6:06pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A person was just robbed at gunpoint by two males, both had guns, on Cottage Street according to radio reports. The fled on Seeley Street on foot after taking the victims wallet and phone. This report sponsored by:
#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating two separate break ins. A Howell Street resident came home to find their home broken into, and a box trailer parked on Summerfield Avenue had tools taken sometime overnight. Click LIKE to see more of these stories and visit our sponsors to help us keep producing these stories. And of course support our sponsors:
The Southwest Community Heath Center on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport conducted a health care fair today after being rained out yesterday. I had a chance to talk to Samuel Diaz III about their services. Their goal today was to raise about the services the offer the community whether it be health or dental care. Southwest services all of the greater Bridgeport area (Fairfield and Stratford) and accepts most health insurance including all state insurance like Husky and Medicare and have assistance in signing people up with Access Health CT. Sliding fee scales and financing are available for those. They have locations throughout the area. Contact Southwest Community Health Center at 203.330.6000 or at http://www.swchc.org/
11:20pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police received a call at 980 Madison Avenue that a bald Hispanic man in a Honda Accord stole a couple of cases of beer off the delivery beer truck then fled south on Madison Avenue. Googling 980 Madison Avenue comes back to an Italian Social Club. Cheers/Salute! I did not go to the scene, I don't really know what kind of beer was taken. But I do know the best place to get the best Greek food!
#Bridgeport, CT (August 10, 2015) –Bridgeport Police Press Release: This week, Bridgeport Police arrested a man for attempted assault of an officer and assault of an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). On Sunday, August 9, at 1:25 a.m. a police officer was flagged down while on patrol, and asked to respond to an incident at El Conquistador Sports Bar (4 Crescent Avenue). When the officer arrived on scene the three suspects were standing outside drinking alcoholic beverages. Security at El Conquistador Sports Bar informed the officer that suspects were asked to vacate the area, and were harassing patrons of the establishment. The suspects ignored the police officer’s command to put down the alcoholic beverages. The suspects then became verbally combative…
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9:00pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on scene in front of Beardsley Park near Evers Street for a brush fire. Second time today. This report sponsored by:
#BRIDGEPORT CT-- Today, former Bridgeport Mayor and 2015 mayoral candidate Joe Ganim unveiled a proposal to establish an Office of Public Integrity (OPI). The public’s interest in transparency and open government is a top priority for Ganim. Prompted in part by the recent cover up of crime statistics by the current administration, and the continued refusal to disclose the reevaluation numbers and hidden tax increases for the following calendar year, Ganim made the announcement for the OPI. Ganim says, “An Office of Public Integrity must be independent and nonpartisan. It should have jurisdiction to have oversight of all aspects of Bridgeport’s government operations, agencies, and authorities." The Office of Public Integrity will achieve cost savings for the people of Bridgeport…
12:00pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a 20 plus acre brush fire in the Beardsley Park area. Have a picture of this? Post it below! This report made possible by:
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