3:00pm--#Stratford Ct-- A pedestrian has been hit by a car in front of the Shop Rite at 250 Barnum Avenue Cutoff. 3:05pm--#Bridgeport CT-- In an unrelated incident a pedestrian has been hit by a car at Grant and Seaview Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
UPDATE: The car was impounded by Bridgeport Police. Drugs were found but no gun located. UPDATE: A vehicle matching the description has been stopped on I-95 near exit 19. Expect rubbernecking delays in both directions. 12:19pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A report of shots fired in the Union/Orange Street area between two cars which fled onto I-95. So far no one or anything reported hit. This news report is made possible by:
#Norwalk CT--On January 23, 2018, at 1:26 am, an officer from the Patrol Division observed a vehicle travelling on Water Street with significant front-end damage. Just prior to the officer’s observation an evading accident had been reported in South Norwalk. Suspecting this was the evading vehicle, the officer attempted a motor vehicle stop on the Stroffolino Bridge however, the operator refused to pull over. The vehicle accelerated away before pulling to a stop in the driveway of 35 Fort Point Street. The operator then fled on foot and a short foot pursuit ensued. The officer tackled the operator to the ground, where the suspect actively resisted arrest. Officers were able to subdue the suspect and take him into custody. Officers found…
5:19pm--#Bridgeport CT--#cttraffic--State police dispatched to I-95 northbound at exit 29 for a school bus that has students fighting onboard. No word on the school bus company.
n a 6:30pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of multiple injuries in a three car crash at Brooklawn Avenue at Brooklawn Terrace. Bridgeport firefighters were first to respond as the 911 calls said the crash was in Bridgeport but it was actually in Fairfield.
UPDATE: Turns out to be a military burial at a nearby cemetery. 2:28pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police received calls for teachers/administrators at Read School at 130 Ezra Street that they heard shots fired in the neighborhood. So far no reports of anyone or anything hit. This news report is made possible by:
5:49pm--#cttraffic--#Westport CT-- A crash on the Merritt Parkway southbound with injuries between exits 44 and 42. This news report is made possible by:
UPDATE: DoingItLocal.com Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo says a child stuck his hand into the rainforest enclosure and a red-rumped agouti bit the child's hand. More info on red-rumped agouti here: http://www.beardsleyzoo.com/project/red-rumped-agouti/ 3:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- EMS, police dispatched to the Beardsley Zoo where a child was bitten by one of the animals according to radio dispatches. No word on which animal bit the child nor the child's condition. This news report is made possible by:
10:40am--#Bridgeport CT-- A fire at 800 Union Avenue, Google Maps says it is Moore Precision Tools. Most of the fire was extinguished by employees prior to firefighter's arrival, they are checking to make sure the fire didn't extend elsewhere. This report is made possible by our sponsor who will make it Like It Never Even Happened!
#Bridgeport CT-- Police arrested Jarod Hamilton, age 19 in connection with the shooting death of Khali Davis, on December 23rd in front of the Maple Deli at Kossuth and Maple Street. Davis was 22 and was the city's 23rd homicide for 2017.
