12:15am–#Bridgeport CT–Police were involved in a pursuit where a firearm was tossed at Seaview and Ogden Street Extension. Police have the scene lit up by Emergency Rescues Service looking for it. Now you know what that’s all about!
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9:55pm–#Bridgeport CT–Police break up a fight between two males fighting with machetes on on Velvet Street (off Pearl Harbor Street). Sounds like one of suspects is wounded by the other, EMS requested.
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5:05pm–#Bridgeport CT–Police had a brief foot pursuit down Granfield to the backyards of Palisades Avenue. The suspect is possibly armed. Police are looking for a black male in his mid 20’s with braids, white tank top and black short. Stratford is sending their K-9.
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3:14pm–#Bridgeport CT–A 3 year old boy on Poplar Street ran out to chase a ball and was hit by a car which stopped and cooperated with police. When I go to calls like this it is easy to get apprehensive on what the result was. I’m happy to report the child was alert, not seriously injured and EMS from American Medical Response were showing great compassion as they always do.
As I was leaving the scene firefighters were dispersing to check on residents in the neighborhood to make sure they have a working smoke detector since they were in the neighborhood and no longer needed for the call. If you live in Bridgeport and need a smoke detector firefighters will install one at no charge and no questions asked. Call 203-335-8835.
This is a partnership with Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership and over 50,000 smoke detectors have been installed in over 12,000 homes. 143 document fires Since the program began, there have been 143 documented instances of fires in homes with smoke alarms installed for free by the Bridgeport Fire Department. In each of those incidents, residents of those homes were alerted by their smoke alarm and able to escape safely without injury.
Bridgeport’s First Starbucks Begins Hiring
“After decades of broken promises, it’s finally happening. Steelpointe Harbor will serve as a major boon for the city’s economy. Top-notch businesses are coming to Steelpointe Harbor. These companies will create good paying jobs, and will help attract even more businesses to the state’s largest city. Bridgeport is getting better every day. And, job creators from across the country like Starbucks are taking note.” –Mayor Bill Finch
Bridgeport, Conn. (July 3, 2015) – Bridgeport’s first Starbucks, expected to arrive this fall, is looking for employees. Mayor Bill Finch and Steelpointe Harbor developers Bridgeport Landing Development, LLC, a subsidiary of The RCI Group, announced that the store is set to open this fall.
“After decades of broken promises, it’s finally happening. Steelpointe Harbor will serve as a major boon for the city’s economy,” said Mayor Finch. “Top-notch businesses are coming to Steelpointe Harbor. These companies will create good paying jobs, and will help attract even more businesses to the state’s largest city. Bridgeport is getting better every day. And, job creators from across the country like Starbucks are taking note.”
The company’s decision for its new location says great things about Bridgeport’s success as an up and coming city, and could mean even more for its future. According to a study done by Zillow, Starbucks uses a strict strategy to determine the locations that will offer the most to their business, proving that Bridgeport has a lot to offer.
The incoming store will also help Bridgeport on its path to success, as Starbucks locations have been shown to lead to development and increased property value. “Between 1997 and 2014, homes within a quarter-mile of a Starbucks increased in value by 96 percent, on average, compared with 65 percent for all U.S. homes,” according to the Zillow study.
Starbucks’ search for new employees can also serve as a great job opportunity for residents. In addition to the benefits and coffee discounts, Starbucks offers a welcoming and enjoyable work environment for their employees—part of this is their history of creating a diverse workforce.
Their website explains why, “At Starbucks, we strive to create a culture that values and respects diversity and inclusion. Our welcoming work environment encourages partners to engage and make Starbucks a place they look forward to working each day.”
Starbucks is also joined by Bass Pro Shops, T-Mobile, Chipotle and Cineopolis, a luxury movie theater complex, are among the first tenants announced at Bridgeport’s Steelpointe Harbor Development Project. Once complete, Steelpointe Harbor will be a 2 million-square-foot superregional waterfront destination. Spanning 82 acres, it will feature more than 750,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and entertainment, a 12-screen premium theater, two hotels, 1,100 mid-and-high rise residential units, 30,000 square feet of office and a 200-slip, full service, deep water marina.
Starbucks held a hiring event this past Wednesday at one of their Fairfield locations for the Bridgeport store, for more information on this job opportunity visit: www.starbucks.com/careers or https://newyork.craigslist.
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#Bridgeport CT–Dave Daniels provided this Throwback Thursday Photo from Sonny Gardner of a photo of the old clothesline days at PT Barnum Housing. If you have any old photos from our surrounding area you would like to share email them to me at DoingItLocal.com@gmail.com
Today Bridgeport has Chief Rooney, in 1910 we had Chief Mooney.
Hoy Bridgeport tiene jefe Rooney, en 1910 tuvimos Jefe Mooney.
#Bridgeport CT–On Saturday June 27th 2015 at approximately 9:00pm George’s Market located at 175 Pequonnock Street was robbed at gunpoint. Police are looking for two suspects:
Suspect 1: Black Male Medium Build Dark Sweatshirt White Logo On Back Red T-shirt
Suspect 2: Black Male Stocky Build Ball Cap With Sticker On Brim Dark Army Style Jacket armed with a black handgun entered 175 Pequonnock Street (George’s Market) Suspect 1 appeared to be the lookout while Suspect 2 performed the robbery. Both Suspects fled on foot with $250 taken from the register.
If you have any information regarding this robbery or the suspects please contact Bridgeport Police Detective Vincent Lariccia at 203-581-5229 Vincent.Lariccia@BridgeportCT.Gov
On Saturday June 27th 2015 at approximately 9:00pm George’s Market located at 175 Pequonnock Street was robbed at gunpoint. Police are looking for two suspects:
Suspect 1: Black Male Medium Build Dark Sweatshirt White Logo On Back Red T-shirt
Suspect 2: Black Male Stocky Build Ball Cap With Sticker On Brim Dark Army Style Jacket armed with a black handgun entered 175 Pequonnock Street (George’s Market) Suspect 1 appeared to be the lookout while Suspect 2 performed the robbery. Both Suspects fled on foot with $250 taken from the register.
If you have any information regarding this robbery or the suspects please contact Bridgeport Police Detective Vincent Lariccia at 203-581-5229 Vincent.Lariccia@BridgeportCT.Gov
#cttraffic–I-95 northbound has very heavy bumper to bumper traffic due to the two right lanes being closed for construction right after exit 27. A big 3 car pile up happened as a result making the traffic even worse, those cars are being towed at 11:15pm.
I-95 southbound has the left two lanes closed in the same are around 28 but there is no back up.
hacia el norte tiene paragolpes muy pesado tráfico muy intenso debido a los dos carriles de la derecha de permanecer cerrado por obras justo después de la salida 27. Una gran 3 coches acumulan ocurrió como resultado de hacer el tráfico aún peor, esos coches están siendo remolcados a las 11:15 pm.
#Bridgeport CT (June 30, 2015 Press Release) – Mayor Bill Finch today announced the Police Department is instituting walking beats in the city’s four public housing complexes and expanding its Safe Corridors program in the area of Trumbull Gardens to enhance safety for kids and families.
“Bridgeport today is safer than it has been in about 40 years, but we can and must do more,” said Mayor Bill Finch. “That’s why we are initiating walking beats in our public housing complexes. Our officers will be out there every day — talking with residents, building better relationships and keeping our kids safe. It’s not just community policing. This is smart policing.”
In addition, the city is expanding its Safe Corridors program to add approximately 10 cameras around schools near Trumbull Gardens.
Safe Corridors is designed to ensure kids get to and from school safely through additional patrols by school resource officers and community volunteers at the beginning and end of the school day and through technology.
“This is a layered approach to safety through police, volunteers and cameras. The cameras are monitored throughout the school day in our command center, and they record 24-hours a day,” said Jorge Garcia, the city’s Director of Public Facilities. “In the event of an incident, police have immediate access to the footage.”
Security cameras have been invaluable in investigations, said Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr.
“We’ve identified suspects and solved crimes using video from businesses, private homes, schools and police department cameras,” said Chief Gaudett. “The cameras not only help our detectives solve crimes but they serve as a deterrent to crime as well. The new cameras around Trumbull Gardens will make the community safer.”
The department continues to expand its capacity to use technology in investigations. Last year, the department sent detectives for specialized FBI training in the Digital Imaging Video Recovery (DIVRT) system, which allows detectives to efficiently retrieve video from public and private security systems so it can be quickly disseminated to the public.
That initiative has solved a number of serious crimes, including the April 11 killing of Jose Salgado in his store.
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