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#Bridgeport CT-- Police have received two call this morning for phone scams. The caller says their family member was being held hostage and would only be released if money is wired to them. In both cases the person called the relative to find they are safe and sound.
11:40pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters quickly got an attic fire under control at 16 Jones Avenue. The fire marshal was called to the scene to investigate as well as the Red Cross to relocate the tenants.
12:22am--#Bridgeport CT #cttraffic #Stratford CT-- Lots of police activity on I-95 northbound for a car wanted on motor vehicle charges. The officer and passerby have reported numerous items thrown out the window starting at exit 28. The pursuit ended at exit 31.
2:33pm--#Bridgeport CT--VIDEO REPORT-- Just after 2:30 Thursday afternoon in Bridgeport Police got a call from a woman in the 200 block of Lexington Avenue to report that a man was attempting to light a baby on fire. The woman took the baby from the man and brought the child into her apartment until police, firefighters and EMS arrive. The man was identified as Marvin Williams, 28, of Bridgeport the suspect's son. The boy is 13 months old. The boy suffered only minor injuries, thankfully. The suspect is charged with possession of narcotics, risk of injury to a minor, reckless endangerment and third-degree assault. Before police arrived, a nearby resident observed what was happening, went outside and took the child away from the…
9:40pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police catch two burglars at work inside the old daycare on Yaremich Drive.
The Bridgeport Police Department hockey team will sponsor a hockey clinic tomorrow, March 20, 2014, with the CT Storm, a non-profit dedicated to providing children with a developmental disability the opportunity to play ice hockey. “As a team, we held a fundraiser to support this program,” said Police Officer Timothy Leonard, one of the organizers. “As we thought and spoke more, we decided it would be even better to host an event where, as a team, we could do some teaching and probably some learning at the same time. We all share something in common – a love for hockey.” WHAT: Hockey Clinic sponsored by the Bridgeport Police hockey team WHEN: Thursday, March 20, 2014; Pizza at 6:30…
1:41pm--#Bridgeport CT--Taco King at 1147 Madison Avenue has called police that he was the target of an attempt to collect money from someone claiming to be from UI.
Boat Ordered From China, Never Delivered (Bridgeport, CT – March 19, 2014) – A city man filed a complaint that he paid $1,057 to a Chinese bank for a boat that was never delivered. Officer Daniel Faroni spoke Tuesday to the 57-year-old city resident, who stated that he sent the money to China in December 2013 but that the boat was never delivered. He stated he transferred the amount to the Bank of China. Police Investigate Subway Robbery (Bridgeport, CT – March 19, 2014) – Police responded to a commercial robbery Tuesday on Broadbridge Road. Officer Stacey Lyons spoke to a Subway employee Tuesday, who stated that the robber entered the store at 535 Broadbridge Road shortly before 9:30 p.m.…
2:30pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The owner of the New Colony Diner has contacted the police saying that he has been scammed out of $5,300 by a scam artist claiming to be a UI employee.
2:50am--#Bridgeport CT--First responders on the way to North Avenue and Wells Street for a crash. UPDATE--It sounds like it involves an ambulance.