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Fairfield News: One Person Jumps From Burning Historic Home

#Fairfield CT-- Around 1:30 Saturday morning Fairfield Emergency Communications began receiving calls for a fire in the rear porch at the historic 480 Old Post Road. When firefighters arrived they confirmed that there was heavy fire in the back of the building. The fire quickly spread throughout the large structure. Everyone reportedly made it out of the home but one person did jump from a second story window and was taken to the hospital by EMS. Firefighters made entry through the front doors. Heavy fire could be seen from the left side of the building. It took firefighters about a half hour to bring the fire under control. Mutual aid from surrounding towns was called in to help battle the…

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Bridgeport News: Man Shot In The Neck

11:01pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police received a call that a white Mercedes was traveling down State Street while a person who was shot in the neck. A woman thought to be the driver told police the man was shot in the 500 block of Ellsworth Avenue. The woman apparently attempted to drive the man to the hospital but decided to pull over in front of the former Connecticut Post building at 410 State Street. Police quickly located the car and EMS were there quickly and transported the man to the hospital. His condition is not known at this time. Police located a crime scene in a parking lot behind the Burroughs Community Center on Ellsworth Street near Martin Terrace.

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Bridgeport News: Homicide Arrest

#Bridgeport CT--This morning, members of the Fugitive Task Force apprehended Richard Evans of 350 Dogwood Drive) and served him with an arrest warrant charging him with Murder, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, and Carrying a Pistol Without a Permit. He is alleged to have fatally shot Reginald May at 140 Alice Street on July 2, 2017. The evidence shows that Evans lured May out of his apartment by setting off his car alarm, and then opening fire on him from a neighboring yard when he came outside to investigate. Evans is held on a $1,000,000 bond. Great work by all that worked on this case led by Detective Heanue.   \   (Bridgeport Police Press Release)    

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