Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Person Shot

2020-07-25@11:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a shooting on Atwater Street near Park Avenue.  Police are saying a street fight erupted into shots fired and the victim was shot in the lower extremity and had non-life-threatening injuries.  The victim was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital in a private vehicle.      

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Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Crash

UPDATE: The pedestrian struck on July 25, 2020, has been identified as 31-year-old Edward Torres of Bridgeport Connecticut.  He continues to be treated at St. Vincent’s Hospital.   Bridgeport Police UPDATE: On July 25, 2020 at approximately 11:36 pm Bridgeport Police Patrol Officers, Bridgeport Fire Department and AMR responded to the scene of a serious crash on Main St just south of Vincellette St near the entrance to Merritt Canteen. An unidentified male was operating a white Mitsubishi Lancer bearing CT Registration AT47297 northbound on Main St and as he approached the intersection of Vincellette St he rear-ended an unknown black vehicle. Refer to CFS  #2000061308 for a crash report. According to witnesses the 2 operators exited their vehicles and got into a physical altercation in…

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Bridgeport Firefighters Remember 10 Years Later

Bridgeport Firefighters remembered the ultimate sacrifice that Lt. Steven Velasquez and FF Michel Baik made ten years ago on July 24 in a fire on Elmwood Avenue. Firefighters gather every year to remember them and to celebrate their lives. Fire Chief Thode said that of the 300 firefighters in the city, about 100 never met Mitch and Steve. Chief Thode said a lot of changes have been made since that day from equipment to procedures not just in Bridgeport but statewide.

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Bridgeport News: Robbery Suspect Injured

2020-07-22@1:43pm-- #Bridgeport CT--A person was robbed in front of 1070 Main Street and may have suffered broken fingers as a result.   Please note this is the first real robbery that we have posted since Mayor Ganim took the police radios from the press  Had this person not been injured this would have fallen under the cloak of radio silence.  The mayor has not been able to hide the violent crime but crimes like robberies, carjacking, and manhunts that directly affect citizen safety have been.  Most police departments that have gone encrypted in the past usually keep the dispatch channel open for the public to know what is going on.  If Bridgeport did this they would still have five encrypted…

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Bridgeport News: Person Shot

2020-07-21@11:08pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are reporting a gunshot victim arrived at St, Vincent's with a gunshot wound to the leg.  The victim said it happened in the area of Madison Avenue near Grand Street.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_82873" align="aligncenter" width="1125"] Visit Perez Tires Website:https://www.pereztirecenter.com/[/caption]

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