Fairfield News: Poisonous Mushrooms
8:00pm--#Fairfield CT-- EMS called to a home on Wyldewood Road for a woman who ingested poisonous mushrooms. This news report is made possible by:
Westport Veterans Day Services Announced
#Westport, Conn. - William Vornkahl, President of the Westport Veterans Council, announced that the Town of Westport will hold Veterans Day services on Saturday, November 11 in the Town Hall auditorium. The public is invited. At 10:30 a.m., the Westport Community Band will present a “Patriotic Salute to All Veterans” program which will include marches and patriotic tunes. The services will begin at 11:00 am, the time that the Treaty was signed to end World War I. The program will include a Veterans Day address by Staples High School Senior Brooke Kessler, President of the Rho Kappa Honor Society. This press release is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Price Street Break In
10:10am--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are looking for a suspect in a break in on Price Street. Entry was made through a back window. This news report is made possible by:
Senators Want Colleges To Protect Students From Themselves
WASHINGTON – Seeking to cut higher education costs for middle-class families and make college more affordable for American students, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are leading the charge to help reduce student loan debt and protect students from the crippling burdens of student loans. The senators are introducing the Protect Student Borrowers Act to make institutions of higher education more accountable for student indebtedness by requiring them to assume some of the financial risk of student loan default based on the percentage of their graduates and former students who default on their loans. The legislation will also provide incentives and support for institutions to assist their students to effectively manage their…
Bridgeport Cops Arrest Barbershop Murder Suspect After Pursuit
#Bridgeport CT-- Last night, Mark Christian (DOB: 1/7/85) was apprehended by members of the Patrol Division after a vehicle pursuit that stemmed from a domestic dispute. Hours later, detectives arrested Christian and charged him in the October 14th, 2017, fatal shooting of Deon Rodney. Rodney had been working as a barber at the Just Right Cutz barber shop at 500 Park Avenue when Christian and another man robbed a patron in the parking lot of the shop. After the robbery, they attempted to attack the man again. When Rodney attempted to stop one of the attackers, who was armed with a handgun, the other one, Christian, shot and killed him. The investigation will continue until the second perpetrator is apprehended. Christian is charged with Murder, Felony Murder,…
Bridgeport News: Home Invasion
9:45pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a home invasion in the 300 block of Laurel Avenue. 5 men in a garage were held at gunpoint. A van was taken.
Bridgeport News: Car Shot Up
9:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a car that was shot up in the 900 block of Norman Street.
Trumbull News: Shots Fired
9:02pm--#Trumbull CT-- Multiple reports of shots fired from a black BMW at Unity and Leffert Road. The suspect may have fled to Gibson Road. This news report is made possible by:
I-95 Crash
8:46pm--#cttraffic--#Fairfield CT--A tractor trailer and camper are involved in a crash on I-95 southbound just south of the rest area. Firefighters just arriving on scene. No word on any injuries.
Bridgeport News: Person Stabbed
7:39pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A stabbing victim has turned up at Bridgeport Hospital in a private vehicle. Unknown where in town this occurred or where the person was stabbed. This news report is made possible by: