Bridgeport

Two Men Arrested in Armed Street Robbery

  (Bridgeport, CT – July 1, 2014) – Two city men face charged in connection with an armed street robbery that occurred Thursday. According to Detective Art Calvao, the robbery happened near the intersection of Reservoir and Woodrow avenues. The victim had been assaulted, threatened with a firearm and robbed of his cell phone and cash. Through this investigation by detectives, two suspects were identified and detectives set up surveillance at their residence on 218 Douglas St. Monday. One of the suspects, Robert Stovall, 25, came out of this location and entered a vehicle that pulled up in front of the house. The car then drove off. With the assistance of Sgt. Jeffrey Grice and other officers, police we were able to conduct a motor vehicle…

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City Man Faces Narcotics Charges

(Bridgeport, CT – June 30, 2014) – An anonymous tip led police to arrest a city man on narcotics charges. Officer Sarah Nestlen and Matthew Goncalves responded to the 600 block of Fairfield Avenue Saturday on the report of drug activity. Police received information that the dealers hid the drugs in a small box connected with a magnet to the undercarriage of a car. Police detained two people. The owner, Darryl Woolford, 51, of William Street, granted permission for police to search the car and officers located the box where the tipster stated. Inside the box, police found 17 packets of crack cocaine. He was charged with possession of narcotics and possession of narcotics with intent to sell. His bond was set at…

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Bridgeport News: Street robbery

1:15pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a person robbed at gunpoint by a known party at Mountain Grove Street and Fairfield Avenue. The robber has fled, and the person robbed is unharmed. La información que una persona ha sido robado a punta de pistola por un grupo conocido en Mountain Grove Street y Fairfield Avenue. El agresor huyó. Informaçao de uma pessoa ter sido assaltada à mão armada por um grupo conhecido no Mountain Grove Street e Fairfield Avenue. O assaltante fugiu, e a pessoa roubada nao se feriu.

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Drum Set, Electronics Stolen From Church

(Bridgeport, CT – June 30, 2014) – Police are investigating a burglary of a church that happened Sunday. Officer William Brooks was sent Sunday morning to the United Tabernacle Apostolic Church at 2155 East Main St. An official from the church said the burglar gained entry my moving scaffolding in front of the building and breaking through a door. Stolen was a drum set, an amplified and four or five large speakers. La policía está investigando un robo de una iglesia que ocurrió el domingo. Oficial William Brooks fue enviado domingo por la mañana para el United Tabernacle Apostolic Church en 2155 East Main St. Un oficial de la iglesia, dijo el ladrón logró entrar al mover el andamio en frente del edificio ya través…

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Man Detained By Woman After Car Break In

(Bridgeport, CT – June 30, 2014) – A city man was detained by two females who caught him rifling through a purse in the back seat of a car Sunday. Officer Matthew Goncalves was dispatched to the 700 block of South Avenue just after 10 p.m. and was flagged down by a two women, who reported they had found a male inside one of their vehicles going through a handbag. One of the women stated she was walking out to a friend’s car when she noticed the dome light on and a male in the back seat. When she ordered him to get out, he invited her to get in. The woman grabbed him and the car owner came out to assist in detaining…

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Bridgeport News: Movie and a Beating

9:22pm--#Bridgeport CT--The reason police are at the Showcase Cinema's on Brewster Street is because a "man" beat up his girlfriend there. La razón de la policía están en el Showcase Cinema en Brewster Street es debido a que un "hombre" golpeó a su novia allí. O motivo de policia estar no Showcase Cinema na Brewster St é porque um homem bateu em sua namorada la.

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