Highway Crash
Report of a motor vehicle accident on I-95 by exit 27 Southbound.
Bridgeport Leaders Announce Plan to Increase Public School Funding
Mayor Ganim and Council Leaders Announce Plan to Further Increase Local Funding to Bridgeport Public Schools Bridgeport, CT – Today, Mayor Ganim and Council leaders announced a plan in consultation with Superintendent Avery and the help of the Bridgeport state legislative delegation to significantly increase local funding to the Bridgeport Public Schools. The proposal increases Mayor Ganim’s previous commitment of $10 million local dollars over two years to $12 million, and accelerates the funding increase so that $10 million of that funding would be received by the Board of Education this upcoming fiscal year. Additionally, the proposal allocates the $10 million of new state aid from the State Mohegan-Pequot Fund to the Board of Education. Combined with a $15 million…
2 alarm fire
Report of a 2 alarm fire on Rose Street in Bridgeport. Firefighters arrived on scene to a large fire in the attic, and knocked it down within half an hour of arriving on scene.
Bridgeport Compliance Checks Lead to Shutdown, Gambling Citation, and Code Violations
The Bridgeport Police Department’s Narcotics and Vice Division, in collaboration with the State Liquor Control Division, Bridgeport Fire Marshals Office, Bridgeport Health Department, and the Bridgeport Building Department, successfully conducted a joint compliance check detail across the city, inspecting a total of six locations. The following locations were inspected during the compliance detail: Berto’s Sports Bar & Grill – 709 Beechwood Ave Mendez Wines and Liquor – 490 East Main St Infinity Restaurant and Sports Bar – 845 East Main St Deli Y Mas Chanell – 1193 East Main St Juncos and Sons – 616 William St Rey Azteca Lounge – 2288 Fairfield Ave The following were cited by the joint operation: Mendez Wines and LiquorLocated at 490 East Main…
Bridgeport Police Arrest Man in 2025 Greene Homes Homicide
Bridgeport Police arrested a city man on Monday for a 2025 homicide in the Greene Homes. William Davis, 49, was charged with Manslaughter in the Second Degree and Assault of an Elderly Person in the Second Degree in the death of Kevin McKinnon, 61, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, on September 10, 2025. Mr. McKinnon was found dead inside an apartment he had been staying at in Building #2 in the Greene Homes on Friday night of September 12, 2025. Family and friends of Mr. McKinnon went to the apartment after they had not seen or heard from him in more than two days. Detectives subsequently found Davis and another male assaulted Kevin McKinnon in the courtyard outside of Building #2…
Shots Fired Reported
There is a heavy police presence due to possible shots being fired on Lindley Street by Salem Street in Bridgeport. It does not appear at this time that anyone was shot. There are no further updates at this time. 2026-05-04@11:05pm #Bridgeport CT
Stabbing
UPDATE: At approximately 6:49pm, Bridgeport Police responded to the 600 block of Park Avenue to report of an assault with a weapon. Upon arrival, officers locate the victim and the suspect shortly thereafter. The victim was transported to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening stab wound and the suspect has been taken into custody. Bridgeport Police are investigating a stabbing in the 650 block of Park Avenue. There are no details at this moment. 2025-05-04@6:49pm-- #Bridgeport CT #BreakingNews #LocalNews
Highway Crash!
Report of a crash on the highway on Route 8 Southbound by exit 2B in Bridgeport.
Success Ave Fire
Report of a fire in the rear of the building on Success Ave by Court D. Firefighters arrived on scene and quickly put out the fire. The fire is out at this time.
Street Fight Leads To Person Cut
Report of one person with a cut to the head as a result of a street fight near the intersection of Beechwood Ave and Hancock Ave in Bridgeport. The person that is alleged to be responsible has been located at this time.