Category: Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Body Washes Ashore Identified

POLICE UPDATE: The male body recovered from Bridgeport Harbor yesterday has been positively identified as Universal Yancey. Yancey had an outstanding warrant for attempted murder stemming from the stabbing assault of his girlfriend last week in Bridgeport. Detectives are still investigating the manner and cause of Yancey’s death.
Bridgeport Police UPDATE: The fire department assisted with the recovery from the water and turned the body over to the state’s medical examiner.   There were no visible signs of death on the body, the ME will conduct a full autopsy and investigation to determine cause of death.  There is not a confirmed identification of this person, only what has been described from appearance, which is a male victim seemingly in his 30-40’s and African American.  The Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau are still on scene, as this is an active investigation.
#Bridgeport CT– A body washed up ashore near the light house near the new power plant at 1 Atlantic Street. The body was discovered in about 2 feet of water and firefighter’s rescue boat was called to help recover the body.
 
Bridgeport Police Statement: At 11:47am Bridgeport dispatch received a call reporting a body in the water in the area of 1 Atlantic Street near the Bridgeport Harbor Power Plant. At this time all public safety and emergency departments are at the scene to recover the body. At this time, there isn’t any type of identification. Any updates will be forwarded upon receipt as this investigation will ensue.

LOUD Music

#Bridgeport CT–#Black Rock CT–#Fairfield CT– Police in Fairfield and Bridgeport trying to locate the loud music in the Black Rock area without any luck.  We have also received complaints from viewers.  I live in Fairfield and hear the loud base over the TV!  Anyone know where it’s coming from?

 

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Black Rock News: Parked Cars Hit

2019-09-29 @ 7:55pm–#Bridgeport CT–#Black Rock CT– Police were called to Scofield Avenue for a report of a hit and run driver who hit about 4 parked cars and then fled.  Radio report said that when the arrived to investigate that there were about 40 people in the street and they called for backup.

 

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Bridgeport News: Infant Left In Car

2019-09-28@8:08pm–#Bridgeport CT– It continues to be a tough night for kids as a an infant was left unattended in a car parked at Home Depot on Reservoir on Avenue.  The two parents went into the store and left their car running for 20 minutes with their infant in the vehicle.  When they returned to the car, realized they were locked out. The infant’s father was driving and was charged with risk of injury to a child.
Earlier tonight, a two year old and a one year old was found on Ogden Street Extension just in the diapers wandering the street.  Two other children were shot by a BB gun on Hancock Avenue by a fifteen year old known to them.
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