Bridgeport News: Water Main Break
3:06am--Police are blocking off Ogden Street and Kossuth Street for a major water main break. Expect a huge media presence (except us) because this is huge breaking news even if it only affects a handful of people.
Bridgeport CT: Fight on a transit bus
Report of two people on a transit bus fighting near the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Wilmot Avenue.
Bridgeport News: All day cooking source of high CO readings
4:01pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters were called to a residence on Harborview Place for high carbon monoxide levels in the building. The discovered the source of the high levels was all day cooking inside. Guess they should have gone to Frankie's Diner for the best Corned Beef and cabbage. No all day cooking either!
Man Charged with Road Rage Incident
(Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – A Fox Street man faces charges that he threatened a family with a shotgun during a road rage incident. Officer Tom Kristy was dispatched to a threatening complaint Sunday afternoon and spoke with the victim, who stated that he was driving on Fairfield Avenue with his family when a black Ford Explorer backed onto Fairfield Avenue from a side street, forcing the victim to stop. The victim beeped his horn. Two blocks up, both vehicles turned onto Fox Street. The Explorer stopped at the corner and the victim passed him and continued driving north on Fox. He turned around to return to Fairfield Avenue and, as he passed the vehicle, a man was…
Woman Charged With Stealing Electricity (Bridgeport, CT – March 14, 2014) – A city woman faces felony charges for fraudulently receiving free electricity for the last seven years by claiming a medical condition. Lori Rodriguez, 49, of Bridgeport, defrauded United Illuminating Co. of $27,218.76 by forging her doctor’s signature on documents that protect customers from utility shut off if they suffer from a medical condition and could suffer harm if their utilities are shut off. The protection is not permanent but can be renewed by the doctor. Customers seeking the waiver are required to provide the doctor’s name and contact information. Detective Robert Martin began investigating the case after being contacted by an investigator from UI in January. He learned…
Bridgeport News: I-95 Crash
5:55pm--#Bridgeport CT #cttraffic--I-95 by exit 26 Wordin Avenue a crash in the left lane is being taken care of. It appears they have moved the crash to the left shoulder.
Former Real Estate Agent Charged With Defrauding 33 Additional Victims
(Bridgeport, CT – March 13, 2014)—A real estate agent allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars from nearly three dozen people who hired him to find them apartments. He was arrested and posted $36,000 bond. Maurice Earley Sr., 48, was arrested last year for similar conduct. Since his initial arrest, 33 more victims have come forward with similar stories. Earley worked as a real estate broker and promised to find people rental apartments. He took retainer fees and money for security deposits for apartments that sometimes weren’t available, failed to deliver housing to the victims and kept their money, according to an investigation by Detective Frank Podpolucha. The loss to the 33 victims totaled $36,250. Earley’s real estate license was…
Bridgeport News: Man shot
7:40pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of man shot on Hamilton Street (off East Main Street) UPDATE: Man was shot in the arm and injuries are not life threatening. Witnesses told me it was possibly over a domestic argument but police have not confirmed this. The police investigation has just begun.
Bridgeport News: Home broken into
3:06pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a home that was broken into on Huntington Turnpike.
Construction Begins on Police Memorial Honoring Fallen Officers
(Bridgeport, CT – March 12, 2014) – The city broke ground this week on a memorial to honor the 12 Bridgeport police officers who died in the line of duty. “This is an inherently dangerous job,” said Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr., “and it is so important to honor and remember the people who gave their lives protecting our citizens. But it is more than that. This memorial is for their families. This will be for our past, current and future officers. Officers work so hard every day. My hope is, as officers drive past this memorial, it will remind them to stay safe as well.” He applauded the effort of Bridgeport Police Union Local 1159, whose members began…