Local News in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford, Norwalk, and Beyond!
#Monroe CT– If you are looking for something fun to do on a Saturday night head up to Bill’s Drive Inn at 431 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe (Route 111) for some good food and a classic car show hosted by the Monroe Street Rodders. I enjoyed the classic burger and fries while my wife enjoyed the
10:18pm–#Bridgeport CT– A man was shot inside a car at PT Barnum Housing. There is not a lot of information at this time but witnesses told me there were about ten shots fired. It took a while for EMS to stabilize the victim who appeared to be in serious condition. He was transported to Bridgeport
11: 14pm–#Bridgeport CT– Bridgeport’s finest’s quick response kept a bathroom fire confined to the second floor in the 400 block of Norman Street. Everyone made it out of the building safely and the firefighters had the bulk of the fire knocked within minutes. There were no reported injuries. The fire marshal was called to the
Fairfield Fire Department Press Release: At 5:07PM PM the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a call from a resident at 200 Edgewood Road reporting her refrigerator was leaking in the basement. Ladder 2 and Engine 3 responded to assist the resident. Upon arrival the resident stated that when she opened the freezer her eyes were
10:18am–#Bridgeport CT– Someone just bought a brand new BMW the hard way. They hit it with their car. Firefighters were called to extricate the driver of the black Hyundai that left the roadway at 43 North Avenue and hit the new car. The driver was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. Facebook court is
#Fairfield CT–Just after 11am, a resident in the Mill Plain Road area observed a car pull over, take the plates off the car and flee on foot. When police arrived they found no plates on the car so the ran the vehicle identification number and the numbers did not come back to any particular vehicle.
12:34am–#Stratford CT– A fire had a significant head start before firefighters arrived at a fire in a three-family home at 361,3 and 5 Canaan Road tonight. Witnesses who attempted to fight the fire with hand-held fire extinguishers said they believe the fire allegedly started from a charcoal grill that was too close to the vinyl
9:20pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating a shooting at Remington and Tudor Street. Witnesses said there as many as twenty shots fired. One person was hit and driven to Bridgeport Hospital by private vehicle. There was a significant amount of blood at the scene and a witness at the hospital said there was significant blood at
8:22pm–#Bridgeport CT–First responders received a call of two adults and two children stuck on the rocks at Seaside Park. Officials launched a “zodiac”/inflatable police and fireboat to rescue what turned out to be four adult males. Assistant Fire Chief Rich D’Onofrio told me that the men were from New York and were unfamiliar with the
UPDATE: Police said Cabot L. Barksdale 5/3/54 of 85 Concord Street Bridgeport was operating a Ford Edge SUV south on Park Avenue then turn west on Garden Street striking a male bicyclist traveling northbound on Garden Street. Witnesses said the Ford Edge accelerated and struck the bicyclist and dragged him about ten feet. The bicyclist lay under