Oxford News: Brush Fire
4:33pm--#Oxford Connecticut-- Firefighters are on scene of a moderate brush fire on Rose Drive according to their radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Tax Increases Nets $600k Surplus, Still No Police Spokesperson
Av Harris, the City Of Bridgeport's Communication or is it Strategist at $100,000 a year sent out this press release. The state's largest city still has no spokesperson for the police department unlike all other small towns in the area> Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that his administration expects that once a final audit is complete of Bridgeport’s fiscal year 2016 budget it will show that prudent actions and fiscal restraint erased the entire budget deficit of $20,000,000 the administration inherited once taking office on December 1, 2015. Specifically, the Mayor is reporting budget cuts amounting to total expenditure savings of $12.1 Million, while new revenues generated by the city and administrative decisions added another $8.5 Million…
Bridgeport News: Burglary Suspect In Custody
10:52am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Bridgeport Police have a suspect wanted for burglary of power tools in the East Side is in custody on Brooks Street. He has been breaking into garages the last couple of days allegedly taking power tools. This news report is made possible by: 10:52am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- La policía de Bridgeport tienen un sospechoso buscado por robo de herramientas eléctricas en la parte Este de Bridgeport por brooks street. El a entrado a garajes el último parde días supuestamente robando.
Westport News: Police Warn Of Break Ins
(Westport, CT) The Westport Police Department is advising residents of recent burglaries in the Greens Farms and Easton Road sections of town. While these burglaries remain under investigation, we have received additional reports from residents in these areas that suspicious people have knocked on their doors. When the resident answers the door, the individuals come up with a fabricated story about an internet posting or a broken down vehicle. These encounters end with the suspicious men leaving the area and police being notified. Police believe this is a tactic for the suspect(s) to identify an unoccupied residence. Westport residents should also know that a burglary suspect has been identified and connected to recent burglaries that occurred in town. That suspect is in custody for crimes that occurred in other…
Bridgeport News: $500K In Grants For Homeless Youth
#Bridgeport Connecticut--#WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-4) on Wednesday announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a three-year, $179,776 per year federal grant to the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport, Inc., to support the Janus Center for Youth in Crisis. With help from this grant, the Janus Center will provide shelter and homelessness prevention and intervention services to 1,200 male, female and transgender runaway, homeless and street youth under the age of 18 from Bridgeport, Stratford, Fairfield, Trumbull, Monroe and Easton. The Janus Center runs a 24-hour crisis hotline; provides youth and family counseling; conducts mental health, substance abuse, and trafficking assessments;…
Bridgeport News: Milford Cops In Bridgeport
10:09pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Milford Police detectives are at Brooks and Putnam Street with a truck with stolen merchandise according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by: 10:09pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Detectives están en Brooks y Putnam con un camión con mercancía robada acuerdo con informes de radio.
Bridgeport News: Fire Out On Arrival
9:40pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A fire on the side of the house at 140 Dewy Street is out on firefighters arrival, but now you know what all the noise was about. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Police Pursuit Terminated
8:44pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A pursuit that started around East Main Street, then the wrong way on Boston Avenue to Route 8 northbound ended after police broke it off near exit 8. The car was a stolen vehicle. This new report is made possible by: 8:44pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Una búsqueda que comenzó alrededor de East Main street, y luego en WRONG WAY por la avenida Boston hasta ruta 8 en dirección Norte. Terminó cuando la policía lo paro en la salida 8. El auto era un vehículo robado.
Bridgeport News: Person Shot
7:11pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A gunshot victim just arrived at Bridgeport Hospital. The shooting allegedly happened at Palisades and Price Street. This news report is made possible by: 7:11pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Una víctima de un disparo acaba de llegar en Bridgeport Hospital. El tiroteo ocurrió presuntamente en Palisafes y Price street.
Bridgeport News: A Resuscitates Person Thought To Be Dead
4:44pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Bridgeport Police detectives dispatched to a home where the person was thought to be dead. EMS from American Medical Response (AMR) resuscitates the victim. WAY TO GO! 4:44pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut - Detectives de la policía de Bridgeport fueron enviados a un hogar donde la persona se pensó que habia muerto. EMS desde el American Response ( AMR ) resucita la victima.