Bridgeport News: Man Reported Passing Out Crashes
1:07am--#Bridgeport CT--A man reported to be allegedly passing out in the drive thru at Wendy's on Fairfield Avenue crashes on Harborview Avenue. Radio reports say the two involved are now fighting.
Today’s Vehicle Fire
12:04am--#Bridgeport CT-- Today's vehicle fire was a van at Berkshire and Brooks. Firefighters quickly took care of it. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Man Shot
12:19am--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was shot in the stomach according to radio reports near the intersection of North Bishop and Boston Avenue. The man was driven to Bridgeport Hospital in a private vehicle. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Serious Crash
11:30PMish--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders were called to Dewey and Maplewood Avenue for a serious 3 car crash. Witness said one of the vehicles allegedly ran a stop sign. Radio reports said they located one of the accident victims down the street in the 200 block of Dewey Street. I saw two people transported by EMS but there may be more injured. It took firefighters about twenty minutes to extricate the people trapped in the cars.
Trumbull News: Integrity Awards
#TRUMBULL— Senator Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport, Trumbull, Monroe) hosted the 2017 Trumbull Integrity Awards at Town Hall Thursday evening where she honored five town residents making a positive impact on the community through their work and volunteer efforts. “A person of integrity personifies a state of incorruptibility, soundness, and completeness,” Sen. Moore said. “Throughout the town of Trumbull, this is a quality that resonates in our residents.” Sen. Moore’s Trumbull Integrity Award identifies and honors individuals whose integrity stands out in their community and echoes throughout. This year, the honorees were Edward Gillespie, Jennifer Gillis, Paulette Mack, Jeffrey Kunkel, Michael Silva, and Dr. Matthew Wheeler. Honorees were selected by the Trumbull Rotary Club and Trumbull Mothers Offering Mothers Support…
Norwalk News: Cold Case Murder Arrest
#Norwalk CT--Hakeem Atkinson, age 22, of 68 Bradley St., Bridgeport, was charged with Murder in the unrelated slaying Joseph “Jabs” Bateman, who was fatally shot behind the Avalon Gates housing complex on Belden Avenue in Norwalk on February 3, 2012. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Atkinson was 16 years old when Bateman was shot to death in a crime related to street gang activity in Norwalk. The arrest is the result of an intensive investigation by the Norwalk Police Department in conjunction with the Cold Case Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney and the Office of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk. Bateman’s death was featured in the fourth edition of the cold…
Fairfield Museum and Black Rock History Committee Help Rescue Historic Mural
A large mural painted by a renowned local artist in the 1940s, and which was on display in a Black Rock bank for nearly 70 years, has been preserved by the Fairfield Museum & History Center in partnership with the Black Rock History Committee. The mural of "Old Black Rock Harbor About 1810" was commissioned by the Black Rock Bank & Trust Company in the mid-1940s and remained on display there until this year, when it was removed prior to the building undergoing a complete renovation. “Through the generosity of the building’s new owner Tom Quinn, this important part of Black Rock’s artistic history has been donate to the Fairfield Museum and will be preserved for future generations,” noted…
Bridgeport News: Crash
12:12pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A crash between a car and a pickup truck according to radio reports at Summit and Ezra Street. That's what all the noise is all about! This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Cabbie Robbed
12:02am--#Bridgeport CT-- A yellow cab driver was robbed at gunpoint by two males while on Walnut Street who fled on foot towards the university. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Man Shot And Killed
5:15pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A 24 year old man was shot and killed in the basement of building one at Greene Homes. Police say he was found naked, shot seven times. Police believe he may have been high on PCP.