Breanne Lilley was last seen on Arctic Street in Bridgeport, CT wearing a pink shirt, lights jeans, hoop earrings and has a tattoo of a paw on her right arm.
Breanne is a 15 year old, white female, with Red hair and Hazel eyes. She is approximately 5’04” and weighs about 132 lbs.
If you know the whereabouts of Breanne Lilley please contact the Fairfield Police Department by calling (203) 254-4800.
7:11pm–#Bridgeport CT–Police are investigating an untimely death inside an apartment on Stewart Street. I know all deaths are untimely but they probably mean no foul play is involved.
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Housing 101
Dressing Your Home For Sale
A story from December, but with an all year moral.
Realtor’s tend to work what seems like all the time. So today was no different for me. It was kind of cool to see the transformation of store fronts and town Main Streets from Wednesday night to Friday morning. The greens, the bows, candy canes and lights, they were everywhere. As I drove through neighborhoods, people were decorating the fronts of their homes and their yards and their cars and, well it seemed like about anything they could.
As I drove down one particular street I had a moment; you know, the one when you say out loud, not realizing it, “What are they thinking?” The client that was in my car looked at me and said, “Do they really think they are going to sell that house looking like that?”
There you had it; an unbiased observation. The home had a For Sale Sign out front. It also had half a dozen blow up figures that included an animated snow globe, lights, that at night might have looked ok but, during the day, looked like black yarn had been thrown everywhere and to “top it all off”, someone on the roof was trying to attached a sled with all the trimmings, including Rudolph.
Now, let me make this clear, I would never tell anyone how to celebrate the holidays. But, if you are selling your home and it is during the holiday season I tell my clients, please keep it simple. I know we all have our traditions; we want to put out all the keepsakes and the memories that remind us of growing up or even more importantly our children growing up; all the more reason not to and I will tell you why.
First, one of the things you want people to be able to do is picture themselves living in your home. The more stuff there is around, the less likely that is. It’s hard enough to do this on normal days. Next, we all feel that pressure to keep the house up all the time when selling, just in case “the” buyer wants to see it that day. The more decorating and display, the more work for you. Lastly, accidents happen. The more things that are out, the more likely something will get knocked over, little hands might pick up and drop or any host of other things. Aunt Tilly’s porcelain dove is 80 years old and can never be replaced so why take the chance?
So rule of thumb is Keep It Simple; inside AND out.
Oh, and if you’re looking to make the house smell like holiday time may I suggest fresh baked cookies, or a candle that smells like it, versus a pine scented one? Pine can be harsh to some people and make them rush through the showing. On the other hand, I’ve never seen anyone run from a warm cookie
5:03pm–#Bridgeport CT–Report of a car accident with entrapment at 4543 Main Street near Kaechele Place. Firefighters on the way. UPDATE— No entrapment on this two car accident. One person reported injured.
Prayers needed for an unresponsive man in the produce department at Stop and Shop on Villa Ave. Bystanders performing CPR, EMS, fire and police on the way. No updates nor do I expect any. UPDATE–We are told by a witness that the man was revived and sent to the hospital. What hero the bystander was!
I know we are going to see this on a local station and they will say first on….but you know they have to get their news from somewhere!
2:10pm–#Bridgeport CT–A report of a chimney fire in Spongebob’s neighborhood at 131 Plankton Street. Firefighters are on the way. UPDATE–Fire contained to the chimney, Spongebob and Patrick were unavailable for comment.
2:36am–Bridgeport CT–Police are out with a woman yelling and chasing a man on Golden Hill Street near the courthouse.
A Stamford Superior Court judge entered a $2.88 million judgment today in favor of the Town of Fairfield against an investment firm that had placed the Town’s retirement funds with Bernard Madoff. Fairfield Police have been without a contract for over two years. Maybe the RTM can pass their contract this week. Fairfield has a track record of being anti-union dragging its feet on the firefighters and even the nurses contract. Oh yea, this is an editorial.
Police investigating a report of shots fired Thursday arrested a 19-year-old with a loaded gun.
At about 3 p.m. Thursday, Officers Anthony Caiazzo and Alfred Cesar were on patrol in the area of Bassick High School when they heard four or five gunshots. They heard from a witness that after the loud bangs a man in a black hooded sweatshirt ran down Colorado Street.
They also learned from a Bassick security guard that the shots happened in the area of Wentfield Park. As they checked the area, they observed a Pontiac Grand Prix occupied by three males with a fourth standing at the driver’s window.
When the fourth man saw police, he walked off briskly. He didn’t get far.
Officer Keith Hanson and Sgt. Paul Grech, who were heading to back up the other officers, detained the man, later identified as Devonne Anthony Scott, of 575 Maple St.
He was questioned by the officers and stated that he was on special parole for a robbery conviction. He bent over to show the officers his ankle bracelet and when he did the officers observed the breast pocket on his jacket sagging heavily.
Police recovered a loaded 9mm pistol with 15 live rounds in the magazine.
Scott was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit and altering the serial number or a firearm.
7:20pm–#Stratford CT–Report of an odor of gas indoors at 155 Mary Street. Here come a bunch of fire trucks.
