Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Two Burned In Structure Fire

1:26am--#Bridgeport CT--  Just before 1:30 Sunday morning fire broke out at 335 Seltsam Road. A sea of flames could be seen from Route 8/25 connector when firefighters first arrived. The homeowner told me he and his family were sound asleep when he heard the smoke detectors going off. Neighbors told me that they pulled an elderly woman out of the back of the house, they said she was badly burned. Radio reports said a second resident was burned in the fire. There are two dogs in the home which could not be found at this time.  The fire was so bad that firefighters initially used an exterior attack until they had the fire under control about an hour later.  This…

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Bridgeport News: Jewish Center Receives Hate Fliers

3:15pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Bridgeport police were called to the Jewish Community Center at 4200 Park Avenue after receiving hate fliers.  Radio reports said they have the incident on video.  I spoke with Tom Lamb of the Jewish Center to find out what was said in the flier and if there were any credible threats made in the fliers.  Lamb said is not authorized to speak about the situation.  He said only the CEO can comment.  Tom took my contact information for the CEO to call.  A parked Bridgeport Police car can be seen in the photo who came to investigate. but I have not heard back.

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