Bridgeport News: Too Much Spinach At Popeyes?
9:53pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A former employee was arrested after fighting with employees at Popeyes at 287 North Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Dog Park Opens At Wheeler Park
Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim joined City of Bridgeport leaders today to cut the ribbon on a Downtown dog park located at Wheeler Park, behind City Hall at 45 Lyon Terrace. The Wheeler Dog Park will be a pet-friendly amenity for dog owners who live in proximity to City Hall, as well as people who will be moving into the new residential units Downtown. “Placing a dog park Downtown is very exciting for our residents and their pets,” said Mayor Ganim. “We are the Park City so it is only fair to have a haven for our 4-legged friends. I believe this is a great investment for the City as we continue to grow into a pet-friendly municipality. Residents will now have…
Bridgeport News: City Finance Receives Award
Bridgeport, CT – The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada has awarded the City of Bridgeport’s Finance Department with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting presented to Kenneth Flatto, the Director of Finance, for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2017 completed in January 2018. “The Finance Department has set the bar of excellence in the work they do each day. Like all city departments, it is appreciated that they continue to strive for excellence for our city and its residents and are now receiving that recognition for their hard-earned efforts. I am very pleased with the Finance Department’s work and this accomplishment,” said Mayor Ganim Proficient grades were earned in every…
Bridgeport News: Man Shot At
11:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man is reporting to police that as he was walking home past Washington Park he was shot at. He reports that the shooter shot at him through the sunroof of the vehicle. It turned out to be paintballs. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Man Stabbed
10:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was stabbed on or near Fairfield Avenue and went to the K&H Food Stop at 1309 Fairfield Avenue to call for help. It is not known where the man was stabbed nor where off Fairfield Avenue but police and witnesses were pointing in the direction of north from the store.
Bridgeport News: Child Wandering Streets Alone
1:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police and EMS dispatched to the laudromat in the 1400 block of East Main Street for a two-year-old child wandering the streets alone. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Man Shot Inside His Home From Outside Gunfire
11:30PMish--# Witnesses said it sounded like automatic gunfire the shots were fired so close together. The gunfire appeared to be targeting a home in the 500 block of Harral Avenue with bullet holes in the home and cars parked in the driveway. A man inside the home was hit in the shoulder as the bullets entered the home. He was transported to the hospital, Shell casings were found on the driveway behind Greene Homes from Washington Avenue.
Bridgeport News Crash At Suburban Avenue
5:15pm--#Bridgeport CT-- One person was reported injured in a two-car crash at Park Avenue and Suburban Avenue. It must be something with the street because there was a crash on the other end of Suburban Avenue at Brooklawn Avenue as well.
Bridgeport News: Pursuit Into Stratford
2:02pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A silver Audi attempted to run down police officers and engaged them in pursuit on Stratford Avenue onto I-95. The Audi got off exit 33 on Ferry Boulevard and then crashed at East Broadway at Willow Avenue near the Spruce Goose Diner. One suspect was quickly apprehended. The second suspect was apprehended a short time later. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: $2K Stolen From CVS
#Bridgeport CT-- Police are looking for two males who fled in a white Kia after stealing over $2,000 in merchandise from the CVS at 1086 East Main Street. This news report is made possible by: