Pedestrian hit
2:02am--Bridgeport CT--A pedestrian has been hit by a car at the intersection of Spring and Nobel Avenue. First responders on the way. No word at this time on the condition of the pedestrian but its another hit and run.
Political Action Committee to Host Public Forum On Monday
Bridgeport CT, August 15, 2013 - On August 15, 2013 the Political Action Committee, Citizens Working for a Better Bridgeport (CW4BB) announced that they will hold a Public Forum at the Broad Street Branch of The Bridgeport Public Library on Monday, August 19, 2013 at 5:30PM. The Forum is targeted at obtaining input from, as well as providing information to, Bridgeport residents seeking municipal government reform. Anyone interested in a better future for Bridgeport is encouraged to attend. There will also be some very well-informed guest speakers available to answer questions that will help to clarify overall understanding of the election process and the need for government reform in Bridgeport. From the invitation sent out to the public: “As you…
I-95 accident
8:57pm--#cttraffic--I-95 northbound between exits 16 and 17 first reported as a rollover but reports now say the car is on all fours now. Uncertain of the occupants condition.
Worker injured
10:44am--#Bridgeport CT--First responders on scene treating a worker who injured his should while working on an electrical sub station behind the North Avenue jail.
Police break up street fight
5:35pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police broke up a large street fight at the corner of Frank and Madison Avenue.
Suspect Runs From Police, Arrested with Crack
(Bridgeport, CT – Aug 13, 2013) – Police arrested a Pembroke Street man after he fled police. Officers Fabio Pereira and Michael Stanitis conducted a field interview Monday afternoon with several people loitering in the 1200 block of Stratford Avenue. One of the suspects provided a false name and Pereira was running the name on the cruiser laptop when the man, later identified as Jahkeim Boone, 21, ran off on foot. Pereira pursued him in the cruiser and then on foot through several back yards before apprehending him, following a struggle, behind 389 Carroll St. He was arrested and later found with crack cocaine hidden in the brim of his hat. Bond was set at $10,000 on charges of possession…
Rollover accident
6:40pm--#Stratford CT--Rollover accident with injuries Huntington at Florence Road. 2 ambulance sent to the scene.
Homeless Man Charged with Robbery
(Bridgeport, CT – Aug 13, 2013) – A 38-year-old homeless man faces robbery charges after he attempted to grab cash from a Fairfield Avenue grocery store. Officer Sandra Gonzalez arrived at the business at 856 Fairfield Ave. on Monday shortly after 3:15 p.m. As Gonzalez approached, the suspect, Rashawn Jackson, already had placed his arms behind his back to be handcuffed. According to witnesses and store security video, the suspect entered the store and asked for food and stated the owner could keep possession of his food stamp card until the end of the week. Jackson said he would return to pay him. The owner escorted him out of the store but Jackson returned, ran behind the secure counter and…
Four Arrested After Reported Gunshots
(Bridgeport, CT – Aug. 12, 2013)—Four people were arrested Sunday after a report of shots fired on Hillhouse Avenue. The two victims told police that they were in front of that address when they were approached by a male who kept asking them where they were from. The man ultimately left and was picked up by the occupants of a black vehicle. A short time later, the occupants of the car exited, approached the house and started trouble. Two shots were fired but no one was struck, and the assailants fled in the vehicle. The victims were able to get the license plate number. Officer Thomas Lattanzio spotted it a short time later at Park and Ogden streets. He conducted…
16 year old arrested with gun
(Bridgeport, CT – Aug. 12, 2013) – A 16-year-old youth faces weapons charges after being caught with a gun at a house party. Officers Trevor Niestemski and David Uliano were sent to a Sage Avenue home Friday night on a disturbance. As officers approached the porch, the teen began running up the exterior stairs and into the house, grabbing his waistband as he fled. Suspecting he might have a gun, Niestemski and Uliano chased him inside and observed him throw a handgun into rear bathroom. The youth was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit and interfering with police. A loaded .45-caliber handgun was recovered.