Bridgeport News:Pedestrian Hit By Car
12:11am--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a pedestrian hit by a car a East Main and Concord Street. Sounds like the striking vehicle fled the scene. This report made possible by:
Rollover Accident I-95
10:01pm--#cttraffic--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a rollover accident on I-95 northbound between exits 28 and 29 This report made possible by:
Stratford News: Stage Curtain Fire at Stratford Academy
8:33pm--#Stratford CT--Firefighters on scene at Stratford Academy at 719 Birdseye St where a stage curtain "burned up quite a bit" according to radio reports but is now just smoldering. Firefighters now assisting in ventilating the building. Fire marshal called to the scene to investigate. This report made possible by:
Governor Opens State Memorial To Veterans
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and the Connecticut State Veterans Memorial Board of Directors today joined Congressman John Larson, Connecticut Military Department Adjutant General Thaddeus Martin, Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs Commissioner Sean Connolly, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary for Policy and Planning Linda Schwartz to officially commemorate the opening of the Connecticut State Veterans Memorial. Located inside of Minuteman Park at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Broad Street in Hartford – directly in front of the William A. O’Neill State Armory – the memorial pays tribute to the more than 1.3 million men and women from Connecticut who served honorably in the U.S. military in defense of our freedom. It…
Bridgeport Police Department Arrests Man for Possession of Dangerous Weapon, Narcotics
#Bridgeport, Conn. (Nov. 12, 2015) – Today, the Bridgeport Police Department announced the arrest of a man for several motor vehicle infractions and criminal acts, including possession of a dangerous weapon and possession of narcotics. On Monday, November 9, police officers observed the operator of a vehicle failing to stop at the intersection of Benham Ave. and Coleman St., followed by taking an abrupt turn onto Benham Ave. heading west. While travelling down Benham Ave., the vehicle was swerving in and out of lanes, and nearly struck approximately six properly parked vehicles. After pulling the vehicle over in front of the 1438 Park Avenue building, the police officer noticed that the driver – Hatim Jaoulane (DOB: 05/01/1979) – was attempting to switch…
Bridgeport News: Knife Attack
5:11pm--#Bridgeport CT--A woman is attacking a man with a knife at 572 Shelton Street. Police/EMS on the way. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Veggies For Those In Need
#Bridgeport, CT November 9, 2015 - LifeBridge Boosts Bridgeport’s Culture of Health with New Healthy Foods Enterprise LifeBridge Community Services a 166 year-old 501(c)(3) social service agency will announce a $800,000 3-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to develop a new produce supply and delivery enterprise that will provide affordable, fresh fruit and vegetables in food desert areas where many of Bridgeport’s poorest people live. LifeBridge will collaborate closely with the City’s network of government and non-profit agencies to increase the aggregate impact of their efforts to address hunger and enable low-income families to obtain healthy and nutritious food. LifeBridge will build on its experience, community networks, commercial relationships in the food industry, and knowledge of…
Merritt Crash
3:44pm--#cttraffic--#Stratford CT--#Milford CT-- A crash on the Merritt Parkway north between exits 54 and 55 to start off your Friday the 13th evening commute. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Crash
1:27pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A second ambulance was required for the injured at this crash at Water and Golden Hill Street in front of the train station. Police are investigating.
Westport News: Returns for Cash…..
On Monday November 9th, 2015 Rachel Taylor (age 18) turned herself into the Westport Police Department after learning that there was a warrant for her arrest. On October 23rd, 2015 the Westport Police Department received a complaint of a larceny from a Post Road store. The store manager reported that one of the store employees had completed seven returns which had a positive balance and that the inventory was missing. An audit of the employee’s transactions was completed confirming the larceny of reported returns for cash. Arrested was Rachel Taylor (age 18) of Westport Connecticut Taylor was charged with Larceny 6th C.G.S 53a-125b Taylor was unable to post $250 bond and was issued a court date of November 20th at Norwalk Court. This report is made possible…