12:50am--#Bridgeport CT--A woman called police that she heard a loud explosion at the Bishop Curtis Homes on Jewett Avenue. Firefighters are on scene and UI is on the way. Too bad the didn't have battery back up!
12:59am--#Bridgeport CT--UPDATE from Bridgeport Police: A 30-year-old man was stabbed in the shoulder just after midnight this morning by a woman he knows. Officer Ferdinand Ferrao and Sgt. Edward Golding responded to the area of Park Avenue and Olive Street on a report of a stabbing. They located the victim, Brishawn Beason, of Bridgeport, who stated he was accosted by two acquaintances. He stated the female stabbed him in the shoulder while her brother was fighting with him. He only knew the suspects by their first names and believed that the attack was the result of his interest in another female. He proceeded to say that he never dated the female who stabbed him so he didn’t understand why she attacked him. The…
11:20am--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on scene at 785 Chopsey Hill Road for smoke in a basement. Firefighters did not find smoke on their arrival but they are investigating.
9:11pm--#Shelton CT-- Report of a water main break at Beardsley and Nichols Avenue. The road should be closed overnight for repairs.
6:31pm--#Bridgeport CT--The brick factory at the corner of Helen and Maple Street is on fire, again. About two weeks ago firefighters extinguished a rubbish fire in there.
2:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Today's car fire is at 1330 Iranistan Avenue.
11:11am--#Fairfield CT #Southport CT--A construction worker hit the gas main at the Southport Brewery at 2070 Post Road. The building was evacuated, firefighters remained on scene until the gas company reconnected the line. Fire department procedure is to notify the health department to inspect the premises. The restaurant is expected to be open for lunch time.
11:02pm--The rest area on I-95 in Milford has been evacuated due to a leaky carbon dioxide tank. EMS is treating two people with symptoms of having a light head.
(Bridgeport, CT – June 11, 2014) – A city man faces robbery and assault charges after he lured a co-worker to a location in Bridgeport on a promise to sell him auto parts and instead robbed him gunpoint. Detectives Chris Borona and Sean Ronan obtained a statement from a 22-year-old Stratford man who stated that a co-worker he knows as “Javon” agreed to sell him auto parts for a vehicle for $800. The two work together at a Westport business. Javon later was identified as Javon Oden, 21, of Bridgeport. The robbery was reported shortly after midnight on Sunday. The victim stated he called Javon late on Saturday and arranged to meet in Bridgeport to buy the auto parts. He brought $800 in cash…
12:08am--#Bridgeport CT-- A homeless woman sleeping in front of the library on Broad Street had her purse stolen while sleeping. Police are investigating.
