Stratford News: Possible Shooting

8:20pm--#Stratford Connecticut-- I'm getting a number of reports (a little late) of a possible shooting at Clover Park at 409 Canaan Road.  Witnesses told me they heard 4-5 shots others say more at a car.  Preliminary reports say  no one was hit. 8:20pm--#Stratford Connecticut-- Estoy recibiendo una serie de informes (un poco tarde) de un posible tiroteo en Clover Park en la calle 409 Canaan Rd. Testigos me dijieron que escucharon 4-5 disparos otros dice más un auto. Los informes preliminares que nadien fue herrido.

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Bridgeport News: Package Store Robbed

8:50pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Robbery at West Side Package Store at 2045 Fairfield Avenue.  A black male, short corn rows, wearing a white t-shirt and jeans used a broken bottle as a weapon.  Police are searching around Albion Street for the suspect.  Taken was $600 cash, 2 small bottles of Hennesy, a one gallon bottle of Hennessy as well as Rémy Martin Cognac.   This news report is made possible by:

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Bridgeport News: Motorcyclist Dies After Colliding With City Bus

1:55pm--#Bridgeport News: A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a GBT city bus at Jane and Street and Nobel Avenue.    Police have downloaded video from the bus and believe from that video that the motorcyclist ran the stop sign and began to “dump” the bike when it entered the intersection and had already hit the ground before hitting the bus.    The video shows the 9 year veteran bus driver operating properly and safely according to a police press release.  The bus driver was not issued any citation or ticket.  The video shows the bus operator had stopped to pick-up passengers and departed from the stop into the intersection when the cyclist ran the stop sign on Jane street and…

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Bridgeport News: CO Makes Sleepy’s Employees Sleepy

11:58am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Worker working in the storefront next to Sleepy's at 4531 Main Street were using power equipment that was producing carbon monoxide and did not ventilate the space according to firefighters.  The carbon monoxide made its way into into Sleepy's, the employees refused medical treatment.  Out of an abundance of caution a number of ambulances were called to the scene.  OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) was called to the scene.   11:58am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Trabajadores estaban utilizando machinas afuera de la tienda Sleepys en 4531 Main street que estaba produciendo monóxido de carbono y empeso a entrar a la tienda. Los empleados se negaron tratramiento médico. Fuera de un exceso de precaución varias ambulancias fueron llamadas. OSHA fue llamada a…

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Bridgeport News: Bullet Hole At Taco Bell

11:33am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- The manager at the Taco Bell on Lindley Street called police to report that their door has a bullet hole, shot sometime overnight when the restaurant was closed.  They apparently have it on video.   This news report is made possible by: 11:33am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- El  de Taco Bell en Lindley Street llamó a la policía para reportar que una bala fue disparada adentro del restaurant en un momento durante la noche cuando el restaurant estaba cerrado. Aparentemente tienen video.

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Senator Honored For Helping Firefighters With Cancer

During a Sep. 6 ceremony in New Britain, Sen. Tony Hwang was recognized as the 2016 Co-Legislator of the Year by the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut. The award recognizes Sen. Hwang’s efforts in helping craft legislation which provides wage replacement benefits to all eligible paid and volunteer firefighters diagnosed with specified cancers. Sen. Hwang, the ranking Republican senator on the Labor and Public Employees Committee, was part of a firefighter working group which consisted of Republican and Democrat legislators, the Connecticut Council of Municipalities (CCM), the Council of Small Towns (COST), municipal leaders and the firefighter unions. “This is a groundbreaking proposal which protects the men and women who ensure our safety,” Sen. Hwang said. “It was an honor…

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