Bridgeport News: Shots Fired

1:31am--#Bridgeport CT #Trumbull CT-- Trumbull Police reported hearing shots fired possibly on Madison Avenue and then Bridgeport Police receive calls on shots fired on Old Town Road near Campbell Road. No reports of anyone or anything hit. It might even be fireworks. Earlier, a report of shots fired on Gurdon Street, again no one or anything hit. Thanks Jays for making this report possible!

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Bridgeport Firefighters Battle Suspicious Fire Twice

Video Report--12:45pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters receive a call of a fire at the old AGI factory on Stratford Avenue between Kossuth and Water Street.  Firefighters reported smoke showing and multiple fire set throughout the building.  They quickly knocked down the fire and recalled the fire.  The firefighters received a second call just after 2:30 and this time the fire was shooting through the roof.  It was dispatched as a rekindle but it is uncertain if it was reset. The fire caused heavy smoke conditions to I-95 above and to the surrounding areas. The fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire.

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Bridgeport News: Car Taken In Carjacking Yesterday Recovered

2:10pm--#Bridgeport CT--An alert parking meter official at Fairfield and Broad Street recognized the make/model and plate number from the car jacking from yesterday and alerted police.  There was a report of a weapon found in the backseat which turned out to be a BB gun.  The victim was on scene and told me that he works at the Subway on Main and John, left something in the store.  His car was running when he ran back in the store.  As he returned the carjacker was just getting in and pushed him to the ground and took off.

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Quarterly AGI Fire

UPDATE: Multiple small fires set, firefighters taking care of business. 12:45pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The AGI building at Stratford and Water Street is on fire again, it seems to be quarterly.  Police are on scene reporting smoke coming from the windows and firefighters are on the way.  The building is slated to be torn down.   This report is made possible by:

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