Bridgeport News: Short Pursuit
12:50am--#State police have one in custody after a short pursuit from Railroad to Iranistan Avenue. They were able to box the car in according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Paintballs Being Shot At Cars
6:04pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are on the way to 500 blocks of Noble Avenue where there is a report of paintballs being shot at cars by from people inside a gray Nissan. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Demolition Begins On Boys and Girls Club
#Bridgeport CT-- Demolition began on the Wakeman's Boys and Girl Club located at 555 Madison Avenue today. This was a long time in coming said Mayor Ganim. City Council Member Jeanette Herron said City council member Tom McCarthy began the push for a new club for over fourteen years and Jeanette has been pushing for over twelve years. A fire tore through the club in February of this year. Mayor Ganim credited state representative Steven Stafstrom with maintaining the money earmarked for this project from being cut by the state. Wakeman's Boys and Girls Club Board of Trustees Jack Collins said he expects the new club's ribbon cutting sometime in the end of 2019.
Pursuit Update
#Bridgeport CT-- In a story you saw first on DoingItLocal, a pursuit that began in Bridgeport and into Brookfield, state police apprehended two later in the day. State police said the entered the pursuit while in Newtown but they lost sight of the white Honda. Around 7:10, the pursuit began around 6:30 in Bridgeport. The vehicle was seen near exit 14 of Route 84 and engaged in pursuit to exit 17 around exit 14 when it entered Route 8 south of Waterbury. The Honda crashed on Charles Street off exit 30 and the occupants fled on foot. Waterbury Police and a State Police K9 located the suspect who ran to a neighboring home to evade the police. Police was alerted…
Bridgeport News: Carjacking Suspect In Custody
6:41pm--#Bridgeport CT-- An alert police officer located a car wanted in a carjacking at Fairfield and Clinton Avenue. The car was located at Wordin and Railroad Avenue. The suspect attempted to flee on foot but was quickly apprehended near railroad and Howard Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Shots Fired
10:44pm--#Bridgeport CT--Shots were fired in the 1100 block of Kossuth Street. Only thing reported hit was a parked car. A white vehicle was seen fleeing the scene. This news report is made possible by:
4 Bridgeport Schools Participate in Anti- Bullying Rally
Congressman Jim Himes attended a rally hosted by Hall Neighborhood House on Thursday. The rally of four Bridgeport Schools discussed steps that students, parents, schools, and community leaders can take to create safe school environments and build community-wide strategies to help prevent bullying.
#Bridgeport Wants To Get The Lead Out..
Bridgeport, CT - Bridgeport Lead Hazard Control is requesting qualifications from state licensed lead abatement contractors with their EPA-RRP Firm certification for the Bridgeport Lead Hazard Control (BLHC). Bridgeport Health Department will identify and pre-qualify lead certified contractors and oversee the lead hazard control remediation of 150 housing units. Funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of Bridgeport proposes to remediate 150 housing units of lead over a three-year period. These units will be scattered throughout Bridgeport; units that are occupied by children with elevated blood lead levels; units occupied by children under six; and /or vacant units to be rented to families with children under the age of six. Lead certified contractors must pick…
Bridgeport News: Man Shot
2:09am--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was dropped off at St. Vincent's Hospital shot in the "left chest" and dropped off by a green van that fled. Police are looking for a crime scene near Coleman and Benham Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Overnight Highway Exit Closures
#cttraffic--I-95 northbound at exits 27 and 27A will be closed overnight for construction. On Route 8/25 exit 5 will be closed. Route 8/25 ramp to I-95 southbound is also closed. This news report is made possible by: