Bridgeport News: Rollover Accident
12:44am--#Bridgeport Connecitcut--A rollover accident with no one in or around the car at Fairfield Avenue Railroad Avenue. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: 2 Crashes
12:37pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Two crashes reported almost at the same time. One at Huntington and Berkshire and also a crash on Route 8/25 near exit 3 reported. This report is made possible by:
Stratford Police Officer Hit By Car
2:35am--#Bridgeport Connecticut--#Stratford Connecticut-- A Stratford Police Sergeant was hit by a car while on a manhunt in Bridgeport on Park Avenue near Herkimer Street. Stratford Police responded to 7 Woodend Road in Stratford where suspects attempted to break in to the Dynasty Chinese Restaurant. A pursuit ensued onto I-95 exiting at 27A where things were thrown out of the car by the suspects. They exited to Route 8/25 where they exited exit 2, again throwing items out of the car. State Police assisted in recovering the items. The sergeant walked to the ambulance with EMS, was checked out and released. There was one person in handcuffs at the scene.
Stratford-Bridgeport News: Pizza Shop Robbery-Pursuit-Manhunt
1:11am--#Stratford Connecticut--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Stratford Police were in pursuit of a silver Hyundai on I-95 and the pursuit ended behind Central High School. They are now near Herkimer Street. Police are looking for two Hipanic males both wearing jeans, one a white t-shirt. They attempted to break in to the Dynasty Chinese Restaurant at 7 Woodend Road in Stratford. This report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Foot Pursuit Delays Trains
UPDATE: UPDATE: Deputy Chief Lyddy told me that one person out of four was arrested. 1:19am--#Fairfield Connecticut--Police locate suspects looking in cars at the Mercedes Dealership on Commerce Drive and a foot pursuit ensues. The suspects ran onto the railroad tracks towards Bridgeport. The police activity on the tracks caused train traffic to come to a stop. Police had boxed in their car that had the wrong plates (misuse) on it. The manhunt is now in the Scofield Avenue area of Bridgeport. K-9 and State Police are assisting.
Fairfield-Bridgeport News: Body Washes Ashore
2:21pm--#Fairfield Connecticut-- I'm sad to report the kayaker missing from Seaside Park on June 13th has washed up ashore in the 900 block of Fairfield Beach Road. Police have not released the man's name pending notification of next of kin. Two young girls found the body. City of Bridgeport spokesman Av Harris confirmed it was a University of Bridgeport student. The US Coast Guard, as well as Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford and Suffolk County conducted a search for the man for almost two days. He was not wearing a life jacket when he went down that windy day.
Bridgeport Battles Zika Virus
Bridgeport, CT – With the start of the summer season,Mayor Joe Ganim today joined Connecticut US Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) joined community leaders in The Hollow neighborhood to raise community awareness of simple steps that can be taken to prevent the spread of Zika virus, West Nile Virus, and other mosquito-borne diseases. Following the news conference to announce steps the city has taken to reduce mosquito habitat, volunteers fanned out into the neighborhood to distribute leaflets educating residents on what can be done to protect the community from the health hazards posed by the aggressive mosquito-borne diseases such as eliminating standing water, cleaning gutters, repairing windows and screens and other steps. “Zika virus and West…
Bridgeport News: Rollover Crash
12:33am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A hit and run accident at Dexter Drive and Frenchtown Road leaves one car on its roof according to radio reports. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Child Hit By Motorcycle
8:56pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A 12 year old girl has been hit by a motorcycle at Harral and Catherine Street. First responders on the way. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: 15 Year Old Boy Shot
10:55pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A person was brought in to Bridgeport Hospital with a gun shot wound. There were shots fired earlier at PT Barnum Housing on the St. Stephen's Road side at the basketball court. Police are investigating. This report is made possible by: