Fairfield

Fairfield News: Something Fishy At The Fish Market

7:31pm (11/11/2015)--#Fairfield CT-- Gary Swanson, owner of Swanson Fish Market at 2439 Black Rock Turnpike called police to report an "off the books employee was stealing money from the register".  According to the police report "the employee who resided in Bridgeport but did not know his date of birth or phone number".   The report continued that they employee "worked for him, off the books on Saturdays"......"Gary noticed that the stores cash sales dropped from approximately 30% of sales to approximately 10% of the sales, alerting Gary that it was possible someone was not putting all cash transaction into the register".   This report is made possible by:

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Park Avenue Crash

11:03pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #Fairfield CT--  A two car crash on Park Avenue in Fairfield by Valley Road and another crash in Bridgeport on Madison Avenue both Fairfield and Bridgeport first responders on scene.  Bridgeport firefighters reporting airbag deployment, possible injuries.   This report is made possible by:

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I-95 Pursuit

UPDATE: Fairfield Police hit him with stop sticks and he hit a barrier and a state trooper.  Ambulance dispatched for the trooper. 12:22am--#cttraffic--#Stratford CT-- Stratford Police in pursuit of a car on I-95 that went southbound, got off exit 24 in Fairfield, got back on I-95 northbound now exiting exit 27 in Bridgeport now on 95 south again.

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Suspect Captured In Manhunt in Fairfield/Bridgeport

A pursuit starting on Wood Avenue snaked through to State Street to Railroad Avenue Camden Street to Railroad onto I-95 and exiting in Fairfield at Commerce Avenue now a manhunt on Camden Street in Fairfield. They are wanted on drug and weapons charges.  State, Fairfield and Bridgeport Police had a very large net cast in an attempt to capture the suspect.  It was all along Commerce Drive, Camden, Rutland  Avenue as well as officers along North Avenue, many of the side roads on Kings Highway.   K-9 and officers searched the marsh area of Ash Creek off Rutland Avenue in Fairfield.  Police had officer in the Mountain Grove Cemetery which turned out positive as the suspect crossed the marsh and…

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DoingItLocal Assists Chief Radzimirski With Arrest

1:22pm--#Fairfield CT--#Bridgeport CT-- Earlier today I reported the theft of a backpack leaf blower on Nordstrand Avenue (off Melville Avenue).  I posted the report and thought nothing more of it, that is until I heard a dispatch on the Bridgeport Police radio.   Chief Radzimirski was on the road and spotted a man driving a bicycle with the heavy Husqvarna backpack leaf blower and thought it was suspicious and pulled him over and detained him at East Washington Avenue and Knollton Street.  Connecting the dots I called both police departments to let them know of each other's calls.  Fairfield Police went to the scene with the owner of the landscaping company and sure enough it was his leaf blower.  I  also…

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Staples Wrestling Coach Arrested For Drugs

On Saturday December 5th, 2015 at approximately 1:15 AM a Westport Officer on patrol on Post Road East initiated a motor vehicle stop after observing the vehicle cross the double yellow lines. A computer check for the operator revealed that there was an outstanding arrest warrant for Failure to Appear in Court. During the arrest, an officer located a small clear plastic bag of cocaine in a cigarette pack in the vehicle. The suspect, David Bernstein (age 28) was additionally charged with illegal possession of a narcotic. Arrested was David Bernstein (age 28) of Fairfield Connecticut Bernstein was charged with Failure to Appear 2nd C.G.S 53a-172 Possession of Narcotics C.G.S 21a-279(a) Bernstein posted $2500 bond for the Failure to Appear arrest and $1000 for the Narcotic Charge. He was…

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