On January 2, 2022 at approximately 10:03 pm, Bridgeport Police responded to 100 Marcel Street on the report of a party shot. Emergency personnel located a victim lying in the front yard at that location and quickly transported him to Saint Vincent’s Hospital where he later died.
The B.P.D. Detective Bureau has taken charge of the investigation and has since processed the crime scene on Marcel Street. Detectives are working several strong leads at this time.
The victim has been identified as 36-year-old Andre Brown of Bridgeport Connecticut. The Bridgeport Police Department would like to offer its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Brown.
Anyone with information about this crime can call Detective Jorge Cintron at 203-581-5227 or utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS. This appears to be isolated incident where the victim knew the suspect.
2022-01-03@10:04pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2022 at the end of Marcel Street (off upper Main Street). A family member told me that a woman fatally shot another woman. Radio reports said she fled in a gray Mercedes. The suspect is known to police. This is breaking news and details will likely change as police continue their investigation.
BRIDGEPORT—On Thursday December 16, 2021 at 2116 hours, the Bridgeport Emergency Communications Center received a call of a party shot in Sammy’s Grocery & Dollar Store at 500 Park Avenue. When Bridgeport Police officers arrived, they found the victim, Clinton Taylor (DOB: 6/25/98 of 273 West Ave, Apt 211), deceased from multiple gunshot wounds. Within minutes, Officer Cavaliere located a suspect about a block away. After a foot pursuit, and with the assistance of other patrol officers, the suspect was taken into custody. A handgun, believed to be the weapon used to kill Taylor, was recovered nearby.
The suspect refused to give his name or any personal information, stating only that he is “Lucifer”. While fleeing, he broke his leg and was taken to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment. Security video from the store captured the shooting and shows the suspect robbing the victim of money after he was shot.
Once released from the hospital, the suspect will be brought to Bridgeport Police Headquarters and charged with Murder, Felony Murder, and Robbery in the First Degree. Great job by all the officers involved.
Bridgeport Police UPDATE: Bridgeport Police UPDATE: At 2116hrs the Bridgeport ECC received a call on a preliminary report of a party shot inside a store in the 500th block of Park Ave, BPD and AMR arrived on-scene to discover a male party with gunshot wounds. During the investigation BPD pursued a male party that was taken into custody with one firearm recovered. The victim had succumb to his injuries. This is still an active investigation, anyone with information is asked to contact the Bridgeport PD at 203-576-TIPS.
2021-12-16@9:17pm–#Bridgeport CT– Homicide #21 at 500 Park Avenue inside Sammy’s. AMR left without a patient and people on scene highly upset . Detectives on scene investigating.
The City of Bridgeport has been advised by KRONOS of a nationwide cyber hack on their systems. There is currently no further update on the breach, a date for repair, or restoration.
What does this mean?
KRONOS is utilized by the BPD as a time management system for daily rosters and overtime.
KRONOS has essentially “locked in” their systems in order to secure and identify the threat, and work through fixing the problem.
BPD is not currently using KRONOS for daily rosters, overtime, etc.
In addition to impact of our time management systems in KRONOS, we share concerns of any breached personal information. At this time we are not aware of data being compromised.
FROM KRONOS:
Has any data been compromised as a result of this incident? Our investigation is ongoing, and we are working diligently to determine whether customer data has been compromised. We will keep you updated as new information becomes available.
What information does KRONOS have from BPD and its Personnel?
Fortunately, BPD only uses KRONOS for time management; data is employment information only and does not include personal info.
Data within the system is PO Name, address, phone number, employee info of hire date, number and accrual of PTO and overtime.
KRONOS does NOT have birth dates, social security numbers or any other personal / bank /financial information.
What next?
Instructions may need to be adjusted as we work through facilitating BPD rosters. Your attention and patience is appreciated.
How do I report OT and other PTO?
All BPD supervisors are to maintain accurate rosters documenting time off, overtime, etc.
All members of service are to complete an “overtime validation form” and submit to their supervisors who will then submit an overtime sheet to payroll on a daily basis.
If you have submitted time off in the system, you will have to reconfirm your time off with your immediate supervisor as soon as possible.
If you have any specific questions about PD time submissions – please contact your supervisor directly.
We are making every effort to address this matter and any other concerns. We will follow up when KRONOS offers further information.
If you have any questions specific to KRONOS or city cyber security – please contact Curtis Denton.
The city of Bridgeport uses a human resource management platform called Kronos which as been has been hit with a ransomware attack, revealing that information from many of its high-profile customers may have been accessed. Sources tell me that payroll and email is currently down. UKG, Kronos’ parent company, said the vital service will be out for “several weeks” and urged customers to “evaluate and implement alternative business continuity protocols related to the affected UKG solutions.” According to ZD Net’s article “The City of Cleveland sent out an urgent message on Monday, telling WKYC that UKG contacted them and other clients to tell them that the ransomware attack may have compromised employee information like names, addresses, social security numbers, and employee IDs.”
Police UPDATE: This afternoon, detectives exhumed the body of a man believed to be Aryndel Castro. The body was buried under five feet of earth in a crawl space under the detached garage of a single-family home located at 1803 Noble Avenue. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy tomorrow and attempt to confirm the identity of the man.
The body of a missing 24 year old who disappeared back 2013 was discovered in a home at 1803 Noble Avenue. Yesterday afternoon, Shawn Gibson 24, of Lakeview Ave, Hamden, CT was arrested in connection to the 2013 disappearance of 24-year-old Aryndel Castro. Gibson is accused of murdering Castro with the assistance of Terrance Boyd,55, of Columbia, South Carolina who was arrested yesterday morning in Columbia, South Carolina.
Castro was reported missing in September of 2013. The following spring, members of the Bridgeport Police Homicide Unit got involved in the case, investigating it as a possible homicide.
The evidence also suggests that the two men then engaged in an elaborate clean-up effort, purchasing cleaning supplies on multiple occasions at The Home Depot and renting vans twice, once from The Home Depot, and the other from U-Haul. They reportedly used these vans to move Castro’s body more than once in the days following the murder.
During a post-arrest interview, Gibson acknowledge disposing of the body and agreed to cooperate with detectives to recover Castro’s remains.
Gibson is charged with Murder and is being held on a $250,000 bond. Once the extradition process is complete, Boyd will be brought to Connecticut and will also be charged with Murder.
2021-12-08@9:09pm–#Bridgeport CT– #ctfire–Firefighters were called to a fire in the 600 block of Hallett Street. The call immediately went to two alarms with reports of close exposure to surround buildings and reports of people jumping from the building. Two people were found lying on the ground outside the building with injuries consistent with a fall. A third person was also injured, possibly a fatality but this has not been confirmed. The state fire marshal is on scene investigating.
Police UPDATE: BRIDGEPORT- On Monday December 6, 2021 at 2008hrs Bridgeport Police were patrolling the area of Park Avenue and Olive Street when they came upon a multiple vehicle MVA with one of the vehicles into a structure in the 1300th block of Park Ave. Officers immediately rendered aid to the operators of the vehicle as BFD and AMR were enroute to the scene. Both operators were transported to the hospital by AMR for their various non-life threatening injuries. After interviewing both operators, witnesses and reviewing video surveillance in the area, BPD has charged Brian Jones of Bridgeport with CGS 14-301 Failure to obey stop sign; CGS 14-245 Failure to grant right of way at an intersection; CGS 14-12(a) Operating an unregistered motor vehicle.
2021-12-06@8:08pm–#Bridgeport CT– Two people were injured and transported to the hospital after a two car crash in the 1300 block of Park Avenue at the corner of Olive Street that sent one of the vehicles into a home.
Police UPDATE: Early this morning Miguel Rojas (DOB: 4/16/93 of Hallett St) surrendered to police to face charges in connection to Friday night’s homicide of Jalen Parilla. Rojas is charged with Murder, Use of a Firearm in an A,B,C Felony, Carrying a Pistol Without a Permit, and Risk of Injury to a Child. His bond was set at $1,000,000. He will be arraigned this morning in court.
#Bridgeport CT–Last night, at 9:20 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired at West Avenue and West Liberty Street. When they arrived, they found the victim, Jalen Parilla (DOB: 9/5/84 of Jesse Avenue, Stratford), who had sustained at least one gunshot wound. Parilla was taken to Saint Vincent’s Hospital where he died a short time later.
According to witnesses, Parilla was shot by Miguel Rojas (DOB: 4/16/1993 of Hallett Street, Bridgeport). Rojas has two children with Parilla’s girlfriend and is accused of stalking her and Parilla. Detectives are presently searching for Rojas. Anyone with information on his whereabouts should immediately contact Bridgeport Police at 203-576-TIPS. He was last seen driving a 2018 Honda Accord, bearing Connecticut registration AR78215.
#Bridgeport This evening, Bridgeport Police said in a release that “detectives arrested Jaquan Bryant, 32 of Waterbury for fatally shooting Raheem Lynch on November 6, 2021. The evidence uncovered during the investigation shows that Bryant was involved in a physical altercation with a patron at Mystique, a club located at 2458 Main Street, at closing time. Bryant left the club, and shortly thereafter drove past that same patron. Bryant allegedly fired six shots at the man, missing him and striking the victim, who was sitting in a nearby car. The victim was not involved in the altercation and was not the intended target. Bryant is charged with Murder and Criminal Possession of a Firearm. His bond is set at $2,500,000.
2021-11-29@4:52pm–#Bridgeport CT– Bridgeport Police said Bridgeport ECC received several 911 calls on initial reports of shots fired Pembroke St/Arctic St. BPD and AMR responded to the area of 1100 Pembroke St. at Junco #7. On-scene reports indicate a party shot in the leg, states he doesn’t know who shot him. Injuries appear to be non-life threatening. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bridgeport Police at 203-576-TIPS.
2021-11-07@9:15pm–#Bridgeport CT– A pedestrian was hit by two different cars on North Avenue near Park Avenue. Both striking vehicles fled the scene but I’m told the man is not seriously injured.
