2021-04-17@12:59am--#Bridgeport News: North Avenue is closed in both directions for a car that hit a parked car and rolled on it's side. The driver was able to get himself out of the vehicle but appeared to have collapsed across the street. He was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
#Bridgeport CT--On November 21, 2019 Bridgeport Patrol Officers investigated the suspicious missing person complaint of Miguel Afzal DOB 08/26/1997. The investigation by the Bridgeport Police Homicide Squad revealed that Afzal was last seen with an acquaintance, Luiz Roman DOB 06/09/95, on the same day of his disappearance. On December 8, 2019 investigators coordinated a search of the abandoned Remington site located along Barnum Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Afzal's body was located within one of the abandoned buildings. On December 9, 2019 the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner declared Afzal's death a homicide; caused by a gunshot wound to the head. The criminal investigation was led by Bridgeport Police Detective Martin Heanue and the Homicide Squad. Assistance was also…
2021-04-16@1:40pm--#Bridgport CT-- #cttraffic-- Firefighters gain access to a driver in a car on the Route 8/25 on ramp (northbound) at Chopsey Hill and North Avenue who was found unconscious. The driver was transported to the hospital.
2021-04-15@10:05pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police were called for an assault with a dangerous weapon on Gregory Street. Unknown what type of weapon used but detectives are on the scene investigating.
Police said initial reports indicate that around 2111hrs near the 200th block of Carlson st, a call for a domestic family incident lead to a family member and an officer being bitten by a suspect. The Police officer was transported to the hospital for a non life threatening injury. The suspect was arrested without further incidence. Unknown where the officer or victim was bitten. 2021-04-15@10:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A Bridgeport Police Officer was injured with unknown injuries while at an assault call at Carlson Avenue. The extent of the injuries is not known at this time.
2021-04-15@9:04pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A one car spinout into the left lane barrier on I-95 southbound prior to exit 27A. Expect delays.
7:33pm--#Bridgeport CT-- 2 people were extricated from two cars in a two car crash at the intersection of Moutain Grove and Fairfield Avenue. Four cars were involved but two of them were parked and there was no one in them. The first driver was quickly extricated. Firefighters used Hurst tools and a come-along winch to free the second driver in an extended extrication. They were both taken to the hospital. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d-ZhF0AyEs
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2021-04-15@12:45pm--#Bridgeport CT--Fairfield Avenue at Railroad Avenue is closed due to a two car crash with injuries.
Mill River Wetland Committee (MRWC) announces 3 Fairfield cleanups as part of their2021 celebration of Earth Month. MRWC and Action Waste have partnered withorganizations across the spectrum of Fairfield’s environmental advocacy groups to offeropportunities for citizens of all ages to combat plastic litter, including the increased useof personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks, wipes, and gloves to combatCovid-19.Event co-sponsors Fairfielders Protecting Land and Neighborhoods (FairPLAN),Leaders for Environmental Action at Fairfield University (LEAF), Sustainable FairfieldStudents (SFS), and Sustainable Youth Connecticut (SYCT) each representenvironmental action-oriented citizens within our community. By combining forces, theyhope to amplify the impact of these cleanups while raising awareness about the volume of plastic waste and the hazards it poses to the Earth and all its inhabitants.Research published…
