Bridgeport News: Employee’s Hand Smashed By Press
2019-12-19@2:12pm--#Fairfield CT-- An employee at RB Heim Ball Bearings Company at 60 Round Hill Road had their hand struck by an hydraulic press was transported to the hospital.
Downed Wires and Tree Limbs Slow Traffic
2019-12-17@5:33pm--#Fairfield CT-- This incident happened on Stratfield Road between Montauk and Senior Place but it is happening all over. Poor visibility caused two driver to run into this downed branch. It may be 35 degrees out but the trees and elevated things like wires are icing and coming down.
Fairfield News: Smoke In House-Homeowner Waits 2 Hours To Call FD
2019-12-17@2:40pm--#Fairfield CT-- A homeowner in the 4000 block of Black Rock Turnpike calls the fire department that there has been smoke in their home for two hours. They can't figure out where it was coming from. Their 16 year old daughter has a headache. Firefighters reporting high carbon monoxide readings in the home. This news report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: First Responders Rescue Suicidal Woman
2019-12-15@12:07am--Police and firefighters worked together to pull a woman out of Long Island Sound near Penfield Beach who attempted to take her own life. Police said she has attempted this in the past. The air temperature was forty six degrees and EMS was treating her for hypothermia.
Fairfield Police’s 2019 Toy Drive
On Friday, students from Ludlowe High School’s chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers donated toys to the Fairfield Police Department. Police Officer Mark Letsch has been collecting toys for the last twenty years to be distributed to the less fortunate children in Fairfield, Stratford and Bridgeport. He says it is a “really a joy to see the children run out of their house”. They load the toys and deliver them in the mobile command center and they are “blasting Christmas music” from the truck. If you would like to participate, drop off any UNWRAPPED toys or NEW stuffed animal and place it under the Christmas Tree at Fairfield Police headquarters located 100 Reef Road by Friday, December 20th and they…
Norwalk News: Pursuit Arrest
2019-12-13@11:58pm#Norwalk CT--#Westport CT--#Fairfield CT-- In a story I told you minutes after it happened Norwalk Police Department Combined Dispatch received a complaint of an attempted carjacking on Bouton Street. Suspects were believed to be traveling in a silver BMW. Several minutes later, on December 12, 2019 at 12:09 AM, a second 911 call was received reporting that two males armed with handguns stole a vehicle and personal items from a victim who had just arrived home in the area of Kettle Road. Soon after, Westport police officers spotted a silver BMW, traveling northbound on I-95 in the area of Westport. The vehicle was stopped in Fairfield with assistance from Westport PD, Fairfield PD, and Connecticut State Police. The vehicle was…
Fairfield News: Postal Worker Doesn’t Go Postal
2019-12-12@5:40pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters help a postal worker who locked his keys in the postal truck. Firefighters now on the way to a crash on Post Road near Kings Lane. This news report is made possible by:
Westport Carjacking Ends In Fairfield
Police Update: Around midnight on 12/12/2019 a silver BMW was car-jacked at gun point in New Haven. Within thirty minutes, it is believed that the suspect(s) then drove to Norwalk and unsuccessfully attempted to car-jack a Maserati at gunpoint. The suspect(s) were then able to successfully car-jack a blue Nissan Altima at gunpoint. Norwalk PD located both vehicles (silver BMW and blue Altima) and pursued them onto I-95 northbound toward Fairfield. Westport PD and Norwalk PD were in pursuit when the BMW exited the 23 off-ramp in Fairfield, and continued immediately on the northbound entrance to I-95. (The Nissan Altima continued on I-95 north and was not located). The BMW then exited the 24 off-ramp and continued back onto I-95…
#Fairfield CT--First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick announced today that four local non-profits have received funding commitments from businesses totaling more than $66,000 as a result of the Town’s participation in the State’s Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) program. The commitments represent a nearly 50% increase in pledged gifts from last year. The State’s Neighborhood Assistance Act program incentivizes businesses to make charitable contributions to approved community programs. Businesses that make such charitable gifts are eligible to apply for, and receive, a tax credit against their State corporate tax liability. Programs must be conducted by municipal agencies or non-profit organizations, and be approved by the host community as well as the State’s Department of Revenue Services (DRS). This past year, the Town of…
Tonight’s Car Fire Shuts Down I-95
2019-12-10@10:37pm--#Fairfield Ct--#Westport CT-- #cttraffic--A car fire in the right and middle lane has I-95 southbound near exit 19 has the highway shutdown. The car was fully engulfed in flames and the driver fled the scene. Firefighters say the fire was due to a collision. No word on any injuries. This news report is made possible by: