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Bridgeport News: Police Pursuit

5:17pm--#Bridgeport News:  Police pursuit starting on Park Avenue went on Route 8/25northbound.  He bailed the green Ford Explorer and is now running towards Scrupples on Lindley North Avenue area.  Hopefully he uses his Scrupples and gives up.  5:20UPDATE: One in custody. Persecución policial a partir de la Park Avenue fue en la Ruta 8/25northbound. Él rescató el Ford Explorer verde y ahora está corriendo hacia Scrupples en el área Lindley North Avenue. Esperemos que él utiliza sus Scrupples y se da por vencido. 05:20 ACTUALIZACIÓN: Un detenido. Perseguiçao da Polícia a partir da Park Avenue passou pela Route 8/25northbound. Ele afiançou o Ford Explorer verde e agora está correndo em direção a Scrupples na área da Lindley North Avenue. Esperemos…

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Bridgeport News: Shooting at Greene Homes

3:48pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating a shooting that took place near building four. Police were on patrol when the shooting occured, an officer did see the car as it sped off but was unable to catch up to it. It was a Nissan last seen near exit 4 of Route8/25 going northbound. The victim was shot in the leg and was transported to the hospital by private vehicle. The victim's condition is not known at this time. La policía está investigando un tiroteo que tuvo lugar cerca de la construcción de cuatro. La policía estaba patrullando cuando se produjo el tiroteo, un oficial lo hizo ver el coche, ya que salió a toda velocidad, pero fue incapaz de ponerse al día…

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Remembering Lt Steven J Velasquez & Ff Michel Baik

Video Report: Four years ago, two of Bridgeport's Heroes passed fighting a fire at 41 Elmwood Avenue on a extremely hot Saturday. Lt. Steven Velasquez and Firefighter Michel Baik were on the third-floor checking for hot spots when they sent mayday signals back to dispatch. The Rapid Intervention Team was dispatched, but it was too late, the two had passed. The last time the department lost a member was in 1999, when Walter Flyntz died in a fire on Fairfield Avenue. DoingItLocal.com had the only cameras at the fire. We were on our way back from a press conference with the mayor on the cooling centers that were being opened because of temperatures reaching one hundred degrees when the fire…

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Bridgeport News: Motorcycle Crash Tying Up Seaview Avenue

12:55pm--#cttraffic--#Bridgeport CT--Avoid I-95 northbound exit 29 Seaview Avenue.   A motorcycle accident has traffic down to one lane and traffic is at a crawl.  The accident is between a Fed Ex home delivery truck and the motorcycle.  No word on the motorcyclist's condition, the accident investigation team has been dispatched.  UPDATE:   According to Capt. Robert Evans, the head of the traffic division, the incident involved the operator of a motorcycle and a box truck. The motorcyclist has been identified as Keith Ward, 54, of Bridgeport. He was traveling north on Seaview when he collided with the rear of the box truck. The preliminary investigation indicates that the motorcycle had been reported stolen. The incident remains under investigation. At this…

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Bridgeport Police Officer Helps Save Child’s Life

#Bridgeport, CT – July 23, 2014 – A police officer yesterday evening helped save the life of a child in the city. Officer Michael Novia was on patrol in the area of Park Avenue when a woman flagged him down and hysterically stated that her child was not breathing. Novia observed an unresponsive child in the back seat of the vehicle. He radioed dispatchers who alerted medical staff at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center of an incoming patient. He then activated his light and sirens, told the family to follow him and escorted the family to the hospital. Medical personnel at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center informed police that the child, who is 18-months-old, probably would not have survived if Novia had waited for an…

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Bridgeport News: Car Stolen With Kids Returned

4:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A woman stole a blue Chevy Caprice at Boston Avenue and Pembroke Street discovered children in the backseat returns the car.  She is still on scene arguing with the car owner and she is threatening to assault the owner.  Police on the way.   Una mujer robó un azul Chevy Caprice en Boston Avenue y Pembroke St y dieron cuenta que tenían chidren en el asiento trasero del coche y se le restituyan. Ella todavía está en su lugar de discutir con el dueño del coche y ella está amenazando con atacar a su dueño. Policía en el camino Uma mulher roubou um Chevy Caprice azul na Boston Avenue e Pembroke St e percebeu que tinham ciranças no…

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Today’s Vehicle Fire

3:14pm--#Bridgeport CT--Today's vehicle fire is a box truck at the spit of Route 8/25 northbound.  Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. Vehículos de hoy es un camión de bomberos en la Ruta 8/25 en dirección norte. Los bomberos apagaron rápidamente el fuego. Veículo de hoje é um caminhão de bombeiros na Route 8/25 norte. Rapidamente os bombeiros extinguiram o fogo.

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Stratford News: Child Left In Car

2:33pm--#Stratford CT-- First responders were dispatched. 444 Ferry Boulevard for a child left unattended inside a car (its 88 degrees out). The passerby who called it in thinks the child is sleeping but fire and EMS were dispatched as a precaution in case the child was actually unresponsive.  I just spoke with the desk sergeant at Stratford Police who just came on duty said he does not believe there was any serious outcome but detectives are talking with the parent.   Los equipos de rescate fueron enviados a 444 Ferry Blvd para un niño abandonado en un coche (que es 88 grados fuera). El transeúnte que llamó pensó que el niño estaba dormido, pero ccsme fueron enviados como medida de…

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FED EX Tractor Tractor Trailer Roll Over in Southport

# FAIRFIELD, CT, July 23, 2014: At approximately 2:28 AM Fairfield firefighters responded to a reported tractor-trailer rollover in front of 3355 Post Road, Dunkin' Donuts of Southport.  The accident involved a FedEx tandem tractor-trailer and a small sport-utility vehicle. Lieut. Scott Trembley was the first fire officer on scene established command. The cab and front section of the tandem Fed Ex tractor trailer was laying on the driver’s side, the rear tandem was standing upright. The sport utility vehicle involved in the accident was parked in the center of the roadway.  All occupants were out of their vehicles.  The driver of the tractor-trailer and the two female occupants of the sport-utility received minor injuries and declined treatment. The primary concern after the life…

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Bridgeport News: Police Pursuit

1:22pm--#Bridgeport CT-- State Police break off police pursuit on West Avenue after almost hitting an Bridgeport Police Officer standing at road construction site.  The car, a silver Infinity has been wanted by state police for the last couple of days fled towards University of Bridgeport. Policía del Estado iniciaron una persecución policial en la West Ave, después de casi golpeó a un policía en Bridgeport paseo por la construcción de la carretera local. El coche, un infinito de plata está siendo buscado por la policía estatal en los últimos dos días, y huyó hacia la Universidad de Bridgeport. Polícia Estadual iniciou uma perseguição policial na West Avenue, depois de quase atingir um policial de Bridgeport a pé no local de…

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