Bridgeport News: UPS & Downs
2:31pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Injuries were reported in the crash on Huntington Road in front of the Briarwood Condos involving a car and a UPS truck.
2:31pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Injuries were reported in the crash on Huntington Road in front of the Briarwood Condos involving a car and a UPS truck.
12:53am--#Bridgeport CT-- Odor of gas indoors at 21 Clinton Avenue. Here come a bunch of firetrucks to wake you! This news report is made possible by:
10:30pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man allegedly on PCP attacked an ambulance parked at Boston and Bond Street. Police have him in custody and escorting the ambulance to the hospital.
8:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating an armed robbery at Orland and Fairfield Avenue. The victim said she was robbed by three males, one wore a mask and two had guns. They fled north on Orland Avenue according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
#Bridgeport CT-- Today's vehicle fire is at 117 Broadbridge Avenue. It was near a house but firefighters put out the fire before it extended to the house. This news report is made possible by:
7:38pm--#Trumbull CT-- EMS on the way to Island Brook Park's ball field where a ten-year-old boy was hit in the head with a baseball. This news report is made possible by:
STRATFORD, CT (July 26, 2017) — Last year, the Stratford Health Department developed a tool to help connect neighborhood food pantries with backyard gardeners wishing to share their excess homegrown produce with neighbors in need. The website - www.townofstratford.com/DonateProduce - allows gardeners who find themselves with excess produce and want to share part of their harvest with others the ability to find information about local pantries along with the days and times donations will be accepted. Additionally, the website offers a list of healthy non-perishable food donation suggestions for those who want to become involved in the movement, but may not garden. Along with the website, the Stratford Health Department is continuing its partnership with The Farm at Stratford…
6:19pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A delivery person called police to report that a money bag containing over $1,500 in cash was taken while he was making a delivery to a mini mart in the 800 block of Madison Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
#Bridgeport CT-- Today Bridgeport Police demonstrated "fatality tents" they purchased for $4,000 from Stop Rubbernecking (SRN). The screens are designed to shield victims from the public and the press. The tents are made from denier nylon which is claimed to be military grade. The tent can be adjusted from three and a half feet to six and a half feet, a beacon light the color choice of the customer can be mounted at the top. It comes with a fifteen-pound ballast bag to secure it to the ground and SRN says it can sustain thirty miles an hour winds.