9:00pmish–#Stratford CT–A florist at Edward J. Dillon and Sons at the 2168 Main Street was tied up and robbed. Approximately $2,000 in cash was taken in the robbery according to radio reports.
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Stratford News: Tenant Rage
3:02pm–#Stratford CT–Police called to 83 Canaan Court for a tenant that broke a window and then allegedly attacked the manager with a bottle.
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Construction Accident at Sikorsky Airport
9:16am–#Stratford CT–#Bridgeport CT–Report of a trench collapse with a worker trapped at Sikorsky Airport in Lordship. Firefighters along with Rescue 5 and a trench trailer dispatched. OSHA is also on the way.
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Police Pursuit Starting in Westport Ends in Trumbull
UPDATE: Rafael Vasquez, 25 of 181 Hampton Street, Hartford was arrested when the stolen vehicle he was riding in was spotted driving erratically near exit 18 in Westport. State Police attempted to pull the car over but lost sight of it near exit 16. Police learned the vehicle was stolen out of Mamaroneck, New York which lead to speculation from reporters that it may have been one of the escaped convicts from Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6. State Police fielded calls from People Magazine afterwards.
Westport Police picked up the pursuit on Route 1 heading towards Fairfield and Fairfield Police entered the chase when they entered their town. The black Honda Civic then got on I-95 northbound at exit 19 where State Police rejoined the pursuit. The car then exited at exit 26 and Bridgeport Police became involved in the chase who then broke off the pursuit when it entered Stratford which Stratford Police gave chase through their town an onto the Merritt Parkway.
The Honda then was involved in a 2 car accident on the Merritt Parkway near exit 53. The car then proceeded into Trumbull streets, reentered the Merritt Parkway at exit 48. The Honda then got into another 2 car crash at exit 50. The accident caused it to spin out of control and strike a guard rail. Trumbull Police attempted to box him, the driver attempted to continue striking a Trumbull Police car. The suspect was then taken into custody and transported to Troop G State Police barracks for processing. He is being held on a $50,000 bond for charges of reckless driving, engaging police in pursuit, evasion of property and/or physical damage, driving without a license, 3rd degree larceny, interferring/simple assault on a police officer and assault of Public Safety, Emergency Medical, Health Care, or Public Transit Personnel.
10:00am- ish-#Westport CT–A police pursuit starting in Westport ends in a crash in Trumbull. A man in a stolen vehicle took Westport, State Police, Fairfield, Stratford and Trumbull Police on a high speed pursuit. The pursuit was on local Westport Roads, I-95 and Merritt Parkway. Speeds at times reached 100 mph. The car crashed in Trumbull near exit 49 on the Merritt Parkway. Police tell me he crashed into a number of cars in Trumbull and that the car was stolen out of New York.
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Stratford News: Crash on the Docks
2:45pm–Stratford CT–What was thought to be a boat or car on the rocks turned out to be a two car accident on the docks at Long Beach. The building inspector was requested to the scene as one car is partially hanging off the docks.
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Merritt Crash
6:40pm–#cttraffic–#Stratford CT–Avoid Merritt Parkway northbound. A three car crash with three injured near exit 53/Sikorsky Bridge has traffic at a crawl.
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Stratford News: Bicyclist Hit By Car
7:20pm–#Stratford News: Report of bicyclist hit by a car on Ferry Boulevard and Orchard Street. First responders on the way.
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Sikorsky Announces Consolidation to Stratford
“Unfortunately, the global market for aircraft has prompted a consolidation of facilities. Their decision makes smart business sense for them. We’re glad there was no job loss and that Sikorsky will continue to pay taxes on the property it owns in Bridgeport. This also presents a unique opportunity for further growth in our Eco-Technology Park.” – Mayor Bill Finch
Bridgeport, Conn (June 2, 2015) – Today, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced it will move its Bridgeport operations at 1210 South Ave. to its facility in Stratford. There will be no loss of jobs for the workers currently at the Bridgeport plant. The employees will be shifted to the Stratford facility as part of the company’s consolidation.
“Unfortunately, the global market for aircraft has prompted a consolidation of facilities,” said Mayor Bill Finch. “Their decision makes smart business sense for them. We’re glad there was no job loss and that Sikorsky will continue to pay taxes on the property it owns in Bridgeport. This also presents a unique opportunity for further growth in our Eco-Technology Park.”
“The decision by Sikorsky to close its Bridgeport South End plant, a location that has been a part of their manufacturing plant inventory for many years, and recently employed hundreds of workers, does not come as a surprise,” Timpanelli added. “Sikorsky, a long-time quality employer in our region and specifically in Bridgeport, is in the process of consolidating manufacturing functions around the world to better position the company to compete in an ever-changing global marketplace. Part of that consolidation strategy is to make the company more efficient, lean and productive. These Bridgeport-based jobs will be, for the most part, transferred to the Stratford location, and, therefore not lost to our region. Sikorsky, we are confident, will continue to be a major regional employer and positive regional economic force.
“The good news here is that the South End Sikorsky plant will provide Bridgeport with much needed inventory of clean, usable manufacturing space located within Bridgeport’s increasingly desirable Eco-Technology Park,” said Timpanelli. “Because of what we have been able to achieve in partnership with the city over the last few years, the South End Sikorsky plant will now be perfectly positioned for reuse, it will be near new sources of renewable, clean energy that will critically reduce power costs, and it will be in a renewed neighborhood with many new companies and added tax incentives that come with the formalization of the “Eco-Park”.
Bridgeport’s economy also is growing with major economic development projects downtown and at Steelpointe, creating hundreds of new jobs and adding millions of dollars to the tax rolls. Steelpointe Harbor is a 52-acre peninsula off of the Long Island Sound. Construction is underway there for a new Bass Pro Shop and a Starbucks and Chipotle restaurant. And that’s just the beginning. Once complete, Steelpointe Harbor will serve as a 2 million square foot super regional waterfront, featuring more than 750,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and entertainment, a 12-screen premium theater, two hotels, 1,100 mid-and-high rise residential units, 30,000 square feet of office and a 200-slip full service deep water marina.
(City of Bridgeport press release)
I-95 Crash
1:01am–#cttraffic–#Stratford CT–A one car rollover crash next to the Jersey Barrier I-95 northbound near exit 32 has traffic backing up.
Imaginary Lovers……
In a story we told you first, here is the press release from Stratford Police:
The Stratford Police have been called for three separate incidents in the Stratford Center and the surrounding area. All cases involved an unknown male who has approached women and exposed himself to them. On one occasion he followed one of the women. At this time Stratford Police investigators are following all possible leads. If anyone has any information they are encouraged to contact the Stratford Police TIPS line at (203-375- 8477) or the Detective Division (203-385-4119).