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Bridgeport News: Man Dies After Hitting Arena At Harbor Yard

2:16pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man has lost his life in an accident that damaged the Arena At Harbor Yard when his car struck the building and rolling over a number of times. It appears the man was traveling south on Main Street, jumped the curb, hit arena's outside wall and then rolled a number of times, coming to a stop in front of the box office. The man was pinned underneath the car outside of the vehicle. The car had caught fire, firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and extricated the man but he had died from his injuries at the scene according to first responders. Expect delays in the area as the accident recreation team will be investigating.

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Comfort Critters

Comfort critters is a program developed by  Kevin Burwell, an EMT with American Medical Rescue.  EMT Burwell launched the program with the support of AMR General Manager Bill Scheitenger   The program seeks to provide new or like new stuffed animals to children who are experiencing a medical emergency or are witnessing a medical emergency of a family member.  Burwell said, "in my twenty plus years of experience and the numerous calls I have done involving children I felt that more could be done to help them cope with the emotional trauma surrounding medical emergencies, and provide some comfort in their time of need". So far the program has been a great success and they hope to keep It going and possibly…

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Norwalk News: Stabbing At The Courthouse

4:07pm--#Norwalk CT-- Police officers were dispatched to the Norwalk Courthouse at 17 Belden Avenue. State Judicial Marshals had reported that the victim of a stabbing had collapsed inside the front doors of the courthouse. A search of the area was conducted for potential suspect(s) however no one is in custody at time. Arriving officers located an 18-year-old male victim suffering from life threatening injuries. The victim was transported by ambulance to the Norwalk Hospital. It was quickly determined that the stabbing had occurred across the street at 24 Belden Avenue. A search of the area was conducted for potential suspect(s) however no one is in custody at this time. Norwalk Detectives and the Crime Scene Unit responded and began processing the…

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