Category: Bridgeport

1:31am–#Bridgeport CT–Police are investigating a break in on Park Terrace.  Entry was made in a rear window.

Man Arrested for Threatening Bus Driver

(Bridgeport, CT – Feb. 26, 2014) – A Bridgeport man faces threatening charges after an encounter on a Greater Bridgeport Transit bus with a driver Tuesday.

Officer Kenneth Ruge was dispatched to the intersection of Washington Avenue and James Street on a report of a passenger threatening to kill a bus driver.

The driver, a 54-year-old man, stated that the suspect, Christian Clark, 25, entered the bus and accused the driver of disrespecting Clark’s wife earlier.

Clark then threatened to kill the driver and all other GBT drivers.

Clark was arrested for threatening and given a misdemeanor summons.

(Clark was issued a misdemeanor summons at the scene so no mug shot is available)

 

Man Robbed While Trying to Buy Marijuana

(Bridgeport, CT – Feb. 26, 2014) – A 22-year-old city man told police he was assaulted and robbedTuesday while trying to buy marijuana.

Officer Daniel Orlich responded to the Greene Homes apartment complex on a report of a robbery but could find neither the victim nor the suspects. He was sent back a short time later and found the victim, who stated he was hiding and that is why police could not locate him. He went on to state that he went to the complex to buy marijuana because his own “medical marijuana ran out.”

While he was trying to buy marijuana, he stated he was jumped by several people who stole his sleeping pills and Xanax and $50.

No arrests have been made.

Thurs, Feb. 27^th at 1:15 p.m. EST

 

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) will release the results from a new mayoral energy survey Thursday, February 27 at 1:15 p.m. (EST) during a CONFERENCE CALL featuring key Conference energy and climate leaders. Specifically, the survey reports on the many benefits to cities made possible by the availability of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funding.

 

Five years ago, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), EECBG formula grants were distributed directly to cities by the U.S. Department of Energy. Of the $2.7 billion provided to the program in formula funding, about half of these dollars ($1.3 billion) were distributed directly to cities to support their energy and climate efforts, a commitment that ranked among the largest provided to local governments in the ARRA legislation.

 

For the survey, 204 mayors – representing cities of all population sizes and from all regions of the country – responded to a series of questions designed to document how the EECBG program helped further city initiatives to reduce energy use through greater energy efficiency and conservation, deploy new energy technologies especially renewable energy systems and curb harmful energy emissions, among other local outcomes.

 

This report and its findings provide a broad overview of the EECBG Program, highlighting how cities invested their formula grant funds to further local energy and climate protection efforts.

 

** NOTE: A COPY OF THE REPORT AND RELEASE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT WWW.USMAYORS.ORG **

                                                                                                                        

 

WHO:              Gresham, OR Mayor Shane Bemis

                        Chair, Energy Committee

                        Bridgeport, CT Mayor Bill Finch

                        Co-Chair, Energy Independence and Climate Protection Task Force

                        Carmel, IN Mayor Jim Brainard

                        Co-Chair, Energy Independence and Climate Protection Task Force

WHAT:            NATIONAL CONFERENCE CALL to release the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ survey report, “Successful City Initiatives with Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Funding”

 

WHEN:            Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 1:15 p.m. (EST)

 

WHERE:         Call-In Number: 1-888-539-3612| Passcode: 6169839

Bridgeport, CT (February, 26, 2014) – Downtown Thursdays Summer Series, a free weekly outdoor summer concert series, is seeking musicians and bands of any genre to perform at the fifth annual series.

 

Downtown Thursdays Summer Series is an all-ages event on McLevy Green in Downtown Bridgeport during the months of June, July, and August.

 

“I encourage everyone to come downtown and experience the flourishing artistic community that Bridgeport has to offer,” said Mayor Bill Finch. “These concerts showcase the heart of our historic downtown neighborhood where you can enjoy a summer evening with exciting music, dancing, and great food at a number of local restaurants.”

 

The concerts take place 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursdays: June 19, 26; July 10, 17, 24, 31; and August 7, 14, 21, 28. Each performance consists of two live sets.

 

Applications are due by Friday, March 28 at 5 p.m. Selected performers will be notified by Friday, April 18. The Participant Application is available online at downtownthursdays.com on the ‘Forms’ Page.

 

The Summer Series is organized by the City of Bridgeport and the Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District, as part of Downtown Thursdays.

 

For questions or comments please contact Erin McDonough, (203) 337-2335erin.mcdonough@bridgeportct.gov