Bridgeport News: Man Shot
2022-03-31@3:30PMish-- #Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a shooting on Louisiana Avenue. Bridgeport Police tweeted the person has non-life threatening injuries.
Bridgeport News: School Walkout
2022-03-29@11AMish-- Bridgeport School Superintendent Mike Testani says students at Fairchild Wheeler‘s Information Technology School are back in class this afternoon after a brief walkout that was contained to inside the building late this morning, in response to an ongoing personnel matter. https://youtu.be/89VV5XyYvf8
Bridgeport News: Fire In Black Rock
2022-03-22@9:33 #Bridgeport CT Just after 9:30 the homeowner on Lake Avenue heard glass break and thought his house was being broken into. He checked the back porch and called 911 that his porch was on fire and that it extended to the home. He quickly got his 3 children and wife out of the home. When firefighters arrived they saw heavy fire from the left side of the house coming from the attic area. Additional resources were called to the scene. Within an hour the fire was out. There were no reported injuries and the fire marshal was called to the scene to investigate the cause of the fire. https://youtu.be/r1HUTZSYjuQ
Bridgeport’s Officer Of The Year Leaves Department
2022-03-18--#Bridgeport CT-- The spring migration begins with Bridgeport's Officer of the year taking his experience and talents the the Hamden Police Department. He is the second officer from the left in the picture.
Bridgeport News: Seaview Avenue “Incident”
Bridgeport News: Seaview Avenue "Incident"On Monday March 7, 2022 at 17:45 hrs. the Bridgeport Emergency Communications (ECC) received several 911 calls regarding a preliminary report of a multi-car MVA that occurred on the Seaview Ave at Exit 29 ramp. Preliminary reports also indicated that shots were fired. While first responders were being dispatched, St. Vincent’s Medical Center ER notified the ECC to explain that one party arrived at in their ER with GSW to the leg, claiming the shooting occurred somewhere on Main St, possibly related, not yet confirmed. Additionally, Bridgeport Hospital notified the ECC indicating two parties arrived at BPT Hospital injured in MVA with possible information. On-scene a fourth injured party was located still at the scene, with…
Bridgeport Receives $15K To Fight Childhood Obesity
Bridgeport, CT – The City of Bridgeport Health Department has been awarded $15,000 from the United States Conference of Mayors 2022 Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health & Sustainability Grant. The US Conference of Mayors selected Bridgeport with a 3rd place award in the category of “medium cities” to support programs that engage the community and promote childhood obesity prevention, environmental health, and sustainability, or a hybrid of both.The City of Bridgeport will be using these grant funds for the installation of a brand new, state-of-the-art outdoor fitness facility in Bridgeport. This facility, designed by our partners at the National Fitness Campaign, will be the site of several new and existing youth-focused public health initiatives aimed to reduce childhood obesity…
Bridgeport News: House Fire
2022-02-24 @4:58pm--#Bridgeport CT--#ctfire-- Firefighters were called to a home on Laurel Place for a structure fire. The back of the building was fully engulfed when firefighters and they immediately called a second alarm. The fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire. https://youtu.be/I-_MNY7kZ2k
Fight On The Train
Fight On The Train2022-01-28@3:55pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #MTA Report of a fight on a train heading to Bridgeport on track 3 according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport Prepares for Storm Predicted to Bring 12”-18” of Snowfall
Bridgeport, CT – In anticipation of the pending snowfall due to impact Bridgeport, Mayor Ganim announces the declaration of a Snow Emergency in effect as of 4:00pm today, Friday January 28, 2022. Residents are directed to park on the EVEN side of the street, and not to park on Emergency routes.Bridgeport officials also encourage residents to remain at home for their own safety during the storm and to allow passage for Emergency and First Responders, as well the City Public Facilities crews to efficiently pre-treat the streets and then plow as snow impacts the city. As forecasted by the National Weather Service, the city anticipates snowfall to begin around 8PM this evening with the peak of the storm, with highest…
Bridgeport News: Homeless Man Shot
2022-01-27@9:09pm--#Bridgeport-- A homeless man who lives at the end of Bryant Street was shot in the leg and has non-life-threatening injuries. This like most of our news stories are NOT verified and with all breaking news the details and fact can and will probably change during the investigation. https://youtu.be/Od58rb2IpT0