Fairfield News: Park Avenue Crash
2020-12-08@156pm--#Fairfield CT--One man had lower back pains and a pregnant woman was transported to the hospital after this two car crash on Park Avenue near Eckhardt Street.
Fairfield News: No Charges After Road Rage Incident
2020-12-02@11:11am-- #Fairfield CT-- Fairfield Police say they initially received a call from a driver who said he was being chased by two cars that were waving firearms. The call started on Jefferson Street, then on to Park Avenue into Trumbull, but then reversed back to Fairfield. The caller said he was rear-ended but fled the scene out of fear of the other drivers. The two drivers stopped that were allegedly involved in the chase stopped after the accident. Police checked both vehicles and drivers and found no firearms. One of the cars had heavy front end damage and was towed to the police station because it had no insurance.
Fairfield News: Firefighters Battle 2nd Blaze
2020-11-27 1:58am--#Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic-- Firefighters fought a second fire tonight in the 500 block of Black Rock Turnpike. Firefighters found fire on the exterior wall on the lefts side of the home where the utilities enter the home. There were no injuries and the fire marshal was called in to investigate the cause of the fire. DoingItLocal is your ONLY breaking news source.
Fairfield News: Thanksgiving Evening House Fire
2020-11-26@7:20PM-- #Fairfield CT-- #ctfire-- . Assistant Fire Chief George Gomola said the Narrow Street homeowner had a fire going in the fireplace when they noticed flames coming from the light fixtures above the fireplace. When firefighters arrived, they found flames on the left side of the home. Firefighters made a quick exterior attack with water stored on one of the firetrucks. They then began opening the wall inside Firefighters managed to keep the fire from extending to the second floor and into the attic. The fire marshal is on the scene to determine the exact cause of the fire. Westport assisted on scene, Bridgeport covered the empty Fairfield firehouses and an accident on I-95 northbound between exits 24 and 25.…
Fairfield News: Burglary Charges
Carlos Ernesto Morales-Rodriguez of Maplewod Avenue, Bridgeport was arrested and charged with Burglary 3rd (CGS 53a-103) and Criminal Attempt to Commit Larceny 6th ( CGS 53a-49/53a-125B) after Morales-Rodriguez was observed entering a vehicle which was parked in the driveway of a home on Brookside Drive. On 10/16/2020 at 1:21am, a homeowner on Brookside Drive reported observing a vehicle traveling on Brookside Drive had slowed down and turned it’s lights off. The vehicle’s operator then parked the vehicle on the street, exited the car and walked onto the homeowner’s property. The homeowner exited his home and went outside to investigate. When outside, the homeowner found the door to his construction truck (which was parked in his driveway) open, and saw a…
Fairfield News: Dumpster Fire
2020-10-20@10:00pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters extinguish a fire discovered by police in the dumpster behind 'Wich Day Sandwiches at 808 Post Road (yes, it's a slow news night!).
Fairfield News: Water Rescue
2020-10-07@6:00pm--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield fire and police marine units are at South Benson Marina, right side of the reef for a windsurfer in distress. A first responder warned of an upcoming storm within 20 minutes with high winds. First responders have him onboard their boat. This news report is made possible by:
2020 U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY. CAMPAIGN
Fairfield, CT — Over the past decade, distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of vehicle crashes on our nation’s roads. Fairfield Police are encouraging drivers to put down the phone and remember: U Drive. U Text. U Pay. Fairfield Police will partner with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from October 8-12, 2020, for the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement effort. The goal of the campaign is to step up enforcement efforts to catch distracted, texting drivers and enforce distracted-driving laws. According to NHTSA, between 2012 and 2018, nearly 23,000 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver. In fact, there were 2,841 people killed in motor vehicle…
Fairfield News: Southport Trouble Part II
2020-10-01@2:55pm--#Fairfield CT--#Southport CT-- A bicyclist was struck by a car near the I-95 exit 19 northbound entrance ramp on the Post Road. The operator of the motor vehicle was issued an infraction for failure to grant the right away. The bicyclist was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. This news report is made possible by: Vist BDK Law Group at: http://www.bdklawgroup.com/
Fairfield News: Trouble In Southport
2020-10-01@2:50pm--#Fairfield CT--#Southport CT-- A motorist that got off exit 19 rolled down his window to speak to who he described as a homeless male standing at the bottom of the ramp. The male asked for money and as the driver was about to drive away the homeless male took out a canister and sprayed an unknown substance believed to be pepper spray at the driver. The driver pulled into the 7-11 and called the police. He is being treated at the hospital. The suspect is a white male, 40-50 years of age with blonde/gray hair and beard with a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and sandals. He was thought to be frequent visitor at the Westport train station. This news report…