2020-09-14#Bridgeport CT– Overnight there was a stabbing at 50 Freemont Street. There were no further details on the circumstance or extent of injuries
There were also shots fire to the back door in the 500 block of Jane Street. Two shell casings were found. No one was injured.
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2020-09-15@11:30pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating a shooting on 5th Street near Connecticut Avenue. One man was hit, no word on his condition or the circumstances about the shooting at this time.
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#Bridgeport CT–The City of Bridgeport Engineering Department and Public Facilities has moved into Phase 2 of a $2.5 million City-wide milling and paving project as well as a continuation of a $15 million, 100% federally funded safety improvement project to improve City of Bridgeport intersections on Main Street.
In Phase 2 of the city-wide street paving project, milling and paving will include two remaining streets in the 132nd district and streets in the 133rd – 136th districts to be completed by September 25th, 2020. 130th and 131st districts were completed in Phase 1.
Additionally, paving is now underway with the Main Street safety improvement project. Residents are advised to expect detours or closures due to construction from North to South at the intersections of Keachele/Main Street, ending at the intersection of Golden Hill/Main Street.
Milling and paving were completed at seven intersections and state of the art equipment was installed at each intersection, including decorative black mast arms, signal lights, ADA compliant ramps, and sidewalks. This project is administered by the city, with signals being owned and maintained by the City of Bridgeport. The improvement provides signals, markings, signage, and accessibility to all drivers and pedestrians, especially those pedestrians with disabilities.
The city is reminding residents, and specifically, drivers to give yourself time traveling, be cautious, and
For more information, visit the City of Bridgeport Public Facilities website at www.Bridgeportct.gov/PublicFacilities.
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2020-09-14@7:27pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating shots fired on Clearance Street at the street formerly known as Prince. So far only one car hit, no reports of anyone being hit.
At 5:02pm Sunday Bridgeport police pursed a vehicle on Fairfield Avenue by Stop & Shop on a preliminary report for a failure to stop. The brief pursuit ended up at PT Barnum Apartments where one party ran out of the vehicle with a gun, the other party was detained in the vehicle and subsequently arrested.
Police were attempting to find the other suspect that was missing. A k9 unit was tracking however that was called off at 5:48.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Bridgeport Police at 203-576-TIPS.
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2020-09-14@12;02am–#Bridgeport CT– 3 people were injured in a crash on North Avenue at Wells Street.
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2020-09-14@11:50pm–#Bridgeport CT– #Fairfield CT– Bridgeport Police called Fairfield Police to notify them of a car wanted in a carjacking was heading towards Fairfield on North Avenue at a high rate of speed with a blown tire and a missing bumper. Fairfield Police located the bumper under the overpass on Brentwood Avenue. Fairfield Police checked surrounding streets located it at the end of Commerce Drive at the beginning of State Street. The car was abandoned. K-9 was requested to the scene.
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2020-09-12@11:31pm–#Bridgeport CT– #cttraffic– I-95 southbound is shutdown for a crash past exit 30.
2020-09-12@3:45pm–#Bridgeport CT– A multi-car crash on Route 8/25 southbound near exit 2with injuries. Traffic is also reported to be backed up quite a bit.
2020-09-12@ 12:30pm–#Bridgeport CT– Firefighters quick response kept a dryer fire confined to the dryer and not the rest of the laundromat or the apartments above in the 300 block of Pequonnick Street.
