Category: Bridgeport

2019-11-22@10:27pm–#Bridgeport CT– An Uber driver was just robbed at Norman and Fremont Street by three males.  It doesn’t sound like they were passengers but in the area when they robbed him.

 

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2019-11-22@6:39pm–#Bridgeport CT– Michael sent in this photo of a crash on Brooks at Arctic Street.  No word on injuries.

 

UPDATE: Police say the victim in the homicide isDarren Connolly of Bridgeport

 

Police UPDATE: Today at 1013 hours, a shooting incident was reported at 49 Mill Hill Avenue. A male called 911 stating he had just shot his roommate. Officers responded to the scene and found a 53 year old male deceased inside the first floor of the residence. The victim appears to have sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. The 911 caller remained on scene and was detained by police without incident. This male is cooperating with detectives and is not being charged at this time pending further investigation. Detectives secured a search warrant for the residence and are processing a crime scene.

 

2019-11-22@10:13am–#Bridgeport CT– Police were called to 49 Mill Hill Avenue for a person shot. The suspect has surrendered to police. Police spokesperson Terron Jones said the victim is deceased. The suspect nor the victim has not been identified at this time. Detectives are still investigating.

2019-11-22@12:40am–#Bridgeport CT– An intoxicated male showed up at Bridgeport Hospital with a “superficial” stab wound to the upper arm. He said it happened on Palisades Avenue.

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2019-11-21@5:10pm–#Bridgeport CT– Eblens at 56 Boston Avenue is having more sequels than Rocky movies.  A “customer” went into the dressing room to try on a Levi’s fur lined jacket and then fled out of the store down Boston Avenue.

 

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2019-11-20@2:08pm–#Bridgeport CT– A father was playing with his 21 month old child in the hallway at an apartment building at 1015 Fairfield Avenue.  He turned his back for one second according to radio reports when the child disappeared.  Police located the child in another apartment.  Police confirmed  a caller reported his 21 month year old missing. Police responded and found the child in a different apartment. The child was not harmed. Child was missing for 29 mins.

 

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2019-11-20@8:44pm–#Bridgeport CT– EbLens, at 56 Boston Avenue was robbed again.  This time only $2,500 in merchandise and the manager was NOT assaulted.  The store was robbed on November 4th of $3,000 in merchandise, the manager was assaulted and it was robbed again on October 3rd of $3,000 in merchandise bringing a grand total of $8,500.

 

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2019-11-20@11:19pm–#Bridgeport CT– An Alpine Street resident called police on bank fraud charges that someone made a large deposit in their bank account.

 

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Bridgeport – Mayor Joe Ganim announced that he is making good on campaign promises and a commitment to city youth by immediately launching two Task Force Committees to begin work on education and the housing authority.

Each Task Force will be required to gather information including public input, then work together to provide a summary report of challenges and weaknesses, as well as any opportunities and finally – recommendations for improved governance and, or operations that will create a positive impact on our community of young people in schools and residents in public housing.

The Education Task Force, consisting of the Superintendent, parents, teachers, and administrative staff is charged with building better working partnerships with the BOE, council and administration, identifying cost efficient purchasing policies and procedures, as well as identifying financial gaps that need attention for the betterment of our students, education, and schools.

“I am looking forward to working with the mayor and representatives from the Bridgeport school community to secure the resources that our students deserve. Our kids are entitled to the same opportunities that other children have in our neighboring communities,” Superintendent Testani.

The Housing Authority Task Force will be address challenges met by BHA and HUD in order to find solutions and create better practices that will benefit the residents of Park City Communities.  Various issues have surfaced and were brought to the attention of city officials and the Mayor for unsafe living conditions, health hazards, and quality of life issues.  “We need this partnership to be sure issues are handled appropriately and expeditiously for the residents,” said Mayor Ganim.

Cowles Andrews stated, “The Bridgeport Housing Authority is in the process of hiring a permanent Executive Director.  The Authority is working to reposition a portion of its functionally obsolete housing stock in order to revitalize neighborhoods.”

“I look forward to these committees building strong partnerships that will bring all parties to the table working collaboratively to provide solutions for our children to have the opportunities that they deserve,” stated City Council President Aidee Nieves.  “Each stakeholder of the Task Force needs to be accountable because every Bridgeport resident, young and old deserves an equitable education and living standards.”

“We made positive progress in the first four years, but I recognize that we need to do more, specifically for our young people,” stated Mayor Ganim. “The launch of these task force committees is just the beginning of moving things forward and letting Bridgeporters know that we hear them. I’m looking forward to hearing the ideas and solutions from these committees to make the improvements that will help our city, students and residents thrive.  In the coming weeks we will be making a few more announcements regarding reorganization.”

 

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2019-11-19@12:00AMish– #Bridgeport CT–Firefighters were met with heavy fire at the front and side of the home in the heavy rain at 140 Marilyn Drive. My travel time to the home was eight minutes and the firefighters had the bulk of the fire knocked down. Everyone made it out of the building safely and there were no reported injuries. The fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire.