Bridgeport News: Smoke coming from a home
10:38am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a building with smoke coming out of it at 16 Jones Avenue.
Bridgeport News: Man bustin’ up the place
1:01am--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are on the scene in the 300 block of Mount Pleasant Street where a man is inside busting up the place. The woman inside has barricaded herself in a room. Police have the area secured and one is in custody.
Bridgeport News: I-95 Pursuit ends in Stratford
12:22am--#Bridgeport CT #cttraffic #Stratford CT-- Lots of police activity on I-95 northbound for a car wanted on motor vehicle charges. The officer and passerby have reported numerous items thrown out the window starting at exit 28. The pursuit ended at exit 31.
Bridgeport News: Man attempts to light his baby on fire
2:33pm--#Bridgeport CT--VIDEO REPORT-- Just after 2:30 Thursday afternoon in Bridgeport Police got a call from a woman in the 200 block of Lexington Avenue to report that a man was attempting to light a baby on fire. The woman took the baby from the man and brought the child into her apartment until police, firefighters and EMS arrive. The man was identified as Marvin Williams, 28, of Bridgeport the suspect's son. The boy is 13 months old. The boy suffered only minor injuries, thankfully. The suspect is charged with possession of narcotics, risk of injury to a minor, reckless endangerment and third-degree assault. Before police arrived, a nearby resident observed what was happening, went outside and took the child away from the…
Bridgeport News: Police catch burglars at work
9:40pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police catch two burglars at work inside the old daycare on Yaremich Drive.
Westport News: Swearing In of New Westport Officer
Westport CT--On Thursday, March 20, 2014 Brendan Fearon was sworn in as a Westport Police Officer by First Selectman Jim Marpe .The ceremony was held at Town Hall. Brendan Fearon, age 25, is a Shelton, CT native and resides in Southbury. He is a 2010 graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Officer Fearon comes to the Westport Police Department from the Monroe Police Department. Previous to that he was employed as the Emergency Management Coordinator with the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals in Boston, MA.
Bridgeport Police Hockey Team Sponsors Clinic for Developmentally Disabled Players
The Bridgeport Police Department hockey team will sponsor a hockey clinic tomorrow, March 20, 2014, with the CT Storm, a non-profit dedicated to providing children with a developmental disability the opportunity to play ice hockey. “As a team, we held a fundraiser to support this program,” said Police Officer Timothy Leonard, one of the organizers. “As we thought and spoke more, we decided it would be even better to host an event where, as a team, we could do some teaching and probably some learning at the same time. We all share something in common – a love for hockey.” WHAT: Hockey Clinic sponsored by the Bridgeport Police hockey team WHEN: Thursday, March 20, 2014; Pizza at 6:30…
Bridgeport News: Today’s Car Fire
2:31pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters on scene with a tractor trailer that was on fire, at at Oak Street and North Avenue. There is currently a small fire in the wheel well, and light smoke throughout.
UI Scam Continues
1:41pm--#Bridgeport CT--Taco King at 1147 Madison Avenue has called police that he was the target of an attempt to collect money from someone claiming to be from UI.
GOV. MALLOY: STATE MUST “preserve our agricultural heritage and help it expand and create jobs”
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and state Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky today announced that more than 40 farms, agricultural non-profits and municipalities will receive state funding totaling $880,327 as part of an ongoing effort to expand Connecticut’s growing agricultural economy. “Our diverse and vibrant agriculture sector is an important economic driver for our state with enormous potential for future job creation and economic growth,” said Governor Malloy. “These grants are a clear sign that we can both preserve our agricultural heritage and help it expand and create jobs.” Funding was made through the Agriculture Department’s Farm Transition Grant and Farm Viability Grant programs, designed to increase farm production, promote Connecticut Grown products and…