Milford News: Gas Leak Shuts Down Roads
2019-10-16@11:45am--#Milford CT-- Gulf Street between Snug Harbor and Bedford Avenue is closed due to an active gas leak. This news report is made possible by our safe heating sponsor:
Town Of Fairfield Leaf Collection
The Town of Fairfield will be providing four weeks of leaf collection to residents this fall. Since there is no specific pickup day for a particular street or neighborhood, bags must be curbside by 6:00 am Monday to assure pickup during that week. The collection weeks are: Week 1 - November 4 Week 2 - November 11 Week 3 - November 18 Week 4 - December 2 Please note that there is no collection Thanksgiving week. For complete information, including where to place your bags and how to schedule pick-ups in the Greenfield Hill area, please visit fairfieldct.org/leaves. This press release was made possible by: [caption id="attachment_74023" align="aligncenter" width="300"] For more info see: https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/[/caption]
Westport News: Road Closed After Pedestrian Hit
2019-10-15 #Westport CT-- A pedestrian was struck in front of 333 Post Road East and the roadway is closed for an undetermined time for the accident investigation. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Strong Armed Robbery
2019-10-15@10:19pm--#Bridgeport CT- A man was beaten and robbed of his wallet and phone in the 3900 block of East Main Street. This news report is made possible by:
Stratford News: Burglary Arrest
2019-10-15 #Stratford CT-- #Fairfield CT-- In a report I was first to report here is the press release and mugshot from Stratford Police: On 10-15-2019 Stratford Police Officers investigated a commercial burglary at the CITGO Gas Station located at 805 Main Street. The burglary occurred at approximately 0115 am. Based on surveillance video a suspect and vehicle description was obtained. The suspect caused approximately $2000 dollars in damage to the business and stole approximately $300 dollars worth of merchandise. At approximately 0915 am Stratford Detectives observed the suspect vehicle, a red Pontiac Sunfire and attempted to stop the car. The operator refused to stop and Officers broke off the pursuit. A short time later with the assistance of Fairfield Police…
Silver Alert
2019-10-15@2:57pm--#Norwalk CT--A sliver alert has been issued for Hyacinth McNichol, who is an 80 year-old female, 5'4", 150 lbs, brown eyes, graying hair. She was last seen on October 13, 2019 in Norwalk. Ms. McNichol suffers from medical conditions and has ties to Bridgeport. Anyone with any info or who observes McNichol is asked to call 203-854-3113 or 911. Anonymous tips can be left at any of the below contacts Norwalk Police Tip Line: 203-854-3111 Anonymous Internet tips can be sent to Norwalk Police website at: www.norwalkpd.com Anonymous text tips can be submitted by typing "NPD" into the text field, followed by the message, and sending it to CRIMES (274637)
Fairfield News: Stratford Burglary Suspect Apprehended After Manhunt
2019-10-15@10AMish--#Fairfield CT-- #Stratford CT--Stratford Police pursued a vehicle that was a suspect in a burglary. Just before it entered the Fairfield Town Line on North Avenue, they terminated the pursuit. Fairfield Officers located the suspect's vehicle near Algonquin Rd. And began a track with our K9. The suspect is described as a 50-60 year old white male wearing a grey hoodie and green and white sneakers. He was seen on a home surveillance video fleeing the vehicle east on Algonquin toward Brooklawn Ave. K-9 Jagger with his handler Kevin Wells apprehended the suspect who was then turned over to Stratford Police.
Fairfield News: Collision At The Collision Center
2019-10-14@2:22pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters were called for a collision at the collision center at the Fairfield Motor Cars Collision Center at 102 Linwood Avenue. The car was inside the building when it exited through the exterior wall of the business. Assistant Fire Chief Erik Kalapir said there were no injuries and they are investigating the cause.
Bridgeport News: Grant award of 3,300 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim joined the Bridgeport Fire Department to kick off Fire Prevention month, announcing they received more than 3,300 detectors funded by a grant through Housing and Urban Development. Firefighters provide free installation of smoke and CO detectors into the homes of Bridgeport residents year-round. “Fire alarms save lives from a distance without risking lives,” stated Mayor Ganim. “In addition to what our firefighters do by running into homes in the face of a fire or tragedy, they are also providing this valuable service of installing detectors to keep our residents safe.” Fire Chief Richard Thode said, “We routinely respond to small instances that just a few years ago, before the proliferation of smoke alarms, would’ve…
Westport News: Criminal Attempt at Larceny 6 th Degree
2019-10-09 @ 7:04pm #Westport CT--Police officers responded to the West Elm store, 35 Main Street, on a complaint of a customer attempting to make an $8.00 purchase with what was suspected to be a counterfeit $100.00 bill. According to staff, when the customer was told that the bill did not look real, he attempted to pay for the item he had selected with a $10.00 bill and did not ask for the $100.00 bill back. This behavior raised further suspicions and prompted the call to police. Responding officers located the individual in question, identified as Alex Burnett-Deroche, and initially detained him while the matter was being investigated. Upon inspection of the suspected counterfeit currency, it was apparently missing several key…