8:44pm–#Fairfield CT–Police are investigating a male’s threat to kill an boyfriend of an employee at Home Depot on Grasmere Avenue.
Category: Local News
Odor of gasoline
7:47pm–#Bridgeport CT–Firefighters investigating an odor of gasoline at 73 Remington Street.
7:41pm–#Stratford CT–Report of a car into a house at James Farm and Oronoque Lane. Firefighters on scene reporting the car is halfway through the house.
Bridgeport Road Closed Due To Crash
10:00pm–#Bridgeport CT–Main Street at Capitol Avenue is closed due to a multi car accident.
I-95 Bumper Cars
5:22pm–#Norwalk CT–Two seperate car accidents, both I-95 southbound. One between exits 17 and 16 and the other closer to 17. Traffic is slow throughout Norwalk but it is moving.
Two People Charged in Attempted Robbery
(Bridgeport, CT – Dec. 6., 2013) – As we reported live as it was happening: Two people face charges in connection with an attempted street robbery Thursday in which gunshots were fired.
Officers Chris Robinson and Ean Smith responded to the 800 block of Queen Street and spoke to the victim. The victim, 38, stated that he arrived home shortly before 1 a.m. and was removing items from his car when he was accosted by two people. One threatened to shoot him.
Fearing for his safety, the victim began wrestling with the gunman. The second suspect entered into the fray and began striking the victim. The victim noted that the blows didn’t hurt and stated that the second assailant was small in stature. The victim managed to escape and fled on foot. The gunman fired several shots but the victim was not injured.
Subsequently, police received additional information from another individual who provided a description of the vehicle and observed that the second suspect ran “like a girl.”
Officer Daniel Paz observed a vehicle matching the description a short time later and police located it in a driveway of a home on Alexander Drive. Two people were detained in the vehicle and a third fled on foot. Paz gave chase and, a few minutes later, Robinson observed a person inside that home moving about quickly in the kitchen, potentially hiding evidence.
Police apprehended him after a brief struggle as he attempted to flee again.
Two of the suspects were identified as the assailants. Police later recovered clothing items inside the Alexander Drive home that was connected to the crime.
Police arrested Andy Marte, 19, and Kierra Milton, 18, both of Bridgeport. The third suspect in the vehicle was not charged.
Marte was charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, criminal attempt at first-degree assault, illegal discharge of a firearm, tampering with evidence, threatening and interfering with police. He was held on $100,000 bond. Milton was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and third-degree assault. Her bond was set at $50,000.
Demolition begins at former Remgrit site
https://vimeo.com/14662015 –Video from 2010 when set fires plagued the buildings.
BRIDGEPORT, CT (December 5, 2013) – Mayor Bill Finch today was joined by State Sen. Andres Ayala and city Economic Development Director David Kooris to kick off the demolition of the former Remgrit site at 889 Barnum Avenue. The long-shuttered factory building will be demolished to make way for the potential home of a second Bridgeport train station.
“A second train station in Bridgeport will be an engine for economic development for the East Side, East End and the entire City, that is why we have worked so hard to make the P.T. Barnum Train Station a reality. My administration has been working collaboratively with state and federal officials to demonstrate the need for a second train station in Bridgeport, because I firmly believe that a second train station is exactly what our City needs,” said Mayor Finch.
“With the commencement of this demolition, we have taken yet another positive step forward on project that will result in a tremendous asset to the City. In addition to the progress we’ve made on the P.T. Barnum Train Station, we are also cleaning up a site that has been an eyesore in the neighborhood for decades,” he added.
A feasibility study for a second train station, funded by a federal HUD, DOT and EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities grant through the New York-Connecticut Sustainable Communities Program, was completed earlier this summer. After a year-long study process, which involved community stakeholders and regional experts, the Barnum Station Technical and Community Advisory Committees have determined that it is feasible to construct and operate a new Barnum Station on the site of the former Remington factory in the City’s East Side. This proposed new P.T. Barnum Station would improve transit and serve as a catalyst for redevelopment in the East Side, East End and adjacent neighborhoods by creating jobs and providing additional housing options close to transit.
The Barnum Station Feasibility Study sought to determine the feasibility of constructing a second rail station in Bridgeport as a catalyst for revitalizing the East Side and East End neighborhoods. Barnum Station is envisioned as an anchor for mixed-use development on adjacent parcels and is a key element of the City of Bridgeport’s sustainability plan: BGreen2020.
The Remgrit site (formerly Remington Arms), located on Barnum Avenue in the East Side, and once housed one of the largest munitions plants in the country.
Among the parcels located on the Remgrit site to be included in this demolition and remediation project are a 57,600 square-foot manufacturing building and an 8,800 square-foot boiler building. J.R. Vinagro Corp., of Johnston, R.I., is handling the demolitions and remediation project.
In 2011, then-State Representative Andres Ayala secured $1 million in bond funding to help pay for this demolition and remediation project. In 2013, Senator Ayala secured an additional $1.5 million in bond funding for this project.
“This critical revitalization of the Remington Arms property will work in conjunction with development going on across Bridgeport to greatly enhance the quality of life in the Park City,” said Senator Ayala. “The proximity of this property to the Steel Point project will make it one of the most important developments in the city, and I look forward to seeing this space put to use.”
Fairfield Water Main Break
3:21pm–#Fairfield CT–Water main break in the 300 block of Rowland Road.
Lost Dog!
A small black dog has run away from home. He is 3 years of age, he goes by Max. Max has recently been seen running away from Jewett Street in Bridgeport. Please contact (203) 274-1116 with any information.
Silver Alert
The Westport Police Department is asking for help locating Robert Brannigan (age 85). Brannigan may be confused and disoriented. He has been missing since approximately 0930 hrs this morning when he left his residence in Westport, CT. He is believed to be operating a 2006 Gray Saab, CT REG 485UYZ. Brannigan is 5’9” tall, 140lbs, gray hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black sweat pants, an off-white fisherman’s sweater, and a black vest. If anyone has any information to assist in the location of Brannigan, please contact the Westport Police Department at 203-341-6000.
