4:44pm--#Fairfield CT-- A thirteen-year-old girl and her younger brother were walking down Dogwood Lane when a white van pulled up and asked them if they would like a gift. The children took off running to home to tell their parents. Police are looking for a white van the fled down Crestwood Road. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport, CT – The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada has awarded the City of Bridgeport’s Finance Department with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting presented to Kenneth Flatto, the Director of Finance, for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2017 completed in January 2018. “The Finance Department has set the bar of excellence in the work they do each day. Like all city departments, it is appreciated that they continue to strive for excellence for our city and its residents and are now receiving that recognition for their hard-earned efforts. I am very pleased with the Finance Department’s work and this accomplishment,” said Mayor Ganim Proficient grades were earned in every…
1:00PMish-- #Shelton CT-- A liquor store at 840 Bridgeport Avenue was robbed. No weapons were shown but they did attempt to run down the clerk in their silver SUV. This news report is made possible by:
1:00PMish--#Fairfield CT-- A Fairfield resident listed two iPhones for sale on Craigslist according to police. When the resident showed them the phones the suspect grabbed them and ran. They fled in a red Nissan. This news report is made possible by:
11:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man is reporting to police that as he was walking home past Washington Park he was shot at. He reports that the shooter shot at him through the sunroof of the vehicle. It turned out to be paintballs. This news report is made possible by:
10:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was stabbed on or near Fairfield Avenue and went to the K&H Food Stop at 1309 Fairfield Avenue to call for help. It is not known where the man was stabbed nor where off Fairfield Avenue but police and witnesses were pointing in the direction of north from the store.
UPDATE: A stocky white male with a hoodie pulled tight over his face, no ski mask. 7:25pm--#Bridgeport CT-- An employee of Subway at 2385 Fairfield Avenue called the police to report that when he went out to empty the trash that someone wearing all black and a black ski mask attempting to rob the store but fled down Wilson Street after he realized he couldn't get in the store. This news report is made possible by:
3:37pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are looking for a green Toyota with a male in a blue shirt wanted in an assault at McDonalds at 1700 Park Avenue. The man was armed with a machete. This news report is made possible by:
11:00AMish--#Shelton CT-- On 10/08/2018 at approximately 11:00 AM the Shelton Police Department received a 911 call regarding an unresponsive two-year-old boy. The boy was discovered in the swimming pool by a relative on Copper Penny Lane where he was staying for the day. Shelton Police and EMS responded to the scene and the boy was transported to St Vincent’s Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. Initial investigation by Shelton Detectives revealed the boy wondered outside from the house and fell in the pool before he was discovered by a relative, who was babysitting him for the day. The boy resided in Shelton with his parents. The case remains under investigation. (Shelton Police Press Release)
1:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police and EMS dispatched to the laudromat in the 1400 block of East Main Street for a two-year-old child wandering the streets alone. This news report is made possible by:
