Tonight’s Vehicle Fire
2022-5-10@11:21pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Tonight's vehicle fire is a truck at Columbia Avenue and Park Terrace. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Crash with Extrication and Injuries
2022-05-10@4:29pm-- #Bridgeport CT-- A crash with injuries at Hancock and State Street. Firefighters had to help free the man from the red Lexus.
BridgeportNews: HOMICIDE #7
#Bridgeport CT--On May 9Th, 2022 at approximately 8:30 pm the Bridgeport Police Emergency Operations Center (EOC) received reports of a shooting within the 100 block of Washington Terrace. Upon arrival, patrol officers located a 38-year-old Bridgeport man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Medics arrived and transported the victim to Bridgeport Hospital where he later died. Currently, the Detective Bureau’s Homicide & Identification Units are actively investigating and processing the crime scene. They are also in the process of notifying next of kin. Anyone with information about this crime is urged to contact Detective Martin Heanue at (203) 581-5242 or utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576 -TIPS
Bridgeport News: Assault
2022-05-08@2:55pm--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders at the 1700 block of Boston Avenue for an assault This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: March Shooting Becomes Homicide #6
On March 16, 2022, at approximately 5:20 pm, Bridgeport Police responded to 590 East Main Street (rear parking lot) on the report of party shot at that location. Upon arrival officers observed a victim, later identified as Thomas Asbury DOB 7/26/1999, laying on the ground in the parking lot next to a vehicle. He was suffering from two gunshot wounds to the torso. AMR ambulance arrived and transported the victim to Bridgeport Hospital. The Detective Bureau responded to conduct their investigation and process the crime scene. Mr. Asbury never recovered from his injuries and ultimately passed away last night at Bridgeport Hospital (May 6, 2022). The Detective Bureau Homicide Squad took over this investigation on April 20, 2022 and are…
Today’s Vehicle Fire
2022-05-07@10:15am--Today's vehicle fire is located at Broadbridge and Huntington Turnpike. Bridgeport firefighters taking care of it. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Man Assaulted, Then Run Over
2022-05-06@8:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man in his 60's was assaulted then run over by a car on Hancock Avenue near Fairfield Avenue.
Bridgeport News: Police Chief Has Covid-Not Taking Sick Days…
2022-05-06 #Bridgeport CT-- I received a number of tips that Bridgeport Police Chief Garcia allegedly has Covid-19. I reached out to Scott Appleby who replied "We do not share any employees medical conditions or records". I reached out to other sources who then confirmed that she is working from home without using sick days, a policy that ended two months ago. Now you know the rest of the story.... This news report is made possible by:
On May 5. 2022, at approximately 1842 hours Detective T. Toth and Detective S. Mirtsopoulus were traveling east on Congress Street and stopped for a red light at Congress Street and Housatonic Avenue. Both detectives observed a group people riding stand-up electric scooters on the sidewalk. The group was traveling north on the sidewalk of Housatonic Avenue. The detectives observed the last scooter being operated by a female with a young child. The female and young child attempted to cross the intersection of Housatonic Avenue and Congress Street. The female lost control of the scooter and crashed into a metal pole with a crosswalk button on the northeast sidewalk on Housatonic Avenue. The detectives contacted the Emergency Operations Center and…
MAYOR HOYDICK VOTES AGAINST SALE OF SIKORSKY AIRPORT TO CONNECTICUT AIRPORT AUTHORITY
STRATFORD – During a Special Meeting late yesterday afternoon the Sikorsky Memorial Airport Commission voted in favor of selling the airport to the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA). The vote was conducted over the objection of Mayor Laura R. Hoydick who cast the lone vote in opposition as the only Stratford member of the Commission. In March of this year, when Bridgeport changed their position from wanting to enter into an operator agreement with the CAA for the airport to outright selling it to them, Mayor Hoydick publicly expressed interest in pursuing the purchase of the airport by Stratford. The airport, owned by the City of Bridgeport since 1937, is entirely situated within the territorial boundaries of Stratford. “We have expressed the concerns…