2020-03-07@8:18pm–#Bridgeport CT– A Mad Rag manager at Pequonnock Street called police that they are receiving hate calls after a video posted on Facebook shows and employee striking the customer’s hand and using hate speech in the video according to radio reports.
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2020-03-07@9:30am–#Bridgeport CT– Firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire located at 888 North Ave at 9:30am. The first unit reported smoke showing from the rear of the building. The fire was contained to a small are in the walls on the second floor.
No injuries occurred at the fire. Searches of the building were negative. No one was inside at the time of the fire. Businesses occupy both floors, so no one was displaced. The fire is under investigation with the Fire Marshals Division.
The City of Bridgeport was notified today by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health regarding the first confirmed case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) within this jurisdiction. The confirmed case involves a physician from New York State who rounded at Bridgeport Hospital, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 6, 2020.
“As we discussed yesterday during our City of Bridgeport Emergency Operations briefing, the EOC and Department of Public Health Teams remain in continual contact with all local, regional, state and federal partners to ensure we have the most up to date information and strategies regarding this virus” stated Mayor Ganim.
Extra emphasis on healthy hygiene is key to prevention. These steps include staying home and notifying your doctor if exhibiting fever, cough and shortness of breath symptoms.
“Prevention is critical with covering your cough and sneezes, washing your hands with soap at least for 20 seconds, sanitizing commonly touched objects and surfaces,” stated Scott Appleby, Director of OEM.
“The City has a preparedness plan and is in contact with the State DPH and CDC to continue providing updates to our community, schools, businesses, and other health care entities and remind residents of prevention steps to minimize the spread in our community,” Albertina Baptista Interim Director of the City Department of Public Health.
For information on health preparedness and to register for Emergency Alerts visit Bridgeportct.gov Follow us on Facebook for updates @bridgeportct. In addition, call 211 if you have questions or you can also visit www.ctea.gov/coronavirus for more info.
2020-03-05 #Bridgeport CT– Thursday night, PT Barnum Housing walking detail observed six juveniles vandalizing a parked and unoccupied motor vehicle near building 8. The children were observed damaging all the windows and even stomping on the windshield of the vehicle. Upon seeing uniformed officers they fled. One juvenile was able to be located and subsequently issued a juveniles complaint summons. The owner of the vehicle was located and had his vehicle towed.
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2020-03-06@9:11pm–#Bridgeport CT– The Gulf gas station at 1598 Capitol Avenue was robbed by two masked males. Both had firearms and fled on foot, very similar to the robbery there January 17th.
2020-03-06@7:24pm–#Bridgeport CT– A crash at East Main and Nichols Street, one suspect fled as police arrived but they caught him after a short foot pursuit and brought him back to the accident.
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2020-03-05@11:10am–#Bridgeport CT– Just after 11am the Bridgeport Emergency Communications began reviving numerous calls for a fire on Hansen Avenue. Arriving firefighters found heavy fire on all three floors including the porches as well as the radiant heat threatening the neighboring homes. Ten minutes into this fire firefighters also had another structure fire on Pearl Harbor Street which turned out to be an attic fire on a single family house. Remarkably, no one was injured in either fire. Chief Richard Thode said he does not believe the fires were connected. Stratford Fire assisted in battling the Pearl Harbor Street fire and assisted fresh staffing at the Hansen Avenue fire. Fairfield and Milford assisted in staffing the fire stations that were emptied to battle these fires.
According to radio reports 8 adults and 8 children need Red Cross assistance at the Hansen Avenue fire and 2 adults and 2 children require their help on Pearl Harbor. The fire marshal will be investigating both fires for the origin of the fires.
2020-03-05@4:41pm–#Bridgeport CT– An elderly woman was more shaken up than injured but was transported to the hospital after she lost control of her car, hit a couple of parked cars and then drove up on one of the parked cars on Anton Drive.
2020-03-04@11:18pm–#Bridgeport CT– Three parked cars were hit by an alleged drunk in front of the 19th Hole on Brooklawn Avenue. Well, we know what his handicap is !
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