1:53am--#Bridgeport CT--Wake up Black Rock! Report of smoke inside 43 Melrose Avenue. Firefighters on the way! UPDATE--Go back to sleep, just food burning on the stove that turns out to be a minor kitchen fire. Facebook is hold out on you! Get ALL our news on our Facebook wall or log in to DoingItLocal.com. We are smartphone friendly!
1:05am--#Milford CT--A fan in a basement at 64 Home Acres Avenue catches fire and causes smoke in the home. Firefighters ensure the fire did not spread and ventilate the home.
11:01pm--#Bridgeport CT--A man in a business suit assaulted a man, the man then went into the trunk of a silver car and taking out a baseball bat. This took place at Howard and Maplewood Avenue. No word on how this turned out. Police are on scene investigating.
9:55pm--#Bridgeport CT--The Subway on Main Street and Jewett Avenue had two teens run in and steal the potato chip display. If I were to report live from the scene would I need a common tater?
#Bridgeport, CT – June 16, 2014 – Police Capt. Robert Gearing hasn’t sought accolades while spending countless hours working to make the city’s East Side and East End a safe and stable place for its residents, visitors and business people. He received them nonetheless Monday. At the request of the council members from those neighborhoods, Mayor Bill Finch named June 16, 2014, as “Captain Robert Gearing Day” in a proclamation presented Monday at the City Council meeting. “Captain Gearing is an outstanding supervisor in an outstanding police department. His body of work speaks for itself,” said Mayor Bill Finch. “What speaks even louder about that work ethic is how valued he is by the community in which he works.” Councilwoman Eneida Martinez-Walker and Lydia Martinez, Milta…
7:20pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters are on scene at 29 Cedar Street where there was a report of fire at 29 Cedar Street on the third floor. Firefighters on scene reporting a smoke condition and fire which is now out. zone person injured but no report on what kind of injuries.
#Bridgeport's Director of Public Facilities Jorge Garcia shows off the latest tool to combat potholes in the city of Bridgeport. With potholes doubling in New England after a harsh winter, cities are looking for a way to combat potholes. The Pot Hole Killer can fill 150 potholes in an hour, much faster than traditional methods and the repair will last longer.
#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut will receive $7.97 million in federal competitive matching grants for four projects designed to make local communities more resilient against future storms. “These grants will allow Connecticut to build upon substantial progress we have already made along our coastline and in other areas throughout the state that are prone to flooding. Projects funded will also help restore critical natural habitat in the state,” said Governor Malloy. “Today’s grant awards demonstrate the continued commitment of the Obama Administration to make communities more resilient in the face of future storms that we are going to experience.” Received under the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program, the funds are…
#Bridgeport, CT – June 16, 2014 – A city woman reported she was robbed when she agreed to meet a man who owed her money. Officer Marie Cetti spoke with the victim in the 200 block of Broad Street Friday afternoon. The victim said the suspect, whom she knows and owes her money, called her multiple times and the two arranged to meet at the corner of West Liberty Street and West Avenue. She stated that when they met, he pulled out a gun and demanded she empty her pockets. She did and the man ran off with cash. She ran after him and, as he fled, he dropped the weapon. The victim picked it up and turned the weapon, which was a BB gun,…
12:02pm--#Stratford CT--A report of a car crashing into the McDonald's on Barnum Avenue. No reported injuries.
