Bridgeport News: Teacher assaulted
4:55pm--#Bridgeport CT--Security at Classical Studies Academy at 240 Linwood Avenue is holding two students for police who assaulted a teacher there today. No word on the extent of the assault.
Man Arrested With Sawed-Off, Double-Barreled Shotgun
#Bridgeport, CT – Jan. 24, 2014 – A city man faces charges after he was found with a sawed-off shotgun. Officer Raymond Ryan responded to the area of 165 Washington Ave. Thursday at 8:30 a.m. on a report of a threatening with a firearm. When police arrived, officers were able to identify a possible victim, who was uncooperative, and a possible suspect. The suspected victim refused to provide any information, so the suspected suspect, after being checked for warrants, was released. Officers observed the suspect and another male walk away but then saw them double back. Suspecting the man was doubling back to retrieve an item – possibly a firearm – police continued to observe them. Ryan and Officer Alan…
Fairfield News: Metro North loses communication with trains
#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield Police were asked by Metro North to check the train stations because Metro North HQ has lost all contact with the trains earlier tonight.
Shots Fired Call Leads to Arrests
Here is the police report on the call we reported live as it was happening: #Bridgeport, CT – Jan. 21, 2014 – Five people were arrested Saturday after a report of shots fired on Maplewood Avenue. Police responded to 220 Maplewood Ave. Saturday night on a report of shots fired in the rear yard and received information through the 911 center that one of the people involved might live in the basement apartment of that house. Officers Joseph Cruz, Adam Roscoe and Todd Sherback entered the rear yard, announced their presence and saw the basement door ajar. Sgts. Bradford Seeley and Sean Lynch also arrived. Police opened the door and announced their presence again. They observed Robert Melvins, 43, of…
Man States He Lost His Gun at Teen Party
#Bridgeport, CT – Jan. 22, 2014 – A 41-year-old man reported losing or having stolen his 9 mm pistol over the weekend. The man told Officer Frank Delbouno that he was doing “private security” work at a teen party for a man he only knew as “James.” He could only state that he had met James “around the block.” The man stated the he was providing security at a Maplewood Avenue teen party. His job was to ensure no weapons were brought into the party. He estimated that at about 3 a.m. he stood up from his chair and that his gun must have fallen. He reported the gun missing Tuesday, three days after it went missing.
Bridgeport News: Police investigate break in
11:39pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating a break in on Mill Hill Avenue.
Mayor Finch Declares Snow Emergency for 6 a.m., Tuesday
Alternate side of the street parking rules in effect BRIDGEPORT, CT (January 20, 2014) – Due to the upcoming winter storm, Mayor Bill Finch has declared a Snow Emergency in the City beginning at 6 a.m., Tuesday, January 21. During a Snow Emergency, residents must move their cars off posted Snow Emergency streets or be subject to fines and towing. Alternate-side-of-the-street parking rules are in effect for all other streets throughout the City in order to allow snow plow drivers’ clear passage. To comply with the Snow Emergency Alternate-Side-of-the-Street Parking Rules, residents must move their cars to the ‘odd-numbered’ side of the street by 6 a.m. on Jan. 21, and remain on the odd-numbered side of the street until the even-numbered side of the street…
I-95 crash
6:06pm--#Fairfield CT #Westport CT #cttraffic--Report of a one car crash I-95 southbound between exits 19 and 18.
CT Veteran’s ID
Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined military veterans, local business leaders and state officials to promote theConnecticut Veterans’ ID program, a joint initiative between the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) that gives veterans an option to place an American flag symbol on a state-issued license or identity card to designate his or her veteran’s status. The insignia is designed to help businesses and service providers establish eligibility for various discounts, programs, and services available to veterans. “We created this program to improve the delivery of services and benefits to the brave men and women who have selflessly served our nation. We want to ensure that the verification of their veterans’ status is as simple as a…
Fairfield News: Worn American Flag Disposal
First Selectman Mike Tetreau announced today that on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 12:30 pm, he will join the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and members of American Legion Post 143 at a press conference inside the lobby of Old Town Hall, 611 Old Post Road, to unveil a mailbox ready to receive tattered and torn American flags for appropriate disposal. This is a joint project of the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, (DAR), American Legion Post 143, and the Town of The mailbox, which will be placed in the lobby of Old Town Hall, starting Monday, January 27, 2014, is easily identified with the Town’s 375th deposited in the mailbox and there will be a weekly pick up by…