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Bridgeport News: 107 Year Old Woman Escapes Fire

May 10, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

3:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A 107-year-old woman escaped unscathed with the help of family when a fire broke out in her home at 292/294 Maplewood Avenue.  Chief Thode of the Bridgeport Fire Department confirmed the fire started in the basement and spread to the first floor.  He said everyone made it out of the home safely and there were no injuries to either the occupants or of the firefighters.  Four handlines were used to put out the blaze.  The fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire.  Servpro is on scene to make it Like It Never Even Happened and John Cotter of Nutmeg Public Adjusters will make sure the homeowner gets full compensation from their insurance comapny.  

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Bridgeport Senators Vote To Ban Bump Stocks

May 9, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT – Democrats in the State Senate today led passage of critical public safety legislation banning bump stocks which can turn semi-automatic weapons into automatic weapons. Bump stocks are devices that transform the firing mechanism of a semi-automatic weapon into a weapon that fires like a fully automatic weapon; a bump stock was used in the Las Vegas shooting, where the shooter was able to fire an estimated 90 shots in 10 seconds. It also makes the weapon less accurate.   “Banning these bump stocks will move us closer to making our state a safe place where people want to raise their children,” Senator Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport) said. “In the 22nd Senatorial District, we felt the pain of our neighbors in…

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I-95 Shooter Surrenders After Standoff

May 6, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

#UPDATE:  Matthew A. Bouton, 27, of High Ridge Drive was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, discharge of a firearm, second-degree breach of peace and criminal possession of a firearm, ammunition and a dangerous weapon.   #Stratford CT-- #NewHaven CT-- #Bridgeport CT--A suspect in Ford Fusion wanted for allegedly shooting at cars on I-95 in Stratford and New Haven surrounded to state police after a standoff in a bikers clubhouse at  529 Grand Street.  The standoff lasted at least two hours before the surrender.  A firearm was also recovered.  The registration to the car came back to an address at High Ridge Drive in Bridgeport.  State Police spokesperson Sergeant Eric J Haglund said "a criminal information summary will be provided once it is available".…

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Bridgeport News: Man Exposes Himself To 14 Year Old Girl

May 6, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

Police UPDATE: Danyell Pickett, 41, of Whalley Avenue, New Haven was charged with breach of peace and risk of injury to a child.  He beat it after posting a $5,000 bond. He was released after posting $5,000 bond   10:34pm--UPDATE: Police caught the man in a parking garage on Middle Street.   10:29am--#Bridgpeport CT-- Police on the way to the laundromat at 1020 Fairfield Avenue where a man allegedly exposed himself to a 14-year-old girl.  He then fled in a stolen Jeep Liberty.   This news report is made possible by:

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May 4, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

The first area PechaKucha  will be held on Wednesday, May 9 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Barnum Museum, 820 Main Street in Bridgeport. There were two free workshops leading up to this event which were designed to teach interested participants how to best put together their own PechaKucha­. Participants learned how to write & tell an inspiring story with 20 images. Presenters have been selected, and free tickets to the event are available on the museum website.  The theme of the evening is a quote from P.T. himself — “The noblest art is that of making others happy!” PechaKucha events are designed to bring people together to listen to great personal stories. PechaKucha is Japanese for "chit-chat." It is a licensed presentation…

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