Bridgeport

Delayed Opening for Areas Immersed with Ticks announced by City Health Department and Parks and Recreation Department

Bridgeport, CT – The Health Department and the Department of Parks and Recreation announced this afternoon that the West Beach and Barnum Blvd Area would be closed for three hours on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tick management spraying is being carried out by the department and the hired contractor, All Habitat Services, along the lower hillside of the Seaside Park Landfill along Barnum Boulevard. The Seaside Park West Beach entrance will be closed to the public until 11 a.m., after which it will be reopened to provide access to that broad region of the park. For more information, visit the City of Bridgeport Health Department and Parks and Recreation Department website at www.bridgeportct.gov/. This press release was made possible…

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Bridgeport News: Rooming House Fire

2022-05-23@1:34am--#Bridgeport CT--The Bridgeport Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a party indicating smoke was filling up a room on the 2nd floor in the 100th block of West Liberty Street. Bridgeport Fire Department was dispatched and upon arrival came across a fire on second floor that extended to third of a three story rooming house. One occupant was evacuated by ladder. All others self-evacuated. Fire is under investigation. Red Cross notified for 8 adults and 2 dogs displaced. This press release was made possible by:

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THREE TEENS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY AND CARJACKING AT TRUMBULL MALL

#Trumbull CT-- Three (3) Bridgeport teenagers were captured Thursday afternoon after robbing a local woman and stealing her car at the Westfield Trumbull Shopping Mall parking lot. At about 2:45 p.m., a fifty-nine (59) year-old woman was loading her car in the mall parking lot when she was surrounded by three (3) young males who demanded her car keys. The woman was pushed from behind and her purse was snatched from her hands, along with her keys. The juveniles entered her vehicle and sped off towards Main Street before police arrived. The victim was able to provide police with descriptions of the fleeing suspects and her vehicle, which was then provided to all other area police departments who assisted in…

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Bridgeport’s First Robbery

2022-05-18@10:04pm--#Bridgeport CT--A woman was assaulted and robbed in the 200 block of Gregory Street marking the city's first robbery. Scott Appleby, Director of Emergency Communications (the city still has NO police public affairs' officer) said when I asked for calls of significance said they would appear the police's Twitter Account. There have been no robberies posted there so this must be the first one of the year. This is probably why Ganimville has been named the second best place to raise a family. If you believe that I will sell you the Congress Street Bridge.

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Child Rescued From Drowning

Police UPDATE: At 1607hrs the Bridgeport ECC received a 911 call reporting a 9 month old child had gone under the water in a bath tub and was unresponsive in the 100th block of Parrott Ave. A party on-scene was administering CPR at the time of the call. BFD, AMR and BPD arrived on-scene. According to on-scene reports the child had a pulse, was breathing, and then began crying. The child was transported to the hospital via AMR. No further information on status of their condition. 2022-05-16@4:08pm--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders were called to the 100 block of Parrott Avenue for a report of a 9 year old girl drowning victim. First responders said the child was okay and transported to the…

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