1:27am–#Bridgeport Connecticut– Bridgeport Police’s quick response to Park and Vine once again for five males reported to be pouring fluid on the building. Police report it was gasoline poured on the front door at the Jamaican Restaurant.
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9:00pm–#Stratford Connecticut– A report of a man shot at Graham/ Hollister Avenue. Police and EMS on scene.
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4:22pm–#Westport Connecticut– A second alarm has just been sounded for a brush fire near 35 Pease Road. The fire started in the trees from the electrical lines. The fire is spreading fast according to firefighters on scene.
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3:46pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut– Police returning to Tudor Street at the same home that had a home invasion yesterday.
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UPDATE: Shortly after midnight police caught the suspect and recovered the car at Howard and Beechwood Avenue.
10:01pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut–A 2004 black Saturn with Connecticut plates AC29142 was taken at gunpoint at Iranistan Avenue and State Street. This is the second carjacking in the downtown area tonight and that too was a 2004 car.
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9:39pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut–The driver was shaken up but suffered no injuries after crashing his car into the garage at 105 Sampson Street (off Lincoln Avenue). Firefighters were able to back the car out of the garage.
The American Red Cross is looking for new volunteers in Fairfield County to help respond to house fires. The Red Cross will host a one-day disaster volunteer training event to train new volunteers on how to assist families immediately after a house fire.
The training day will take place at the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center, 581 North Washington Avenue, Bridgeport on Saturday, November 12 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
“Disaster volunteers are needed every day across our region,” said Neil Brockway, Regional Disaster Officer, American Red CrossConnecticut & Rhode Island Region. “We usually see an increase in house fires during the winter months, so we are looking for additional compassionate, community-oriented individuals to join our volunteer Disaster Action Team.”
Disaster Action Team volunteers respond to local disasters, most commonly home fires, and are available to assist families with shelter, support and access to basic needs immediately following a home fire or other disaster.
Volunteers who attend the one-day training will be prepared to respond first disaster call with a team of seasoned disaster volunteers.
Nationally, the Red Cross responds to a disaster every eight minutes. So far in 2016, Red Cross volunteers in Fairfield County have assisted over 150 families impacted by local disasters, like home and apartment fires.
Advanced registration for the one-day orientation session is required. All volunteers interested in signing up to become Disaster Action Team volunteers must be available for four shifts per month, have reliable personal transportation and a personal cell phone. For more information and to register, visit: https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org/?nd=intake&entry_point_id=5200&unit_id=227
2:53pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut– Police are investigating a home invasion on Tudor Street. The victim was pistol whipped and injured, EMS on the way. Responsible is a Hispanic male in a red hoodie (he had the gun) and a black male in a blue hoodie.
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2:30pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut– Police were called to Osborne and Ocean Terrace where there were two women fighting in the street. Bystanders were unable to separate them. Police are calling for EMS now for both of them.
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2:10pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut– First responders at 39 Hancock Avenue for live electrical wires down on top of an unoccupied car.
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