Bridgeport

Jury Finds Bridgeport Man Guilty of Illegally Possessing Loaded Firearm

John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FEDERICO CANNON, also known as “Rico,” 36, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 26, 2017, CANNON was released from federal prison after serving a 70-month sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.  On July 31, 2017, while CANNON was on federal supervised release, Bridgeport Police received information that CANNON had a gun and was riding in a car in the area of the Trumbull Gardens housing complex in Bridgeport.  Officers located and stopped…

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Bridgeport News: Parasailer Crashes

7:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A parasailer crashed into the sound on West Beach near the boat docks.  Firefighters were dispatched for a water rescue but a boater rescued him and brought him to the awaiting ambulance.   This news report is made possible by:

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Bridgeport News: Huntington Turnpike Crash

5:44pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Two cars collided on Huntington Turnpike near Virginia Avenue.  The two cars collided but witnesses said the tan car continued up the hill for a city block before losing a wheel and coming to a stop.  Firefighters had to extricate the passengers in the dark blue Volkswagen.  There were 3 reported injured.  

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4:44pm--Bridgeport Police's Anti-Crime Task Force made a number of arrests Newfield and Clifford and recovered a number of firearms on Newfield at Clifford Street according to radio reports.  

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Bridgeport News: Larceny Charges After Investigation

In November 2017, the CT State Police Western District Major Crime Squad initiated an investigation into a suspected scheme involving misappropriation of state funds within a substance abuse treatment program called Access to Recovery (ATR). The program is funded by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and is administered through Advanced Behavioral Health (ABH), a non-profit company. A complaint was made to ABH that one of their caseworkers, Nikkita Chesney (DOB: 11/27/1972) of Bridgeport, CT, was involved in a kickback scheme where she would promise clients cash in return for requesting day care services, a benefit available through ATR. In the course of the investigation, it was learned that numerous documents were forged in order to make…

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Bridgeport News: Man Wanted For Theft Caught

8:08pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police have one person in custody on Remington and Tudor after a brief chase for a suspect wanted for theft on Dover Street.   This news report is made possible by:

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Bridgeport News: Crash Involving A Motorcycle

4:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A report of an accident involving a motorcycle on Route 8/25 north near exit 2.   This news report is made possible by:

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