2020-09-03@11:34pm--#Fairfield News: Police called to Cumberland Farms for a woman walking around with a garden hoe. I'm not sure what laws were violated or broken. She got into a silver car southbound on the Post Road. This news report is made possible by:
Police UPDATE: On Thursday 9/3/2020 at approximately 8:00pm, a Fairfield Police Traffic Enforcement Sergeant was struck by a suspected drunk driver while working a State DUI Grant. This Grant is entirely dedicated towards the identification and removal of reckless and drunk drivers from the roadways. Fairfield Police Emergency Communications Center received a radio transmission from a Fairfield Police Sergeant that he had just been involved in a motor vehicle collision on the Old Post Road near South Benson Road. The striking vehicle crossed over the double yellow lines while traveling east bound on the Old Post Road, causing the Sergeant to perform a proactive avoidance maneuver to minimize the impact. The striking vehicle sideswiped the police vehicle and immediately…
FAIRFIELD -- The following is a statement from Fairfield Police Chief Christopher Lyddy regarding recent changes to the department's School Safety Unit: "The safety of our schools, including all students, staff and personnel, is something that this department takes as a paramount priority and we have highly skilled and trained officers that make up our School Safety Unit. "It has come to my attention that there are some people who are upset about the recent reorganization of the School Safety Unit and I wanted to clarify the reasons why those changes were made and state that some of these measures are only temporary. "Due to the abbreviated school schedules associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and hybrid and remote learning programs,…
2020-09-01-8:11pm-- Two crashes, one at Park Avenue and Jefferson Street and another in front of the university entrance. This news report is made possible by:
2020-08-31@12:00PMish--#Fairfield CT-- Police found a cash register in the parking lot of the old Nissan overflow parking which was the former Volkswagen Delaership at 355 Kings Highway East. Detectives are now investigating. This news report is made possible by:
2020-08-30@9:54pm--#Fairfield CT-- Police are investigating a crash involving a 2-wheeled vehicle that appeared to be a motorcycle at North Benson at Wakeman Road.
#Fairfield CT--A citizen who saw the picture on the town alert located the missing man at John Winthrop Elementary School, 85 Eckart St, Bridgeport. He called the authorities and stayed with the man until first responders arrived. Fairfield Police Deputy Chief Smith told me the missing man was dehydrated but otherwise in good shape. The chief wanted to thank all the surrounding towns who assisted in the search. A bloodhound as well as Eagle One helicopter to search the Lake Mohegan area. Trumbull Police and Firefighters search the area of the Trumbull Mall where he was seen around noon time. UPDATE: The search has been expanded to Trumbull near the Trumbull Mall where he was seen asking for…
#Fairfield CT--During the early morning hours of August 26, 2020, Fairfield Police were alerted to several motor vehicles that were broken into in the Lake Hills section of town. Police received reports from 8 separate complainants in the Lake Hills area reporting their vehicles were entered overnight and their personal belongings were stolen. In one of the incidents, a victim on Papurah Road had his wallet stolen from his vehicle, as well as packages stolen from his front porch. That complainant provided investigators with Ring Door Bell video that depicts 2 males running up to the front door of his home where packages were left outside overnight. This occurred at 4:30am. Alarmingly, one of the suspects is captured on…
2020-08-22@12:25am--#Fairfield CT--#Westport CT--#cttraffic-- A three car accident on the Merritt Parkway southbound between exits 44 and 42. The highway is shutdown at this time. This news report is made possible by:
2020-08-21@9:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #Fairfield CT-- Marine units from both Fairfield and Bridgeport are on the way to assist the Coast Guard in rescuing a boat in distress with 7 people on board in Long Island Sound. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_83697" align="aligncenter" width="1712"] Visit our sponsor AFC Urgent at: https://www.afcurgentcarebridgeport.com/[/caption]
