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3:31pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a purse snatching on the 1400 block of Boston Avenue. The snatcher is wearing a green hoodie fled between two houses on this street.
2:58pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on the way to Unger Enterprises where a worker has their hand stuck in a piece of machinery.
Last week I met with Naga Mulpuri, the owner/pharmacist at Unity Pharmacy at 1326 Post Road in Fairfield. Before I met with her my first impression on the phone was the warmth she conveyed, it was confirmed when I met her in person. She was genuine and the real deal like the old time pharmacies that you can't get with big box pharmacies today. Naga has more than seven years of experience, five years at a national chain before working for an independent store. She told me that most independent stores combine their purchasing power to keep prices competitive. As an independent she is not tied down by corporate policies. Free delivery in the area, blister/bubble pack packaging so it is…
12:15pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating shots fired on Remington Street near Dover. One person has been detained and facsimile gun has been recovered.
12:07pm--#cttraffic #Fairfield Ct--A state trooper has been rear ended by a driver having a diabetic episode on the Merritt Parkway southbound between exits 44 and 42, closer exit 42 according to radio reports.
2:11am--#Bridgeport CT--Police are sorting a possible intentional poisoning known to the victim on Seaver Circle. The call originally came in as a stabbing possibly to get the police there sooner. The victim fled to another house in the neighborhood and has been transported to St. Vincent's Hospital. So far no one has been taken into custody.
11:57pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place on Stratford Avenue. Five teen suspects fled on foot down Logan Street towards Connecticut Avenue according to radio reports.
4:16pm--#Stratford CT-- Report of a back deck that is on fire at 328 Benjamin Road.
(Bridgeport, CT – April 25, 2014) -- The Statewide Urban Violence Task Force Thursday executed two search and seizure warrants and arrested two people in connection with an investigation into the sale of heroin. Members of the Bridgeport Police Emergency Services Unit executed the warrants at two addresses. The first location was the third-floor apartment at 215 Sheridan St. The second location was a second-floor apartment at 357 Nichols St. Authorities seized from the Sheridan Street residence 302 baggies of heroin, about 4,500 empty, new and unused heroin baggies, grinders, scales and about 100 grams of cutting agents. Also seized was $5,900. Seized from the Nichols Street residence were 50 baggies of heroin and $102 in cash. The heroin seized from Sheridan…
