Tatiana Julitta Maldonado sent in this photo of the Bridgeport Mounted Patrol patrolling Trumbull Garden's today. I requested an interview regarding this and Bridgeport Police Department pressperson Tim Hammoll said the captain in charge of the mounted patrol said the patrol is being used throughout the city. There is a 1pm press conference in Chief Gaudette's office tomorrow public safety initiatives so I'll keep you posted.
5:45pm--#Bridgeport CT--Three calls in a row involving a child. A ten year old has a laceration on thier leg from an ATV behind Tisdale School at 250 Hollister Avenue. No word if the child was the rider or bystander. This report made possible by:
5:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Prayers needed for two children injured in two separate incidents. A teenage girl was hit by a car in front of 505 Trumbull Avenue. Moments later a child was burned in the 700 block of William Street, the mother is hysterical according to radio reports.
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Mary-Jane Foster, candidate for mayor in the Democratic Primary, today called for an independent operational and financial audit of the city’s Tax Collector Department. “We are seeing very serious management deficiencies in this department, which is putting our precious tax dollars at risk,” the candidate said. “We have recently learned, only because of a police investigation, that the tax collector has a program whereby independent contractors are allowed to seize citizen’s vehicles, impound them, sell them at auction and keep the proceeds; doing so without turning any funds over to the tax collector and without detailed accounting for all these transactions. In a city where tax dollars are stretched so thin due to a stagnant tax base, we can ill afford this level of mismanagement,” Foster charged. Foster noted…
3:00pm--#cttraffic--#Norwalk CT--Radio reports of a person falling off the Scribner Bridge onto I-95 northbound. No radio confirmation but traffic is backing up.
12:35am--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters were called for a structure fire at the Sycamore Apartments at 285 Maplewood Avenue. Turns out to be food burning on the stove. You can go back to sleep Bridgeport! This report sponsored by:
11:49pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police reporting fireworks at Stratford and Hollister Avenue, the were called for shots fired. This report sponsored by:
8:50pm--#Easton CT--Bad day to be on a ladder. A Hunting Ridge resident has fallen from a ladder and needs EMS. Earlier today a Fairfield resident fell from a ladder. This report sponsored by:
6:45pm--#Bridgeport News: Police are investigating a one car crash in front of the Klein Memorial on Fairfield Avenue. The driver escaped without injury and refused medical care from EMS. Skid marks can be seen starting on Iranistan Avenue and the SUV took out a fire hydrant (see dirt patch) which cause the vehicle to flip.
