5:19pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police have one person in custody after a short pursuit down Iranistan Avenue and crashed in front of the clamshell at Seaside Park. According to the police radio the person was wanted for having an illegal gun.
#Stratford CT--Just before 3 AM today, April 4, 2018, the Stratford Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in a bedroom located at 259 Jackson Avenue. The fire gutted one room in a rooming style house. Firefighters arrived to find a room within the ranch style home to be engulfed with fire and occupants were evacuating. Under the command of Assistant Chief Camperlengo, the Fire Crews were able to contain the fire to the room of origin and had it under control within 20 minutes. The fire resulted in one (1) occupant to be transported to a local hospital for unspecified fire-related injuries and affected the living conditions of all six rooms. During this incident, Bridgeport Fire and…
12:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a purse snatching at/in/around Columbus School at 275 George Street. A few minutes later police received a call for a purse snatching at the laundromat at 280 Washington Avenue. It's unknown if the two are connected. This news report is made possible by:
8:34pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A shopkeeper at 966 Main Street, the Downtown Corner Store was beaten by two males according to radio reports. No word if anything was taken. This news report is made possible by:
7:30pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A Bridgeport Police Officer suffered minor injuries and the suspect received a bite from K9 after a firearm recovery at Newfield and Revere Street. This news report is made possible by:
6:30pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Bridgeport Police broke off a pursuit of a blue 2010 Toyota Sienna minivan on Barnum Avenue as it entered Stratford. The van had a "How's My Driving" bumper sticker on the back. You just can't make this stuff up! I know our sponsor doesn't teach this!
#Westport CT--On Wednesday, March 28th , Officers Samuel Sabin and David Scinto were honored by the Police Commissioners Association of Connecticut (PCAC) at the Meritorious Dinner held at the Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange, CT. Officers Sabin and Scinto were presented with awards for meritorious service above and beyond what is normally expected of law enforcement personnel in performance of their duties. They were two of eight officers recognized at the ceremony. Officer Sabin received the Meritorious Service Award for his quick and decisive life-saving actions taken on April 24, 2017 when he rescued an elderly man, who was unable to assist himself, from a burning house without regard for his own peril. Officer Scinto also received a Meritorious…
4:30pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A purse snatching occurred on Main Street near Wall Street. This news report is made possible by:
3:40pm--#Bridgeport CT- A woman in a black BMW showed her phone to a teen in the 700 of Beechwood Avenue when the teen ran off with the phone. This news report is made possible by:
#Fairfield CT--On 4/3/2018, at 12:04 AM, a Southport resident reported observing a suspicious white Lexus in the area of the Southport Ridge. Several occupants of the car were walking the neighborhood and trying to open the doors of parked cars in the neighborhood. When officers arrived, they found several vehicles had been entered, but the suspects were not found. Moments later, Westport police reported they were pursuing a white Lexus, stolen from Trumbull. The stolen Lexus crashed in Norwalk and all 4 occupants (two adults and 2 Juveniles) were taken into custody and turned over to the Fairfield Police. Arrested: Maya Jeter (DOB 12/4/1998), Olive Street, Bridgeport, 5 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6th Degree, 5 counts of Conspiracy…
