2019-08-15 @ 7:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A person was injured at 589 Trumbull Avenue when the oil they had on the stove flashed over sending the person to to the hospital with burns. A police officer was first on scene and made sure everyone evacuated the building. The fire did not extend anywhere else to the kitchen. This news report is made possible by:
2019-08-15 @ 4:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man is reporting that he was robbed while cutting grass at 2201 Park Avenue by two males, one had a gun, the fled in a blue sedan. This news report is made possible by:
#Bridgeport CT-- Bridgeport Police need your help identifying the responsible suspects in an armed robbery which occurred on August 12, 2019 at approximately 5:50pm. This incident occurred at 1896 Seaview Avenue, Corner Market. Persons with information can call 203-576-TIPS or Detective Santora at 203-581-5291
UPDATE: Much To Do About Nothing-- This was originally dispatched as a $30,000 embezzlement. Amy Thibault, Stop and Shop Manager of External Communications and Community Relations said the "$33,000 embezzlement did not happen". According to a preliminary police report police were called for a $33.00 larceny. An employee took a package of condoms and chips up to the employee lounge. Amy Thibault said it was an outside employee. Bridgeport Detectives said the case was unfounded. 2019-08-15 @ 12:12pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police were dispatched to Stop and Shop at 2145 Fairfield Avenue in the loss prevention office for an employee who allegedly embezzled $30,000. This news report is made possible by:
2019-08-14 @ 1:46pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Two suspects are in custody after a crash during a pursuit. The suspects failed to negotiate the turn onto Hollister Avenue from Orange Street and hit a retaining wall. The suspects hit their heads on the windshield and were taken to the hospital. At least one firearm was recovered. I have multiple calls in for more details and I will pass them along as soon as I know!
2019-08-14 @ 12:37am--#Bridgeport Ct-- Firefighters were called to 3030 Park for smoke in the building. Turned out to be food burning on the stove in one of the apartments. But good thing the do have sprinklers! This news report is made possible by:
2019-08-13 @ 11:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Multiple reports of a car hitting parked car(s) in front of 20 Union Avenue and occupants fleeing on foot. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport, CT – In light of the recent tragedies in El Paso and Dayton, Mayor Ganim has signed a letter addressed to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Charles Schumer to urge the Senate to come back into session to vote on gun safety legislation. The two bills for immediate vote already passed by the House of Representatives and would expand background checks for gun sales. The Connecticut Mayors of Hartford, East Hartford, West Hartford, Stamford, Meriden, and New Haven are among 200 others from across the country who have also added their signatures to the letter. “These bills are a critical path to take illegal weapons out of the hands of dangerous individuals,” stated Mayor Ganim. “We have all…
2019-08-13 @ 12:20pm--#Bridgeport CT-- It took firefighters about 15 minutes to free a woman trapped in her car from an accident at Main and Vanguard Street. She was transported to the hospital.
#Bridgeport CT--Monday evening at Shiloh Baptist Church in Bridgeport state Senator Dennis Bradley (D-Bridgeport) will join a group of the Park City’s pastors and community leaders for a public hearing addressing PSEG’s failure to honor the Community Environmental Benefits Agreement (CEBA) at the Bridgeport Harbor Station. Through the CEBA, PSEG is required to extend job and development opportunities to residents, minorities and women in the city, but has since failed to do so. Below is a letter written by the pastors with their concerns: At the end of 2017, dozens of Bridgeport pastors, residents, and stakeholders marched to the gates of the Bridgeport Harbor Station in the South End of Bridgeport, where a controversial new methane gas-fired plant is being…
