Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Hit
2020-05-22@2:58PM--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating an accident involving a pedestrian at Main and Wheeler Street. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Bridgeport News: Son Tries To Torch Mom’s Home
2020-05-21@2:47pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A son failed at starting a fire at his mother's home with a Molotov cocktail in the 1200 block of Park Avenue. Fortunately the device failed to remain lit. According to radio reports the son was removed from the home last week. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_81162" align="aligncenter" width="591"] Visit Perez Tires at: https://www.pereztirecenter.com/[/caption]
I-95 Crash
2020-05-21@3:20pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A crash on I-95 northbound, guess where? 27A of course! No word if there are any injuries.
Bridgeport During the 1918 Pandemic
If you try to research newspaper articles on the pandemic of 1918 you would have difficulty as the news articles were mostly about World War I. I found an article from the Bridgeport Telegram dated October 31, 1968 on the 50th anniversary of the flu. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is uncertain where the H1N1 flu strain originated. Some say Central Asia or like in this article cites Fort Riley, Kansas with its first case on March 15, 1918, where the flu spread throughout Europe by soldiers and sailors. Again, the world's interest was World War I and the media at the time didn't want to spread additional fears of the flu among soldiers and sailors so the reporting…
Multiple Calls For The Fire Department
2020-05-21@11:19am--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called to a fire alarm at Sts Cyril & Methodius Church on Church Street. Candles caused the false alarm. Firefighters also discovered a car fire at Crescent and Hallett Street which they quickly extinguished. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Shots Fired
2020-05-20@12:50am--#Bridgeport CT-- Police, along with citizens and shot-spotter call for shots fired in the 400 block of Hollister Avenue. So far no one or anything reported hit. All hospitals checking clear of gunshot victims. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: 3 Year Old Found-Parents NOT Located
2020-05-19--#Bridgeport-- This morning a citizen on Hewitt Street called police to report he found a 3-year-old child. Westport K-9 assisted in an attempted reverse track to locate the child's residence but was unsuccessful. It wasn't clear if the child was wandering or if was dropped off. The child was transported to Bridgeport Hospital and Department of Children and Families were notified. At this time police still have not been notified of any missing children. The child is described as Hipsanic male, long hair wearing a red Champion sweatshirt, red pants with black/green sneakers. This news report is made possible by:
I-95 Crash
2020-05-19@3:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A crash on I-95 northbound near exit 27.
Fairfield News: Overturned Excavator
1:28pm--#Fairfield CT-- A excavator overturned on Unquowa Road and the driver was injured and transported to the hospital by EMS. The excavator is leaking fuel into the ground and will continue to leak until uprighted. DoingItLocal.com is your ONLY breaking news source.