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I-95 Brush Fire

11:51pm--#cttraffic--I-95 northbound near exit 29/30 a brush fire which appears to be going pretty good after all this rain.  Firefighters on the way.  Expect delays due to rubbernecking. I-95 hacia el norte cerca de la salida 29/30 de un incendio forestal que parece ir bastante bien después de toda esta lluvia. Bomberos en el camino. Espere demoras debido a curiosear. I-95 norte perto da saída 29/30 um incêndio que parece estar indo muito bem depois de toda esse chuva. Bombeiros a caminho. Espere atrasos devido as pessoas que reduzem para olhar.

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Bridgeport News: Checking Car Doors

2:11am--#Bridgeport CT--Police called to Amsterdam Avenue for suspicious people checking car doors to see if they are open.  If you live in the area you should check your car! This report sponsored by: Policía llamados a Amsterdam Avenue para las personas sospechosas de cheques puertas del coche para ver si están abiertos. Si usted vive en el área que usted debe comprobar su coche! Polícia chamada a Amsterdam Avenue para pessoas suspeitas verificando as portas do carro para ver se eles estão abertas. Se você mora na área você deve verificar o seu carro!

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Swim Coach In Deep Water Texting 13 Year Old Girl

UPDATE: (Bridgeport Police Report)-- A swim coach was arrested Wednesday for sending inappropriate text messages to a 13-year-old member of the swim team for which he works. Police Officer Bobby Jones responded Wednesday to a recreation facility at 400 University Ave.  on a report that the suspect, Alan Marcel, 28, of Norwalk, had sent text messages with sexual content to one of his swimmers. The texts were discovered on the girl’s phone by the victim’s mother, who alerted a member of the board of directors from the swim club. Marcel is an instructor with the club. Police reviewed the texts and observed texts from the suspect to the victim that were explicitly sexual. Marcel was arrested for risk of injury to…

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Bridgeport News: Wires Down

6:45pm--#Bridgeport #Trumbull CT--Report of wires down at Main Street and Old Town Road.  This can cause some delays and back ups near the mall.  Allow extra travel time.   I'll post updates IF I get them. This report sponsored by: Informe de cables hacia abajo en la calle principal y del casco antiguo Road. Esto puede causar algunos retrasos y copias de seguridad cerca del centro comercial. Deje tiempo extra de viaje. Voy a publicar actualizaciones si los consigo. Relatório de fios caidos na Main Street e Old Town Road. Isso pode causar alguns atrasos e back ups perto do shopping. Permita tempo de viagem extra. Vou postar atualizações se eu pegá-los.

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Bridgeport Police Arrest Two in Home Invasion Robbery

Police press release from the story we told you first...as it was happening> #Bridgeport, Conn. Dec. 1, 2014 – Two city men face charges after a home invasion they committed near their house. Officer Jarah Mathews-Dixon and other officers responded to 287 Davenport Ave. Sunday morning at about 1:45 a.m.and encountered the victims outside, yelling and pointing in the direction the suspects had fled. Police checked the area and Mathews-Dixon observed a male jump a fence onto Alex Street. The officer then saw the male running up the front stairs to 146 Alex St. The man then started banging on the door yelling, “Let me in.” Mathews-Dixon ran to the location and detained the man. As he did, a second…

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Bridgeport Police Arrest Spurned Male for Stabbing

#Bridgeport, CT -- Nov. 30, 2014 -- Police arrested a 41-year-old man who last night stabbed a woman a day after she ended a relationship with him. Police found Jose Velez still inside 50 Pearl Harbor Circle, the apartment in which the attack occurred, and arrested him. Police also found the victim, Francis Santos, 39, who suffered stab wounds to her neck and back. Santos, who is pregnant, was taken to Bridgeport Hospital where she was in serious condition. According to Capt. Armando Perez, Santos was home with her 8-year-old son when she heard someone breaking into the home. She fled but Velez attacked her, stabbing her at least twice. Detectives received information that on Friday, Santos sat with her…

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Bridgeport News: $20K in Tools Taken

4:00pm--#Bridgeport CT--A contractor working on a house on Dora Court filed a report that over $20,000 in tools were taken a job site there.  Police are investigating. This report sponsored by: Un contratista que trabaja en una casa en Dora Corte presentó un informe en el que más de 20.000 dólares en herramientas se tomaron un sitio de trabajo allí. La policía está investigando. Um empreiteiro que trabalha em uma casa em Dora Tribunal apresentou um relatório que mais de US $ 20.000 em ferramentas foram levados um local de trabalho lá. A polícia está investigando.

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Bridgeport News: Stabbing

#Bridgeport, CT -- Nov. 30, 2014 -- Police arrested a 41-year-old man who last night stabbed a woman a day after she ended a relationship with him. Police found Jose Velez still inside 50 Pearl Harbor Circle, the apartment in which the attack occurred, and arrested him. Police also found the victim, Francis Santos, 39, who suffered stab wounds to her neck and back. Santos, who is pregnant, was taken to Bridgeport Hospital where she was in serious condition. According to Capt. Armando Perez, Santos was home with her 8-year-old son when she heard someone breaking into the home. She fled but Velez attacked her, stabbing her at least twice. Detectives received information that on Friday, Santos sat with her pastor,…

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