11:00pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police received calls for shots fired at Union and Stratford Avenue. The clerk said someone fire a shot into the store. Police found a number of bullet holes in the store window and number of shell casings around the corner. A short time later police received a call that a man and a woman arrived at Bridgeport hospital with gunshot wounds. They arrived in a private vehicle. Witnesses told me one person was in the store and the other parked outside the store when they were hit. A number of parked vehicles were also hit.
11:00pm–#Bridgeport CT– Reports of shots fired at Union and Stratford Avenue. Police radio reports said “the clerk said someone shot into the store” but no mention which store. Police are investigating.
3:40pm–#Bridgeport CT– A 107-year-old woman escaped unscathed with the help of family when a fire broke out in her home at 292/294 Maplewood Avenue. Chief Thode of the Bridgeport Fire Department confirmed the fire started in the basement and spread to the first floor. He said everyone made it out of the home safely and there were no injuries to either the occupants or of the firefighters. Four handlines were used to put out the blaze. The fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire. Servpro is on scene to make it Like It Never Even Happened and John Cotter of Nutmeg Public Adjusters will make sure the homeowner gets full compensation from their insurance comapny.
9:50pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are looking for an older pickup truck with a woman driving and a male attempting to break into police cars or personal cars of police parked in the lot on River Street.
Multiple fire agencies within the State of Connecticut area are seeking applicants to establish eligibility lists for the position of Firefighter. These departments will be testing as a consortium and one application will grant applicants the ability to apply to all departments. Apply through IOSOLUTIONS.com. Test dates will be scheduled for the week of June 16-23, 2018. Locations to be announced. Local Fire Chiefs through the Connecticut Career Fire Chiefs Association are offering a single testing process for candidates to apply and compete for firefighter positions in 11 Fire Departments. The Chiefs have collectively contracted with a national testing company, IO Solutions, to test candidates for entry-level positions.
Now for the first time, applicants can take a single exam to qualify for career opportunities in any of the departments which they meet the minimum qualifications. Fire Departments have recognized that attracting the best candidates was expensive and time-consuming for both for the municipalities and the applicants as well. This Statewide approach to testing will save departments thousands in contract fees and countless hours in test administration. Additionally, it has been long recognized that applicants are testing in multiple communities so the administration of a Statewide test is a logical solution for the applicants as well. Applicants are paying local application fees, taking time off from work and traveling long distances to compete for firefighting positions.
The Statewide test format eliminates that redundancy of those efforts and expenses. The Connecticut Career Fire Chiefs are committed to cost-effective solutions to our common problems. Statewide testing improves the testing process and reduces cost. This welcome budget and administrative relief is an important part of the Chief’s commitment maintaining high-quality emergency services for our communities. Participating Fire Departments: Branford East Hartford Farmington Fairfield Mansfield Naugatuck New Canaan North Haven South Fire District Middletown Westport Wilton For more information contact: Denis McCarthy, Fire Chief/Emergency Management Director Fairfield Fire Department 140 Reef Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 203-254- 4713.
#Nowralk CT–On December 22, 2014, Norwalk Department of Police Service received information that Antonio Lazaro Torres-Rodriguez had been sexually abusing a child in Norwalk over a prolonged period of time. An investigation was quickly initiated, revealing that a second juvenile victim was involved. The assigned investigator, Detective Tim Marquis of the Special Victims Unit, secured an arrest warrant for Torres-Rodriguez. While attempting to take Torres-Rodriguez into custody, it was learned that he had fled Connecticut. He was tracked across multiple states, eventually eluding law enforcement.
On March 12, 2018, Torres-Rodriguez was arrested in Orlando, FL for Driving Under the Influence. Despite having provided a false name to Orlando authorities, Torres- Rodriguez’s fingerprints revealed his true identity as well as the fact that he had an active arrest warrant stemming from the Norwalk incident. Orlando authorities contacted Norwalk Police.
On May 8, 2018, Detective Marquis and Sergeant Orr traveled to Orlando, took Torres- Rodriguez into custody, and transported him back to Norwalk without incident. Antonio Lazaro Torres- Rodriguez is scheduled to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on May 9, 2018. Arrested: Antonio Lazaro Torres-Rodriguez, 39, with no fixed address.
Charges: Sexual Assault 1st (two counts), Risk of Injury to a Minor (two counts), Intentional Cruelty to persons (two counts). Bond: $1,000,000
12:31am–#Bridgeport CT– A driver hit parked cars on Colorado Avenue not from State Street and the driver fled on foot. K-9 is on scene tracking the suspect.
12:30am–#Fairfield CT– First responders are on the scene of a crash into a utility pole in front of 449 Woodbridge Avenue. Police are reporting no injuries.
