Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Fire At PT Barnum Housing

2020-07-04@ 8:45PMish--Bridgeport CT— #ctfire--Multiple witnesses told me that it was fireworks that landed on the roof of building 8 (but not confirmed) at PT Barnum Housing at 451 Bird Street that started the fire on the roof. When firefighters arrived they reported fire from the roof. When I arrived firefighters were making entry to ensure everyone was out of the building and they were spraying the flare-ups when they happened. The fire had made its way into the attic and burst into high flames when firefighters vented the roof (this is normal as it feeds oxygen to the fire). Firefighters got water on the flames with their aerial ladder truck which quickly took care of the flames. Firefighters worked another…

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I-95 Crash

2020-07-04@12:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- Report of a crash with injuries on I-95 northbound near exit 29.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_83971" align="aligncenter" width="1440"] Vist BDK Law Group at:http://www.bdklawgroup.com/[/caption]

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Bridgeport News: Water Rescues

2020-07-03@4:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A number of cars in flooded roadways.  Firefighters are rescuing two from Boston and Central Avenue, now another one on River Street.  If it looks flooded it probably is.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_83697" align="aligncenter" width="1712"] Visit our sponsor AFC Urgent at: https://www.afcurgentcarebridgeport.com/[/caption]

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Bridgeport News: 2nd Arrest in 27 Year Old Duchess Homicide

#Bridgeport CT--This morning, Bridgeport Police arrested Breeze Brown (a.k.a. Eric Brown, DOB: 2/23/74 or 1687 Noble Avenue) for his role in the 1993 murder of Theodore Edwards. Brown is charged with Felony Murder. He is being held on a $1,000,000 bond. Yesterday, Danarius Dukes (DOB: 7/4/1976 of 62 May Street, Bridgeport) was arrested and charged with the 1993 murder of Theodore “Teddy” Edwards. Teddy was a 77-year-old janitor that worked the overnight hours at Duchess restaurant at 35 Boston Avenue. The evidence, in this case, shows that Dukes and three others devised a plan to rob the manager of the restaurant after closing time. To carry out their plan, Dukes hid in the bathroom with a gun. He emerged once all…

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Bridgeport News: 1993 Homicde Arrest

#Bridgeport CT-- This evening, Danarius Dukes (DOB: 7/4/1976 of 62 May Street, Bridgeport) was arrested and charged with the 1993 murder of Theodore “Teddy” Edwards. Teddy was a 77-year-old janitor that worked the overnight hours at Duchess restaurant at 35 Boston Avenue. The evidence, in this case, shows that Dukes and three others devised a plan to rob the manager of the restaurant after closing time. To carry out their plan, Dukes hid in the bathroom with a gun. He emerged once all the patrons had gone. Instead of finding the manager, he found Teddy. Dukes shot Teddy twice, once in the head and once in the chest. Teddy’s body was discovered at about 5:15 a.m. the following morning (12/6/93) by a…

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