Bridgeport News: Shots Fired
1:00am--#Bridgeport CT-- Police locate shell casings at East Main and East Washington Avenue after reports of shots fired. So far no one or anything reported hit. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Water Rescue At Seaside Park
8:22pm--#Bridgeport CT--First responders received a call of two adults and two children stuck on the rocks at Seaside Park. Officials launched a "zodiac"/inflatable police and fireboat to rescue what turned out to be four adult males. Assistant Fire Chief Rich D'Onofrio told me that the men were from New York and were unfamiliar with the location and tides. The chief said they are called out a couple times over the summer for these type of rescues despite frequent warnings from the police throughout the day.
Bridgeport News: Bicyclist Pinned Under SUV
UPDATE: Police said Cabot L. Barksdale 5/3/54 of 85 Concord Street Bridgeport was operating a Ford Edge SUV south on Park Avenue then turn west on Garden Street striking a male bicyclist traveling northbound on Garden Street. Witnesses said the Ford Edge accelerated and struck the bicyclist and dragged him about ten feet. The bicyclist lay under the SUV. When officers arrived they found Cabot outside the vehicle smelling of an alcoholic beverage and highly agitated that he had just struck a person. A pint of vodka and a cold 12 ounce can of beer were found in the driver's seat area. Patrol arrested Barksdale for driving Under the Influence. The injured bicyclist suffered a collapsed lung and was transported to Bridgeport…
Bridgeport News: Crash
10:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police investigate a crash at Hancock Avenue and State Street. There was no word on injuries but AMR was on the scene.
Bridgeport News: Motorcyclist Down
7:07pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Viewer Carlos sent in this photo of a crash between a car and motorcycle at East Washington & Main Street. There was no word on injuries.
Bridgeport News: Water Rescue At Seaside Park
8:20pm--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders on the way to Seaside Park where a husband, wife and two children are stuck on the sandbar and the tide is rising. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Fishermen Rescue 14 Year Old Autistic Boy From The Water
3:15pm--#Fairfield CT--#Bridgeport CT-- A fourteen-year-old autistic boy from Monroe walked along the sandbar from Fairfield beach. As the water began to rise for the 3:56pm high tide, the boy began to panic. Nearby fishermen spotted the boy and picked brought him aboard their boat. The boy was brought to the Pier 5 where first responders were staged, he was checked out by EMS and he only suffered some cuts and scratches from the rough portion of the sandbar.
Fairfield News: Bomb Threat A Hoax
#Fairfield CT-- On May 25th, 2018 the Fairfield Police Department School Safety Unit received a report of a bomb threat at Fairfield Warde High School. Preliminary investigation revealed that a juvenile, who is currently in custody at Headquarters, fabricated the threat. As a precautionary measure, the building and high school campus have been evacuated and are currently closed. All activities on school property have been canceled. The police department has just cleared the campus and the threat was deemed not credible. This case is currently being investigated by the Fairfield Police School Safety Unit. As updates become available, we will be sure to communicate them. This press release is made possible by:
Trumbull News: Rollover Accident
5:40pm--#Trumbull CT-- First responders on the way to 74 Stroble Road, near the high school for a one-car rollover with the driver trapped in the car. This news report is made possible by:
I-95 Crash
12:39pm--#Stratford CT-- Your holiday commute is off to a good start with a four to five car crash I-95 southbound between exits 31 and 32. Reports say the left and center lane is closed.