11:04pm--#Bridgeport CT--If you live on East Main Street near Ohio Avenue and park on the street you may want to go check your car because multiple cars have been hit and the driver fled the scene.
9:46pm--#Trumbull CT-- Firefighters on the way to 137 Garwood Road for smoke in a basement.
8:50pm--#Bridgeport CT--The Shell Station at Main and Vincellette Street just had an armed robbery. Suspect fled in a older dark Neon with a yellow stripe on Main Street. Black male about 5'10" wearing jeans. If you like our live reporting as it is happening would you consider helping us continue by donating? We may not be able to continue without your help! http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/04/can-help/
(Bridgeport, CT – May 19, 2014) – A 31-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to shoot a man and his dog, which had bitten him, unless he was paid $300. Officer Carla Remele went to Dover Street Friday on a report of a man being threatened with a gun. She learned that the target of the threats had taken his dog outside when a man approached and asked if the dog was “good.” The owner said he was but when the man approached the dog snapped and cut the man’s face. The suspect, identified as Mechech Housen, of Bridgeport, got angry and, according to the dog owner, pulled out a handgun and demanded money “or I will kill you and your…
(Bridgeport, CT – May 19, 2014) – Two males robbed a Main Street pizza restaurant Sunday night. Officer Ferdinand Ferrao Jr. responded to the Papa John’s Pizza shop at 2354 Main St. at 11:40 p.m. on a report of a robbery. He learned that two men entered the store and one brandished a firearm. The robbers took money from the register and from two employees before fleeing on foot. No one was injured.
(Bridgeport, CT – May 19, 2014) – A city man was arrested last week after police caught him with a stolen gun and body armor. Officers Keith Hanson and Anthony Caiazzo attempted to pull over a vehicle Thursday night but the driver refused to stop. Police followed the vehicle to Tudor Street, where the driver abruptly stopped and fled on foot. The vehicle coasted backwards and nearly struck one of the officers. Caiazzo detained the remaining occupants of the car. Hanson, after jumping out of the way of the suspect’s vehicle, gave chase on foot of the fleeing suspect. Hanson caught up to the suspect on Dover Street and observed the suspect reaching into his waistband The two struggled and the suspect, later…
2:33pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are on the way to St. Margaret's Shrine on 2516 Park Avenue for a man who showed up and started tearing things off a wall and moving statues according to radio reports. A 5'8" white male with a white beard driving a black Buick LeSabre.
(Bridgeport, CT -- May 19, 2014) – Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who held up a liquor store Friday afternoon. The suspect robbed Mendez Liquor Store, 490 East Main St. The suspect walks with a slight limp and displayed a chrome handgun. He stole cash and a bottle of liquor from the business. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Michael Fiumidinisi at 203-576-7601.
7:30pm--#Fairfield CT-- One in custody after a brief search for a driver that was seen driving reckless driving in the Tunxis Hill Road area. The driver also cut across an alley way hitting Tunxis Hill Package Store at 143 Tunxis Hill Road and then sped off. It took about 20 minutes before police apprehended him. If you like our live reporting as it is happening would you consider helping us continue by donating? We may not be able to continue without your help! http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/04/can-help/
7:15pm--A slow speed pursuit that started on Wood Avenue near Maplewood Avenue continued across North Avenue and ended near Capital Avenue when the two suspects fled on foot. The first suspect was quickly apprehend and a foot pursuit following a manhunt for the second suspect took more time. He was finally apprehended in a backyard on Hillside Avenue. Good thing they weren't as slick as Joe's Oil, Joe even has rapid dispatch!
