Bridgeport News: Shots Fired
9:29pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police have received multiple calls of shots fired at Hollister near Carroll Avenue, about 10-12 shots fired. So far no one or anything reported hit. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: 1 Dead After Robbery/Pursuit/Rollover Crash On Route 8
UPDATE: Bridgeport Police spokesperson Av Harris said there were four in the car. The driver was 15. All occupants in the car were between the ages of 15-18. The 18-year-old was thrown from the vehicle and died. The driver and two others were injured but not seriously. Firearms were recovered from the scene. 6:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Suspects wanted in a robbery on McKinley Avenue engaged police in a pusuit from Kossuth Steet to William and the roads leading to Route 8. The pursuit continued onto Route 8 northbound where they crashed and flipped at the split on Route 8/25 past exit 5. Police apprehended one by the ballparks at Beardsley Park. The other two suspects are trapped in the vehicle, there are…
Bridgeport News: Robbed At Gunpoint
5:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A McKinley Avenue resident was returning home from work when he was robbed at gunpoint 3 males who then fled in a dark blue SUV. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Accident Involving A School Bus
4:19pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A crash involving a We Transportation school bus at Wood and North Avenue. Unknown injuries.
I-95 Pursuit
7:44pm--#cttraffic-- Stratford was in pursuit of a black Volkswagen on I-95 southbound. The vehicle got off exit 29 and the pursuit was terminated. State police picked up the pursuit again on I-95 southbound and they got off exit 26. It sounds like they got away again.
Bridgeport News: 1 Car Rollover-Driver Flees
12:00am--#Bridgeport CT-- A man rolled his car over on Main Street and then fled on foot down Savoy Street. Hey, looks like by the sign in the background Paul Timpanelli is selling real estate these days. He was president of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council for 28 years.
Bridgeport News: Young Girls Rob Man
5:17pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man called the police that he was robbed of his headphones and $15 cash by two teen girls around 15 years of age Wells and North Avenue. The threatened to shoot him but no weapon was displayed. The girls fled on bicycles north on North Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Ice Cream Man Robbed
5:04pm--#Bridgeport CT-- An ice cream peddler was robbed at William and Maple Street by a male who said he had a gun but did not display it. He fled in a black Honda down William Street. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Car Break-In
4:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A Laurel Avenue resident called the police to report that their car was broken into and a camera kit worth over $1,000 was taken. This news report is made possible by:
Congress Street Bridge Replacement Nears
#Bridgeport CT-- State and local officials gathered at the site of the Congress Street bridge for an announcement by Congressman Jim Himes. He said that the House bipartisanly passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA). This bill included language to deauthorize navigation of the Pequonnock River north of Congress Street Bridge. Himes said this is an important piece of legislation since a replacement bridge would not cost as much as a bridge that had to open like the previous bridge. The bridge became stuck in 1997 during Mayor Joesph Ganim's first term as mayor. In a Connecticut Post article written by Brian Lockhart in 2016 reported that Ganim had pledged to rebuild the bridge. It is one step…