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Van into a house

11:02pm–#Bridgeport CT–A van coming down Pearl Harbor Street sneak attacked an unsuspecting fence taking the  corner of it down, crossing Granfield Avenue and crashing into the right hand corner of a house.  The driver was able get out of the van on her own.  The house integrity structure was not compromised.  One of the occupants said it sounded like bomb going off when it happened.  Police are investigating.

 

 

Explosions Heard in Bridgeport Trumbull Area

10:18pm–#Bridgeport CT #Trumbull CT–An Bridgeport Police Officer on patrol heard two loud explosions on Chopsey Hill Road near Park City Magnet School.  A call came in from the 1900 block of Chopsey Hill Road for an explosion.  No reported power out or issues in the area.  The officer said it sounded as if it came from the Trumbull area.

Alert officer caputres assailant

Aijahlon Tisdale

(Bridgeport, CT – March 27, 2013) – An 18-year-old faces a first-degree assault for his role in the attack of a 28-year-old man and his brother.
Officer Damien Csech was sent to the area of the Trumbull Gardens housing complex Monday on a report of a large street fight. One of the victims told Csech and Lt. Steven Lougal that he and his brother were walking when they were surrounded by a large group of youths who began to beat and kick them. One of the brothers declined medical treatment. The other was transported to the hospital with cuts, bruises and possible broken ribs.

Police were able to get a description of the main attacker, a tall black male with a large burn mark on his face.  Officer Mark Blackwell recognized the description right away and knew where he lived.

Aijahlon Tisdale, of 26A Stone Ridge Road, was charged with first-degree assault. Bond was set at $10,000.

Man Flees After Police Find Drugs in Car

(Bridgeport, CT – March 27, 2013) – A city man was jailed on $50,000 bond after a motor vehicle stop netted narcotics.

Officers Angel Vazquez and Keith Hanson were patrolling in the Safe School Corridor near Bassick High School Tuesday when they were alerted by Officer Adam Roscoe, who is assigned to the DEA Task Force, about a vehicle that made a suspiciously brief stop at a house on Sherwood Avenue. Police had information about heroin being sold out of the location.

Vazquez and Hanson spotted the Infiniti coupe and conducted a motor vehicle stop. Rose Shea, 25, of East Haven was driving. Asa Fleming, 26, of Bridgeport, was the passenger.  The officers received permission to search the car and located 157 wax paper folds containing a white powdery substance that tested positive for opium.

As officers retrieved the drugs, Fleming took off running. After a short pursuit, he was apprehended on Park Street. Fleming was charged with possession of narcotics, possession with intent to sell and interfering with police.

Shea was charged with motor vehicle and narcotics charges. She was released on a promise to appear in court.

Subsequently, authorities conducted a second motor vehicle stop of residents of 137 Sherwood Ave. and got permission to search the home.

Police found a grinder and scale, both covered with white powdery residue, and other drug paraphernalia.

Cole Hernandez, 25, of that address, was arrested for possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $1,000.

Manager bit on the ear by customer

11:09pm–#Bridgeport CT–The manager at the Subway at downtown Subway at 984 Main St was bit on ear before by a black male in tan pants a black hat and a jacket with dinosaurs and teddy bears on it.  He then went next door to the Dunkin’ Donuts where he threatened to shoot people  although a weapon was not displayed.  Police caught up with him at the train station on Water Street.  Ya can’t make this stuff up!

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