Connecticut State Police Statewide Activity: March 13, 2018 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Calls for service: 810 Accidents no injuries: 75 Accidents with injuries: 2 Fatalities: 0 Motorist assists: 170 This press release is made possible by:
9:30AMish--#Stratford CT-- David Newman, Age 42 of 91 Gina Circle was arrested after he attacked his roommate. The incident occurred at the residence at which time Newman assaulted his roommate with a knife and stabbed him several times in the arm and shoulder. It is unknown what prompted the attack. The roommate was able to fend off the attack at which time Newman returned to his bedroom and waited for Officers to arrive. Newman surrendered to officers when they arrived on the scene without incident. David Newman was charged with Criminal Attempt at Murder and Assault in the First Degree. He is currently being held on a one million dollar bond. Newman is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Court on…
1:00pm--#Westport CT--#cttraffic--One car has lost control and skidded off the highway on I-95 northbound near exit 17.
11:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A dumpster truck has rolled over at Pine Street and Fairfield Avenue. There were no injuries. Thanks, George Mulligan for sending this in. I was debating whether or not to go out in this. Thanks for saving me the trip!
11:42pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Multiple calls of shots fired at Berkshire and Brooks Street. So far no one or anything reported hit. This news report is made possible by:
6:55pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a two-car crash with injuries on Black Rock Turnpike at Samp Mortar Road. Avoid the area if you can. This news report is made possible by:
The Barnum Museum at 820 Main Street in Bridgeport will present a talk entitled, "No More Pink Teas: The Militant Surge for Woman Suffrage," on Sunday, March 25 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The 1910s saw an increase in bold suffrage activity, from large parades held at State Capitols … such as the one in Hartford, Conn. to picketing at the White House, and holding “Watchfire for Freedom” protests. Connecticut, and Bridgeport in particular, were well represented in the struggle. Join Progressive-era suffrage historian Joanie DiMartino to discover how national and Connecticut suffragists participated in a surge of militant political activism that led to women gaining the right to vote in 1920. DiMartino is a poet, historian and a feminist.…
7:07pm--#Fairfield CT-- First responders on the way to the 31000 block of Congress Street for a man with a leg laceration due to a chainsaw. This news report is made possible by:
5:02pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was shot at Stratford and Carroll Avenue and driven to Bridgeport Hospital in a private vehicle. The man was shot in the arm with non-life-threatening injuries.
12:58am--#Fairfield CT--Police received several calls from the Godfrey and Lisbon Drive for a report of shots fired and a car with a loud muffler speed away. This news report is made possible by:
