6:05pm--#Bridgeport CT-- There was a heavy police presence in the Old Town Sequoia Road area. Police received reports of a woman possibly being held at her will which was NOT the case. The woman was inside asleep and her husband who was the suspect was not home. This news report is made possible by:
BRIDGEPORT, CT—Senate Democratic co-chair of the General Assembly's Bonding Subcommittee Senator Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport) today announced the expected approval of $14.8 million in state bond funding for several projects in Bridgeport. “I am very excited to be able to bring back state funding to help Bridgeport move forward with critical projects like demolishing Pleasure Beach Bridge, restoring McClevy Hall, capping the Seaside Landfill, and making improvements to our local housing facilities,” Sen. Moore said. “This major funding from the state will also help to ease the burden on local taxpayers by underwriting the cost of these projects.” The State Bond Commission is slated to approve the items at its meeting on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in Room…
12:51am--#Bridgeport CT-- The missing 7-year old girl has been located in a home on Bunnell Street sound asleep. Police left no stone unturned and followed up on every lead. It sounds like a family mix up but this has not been confirmed. 12:00am--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are looking for a 7-year-old Asian/American girl in the 200 block of Washington Avenue. She was last seen wearing a black and white top with black pants. There are not a lot of details on this as this is breaking news, police are still trying to piece this together. A recent photo of her is below. Media can use this photo and description.
12:44am--#Bridgeport CT-- A man allegedly took a chair that was on Lafayette Boulevard and smashed the window at Leisha's Bakeria and a U-Haul truck's drivers side door and side mirror. He also asked a witness to drive him to Springfield. The man was taken to St. Vincent's for evaluation.
12:00am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a woman chasing a man with an ax. They started out on Berkshire Avenue, police have located them now at Stillman and East Main Street. This news report is made possible by:
#Bridgeport CT-- Yesterday, the City of Bridgeport held a dedication of the new football field at Harding High School. The field was named after John L. Lewis. John Lewis touched the souls of many. Not just his family but many who said he helped keep them off the streets. Many alumni told me they wouldn't know where they would be without him. Mayor Joseph Ganim also declared the day John L. Lewis Day, presenting a proclamation to his widow Beverly Lewis. Beverly said her husband “was always quiet, to a point except when he was on the field...he didn't smile, but I can say now after a night like tonight I bet he's smiling now”!
1:15am--#Stratford CT-- #Bridgeport CT-- Stratford Police are in pursuit of a car on Bruce Avenue/Stratford Avenue /Connecticut Avenue area. The car is now stopped with a foot pursuit on Dekalb Street. This news report is made possible by:
Fire Marshal UPDATE: The Bridgeport fire Marshal’s office has concluded its initial investigation of this incident. This was a tragic accident. What appears to have happened is that when the family living at 1248 Lindley St. in Bridgeport lost power as a result of last night’s thunderstorms, and an attempt was made to go to Home Depot to purchase emergency lighting. Home Depot was closed. The family remembered that when they purchased their home two years ago, there were a couple of what they thought were candles left in the basement by the previous residents of the home or homeowners. The woman who is the victim in this accident is aged approximately 30 years old, the mother of two children. Her Entire family (victim…
8:45pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A boy called police that his mother had something in her hand that exploded in the 1200 block of Lindley Street (near Summit Street). Reports say it was a firecracker and she might be missing some fingers. This news report is made possible by:
#Fairfield CT--The centuries of history in and around the Black Rock neighborhood that today is part of Bridgeport will be the focus of a combined bicycle and boating history tour Saturday, September 8 starting 1:30 PM. The tour, which starts at Captain’s Cove in Bridgeport, is organized by the Town of Fairfield’s Bicycling and Pedestrian Committee and the Fairfield Museum. Bike tour group members will start by cycling together toward the home of Caleb Brewster, the Revolutionary War-era spy ring leader who aided in reporting on British military movements to General Washington’s staff. At the time of the Revolutionary War, Fairfield’s border extended all the way to what is today Park Avenue. Just sixty miles away, however, New York City…
