Bridgeport News: Boston Avenue Crash
12:02pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The westbound lanes of Boston Avenue near Tomlinson's is closed due to an accident. This news report is made possible by:
12:02pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The westbound lanes of Boston Avenue near Tomlinson's is closed due to an accident. This news report is made possible by:
11:37pm--#cttraffic--#Milford CT-- State Police are in pursuit of a car on I-95 southbound near exit 40-41. They attempted to box him in but got away. He got off exit 41 and is now heading northbound on I-95 This news report is made possible by:
12:12am--#Bridgeport CT-- Last night we reported that a person arrived at Bridgeport Hospital with gunshot wounds. At 1:50am police located a crime scene on Asylum Street. The victim of the shooting died from his injuries at Bridgeport Hospital around 6am this morning. This news report is made possible by:
10:55pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called for a fire at Holland Avenue and Fairfield Avenue. They located a fire on the roof of 65 Holland Avenue, the Fusco Company. The firefighters had to get through a chained link fence to gain entry. Once the made entry it was only a few minutes before the fire was extinguished. Firefighters had to force entry to the building to ensure the fire did not spread inside the building which it did not. The fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire.
12:12am--#Bridgeport CT-- A person showed up at Bridgeport Hospital with gunshot wounds. No word on the person's condition or where in town it may have occurred. This news report is made possible by:
10:57pm--#Shelton CT-- A woman crashed into a utility pole on Commerce Drive near Bridgeport Avenue. She was unconscious for a moment but is now out of the car and alert according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
6:55pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a shots fired incident at Park and Harral Avenue. Radio reports said one person arrived at Bridgeport Hospital in a private vehicle shot in the leg. A witness said they thought two people were shot. This is breaking news and none of this info has been confirmed. It is subject to change. If I get any updates I'll post it here.
#Fairfield CT-- A Fairfield School Resource Police Officer was first on the scene of a fire this morning. Officer Mike Guilfoyle was at the intersection of Putting Green and Harvester Road when awoman on her phone flagged him down and said her house was on fire. Officer Guilfoyle had noticed white smoke coming out the front door and notified the Emergency Communications Center of the situation and the fire department was dispatched. He also made sure everyone was out of the building but made a sweep of the building to make sure no one was inside. He noticed the putrid smoke was getting thicker but saw no flames and he had closed the door as instructed by the fire department.…
5:50pm--UPDATE: Suspect in custody by an alert officer at Arctic and Helen Street. 3:54pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A carjacking just occurred at Union and Stratford Avenue. Taken was a blue and silver Subaru Legacy at knifepoint. This news report is made possible by:
#Bridgeport CT--The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Facilities is joining hundreds of Public Works Departments from across New England to collect food and household goods to support our local community food bank needs. Help those in need by donating new diapers, toiletries, snacks, juice boxes, baby food and cereal. WHEN: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 from 9AM to 3PM WHERE: Margaret E. Morton Government Center, 999 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT WHEN: Friday, May 25 & Saturday, May 26th from 8AM to 3PM WHERE: Stop & Shop, 2145 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT