Suicide by Christmas Lights
5:33pm--#Bridgeport CT--We don't normally report on suicides but there is a woman in Bridgeport trying to cut her self with Christmas lights. Police on the way. ....
Cops relish that they mustered to ketchup deli burgulars
#Bridgeport, CT – Dec. 30, 2013 – Two Bridgeport men faces burglary-related charges after police responded to a reported burglary in progress at an East Main Street business. Officers Michael Davila, Carlos Pabon, Ean Smith and other officers responded to the Nob Hill Deli & Grocery, on East Main Street, on an anonymous report of a break in this morning at 4:32 a.m. Police set up a perimeter and during a search of the building found burglary tools strewn about the basement. They also found a hole cut in the floor of the first-floor business, which was used to gain access. In the business, police found the cash register drawer on the floor and items thrown about. Meanwhile, police in the basement located…
Space heater fire in Derby
11:00am--#Derby CT--Firefighters on the way to 72 Old New Haven Avenue where a homeowner left items near a space heater to dry and now there is a fire in the basement where the heater is.
Wake up Black Rock!
2:44am--#Bridgeport CT--Wake up Balck Rock! Report of an odor of gas indoors at 575 Ellsworth Street on the first floor. Here come a bunch of fire trucks to wake you!
Road work on I-95 Stratford
12:42am--#Stratford CT #cttraffic--Use EXTREME caution on I-95 southbound near exit 32 due to road work by DOT where an expansion joint has caused a hazard. DOT on scene making repairs.
Gunshots Ring in New Year; Felon Goes to Jail
Here is the police press release on the shots fired arrests we reported as it was happening New Years Eve/Day: #Bridgeport, CT – Jan. 2, 2014 – Police arrested a convicted felon after hearing a large volley of gunfire four minutes into the New Year. Officer David Uliano was assigned to the New Years shots fired detail when, at 12:04 a.m., he heard a series of gunshots and saw muzzle flashes from the back yard of a Maple Street home. The shots were still being fired when Uliano and Officer Luis Moura, with their own weapons drawn, ordered the men to drop the weapons. The four suspects ran inside, turned off all the lights and wouldn’t open the door. They also barricaded the doors.…
Armed robbery in Bridgeport
9:15pm--#Bridgeport CT--A man was robbed at gunpoint by two males in what else but hoodies taking the mans cellphone on Beechwood Avenue. The suspects fled down Wood Avenue.
Possible fire in Bridgeport
9:50pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on the way to 273 Pearl Harbor Street for a possible structure fire. UPDATE--Turns out to be food burning on the stove, but no one was home and firefighters had to force entry.
I-95 crash
9:40pm--#Westport CT #Fairfield CT #cttraffic--Report of a crash I-95 southbound between exits 18 and 19 although nothing found on the traffic cameras. Report of 4 injured occupants with in one person with a head injury. UPDATE--Reports now say near Westport town line a four car accident and a bus.
Bridgeport Snow Update
Bridgeport Snow Update: Heavy snow, dangerously cold temperatures in the forecast for Southern Connecticut Thursday night into Friday morning National Weather Service forecasting 6-8 inches of snow; Alternate side of the street parking rules remain in effect All of the City’s Senior Centers will be Closed on Friday, Jan. 3 BRIDGEPORT, CT (January 2, 2014) – An advancing winter storm threatens to bring heavy snow and frigid cold temperatures to Southern Connecticut, with the heaviest snow falling later this evening (Thursday night) into Friday morning. According to the National Weather Service, residents in the Bridgeport area can expect anywhere from 6 to 8 inches of snow to accumulate during the next 18 hours with high wind gusts causing blizzard-like conditions during the height of the storm. A snow emergency…