Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: K-9 Locates Special Needs Child

#Bridgeport CT-- On Sunday, July 9th around 9pm Bridgeport Police Department were dispatched to a family home on Catherine Street when a mother of a 9-year-old special needs boy realized her son had walked out the back door and she could not locate him.   At 9:24pm Zeus and Officer Ryan Mullenax began the track using an article of clothing provided by the mother.  The track went from Catherine Street down Harral Avenue into Nanny Goat Park then back along George Street where the child was located.   Police Chief Armando Perez said "This child would not have been found if not for the efforts of K-9 Officer Mullenax and K9 Zeus.    This is an example of the great…

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Bridgeport News: Car Slams Into Tractor Trailer

7:28pm--Motor vehicle accidents continue to dominate the breaking news today.  Witnesses to the accident told me the white Toyota station wagon was allegedly driving at a high rate of speed and ran the stop sign at Smith Street and slammed into a parked tractor trailer on Newfield Avenue near Orange Street.  The driver, a woman was unresponsive and trapped requiring firefighters to extricate her.  Her condition is not known at this time.  

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AGI Buildings Coming Down

2:47pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The bank clock in the background timestamps the beginning of demolition of the former AGI Rubber Company located at 141 Stratford Avenue.  Yesterday there was another spectacular fire that has plagued the buildings over the years.    The city submitted an emergency demolition order today and Stamford Wrecking will be doing the demolition.  Workers said they are aware of PCBs on the site and will be shipping the debris to a "hot location" for dumping.  The materials will be treated later.  The workers were unaware of any work previously.  The city in May 2015 received a $200,000 grant from the EPA for PCB and building removal.  City spokesperson Rowena White says she is unaware of any work on the site regarding…

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