Bridgeport

Bridgeport Police Crack Down on Illegal Dumping

#Bridgeport Connecticut – Bridgeport Police today are announcing they are continuing to crack down on illegal dumping in Bridgeport, seizing a truck used to illegally dump garbage recently.  Police are also asking the public to help identify a suspect caught on camera dumping debris on November 29, 2016 at the corner of Alice and Sedgewick Streets.  After receiving a tip from a city resident, Bridgeport police on November 22, 2016 seized a private pick-up truck used to illegally dump construction debris on Beardsley Street.  State regulations permit law enforcement agencies to seize assets and property used to commit crimes, including illegal dumping.   The truck was registered to Sam Coley of Bridgeport who was issued a fine for the infraction.  Those…

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Bridgeport Firefighters Raise Over $6k for Research

Bridgeport, CT – Bridgeport Fire Chief Richard Thode today is announcing a major donation from Bridgeport Firefighters given to the Norma Pfriem Breast Care Center at Bridgeport Hospital to support breast cancer research and prevention.  The donation of $6,363.00 was presented to officials with the Norma Pfriem Center at a recent event at Bridgeport Fire Engine/Ladder 10.  Firefighters at Engine/Ladder 10 spearheaded the donations by making pink t-shirts for their colleagues to wear city-wide.  Every firefighter wishing to participate would pay $20.00 to the collection to purchase a pink t-shirt, then pay $5.00 every time they wore the shirt during their shift.  Competition and high participation throughout the Bridgeport Fire Department resulted in the raising of $6,363 in direct donations…

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