Bridgeport News: Shed Fire
1:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters quickly extinguish a shed fire on Foster Square (near Dairy Queen on East Main Street). This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Early Dismissal Due To Heat
12:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A school resource officer just announced that Hallen, Cross, Bryant, Barnum and Waltersville Schools will be dismissing early at 12:53pm due to the heat. Hey, it's a Micalizzi kind of day! This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Man Shot At Wentfield Park
9:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was shot at Wentfield Park on the Norman Street side near Wallace Court. I don't know the extent of his injuries but it did not appear to interfere with his social media updates!
Bridgeport News: Subway Robbed
9:29pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The Subway at 1259 Park Avenue was just robbed at gunpoint by a chubby black male who fled on foot on Wood Avenue towards Maplewood Avenue. He fled with the cash register drawer. This news report is made possible by:
Little Notice On Good News In Bridgeport
I wish I could report on this good news story in Bridgeport but the email on it from Rowena White, the mayor's Director of Communications sent this at 2:10pm for an event at 4pm. I can't make everything as a one man show but this one I would have liked the opportunity to schedule it ! This isn't the first nor will it be the last press release like this.
Bridgeport News: Batting Cage For Bassick
#Bridgeport, CT –In an ongoing effort to support the City’s youth sports programs, Mayor Ganim in partnership with the Bridgeport Police Department utilized grant funds issued by the State of Connecticut Court Support Services Division to purchase a batting cage with pitching machine which has been installed at Bassick High School. The equipment will be available to over 150 kids who participate in baseball and softball programs at Bassick, Harding and Central high schools. “This is just one of our commitments to giving back to Bridgeport students,” said Mayor Ganim. “Our focus has to be the youth and supporting their athletic activities. Sports and other extracurricular programs are an integral part of an educational experience. We need to build…
Norwalk News: Death Investigation Arrest
On August 16, 2016, the Norwalk Police Department responded to an unresponsive male medical aid call at 146 Silvermine Avenue, the Connecticut Department of Developmental Service Lower Fairfield Center. Thomas Lanza, a fifty- year-old resident of the facility was transported to the Norwalk Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is responsible for the planning, development and administration of complete, comprehensive and integrated statewide services for persons with intellectual disabilities. Norwalk Police Detective Dominick Cisero assumed the death investigation. After a lengthy investigation including multiple search warrants and employee interviews it was determined, that Jamal Lee was the person responsible for Thomas Lanza’s care on August 16, 2016. It was also determined that there…
Bridgeport News: Cut During Robbery
12:21am--#Bridgeport CT-- A person is in Bridgeport Hospital after being cut with a box cutter during a robbery attempt at East Main and Boston Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Attempted Robbery At Subway
9:59pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating an attempted robbery at Subway on 926 East Main Street. A Hispanic woman passed a note that she had a gun, the employee said he saw an outline of the gun. Apparently she fled on foot without taking anything. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Bicyclist Hit
6:26pm--#Bridgeport CT- Report of a bicyclist being hit by a car at Coleman and Benham Avenue. This news report is made possible by: