Bridgeport News: Crash
9:59am--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Report of a crash with injuries at Federal and Madison Avenue. Detour if you can. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: 1 Year Old Found
9:39am--A passerby found a child alone in the street at Scofield and Crowther Avenue. Police on the way. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Odor of Gas Indoors
11:41pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--If you live in the Hollow don't go to sleep yet! An odor of gas indoors at Greene Homes Building 5. Here come a bunch of firetrucks to wake you! This report is made possible by:
Fairfield’s New Mobile Command
#Fairfield Connecticut--My favorite photo of the day was on Alden Street in Fairfield today. Amid the scare and sadness of a kitchen fire, out comes this kid on his trike like a boss. I posted this on my personal page and someone comments "Fairfield Deploys It's New Mobile Command". Even though there was sadness at the scene, you have to look for something positive!
Police Officers from Bridgeport, Stratford and Trumbull to Call for Passage of Legislation Clarifying Rules for Open Carry of Firearms
House Bill 5408 Would Require any Individual Openly Carrying a Firearm to Produce their Permit if Asked By Law Enforcement Officers WHO: Police Officers from the municipalities of Bridgeport, Trumbull, and Stratford, union leaders with AFSCME Council 4 WHAT: Police Officers from Bridgeport, Trumbull and Stratford to call for legislative passage of House Bill No. 5408, “An Act Concerning the Presentation of a Carry Permit” which would clarify the law regarding open carry of firearms. Specifically, it would require anyone open carrying a firearm to present their permit to law enforcement when asked. WHEN: Wednesday April 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. WHERE: Bridgeport Police Memorial, Across Street from Bridgeport Police Headquarters, 300 Congress Street, Bridgeport, CT…
Fairfield News: Sexual Assault At Fairfield U Update
#Fairfield Connecticut-- As we were the first to alert you to, a sexual assault took place at Fairfield University around 11pm Monday night. Police say the victim was lured from a path to a wooded area when she was attacked. The university issued a warning students to "exercise caution and institute the buddy system when walking at night". The state police K-9 was called to the scene but Deputy Chief Chris Lyddy told me the dog did not find the suspect who was only described as a male around 40 years old. University counselors have been with the victim.
Fairfield News: Kitchen Fire
UPDATE: Sources say the dishwasher caught fire... 5:43pm--#Fairfield Connecticut--Firefighters were met with heavy smoke from the front door when they arrived at 182 Alden Street and found a fire in the kitchen Assistant Fire Chief George Gomola told me. The power was secured at the breaker box by firefighters and they check to see if the fire had extended to the second floor or basement. The fire marshal was called to the scene to determine the cause of the fire. It's always first on DoingItLocal! See ALL of our posts, not just what Facebook shows you! Go right to our mobile friendly website at DoingItLocal.com
Bridgeport News: Shots Fired
4:44pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Shots were fired in the air on Polk Street (near Reservoir Avenue) and the suspects fled in a tan SUV according to radio reports. So far no one or anything reported hit. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: WEBE 108 Employee Receives Threats
11:36pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--An employee of WEBE108 has been receiving threatening messages from an unknown woman via the internet according to police radio reports. Police are at the studio on State Street investigating. This report is made possible by: