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Bridgeport News: Attempted Abduction

2:02pm--#Bridgeport CT-- There was an attempted abduction in the 400 block of Beechwood Avenue.  A seventeen-year-old male told me and police that he did get in a car to help a middle-aged woman locate an address.  When he attempted to get out of the car the woman tried holding him back, ripping his shirt and scratching up his chest.  Police are looking for an older silver Honda with a white or Hispanic female who spoke with an accent.  She was about 45-50 years of age, with white/gray hair, about 170 pounds wearing glasses, a pink blouse and light blue pants.  The victim said he didn't think much about getting in the car because of age.  He refused medical treatment.   Of…

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Bridgeport News: McValentine?

11:33pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police were called to the McDonalds at 250 North Avenue for a man trying to get into cars in the drive-thru. When police arrived they discovered the man fled up onto Route 8/25 where they now have him detained. Traffic was slowed on the highway until they caught up with him. This news report is made possible by:

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State Police Update On Wrong Way Parkway Crash

11pm 2/13--#Fairfield CT--#cttraffic-- State Police say Ashley Cooper, 59 of Bridgeport  was driving her 2005 Nissan Altima southbound in the northbound lane near the Morehouse Highway overpass in Fairfield last night and struck a 2016 Acadia SUV driven by Jeffrey Butler, 51, of Shelton and a RAV 4, identified as William McGeorge, 54, of Park Avenue.  Cooper and Butler were injured and transported to the hospital by AMR.  Butler's passenger and McGeorge were not injured according to the state police accident report.  The highway was shut down for over an hour.  Cooper was charged second-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving and driving the wrong way on a divided highway.

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Bridgeport News: Stolen Car Tries To Run Over Police

Police UPDATE: Officer F. Ferrao and Recruit Officer D. Roberts were in the area of Jewett Avenue and Peet Street looking for a reported 'suspicious' white vehicle. The said Officers and Officer O. Elena approached the said vehicle (described only as a 'White Challenger' displaying Ct. Reg. 647-RWR/ Reported stolen out of Shelton, Ct.). They approached the sole occupant/operator of the said vehicle (Naquan Terrelle Clarke DOB 01/15/1996 - New York State Drivers License 772 550 436 - Suspended) and conducted an interview while Clarke was inside the vehicle/drivers side door open. During the interview, Clarke was grasping the vehicles fob and Officer Ferrao and Officer Elena attempted to pull him from the vehicle before he activated the vehicles button…

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