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Bridgeport News: Truck Break-In

1:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a truck break-in near Hancock and Maplewood Avenue.  Over $1,000 of power tools were taken.   This news report is made possible by: Noticias de Bridgeport: Un Robo 1:49pm – #Bridgeport CT – La policía está investigando un robo en un camión cerca de la Avenida Hancock y Maplewood. Se tomaron más de $1,000 de herramientas electrónicas.

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Fairfield News: Arrest & Pot Recovered In Short Pursuit

6:45PMish--#Fairfield CT-- #Bridgeport CT-- #K9 Officer Wells was on patrol on Commerce Drive when he recognized a car, the driver wanted for numerous warrants.  The driver pulled over and Officer Wells spoke to him briefly when the driver took off on him.  A short pursuit into Bridgeport ensued onto Dewey Street, a couple of the side roads and then onto State Street where the driver bailed on foot at Hancock Avenue.  Officer Wells quickly apprehended the driver.  Police discovered two large bags or marijuana in the vehicle.  Makes your eyes red just looking at it!   Noticias de Faifield: Un arresto y encontraron Marihuana. 6:45PMish – #Fairfield CT – #Bridgeport CT – #K9 y oficial Wells estaba patrullando Commerce Drive cuando…

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Bridgeport News: Fire At Old School

5:26pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were met with heavy smoke on the second floor in the rear of the old Waltersville School at Barnum and Teuben Street.  Firefighters quickly had it under control.   Noticias de Bridgeport: Fuego en vieja escuela 5:26pm – #Bridgeport CT – Los bomberos encontraron humo pesado en el segundo piso en la parte trasera de la vieja escuela Waltersville en Barnum y la Calle Teuben. Los bomberos trabajaron rápidamente y lo tienen bajo control.

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Bridgeport News: Pursuit Ends With Firearm Recovery

12:33pm--Bridgeport CT-- A pursuit in the Lindley/Charles Street area comes to an end at Charles and Parrot Avenue.   One firearm recovered, one person still at large, a male in a gray hoodie running through backyards.   This news report is made possible by:   Noticias de Bridgeport: Encontraron una pistola despues de una persecución 12:33pm – Bridgeport CT – Una persecución la Calle Lindley/Charles llega a su fin en la Avenida Charles y Parrot. Una pistola se recuperó, y todavía hay un fugitivo, un hombre con una capucha gris corriendo a través de los patios traseros.

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Bridgeport News: Power Issues

11:30pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A branch rubbing against power wires at Highridge and Alexander Drive is causing power issues for the neighborhood.   This news report is made possible by: Noticias de Bridgeport: Problemas de electricidad. 11:30pm – #Bridgeport CT – Una rama tocando los cables de electricidad en Highridge y Alexander Drive está causando problemas de energía para el vecindario.

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Bridgeport News: Police Nab ATM Thieves After Pursuit

10PMish--#Bridgeport CT-- Police nab ATM thieves who were using a cutting torch to cut into an ATM at Bank of America at 2091 Boston Avenue.  Police responded when the alarm at the ATM activated to the alarm company who notified police.  The suspects fled down Boston Avenue, through city streets with police right behind them.  They got on I-95 exiting in Fairfield where they ran through town and then back onto  I-95 northbound where state police entered the pursuit.  Spike strips were set up at exit 34.  I don't know if the hit the strips but they did get off exit 34, back onto I-95 southbound where the pursuit came to an end near exit 29.   One suspect was quickly taken…

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Senator Reaffirms Supreme Court Picks

HARTFORD – State Senator Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport)  joined a unanimous and bipartisan vote to reappoint four ethnically and politically diverse judges to another eight-year term on the Connecticut Superior Court. Sen. Moore voted today to reappoint: Democrat Mohammad Nawaz Wahla of Glastonbury, who retired as a major after 20 years in the Pakistan Army. He received law degrees from the University of Punjab in 1974, the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 and the University of Houston in 1998, and formed his own law firm, Wahla & Associates, in 1999. Republican Hunchu Kwak of West Hartford, a native of Korea and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the University of Connecticut School of Law Democrat…

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Bridgeport News: Man Shot

2:10am--A man walked into Bridgeport Hospital with gunshot wounds.  About ten minutes earlier, there were calls of shots fired in the 1000 block of Stratford Avenue.  No crime scene was established at this time.   This news report is made possible by:   Noticias de Bridgeport: Hombre herido 2:10am--Un hombre entró al hospital de Bridgeport con heridas resultados de una pistola. Unos diez minutos antes, hubo llamadas de disparos en el la calle 1000 de la Avenida Stratford. No se estableció ninguna escena del crimen en este momento.

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City Of Bridgeport Launches Black History Month

#Bridgeport CT-- Mayor Ganim joined the City of Bridgeport to unveil a portrait of Margaret E. Morton to reside in the Bridgeport Government Center to celebrate Margaret E. Morton Day and kick off Black History Month.  Morton was elected to the state legislature and was the first black state senator. Black History Month en Bridgeport #Bridgeport CT--El alcalde Ganim unió a la ciudad de Bridgeport para revelar un retrato de Margaret E. Morton para residir en el Bridgeport Government Center para celebrar el día de Margaret E. Morton y dar inicio al mes de Black History. Morton fue elegida para la legislatura estatal y fue la primera mujer de color senadora del estado.

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Bridgeport News: Park Avenue Closed

2:28pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Park Avenue southbound is closed between Benham and Maplewood Avenue. No reason was given on the radio report. Expect minor delays in the area.   This news report is made possible by: Noticias de Bridgeport: La Avenida de Park esta cerrado 2:28pm--#Bridgeport CT—La Avenida de Park sur está cerrado entre Benham y Maplewood. No se dio ninguna razón en el informe de radio. Espere retrasos menores en el área.

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