Bridgeport News: Child Hit By Car
7:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A boy about 12 years of age was hit by a car on Maplewood Avenue between Park Avenue and Pequonnick Street. First responders said the injuries did not appear to be serious.
I-95 Gun Waving Incident
6:00pm--#cttraffic-- State police received a call that a woman in a black Toyota Camry with New York plates took a frozen water bottle and threw it at a tractor-trailer near exit 17 then waved a gun at the trucker. A short time later Darien Police reported a similar incident. This news report is made possible by:
Connecticut State Troopers are patrolling highways and roads in Connecticut over this 2018 Memorial Day weekend. During this enforcement period, troopers are utilizing both traditional and non-traditional patrol cars. The enforcement period began at 12:01 a.m. 5/25/18 and will run through 11:59 p.m. on 5/28/18. Troopers are focusing on drunken driving violations, aggressive drivers, distracted drivers and speeding. Sobriety checkpoints and targeted DUI patrols are also in place over the entire weekend. These State Police stats cover the time period starting at midnight on May 25, 2018 to May 28, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. SPEEDING 637 SEATBELT 316 OTHER MOVING VIOLATIONS 2077 (to include Unsafe Lane Change, Following Too Closely, Cell Phone, Texting, etc.) DUI ARRESTS 31 ACCIDENTS Investigated 267 With…
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.