Bridgeport News: Armed Robbery
2019-07-28 @ 10:05pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A person was robbed at gunpoint at 123 Shell Street. Two armed males robbed a man who then fled on Ocean Terrace. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Shoot Out
2019-07-28 @ 7:09pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a shoot out between drivers of a white BMW and a gray mini-van on Wood Avenue near Park Avenue. So far only a parked car was reported hit. This news report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Lifeguard Rescues Two At Lake Mohegan
2019-07-28 @ 2:34pm--#Fairfield CT-- An alert life guard noticed two brothers in distress at Lake Mohegan located at 960 Morehouse Highway and rescued the two boys single-handedly. According to witnesses the boys swam out a little too far and began to panic when they realized they could not touch bottom with their feet. The lifeguard was able to grab both boys bring both boys and bring them into safety. The youngest, aged 6 swallowed some water. He was checked out by paramedics from AMR and found out he was okay and released to his grateful parents. I wanted to interview the lifeguard to tell the good news of his heroic feat but lifeguard supervisor Ben Gullatti asked me to…
Bridgeport News: Water Rescue At Seaside Park
#Bridgeport CT--Saturday-7-28-2019 @ 8:25 pm a call was received at the EOC for persons trapped on the break water at the mouth of Bridgeport Harbor just off shore from Seaside park. Fire fighters responded and initial reports were received that there were 3 persons stuck on the break water. Upon arrival fire personnel discovered it was a total of six individuals. Five men and one women were cut off from the shore when high tide came in and they were not able to return to shore,. Two fire boats were used to remove them from the break water and returned them safely to shore. There were no injuries to the individuals or Firefighters.
On Sunday March 17, 2019 at approximately 4:38pm officers responded to Home Goods, 1850 Post Road East, on a complaint of a stolen wallet. The victim reported that while shopping in the store she noticed that her wallet was missing from her purse. She reported that the missing wallet contained cash and numerous credit cards. The victim then began to receive notifications from her credit card companies that a large purchase had been made, and a second large purchase had been attempted, at two different local businesses. These transactions were being made/attempted on the credit cards that had been stolen from her wallet. Surveillance video was obtained from the locations at which the credit cards were used to make…
Westport News: Failure To Appear
#Westport CT---On the morning of Tuesday July 16, 2019 a bail enforcement agent responded to police headquarters with Daniel Cabrera-Otero in custody. Computer checks confirmed that Cabrera- Otero currently held two outstanding arrest warrants for failure to appear in court. He was turned over to the custody of this agency for processing. One warrant was stemming from an original arrest on felony charges by this agency on which Cabrera-Otero failed to appear as scheduled at Norwalk Superior Court. Bond for this offense was court set at $35,000.00. The second warrant was stemming from an original arrest on misdemeanor charges by the Bridgeport Police Department on which Cabera-Otero failed to appear as scheduled in Bridgeport Superior Court. Bond for this offense…
Bridgeport News: Crash!
2019-07-27 @ 9:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating this crash at the circle of Fairfield Avenue/Commerce Drive/State Street. This car wound up into a fence after hitting a light pole.
Trumbull News: Car Hits Wall
2019-07-27 @ 8:08pm--#Trumbull CT-- Report of a car hitting a wall on Plattsville Road near the Merritt Parkway overpass. One person has neck injuries according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Motorcyclist/Pedestrian Injured By SUV
Police UPDATE---A 22 year old Bridgeport man was traveling northbound on Madison Avenue operating a 2015 Yamaha motorcycle. As the motorcycle approached the intersection of Madison Avenue and Garfield Avenue a 36 year old Bridgeport man, operating a 2010 Toyota RAV4, was travelling eastbound on Garfield Avenue. The Toyota RAV 4 continued east on Garfield Avenue, crossed over Madison Avenue, and collided with the motorcycle. This collision caused the operator of the motorcycle to be ejected and land on the sidewalk at the northeast corner of the intersection. The motorcycle was located in the northbound lane of Madison Avenue at Garfield Avenue. During this time the Toyota RAV4 mounted the sidewalk at the same location (northeast corner of Madison and…
Ansonia News: Abe Stone/Colony Park Rededicated
#Ansonia CT--George & Lee-Ann’s Pool Party Band lead off with Saturday in the Park for the re-dedication of Abe Stone / Colony Park. Mayor Cassetti said he remembers as a child playing in the park and had noticed the decline in the park. He then set out to refurbish one of Ansonia’s public park jewels. Together with sponsors and utilities he was able to muster $17,000 make this happen. Installed were picnic tables, a boating pier, hiking trails, trails around the pond. The basketball courts were refurbished along with volleyball and soccer fields. The snack shack was also completely refirbished. Next year the mayor hopes to have a fifty feet by eighty foot section of the pond dredged to bring…