Route 8/25 Crash
A three-vehicle accident on Route 8/25 southbound near exit 5. First responders need to go to Trumbull to turn around to get to this crash.
Bridgeport News: Man Shot
On November 26, 2023, at approximately 2:25 am Bridgeport Police responded to reports of a party shot at 2579 Fairfield Avenue (Krauszer’s Food Store). Upon arrival, Officers quickly located a 33-year-old Bridgeport man lying on the ground in the parking lot of the store. The victim was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and leg. He was quickly transported by AMR Ambulance to an area hospital where he is listed in stable condition. The Detective Bureau has responded and taken charge of the criminal investigation. Multiple items of evidence were located at the scene. Those items are being collected and processed by the Police Department’s Forensic Identification Unit. Detectives are conducting interviews, canvassing the area, and documenting their…
Bridgeport News: Home Invasion With Shots Fired
Police said in a statement:"On November 26, 2023, at approximately 6:55 a.m. Bridgeport Police Officers responded to a residence located within the 200 block of Berkshire Avenue on reports of an armed home invasion and attempted robbery. The 37-year-old homeowner (male victim) was able to fight off the attacker who was armed with a handgun. The suspect fled the residence, entered a SUV style vehicle parked nearby, and left the area. The suspect is described as a thin Black male, approximately 5’7” tall, and wearing a ski mask. No further descriptors are available at this time. The suspect specifically targeted the 37-year-old male victim at his home. The Detective Bureau’s Robbery Squad has responded and taken charge of the investigation.…
Crash!
2023-11-25@9:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a crash in the 100 block of Exeter Street. The car is on its side and there are no reported injuries.
Bridgeport News: 2 Pedestrians Struck
2023-11-25@7:20pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Numerous reports of two pedestrians hit by a vehicle in the 1600 block of North Avenue. No further updates.
Bridgeport News: Crash Injures 6
2023-11-25@7:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- Six people were injured and transported to hospital in a two-car crash on Route 8/25 southbound near exit 2.
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2023-11-25@2:48pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a pedestrian being hit on Granfield and Wessels Avenue.
Bridgeport Police Arrest Robbery Suspects
On the morning of Friday, November 17, 2023, the Bridgeport Police apprehended two local men, 33-year-old Carlos Souffront and 46-year-old Angel Martinez, for assaulting and robbing a 75-year-old man in his East Main St. backyard the previous day. The victim suffered a minor head injury as the assailants repeatedly punched him, pushing him against a dumpster and stealing his wallet. Detectives from the Robbery/Burglary Unit located Souffront and Martinez at the corner of Kossuth St. and Maple St. on the East Side around 8:00 AM, where they were seen with the black Nissan Rogue stolen from Stratford, the vehicle they had used to escape the scene. Souffront was arrested on the spot, while Martinez attempted to flee in the Rogue,…
Shelton News: Teens With Guns
On 10/24/2023 the Shelton Police Department arrested 18 year old JaidenLanzi of Shelton and 19 year old Jason Smith of Derby. Both Lanzi and Smithwere charged with being in possession of a stolen firearm and related charges.The arrest stems from an incident that was reported to Shelton Police on10/17/2023, where two firearms were stolen from a Shelton residence. During theinvestigation it was discovered that the firearms had transitioned through severalindividuals.Through interviews and follow up investigation the Shelton Police applied forand were granted search warrants to search residences and vehicles in Shelton,Derby, and North Haven. During the execution of search warrants in Shelton andNorth Haven officers located the two reported stolen firearms.Lanzi was processed and charged with Theft of Firearm, illegal…
Bridgeport News: Two Assaults
2023-11-23#2:18pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of person being struck on the side of the head with a firearm. No further details. A second unrelated assault was reported at Main and Wall Street.