Tonight’s Vehicle Fire
Tonight's vehicle fire is in the 400 block of Cleveland Avenue. The vehicle was close to a building but firefighters quickly took care of it before it could spread. 2024-07-28 @12:05am--#Bridgeport CT
Boat Hits Reef
The US Coast Guard dispatched Fairfield and Bridgeport Fire Marine Units for a 32 foot boat that ran aground on Penfield Reef. There are two people on board and the boat is NOT taking on water. 2024-07-26@9:55pm-- #Fairfield CT-- #Bridgeport CT
Bridgeport News: Today’s Vehicle Fire…
Today's vehicle fire is at the 2000 block of Nobel Avenue in Bridgeport.Firefighters on scene are reporting flames under the vehicle.
Bridgeport News: Cop Car Hit
There were no reported injuries in this crash involving a police car at Barnum and Central Avenue.2024-07-24@4:38pm--#Bridgeport CT--
Bridgeport News: Route 8 Crash
Report of a 3 car motor vehicle accident on the highway on route 8 Southbound by exit 1
Bridgeport News: BOLO (be on the look out) Robbery suspects
On 06/23/24, at approximately 9:00PM, the patrol division responded to a reported robbery near 957 East Main Street.The victim was located and discovered to have been seriously injured and had his vehicle taken following the assault.Video obtained from the scene determined that the pictured male (left) and female (right) are suspects in this investigation.If anyone can identify either party or has information on their whereabouts, please get in touch with the case investigator, Detective A. Caiazzo, at 475-319-0244 or anthony.caiazzo@bridgeportct.gov.
Bridgeport News: Crash!
Firefighters responded to a three-car crash on Wilson Street to free a trapped driver. A witness suggested a possible link to a separate accident on Fairfield Avenue. Police are investigating the connection. 2024-07-23@5:17pm--#Bridgeport CT
Downed Pole and Wires
A tractor-trailer exiting the DMV access road attempted to turn right onto Colonial Avenue but got caught on low-hanging wires, bringing down a utility pole. (There are regulations for minimum utility line heights to accommodate tractor-trailers.) No injuries were reported. 2024-07-23@1:31pm--#Bridgeport CT
Bridgeport News: Swatting incident arrest
A Bridgeport woman has been arrested by the Bridgeport Police for a swatting incident that led to a rapid response by the department's Emergency Service Unit. Dorothy Smith, 34 years-old, turned herself in on Thursday morning on a felony warrant. She was charged with Falsely Reporting an Incident in the First Degree. Smith called 911 in the early morning hours on June 27th, 2024, pretending to be another female. She then falsely reported that her and her family were being held hostage at gunpoint in a house on Highland Ave. by her boyfriend. Smith also falsely reported her boyfriend had just beaten her with a gun. She said she was making the call while she was locked in a bathroom. Smith also…