Fairfield News: Skimming Device Found At Peoples Bank ATM

Saturday, June 3rd--2:55pm--#Fairfield CT-- A customer called police after locating skimming device at the People's Bank ATMs at 1940 Black Rock Turnpike on Saturday.  Fairfield Police said a skimming device was found at the door to enter the vestibule of the ATM.  A skimming device allows information from the debit/credit cards to be read.  Small cameras were found on the side of the ATMs to record the pin numbers as customers entered them.   Fairfield Police were called to the scene but were told that the Secret Service is investigating.  The Secret Service later collected the devices so any information collected did not find its way to the thieves.  

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Bridgeport News: Another Wild Crash

10:10pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Witnesses told me that a pick up truck was traveling at a high rate of speed on Brooklawn Avenue.  Skid marks could be seen on the opposite side of the road near Suburban Avenue when it came back to the other side of the road, hit a metal sign, a utility pole knocking power out in the area and then hitting a car parked on Lawrence Street.  You can see the turf was dug up as the car was pushed by the impact into the yard.  Witnesses said the man was hanging out of the car when he hit the metal sign and after impacting the car attempted to run from the scene.  He was heard telling the…

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Bridgeport News: Car Hits Utility Pole UPDATE

Bridgeport Police Update:   Paulo Lumfuakiadi 26 of Wheeler Avenue Bridgeport was driving a gray 2009 BMW 328I south on North Washington Avenue when he crashed into UI pole 4437 in front of the EOC. (581 No. Washington). He is in the recovery room of Saint Vincents Hospital listed in stable condition. He has a broken left leg and broken ankle. Rear passenger, Tiana Verner 30 Pembroke Street Bridgeport was ejected from the vehicle.  She was admitted to Saint Vincents room Verner has a pelvic fracture and a fractured left femur. Other passengers: Tiana McClain 29 of Harral Ave Bridgeport. Released from the hospital. Alcohol and speed played a factor in this one car collision. The collision was dispatched to…

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