Bridgeport News: Brush Fire Quickly Extinguished
2023-06-04@1:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters quickly extinguish a brush fire at Stillman and Hayes Street. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2023-06-04@12:43am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a pedestrian being struck at Central and Barnum Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Water Rescue
2023-06-03@6:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #Fairfield CT-- Firefighters were busy looking for someone reportedly stuck out at the lighthouse due to the tide. It was low tide and firefighters dispatched units to Seaside Park (top pic) St. Mary's by the Sea (bottom left) and Fairfield (bottom right) and spoke to people on the reefs and no one was in distress. A viewer contacted me and said it was a fisherman at Seaside Park who was in the water up to his waist alarmed a few people in the area to prompt the call. The viewer said the fisherman was surprised I wasn't there!
Bridgeport Carjacking Arrest Made In Milford
Milford CT-- On May 27, 2023, at 7:40am, a report came into the Milford Police Department from a tow truck driver reporting a suspicious male. The male gave the tow truck driver the keys to a vehicle, stating that it was his brother’s car and was “done putting money into it” and walked away. The vehicle was confirmed to be stolen, taken in an armed carjacking earlier in Bridgeport. The description of the suspect from the carjacking was given, matching the suspicious male walking toward the Pilot Travel Center. Officers checked the area and found a suspect matching the description at the Pilot Travel Center. He was positively identified by the tow truck driver as the male he had encountered…
Today’s Vehicle Fire
2023-06-02@8:56pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Today''s vehicle fire is on John Street near Main Street. The interior of the car is reported to be on fire. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport Announces Newfield Park Improvements and Adoption Initiative
Bridgeport, CT – The City of Bridgeport, Parks Commissioners, and the East End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone (NRZ), joined Inframark in announcing its plans for extensive improvements to Newfield Park, located at 698 Seaview Ave, Bridgeport. The company, in collaboration with its dedicated workforce and external contractors, will commence and complete improvements within the next 30 to 60 days, with a vision to help transform the park into a vibrant community space. "I would like to thank Inframark for their commitment to our community, and their initiative to enhance Newfield Park,” Mayor Ganim stated. “This is what happens when public and private partnerships are made and I’m glad that our East End residents will be able to continue to enjoy facilities…
Bridgeport News: Homicide Arrest
#Bridgeport CT--This morning members of the Bridgeport Police Department’s Homicide Squad, assisted by the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force-Bridgeport, arrested 23-year-old Nelson Perez for the murder of 58-year-old Michael Gaines of Bridgeport CT. Mr. Gaines was murdered on April 12, 2023, at the corner of East Main Street and Arctic Street located on the City’s East Side. Perez has been charged with 53a-54a Murder, 53a-217 Criminal Possession of a Firearm, and 53-203 Illegal Discharge of a Firearm. He has a 2-million-dollar bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday June 2, 2023. This arrest is the result of a combined investigative effort by members of the Bridgeport Police Department’s Homicide Squad, BPD Fusion Center, BPD Forensic…
8/25 Crash
UPDATE: A motorcyclist went down the embankment off exit 2. 2023-05-31@11:04pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- Route 8/25 crash southbound at exit 2.
Bridgeport News: Transit Bus Crash
2023-05-31@10:44pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a crash between a transit bus and a car at Pequonnick and Washington Avenue, two possibly injured on the bus. This news report is made possible by:
BRIDGEPORT NEWS: HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION No. 12
#Bridgeport CT--On February 17, 2023, 68-year-old Jeffrey Lindo of Bridgeport CT was assaulted at his home during a domestic dispute. Mr. Lindo resided in the 100 block of Charles Street with his daughter and grandson. On February 20, 2023, Mr. Lindo was found unresponsive inside his home and pronounced deceased. In mid-May 2023, The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner contacted the Bridgeport Police Department with the cause and manner of death. The cause of death is complications of blunt impact injury of the head with subdural hemorrhage. The manner of death is homicide. The suspect in the February 17, 2023, assault of Jeffrey Lindo, and subsequent death, has been identified as his grandson Kareem Williams DOB 4-4-1999. Today, an…