement: At 1951hrs the Bridgeport ECC received several 911 calls reporting a motor vehicle accident with pedestrians struck in the 1700th block of Central Avenue. Bridgeport Police, Fire and AMR were all dispatched and on-scene reports indicated that there was a motor vehicle accident where a vehicle struck a small crowd of people. Early reports indicate that injuries seem to be non-life threatening but involve approximately 5 children and multiple…

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Bridgeport News: Another Homicide

On August 27, 2023, at approximately 2:50 am Bridgeport Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation near the intersection of Pembroke Street & Arctic Street. ShotSpotter is a gunshot detection system. Once gunshots are fired in an area covered by this service, police receive a notification within one minute directing them to the location of the gunfire. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive 26-year-old Bridgeport man lying on the sidewalk just south of the intersection. The victim appeared to be suffering from a critical injury. Medics arrived and quickly transported the victim to an area hospital where he passed away. A short time after the initial ShotSpotter activation, the Bridgeport Police Emergency Operations Center received information of a second victim who…

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