2020-03-07@6:30pm--#Fairfield CT-- A resident in the 500 block of Old Academy Road saw someone flying a drone near their home and now feels "unsafe". Police on the way. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_81542" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Visit BMW of Bridgeport at: https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/[/caption]
The City of Bridgeport was notified today by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health regarding the first confirmed case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) within this jurisdiction. The confirmed case involves a physician from New York State who rounded at Bridgeport Hospital, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 6, 2020. “As we discussed yesterday during our City of Bridgeport Emergency Operations briefing, the EOC and Department of Public Health Teams remain in continual contact with all local, regional, state and federal partners to ensure we have the most up to date information and strategies regarding this virus” stated Mayor Ganim. Extra emphasis on healthy hygiene is key to prevention. These steps include staying home and notifying your…
2020-03-05 #Bridgeport CT-- Thursday night, PT Barnum Housing walking detail observed six juveniles vandalizing a parked and unoccupied motor vehicle near building 8. The children were observed damaging all the windows and even stomping on the windshield of the vehicle. Upon seeing uniformed officers they fled. One juvenile was able to be located and subsequently issued a juveniles complaint summons. The owner of the vehicle was located and had his vehicle towed. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_81517" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Visit Great Oak Charter School at:https://bridgeport.greatoakscharter.org/[/caption]
2020-03-06@10:24pm--#Ansonia CT-- Report of a car hitting and taking down a utility pole at 49 Franklin Street. No mention of the power being out. This news report is made possible by:
2020-03-06@9:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The Gulf gas station at 1598 Capitol Avenue was robbed by two masked males. Both had firearms and fled on foot, very similar to the robbery there January 17th.
2020-03-06@8:08pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a crash on the Post Road in front of Luigis. It doesn't sound like there are any injuries. This news report is made possible by:
2020-03-06@7:24pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A crash at East Main and Nichols Street, one suspect fled as police arrived but they caught him after a short foot pursuit and brought him back to the accident. This news report is made possible by:
2020-03-06@3:31pm--#Southport Ct--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield Police dispatched to Southport Ridge where a DMV officer pulled over a person who was allegedly impersonating a police officer and possibly waving his gun at the DMV officer. This news report is made possible by:
2020-03-06#Bridgeport CT-- Police say two men in their 20's were hit by gunfire while sitting in a parked car on Carrie Street. A third passenger who was not hit attempted to drive the vehicle to the hospital from the passenger seat crashed at Connecticut and Hollister Street. One of the victims was immediately taken into surgery and his condition is not known at this time, the other victim is not critical according to police reports. Police say earlier they engaged a vehicle believed to be responsible for the shooting after shots were fired but lost sight of the vehicle on I95 at exit 26 when it fled in speeds over 100mph. This news report is made possible by:
2020-03-05@11:10am--#Bridgeport CT-- Just after 11am the Bridgeport Emergency Communications began reviving numerous calls for a fire on Hansen Avenue. Arriving firefighters found heavy fire on all three floors including the porches as well as the radiant heat threatening the neighboring homes. Ten minutes into this fire firefighters also had another structure fire on Pearl Harbor Street which turned out to be an attic fire on a single family house. Remarkably, no one was injured in either fire. Chief Richard Thode said he does not believe the fires were connected. Stratford Fire assisted in battling the Pearl Harbor Street fire and assisted fresh staffing at the Hansen Avenue fire. Fairfield and Milford assisted in staffing the fire stations that were emptied…
