Bridgeport

Trumbull-Bridgeport News: Manhunt for Burglars

8:00pm--#Trumbull CT--#Bridgeport CT Police have one person in custody and looking for another in the Cambridge/Red Oak/Reservior/Lakeside Drive area for an attempted break in on Cambridge Drive.  Police are still looking for a black male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, about 200 pounds wearing a white t-shirt and a black or blue ball cap. This report sponsored by: La policía tiene una persona en custodia y buscar otro en el área de Cambridge / Red Oak / embalse / Lakeside Drive por un intento de ruptura en el Cambridge Drive. La policía sigue buscando a un hombre negro, 5 pies y 10 pulgadas de alto, alrededor de 200 libras que llevaba un camiseta blanca y una gorra de color negro…

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First Use Of The Term “Cool” in Bridgeport?

Multiple online sources say the term "cool" was said to have been popularized in jazz circles by tenor saxophonist Lester Young in 1933.  The Laborde-Gelman Co. Store at 1138-1144 Main Street in Bridgeport may have this first honor.  Here is an advertisement in the Bridgeport Farmer newspaper dated June 20, 1910 saying the store is cool.  Air conditioning was invented but did not go into commercial use until 1922 when Carrier made the units small enough to be practical.  

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Bridgeport News: Sniper Rifles Seized

  #Bridgeport CT (June 19, 2015) – A Monroe man was jailed on $500,000 bond after police apprehended him with five guns, including two assault weapons, that investigators believe he intended to sell to a drug dealer.   The seizure and arrest was made by the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, which is a joint task force that consists of Bridgeport Police, the Connecticut State Police and Department of Corrections. Their goal is to identify and target violence related to firearms in the city of Bridgeport.   The task force was conducting surveillance in the area of North and Park avenues in an unrelated investigation when officers noticed a white pickup truck parked in the lot of…

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Bridgeport News: Go Ask Alice!

1:38am--#Bridgeport CT-- A resident on Alice Street called police because an unknown person is sleeping on their picnic table in the backyard.   This report sponsored by: Un residente de la calle Alice llamó a la policía porque una persona desconocida está durmiendo en su mesa de picnic en el patio trasero. Um residente na Rua Alice chamou a polícia porque uma pessoa desconhecida está dormindo em sua mesa de piquenique no quintal.

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Bridgeport News: $2.4 Million in Goods Stolen

2:26pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating goods stolen from a food locker at Heartland Brewery at 807 Madison Avenue according to radio reports.  Google shows the address coming back to Oasis Cafe, no listing for Heartland Brewery.   This report sponsored by: La policía está investigando los bienes robados de un armario comida en Heartland Brewery en 807 Madison Avenue de acuerdo con reportes de radio. Google muestra la dirección de volver a Oasis Cafe, ninguna lista de Heartland Brewery. A polícia está investigando bens roubados de um armário de alimentos em Heartland Brewery na 807 Madison Avenue de acordo com reportagens de rádio. Google mostra o endereço voltando para Oasis Cafe, nenhuma lista para Heartland Brewery.

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