Tree explodes
7:26pm--#Weston CT--A Bradley Road resident called firefighters that the tree in his backyard was hit by lightning. The tree exploded and the resident is concerned about the fire.
Black Rock Turnpike Accident
6:01pm--#Fairfield CT--Second ambulance sent to a crash at Black Rock Turnpike and Rock Ridge Road. Avoid the area if you can.
Man in the road
5:35pm--#Bridgeport CT--If traveling in Black Rock at Courtland Avenue and Gillman Street please avoid hitting the man lying in the road.
Two bank robberies in Fairfield
#Fairfield CT--Police are investigating two robberies that occurred minutes apart from each other. The first occurred at around 4pm at the Bank Of America at 1320 Kings Highway Cutoff near the circle. About 30 minutes later the Chase Bank on Grasmere Avenue across from Whole Foods was robbed. Police believe it is the same man for both locations and that it may be connected to a string of robberies in Greenwich. Police are looking Hispanic male 5'6”, he wore a blue shirt at Bank of America robbery and red shirt at the Chase robbery. In both robberies a note was given, no weapon was ever shown. Officers were briefly searching for the suspect on the railroad tracks and Metro North…
Car crash in Bridgeport
11:44pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a motor vehicle accident at Old Town Road and Campbell Avenue.
84 Year Old Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested
(Bridgeport, CT – Sep 9, 2013) – An 84-year-old man was arrested Thursday on a warrant charging him with sexually assaulting a child. Bridgeport Detective Eric King learned that Joseph Livramento, who most recently lived in Cape Verde off the coast of Africa, had returned to Connecticut and had a scheduled appointment at a doctor’s office. He was arrested there Thursday when he arrived at his appointment. Livramento was wanted on a 2007 arrest warrant in connection with the sexual assault of a young relative, who at the time was warrant was 12 years old. The warrant was secured by Detective Warren Del Monte, who passed away in 2011. Livramento was held on $350,000 bond. “Warren was the consummate professional and he took his…
Electrical Fire at Nursing Home
11:01pm--#Fairfield CT--Firefighters are on scene at the Jewish Home for the Elderly at 175 Jefferson Street it was first reported to be an electrical fire in the Tandom (spelling?) Wing. Supervisor calls firefighters back it was an electrical fire. Firefighters arrive to find smoke but no fire now. They are accessing the roof to further investigate. UPDATE--Two ladder trucks were sent to the roof and remained there after recall of fire. All firefighters left the nursing home around 11:30pm.
Easton Crash
7:57pm--#Easton CT--Report of a car into a utility pole in front of 225 Stepney Road. Airbag deployment and possible head injury.
Gunshot victim at St. V’s
1:55pm--#Bridgeport CT--A person with a gunshot wound to the chest just arrived at St. Vincent's Hospital. There was a drive-by shooting that took place at 129 Wood Avenue. The victim road up on his bicycle from Wood Avenue to St. Vincent's Hospital. Witnesses tell me that the man in red appeared to be the intended victim with five shots being fired but not hitting him. Apparently the bullet did hit a victim. Police are investigating. [caption id="attachment_17700" align="alignleft" width="300"] Gunshots rang out on Wood Avenue this afternoon.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_17702" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Police check to make sure intended victim was not hit by gunfire.[/caption]
2nd Shooting in Bridgeport
Police investigating another overnight shooting in the same area as yesterday's shooting. At about 3:30 a.m. police received a report of gunfire on Reservoir Avenue near Cityview Avenue and a vehicle fleeing the area At about 4 a.m., Trumbull police encountered a gunshot victim in their town. The victim was shot in the leg and was being treated at Saint Vincent's Medical Center