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Convicted Felon Arrested After Shots Fired in Ansonia

Mar 11, 2025 Alex

On March 7, 2025 at about 10:30 P.M., the Ansonia Police Department received multiple calls reporting shots fired from in or around 84 Franklin Street. A witness reported seeing a gun pointed out a window at the location and fired towards the rear of the house into the woods. Officers made contact with the owner/resident, another occupant of the home and shell casings were located outside the home. A search warrant was obtained for the home and located during the search were two handguns, a shotgun, three BB guns, and ammunition for the handguns and shotgun.Ryan Ortiz, age 39, the owner of the home is a convicted felon for Illegal Sale of Firearm in New York. He was arrested for five…

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Bridgeport

Shots Fired-Then Pursuit

Mar 10, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport Police were called for a report of shots fired at Greene Homes. Police pursued the suspects in a black Nissan up Route 8, but broke off the pursuit at exit 11 according to unconfirmed state police radio reports. No reports of anyone or anything being hit. 2025-03-10@9:00PMish--#Bridgeport CT

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Bridgeport

Brush Fire

Mar 10, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport Firefighters were called to a brush fire on Exeter Street near Chopsey Hill Road. Finding the fire close to a house they quickly called in additional resources as well as mutual aid from surrounding towns. Within forty-five minutes the bulk of the fire was knocked down and firefighters continued chasing the many hotspots. There were no reported injuries. 2025-03-10@3:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Brush Fire

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Bridgeport

Worker Injured in Industrial Accident at Lecoq Cuisine

Mar 9, 2025 Alex

At around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, the Bridgeport Fire Department responded to Lecoq Cuisine at 35 Union Avenue for an industrial accident. An employee’s hand had become trapped between two rollers inside a machine. Rescue 5 successfully freed the worker after the company’s maintenance team de-energized the machine before firefighters arrived. The employee was transported to Bridgeport Hospital, and OSHA has been notified of the incident.

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State News

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ISSUES TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL STREET TAKEOVERS AND RECKLESS DRIVING

Mar 9, 2025 Alex

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong issued testimony today in support of S.B. 1284, An Act Concerning the Illegal Use of Certain Vehicles and Street Takeovers, which would enable municipalities to seize certain motor vehicles and increase penalties for those engaged in illegal street takeovers. Attorney General Tong has previously called for increased penalties for reckless driving, including temporary forfeiture of vehicles. “There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t see someone driving recklessly on our roads and highways on my commute up to Hartford. From excessive speeding and reckless lane changes to distracted and intoxicated driving, this brazen lawlessness puts all of us at risk and cannot be tolerated,” Attorney General Tong states in his testimony.…

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Fairfield

New York Times Editors’ Choice Author Reverend Lynn Casteel Harper to Speak at Quick Center, March 17

Mar 9, 2025 Alex

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (March 4, 2025) — Fairfield University’s College of Arts and Sciences Master of Fine Arts program will host a lecture by Reverend Lynn Casteel Harper, essayist, minister, and chaplain, on Monday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Quick Center for the Arts. The event is free and open to the public. Harper's On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What it Means to Disappear is a New York Times Book Editors' Choice selection that weaves together intimate reflections on her own family's history with dementia. She also draws on her work as a pastor and nursing home chaplain, as well as scientific, medical, and historical perspectives on the disease. During the event, she will converse with National Book Award-winning…

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Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: UPDATE on Ash Street alleged shooting: No Reported Injuries

Mar 9, 2025 Alex

Bridgeport police responded to Ash Street after a woman was seen running outside, yelling for help, and knocking on a resident’s door, claiming she had been shot. Emergency responders, including AMR and the Bridgeport Fire Department, arrived at the scene and found no visible injuries, but the woman was still taken to a local hospital for evaluation. No further details are available at this time.

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State News

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG SECURES COURT ORDER BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM FREEZING FEDERAL FUNDS

Mar 8, 2025 Alex

(Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs. Judge John J. McConnell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island today granted the preliminary injunction after Attorney General Tong and the coalition sued the Trump administration to stop the funding freeze. “This is a major early victory, signaling the strength of our case and the brazen lawlessness of Trump’s overreaching executive order. Let’s not forget what Donald Trump did on January 27—this was a blanket freeze on trillions of dollars of…

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