Bridgeport News: Child On Bike Hit By Car Who Flees
6:47pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A child was hit by a car who fled the scene at Washington Park near the basketball courts. This news report is made possible by:
Call 911 If You Can, Text 911 If You Can’t
Text-to-911 is now available in Connecticut. To use Text-to-911, enter the numbers “911” in the “to” or “recipient” field ...on a mobile phone or other handheld device. Text a brief message that includes the location of the emergency and what services are needed (police, fire, ambulance). After that, answer questions and follow instructions from the 9-1-1 call center. The Town of Fairfield’s Emergency Communications Center is fully operational for your voice or text request for service. For more information on the Text-to-911 system and to see a demonstration of the capability, visit www.Text911CT.org This press release is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Stabbing
1:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police and EMS are on scene in the 700 block of Hallett Street for a stabbing. Police are trying to sort out how it happened. The man has a puncture wound to the back. This news report is made possible by:
4th Annual Step Up For The Brave Stair Climb Challenge
#BRIDGEPORT, CT-- Homes for the Brave has a great workout challenge for you: the 4th Annual Step Up For The Brave Stair Climb Challenge at Webster Bank Arena on Saturday, September 15th. The Step Up For The Brave Stair Climb Challenge is the organization’s signature fundraising event, which challenges participants as they walk, run or race up and down hundreds of steps. Funds raised will support programs that help homeless Veterans from our area to get back on their feet. “This event is a great way for the community to honor and remember those who served and continue to serve our country and keep us safe,” said Vincent Santilli, CEO/Executive Director of ABRI/Homes for the Brave. “Invite your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to come…
Bridgeport News: Crash Closes Park Avenue
12:33pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are checking to see if a medical condition cause a middle aged woman to clip 3 trees in the median before crashing into a fourth at Park Avenue at Beach Place (not to be confused with Beach Street and Park Street on the East Side). The woman was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Westport News: LIFEGUARD SCHEDULE FOR BURYING HILL BEACH
#Westport, CT - The Town of Westport Parks and Recreation Department announced today that lifeguards will be on duty at Burying Hill Beach from 10:00am to 6:00pm through Sunday, August 26. Effective Monday, August 27 through Friday, August 31, no lifeguards will be on duty at Burying Hill Beach. Lifeguards will be on duty at Burying Hill Beach from 10:00am to 6:00pm from Saturday, September 1 through Monday, September 3 (Labor Day). Compo Beach lifeguards will be on their regular schedule through September 3, 2018. Beach emblems are required through September 30, 2018. This press release is made possible by:
Housatonic Museum of Art Postpones Exhibit Due To Water Damage
#BRIDGEPORT, CT The opening of the “Drip-Drop, Tick-Tock” exhibit by Joseph Fucigna at Housatonic Museum of Art has been postponed. The museum’s Burt Chernow Gallery is located on the campus of Housatonic Community College, and its walls and floors suffered water damage overnight when the sprinkler system activated in response to an overheated computer in a lab on the floor above. Fortunately, the museum’s collection did not experience any damage. However, the museum will be temporarily closed for maintenance starting August 23. The Museum will continue to move forward with the planned opening of the reinstallation of its permanent collection. The “Object Lessons” exhibition will have ten thematic displays, including African art, Native American and Latin American art, art that…
Bridgeport News: Armed Carjacking
12:12am--#Bridgeport CT-- A delivery person was robbed of his wallet and car by two young males on Goddard Avenue. They displayed a silver hand gun. They fled in the delivery person's car towards Boston Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Firearm Recovered
UPDATE: It turned out to be a BB gun. 10:10pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police called to Lexington and Oak Avenue on a teen on a bicycle pointing a gun at kids at Nanny Goat Park. The firearm was recovered, the suspect is still at large. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport Police Officer/Instructor Athletic Accomplishments Honored
#Bridgeport CT--For Bridgeport Police Training Academy Instructor Officer Kateema Riettie thought it was just another two-mile run with recruits, this time to the police department at 300 Congress Street. This time, however, she was greeted by Chief Of Police AJ Perez. Mayor Joesph Ganim arrived with a plaque in hand. Little did Riettie know that the department and mayor were presenting her with a plaque praising here recent athletic accomplishments like competing in the World Athletic Cup in London last July and participating in the Central American Caribbean games in Columbia late July and early this August. Chief Perez encouraged the recruits to follow in her footsteps.