Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Stolen Car Crashes (Video Report)

#Bridgeport CT--Just before midnight police located a stolen Hyundai on Fairfield Avenue and attempted pull it over. The car gave chase turning off on Ellsworth Street then dumping off a female passenger near Waldorf Avenue. She landed on her face and received facial injuries but refused medical treatment. Police have her in custody. The car crashed in the wooded dead end area of Brewster Street. K-9 from Norwalk was called in but the driver still remains at large. Police looked through the car for evidence. Firefighters stood by in case the spilled gasoline might have ignited and remained to contain and clean up the gasoline spill. So I set it to (royalty free) music since the only natural sound was…

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Bridgeport Gun Buyback on Saturday

Today, Mayor Bill Finch and Police Chief Joseph Gaudett Jr. announced that the state’s largest city will hold a Gun Buyback on Saturday, August 22, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.   This latest installment of Bridgeport’s Gun Buyback program will take place at the Bridgeport Police Department’s Community Services Division at 1395 Sylvan Ave., Bridgeport, Conn.   “Taking action against gun violence – and the use or trafficking of illegal guns – has always been, and remains, a top priority for me and my administration,” said Mayor Finch.   “Our Gun Buyback program has proven to be successful, taking in more than 1,000 guns since we initiated the program several years ago. Guns that are purchased as part…

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