Beginning at 7pm tonight there will lane closures on Route 8 throughout the summer for bridge replacements near exit 4. The bridges have been prefabricated on the side of highway and are ready to be put in place. This will reduce the construction time from 2 years to one summer. There numerous phases of the construction so visit http://rt8bridgeport.com/ . Two construction cameras have been installed and can be viewed here: http://rt8bridgeport.com/livefeed/
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1:45pm--4 car crash in the left lane on the north side of the Merritt Parkway near exit 53. I-95 is "clean and green" as the CBer's would say!
3:21pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Police were called to the Copper Fox at 2929 Fairfield Avenue where the ex tenants of the Copper Fox have been evicted and they were taking items from the kitchen according to radio reports.
6:22pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Mark Tremblay a DoingItLocal.com viewer was pulling into Bass Pro Shops when he saw a man steal a woman's purse. He gave chase to the man and chased him a mile down the road to the yacht club. Mark put him in a jujitsu hold until the police arrived. Below is the picture of the suspect Mark sent in:
5:50pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Report of a pedestrian being hit by a car at Wood and Norman Street. First responders on the way. This report is made possible by:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined their colleagues Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and 22 Senate Democrats in calling for an end to deportation raids targeting families and unaccompanied minors who have fled the rampant violence in Central America’s Northern Triangle. In a letter to President Obama, the senators also urged the Administration to designate Guatemala and re-designate El Salvador and Honduras for temporary protected status, allowing individuals from those countries to legally remain in the United States. “The solution to this regional humanitarian crisis is to address its root causes. Deploying immigration raids upon this vulnerable population for the purpose of deterrence is an ineffective and unacceptable strategy,” the…
3:51pm --#Fairfield-- First responders are on the scene at 11 Garden Court for a garage that has been nearly demolished. This report was made possible by:
1:02pm--#Fairfield Connecticut-- It was burnt popcorn in the counseling center at Warde High School, no fire...but now you know why the fire department was there! This report is made possible by:
