2019-12-20@5:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Reports of shots fired outside of the Chase Bank at 1560 State Street, employees at the bank ducked under the counters. So far no one or anything reported hit. This news report is made possible by:
6:51pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Another car taken with keys. First one was on East Main Street, this one is on Charles Street at the laundromat. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport, CT – The City of Bridgeport today announced the appointment of Craig Nadrizny to the position of Deputy Director of Public Facilities. Mr. Nadrizny has been employed with the City of Bridgeport for more than twenty-one years in various departments and most recently in the role of supervisor overseeing operations that include paving, plowing as well as staffing to ensure that city services are efficient and productive. Craig now assumes these responsibilities with any and all tasks assigned under the authority of the Director. The Deputy Director position was publicly posted in March 2019 with eight total candidates that applied, tested, and went before a selection committee that consisted of a City Attorney Trachenburg, Eric Amado of Labor Relations and John Marsillio,…
HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont said that an independent report released today showing that single-family home sale prices in Connecticut have reached their highest level in 12 years is a good indicator of a strengthening housing market and positive sign of projected overall increased economic activity. The median sale price of a single-family home in Connecticut during October 2019 was $255,000, up nearly four percent from $246,000 for the same month a year ago, according to the Warren Group, a company that collects and compiles data on real estate sales and ownership throughout New England. Single-family home transactions were up one percent in October, compared with a year earlier. The report notes that the last high for October was…
#WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) who led a group of senators in reintroducing legislation to protect people’s personal data online. The Data Care Act would require websites, apps, and other online providers to take responsible steps to safeguard personal information and stop the misuse of users’ data. “I have heard countless times from constituents who fear their personal information can be easily accessed, or worse, stolen and used against them. This legislation would require tech companies to do a better job protecting the sensitive information we entrust them with every day, and I hope to see it pass soon.” said Murphy. “People have a basic expectation that the personal information that is collected by websites and apps is well-protected and…
2019-12-09@9:47pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was shot at PT Barnum on Taylor Drive between the basketball courts and baseball field. Police did not locate a crime scene after the shot spotter activation but a male called to say he was shot in the shoulder and transported himself to the hospital. This news report is made possible by:
2019-12-08@1:34pm--Police were called for a shoplifting on Suynday at the Stop and Shop at Villa Avenue. Over $1,000 in merchandise was taken. Two officers located the suspects pushing a Stop and Shop shopping cart with the stolen merchandise in it at Maplewood and Howard Avenue. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Robert Kalamaras said in a statement that when the officers approached the two men one ran off and the other engaged in a struggle with officers. One of the officers sustained some scratches on his arm. Terrel Harley, aged 28 was charged with larceny and interfering according to the statement. This report is made possible by:
2019-12-07@2:22pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Fairfield Avenue is shut down at Courtland Avenue (Forza Restaurant) and Gilman Street (Uhaul) due to a serious accident that sent two to the hospital.
MIDDLETOWN, CT (December 2, 2019): The Connecticut State Police supplemented the normal patrol force with additional State Troopers throughout the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. The increased patrols began at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, 11/27/2019, and concluded at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 12/01/2019. Troopers were patrolling the roads and highways across Connecticut focusing on drunken driving violations and aggressive drivers. These State Police stats cover the time period starting at midnight on 11/27/19 to 12/01/19 11:59 p.m. Calls for Service: 7,205 SPEEDING violations: 385 SEATBELT violations: 20 OTHER HAZARDOUS violations: 1257 (to include unsafe lane change, following too closely, cell phone usage, texting, failure to signal, etc.) DUI arrests: 52 ACCIDENTS investigated: 593 w/injury: 61 fatality: 2 These 2018 State Police…
2019-11-29@6:08PM --#Bridgeport CT---On Friday the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received the report of a hit and run accident/pedestrian struck near the intersection of William Street and Roosevelt Street. An unidentified vehicle was traveling southbound in the 1000 block of William Street when it struck a parked vehicle. The suspect vehicle continued south on William Street and struck a pedestrian walking across the intersection of William Street and Roosevelt Street. The victim/pedestrian was dragged several car lengths south on William Street before he was detached from the striking vehicle and left in the roadway. The striking vehicle, along with the operator, fled the scene travelling southbound on William Street. The suspect vehicle is described only as a dark colored SUV. Bridgeport…