Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck

2019-10-31@6:12pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a pedestrian being struck at East Main and Putnam Street.  No word if it was a trick or treater but be careful as they out there now!   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_71997" align="aligncenter" width="12166"] Visit: https://www.bridgeportpersonalinjury.com/[/caption]

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Operation Comfort Critters

#Bridgeport CT--#Easton CT-- How about some likes for Cub Scout Troop 166 and Kevin Burwell of AMR on Operation Comfort Critters?  Last year, Kevin Burwell launched Operation Comfort Critter to provide critters of comfort when AMR responds to a call dealing with a child, whether it be a child being transported or a child of a family member that is being transported to the hospital.  This year, Keven got a lot of help from Troop 166 from Easton's Samuel Staples Elementary School.  A box was left in the school's lobby and an appeal for gently used, non-battery stuffed animals  The troop, all second graders gathered 266 stuffed animals from the school for Operation Comfort Critters.   The critters are sanitized…

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Bridgeport News: Car Decks Deck

Police/Fire UPDATE: On October 30, 2019 at approximately 9:30 pm, Bridgeport Patrol Officers responded to a serious motor vehicle crash at 1415/1417 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut.  This was a single car motor vehicle accident involving a 35 year old Bridgeport man operation a 1998 Honda Civic. The vehicle was travelling northbound on Central Avenue, accelerating at a high rate of speed, when it crossed the intersection of Boston Avenue and Central Avenue and left the roadway.  The vehicle continued north, mounted the sidewalk, struck the south east corner of the house located at 1417 Boston Avenue, travelled along the east side of the residence, and subsequently crashed into a porch located at the rear of this location.  The vehicle came to a stop, underneath the…

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I-95 Shut Down

2019-10-29@5:22pm--#Bridgeport Ct-- #Stratford CT-- #cttraffic-- I-95 northbound near exit 30 is shutdown due to an accident involving a tractor trailer.  Three people are pinned in cars requiring firefighters to extricate them.  On ramps to I-95 is being shutdown by Bridgeport Police.  

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Bridgeport News: Police Officer Injured In Pursuit

Bridgeport Police UPDATE: According to police reports, at approximately 2200hrs on 10/28/19, police ran the plates of a Acura TL that was suspected stolen. After running the plates through the database, the car was confirmed to be stolen. Police then attempted to stop the vehicle that was occupied with 5 passengers. The vehicle refused to stop. Police were then lead into a brief pursuit cover 4-5 street but end on Laurel Ave in a motor vehicle accident when the suspect ran the stolen vehicle into the passenger side of the police vehicle. One suspect(driver) then fled the vehicle leaving behind the other passengers.  With the support of the State Police K-9 unit, police were able to use the scent of…

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