9:39am--#cttraffic--#Stratford Connecticut-- A crash on I-95 southbound between exits 31 and 30 has traffic backed up to the Moses Wheeler Bridge. Take an alternative route if you can. Rubbernecking delays not too bad on the northbound side.
#Stamford Connecticut--The Stratford Police remind everyone to be vigilant during the holiday season. Protect yourself and others by following the recommendations below reporting suspicious activity while shopping and in your neighborhood. Have a safe and happy holiday. 1) Do not leave purchased items visible in the car-leave them in the trunk. 2) While shopping in the evening hours may be less crowded, there are also additional potential risks involved. When parking in a lot use areas with adequate lighting. Consider shopping with someone rather than going alone. 3) Make sure purses and wallets are secure on your person and you are aware of their location at all times. 4) Keep the amount of available cash you have at a minimum…
#STRATFORD, Ct. — December, 2016 — Local volunteers with the Civil Air Patrol's Stratford Eagles Composite Squadron are working hard to ensure that all veterans laid to rest at Mountain Grove Cemetery, located in Bridgeport, are honored this December on National Wreaths Across America Day. This year, the ceremony, held simultaneously across the country at more than 1,000 locations, will be on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. The goal: to place a live, balsam fir wreath at the headstone of every veteran buried there and say each person’s name, so their memory lives on. The Stratford Eagles Squadron is hosting a fundraisers to sponsor the 2, 501 wreaths needed to honor every veteran at Mountain Grove. Each wreath sponsorship costs $15,…
#Stratford Connecticut--On December 6, 2017 investigators from the Narcotics Vice and Intelligence Unit completed an investigation into alleged cocaine sales in local bars. The investigation led to an arrest warrant for Evaristo Castro, age 56 of Bridgeport as well as a search warrant for Castro’s home at 295 Putnam Street (apt 1). Castro was taken into custody during a traffic stop and the search warrant executed immediately thereafter with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police Department. Seized was an SKS Rifle, approximately $18,749 dollars and 260 grams of cocaine. Evaristo who is a convicted felon was charged with the below listed crimes. Sale of Cocaine Criminal Possession of a…
#Stratford Connecticut-- Dean Franco age 54 was reported missing on 11/30/2016. Franco was last seen in Bridgeport Connecticut. Anyone who has contact with Franco or knows his where he may be please contact Detective Murolo- (203) 385-4127.
On 11/28/2016 The Narcotics, Vice and Intelligence Unit along with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police Department executed a prostitution/narcotics related search warrant at 295 First Avenue in Stratford. This is the second search warrant execution at this residence since September, 2016. Detectives learned that the resident, Ariel Perry (D.O.B. 03/01/1970) and her roommate, Kathleen Cox (D.O.B. 10/06/1985) were advertising prostitution on the website "Backpage.com". The investigation revealed that Cox and Perry were selling heroin and cocaine from the residence as well as using it to prostitute. Detectives seized heroin, cocaine, scales, paraphernalia and items related to prostitution. Cox was also found to have a fully extraditable warrant out of Kentucky for drug related offenses. Perry was charged…
1:44pm--#Stratford Connecticut-- It was food burning on the stove, no fire at 337 Weber Street, but now you know what all the commotion was about! This news report is made possible by:
7:40pm--#Stratford Connecticut-- There is police activity at Checkers at 1796 Barnum Avenue. The radios are very staticy and broken up but it sounds like the were robbed and possibly the suspects have been captured. Again it is very hard to make out the full radio transmissions and I will rely on the police report tomorrow for the full details. Maybe some of our Stratford listeners were able to hear it better and can update us. This news report is made possible by:
9:42pm--#Stratford Connecticut-- Shots fired in the 400 block of Stratford Avenue (in Stratford) by two in a white 4 door Dodge. A shotgun was used in the incident. This news report is made possible by:
#Stratford Connecticut--On the evening of November 14, 2016 Rodney Johnson Junior age 20 was arrested in Stamford for the shooting which occurred in Stratford on Friday, November 11 th . Johnson was arrested at his father’s residence after Stratford Detectives tracked him to the address. The arrest was made with the assistance of Stamford Officers from the Stamford Police Department. During the arrest officers recovered a .380 caliber handgun and an electronic defense weapon. The handgun was reported stolen approximately two years ago in Trumbull. Johnson was charged with the below listed crimes and held on a $500,000 dollar bond for his involvement in the shooting. He will be arraigned today in Bridgeport court and was assigned a court date…
