Bridgeport

Storm Update

2019-11-01-- There were a number of downed power lines in Fairfield causing some assorted outages.   In Bridgeport a tree hit a couple of parked cars in front of 176 Grove Street.  Another tree came down in the yard of 1763 Boston Avenue.  Another large tree is block Boston Avenue near Orchard Street.   This news report is made possible by:  

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Bridgeport News: Man Shot…In The Foot

2019-10-31@9:25pm--#Bridgeport CT--There was a call to police of a shooting in the 500 block of Logan Street.  While I was still on my way the radio said it is now reported to be a stabbing.  Then the radio said no one was shot but someone may have shot into the ground.   As I was walking to the scene a neighbor said she heard on gunshot. Police arrived and found a person with a cut on his chin.  It was a fight over a parking spot. A few minutes later a gunshot victim arrived at Bridgeport Hospital by private vehicle.  No shot spotter activation happened.  Cops on scene weren't sure what they had.  A few minutes later detectives arrived. I e-mailed…

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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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