Suspicious letter leads to police investigation
3:01pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating a suspicious letter that the army reserve center at 180 High Street received in the mail.
Police identify shooting victim
#Bridgeport, CT – Jan. 15, 2014- – Police are identifying a shooting victim who was critically injured in an apparent home invasion Tuesday night. Geraldo Costa, 33, was shot in the head during an apparent struggle with intruders inside his home at 585 Pond St. Cash was taken in the robbery. It is believed that the house was specifically targeted and that the incident was not random. He was taken to Saint Vincent Medical Center where Costa was in critical but stable condition. Police responding to the scene observed several people fleeing the area and pursued them. Officers lost sight of the suspects after the suspects jumped into a brook. An extensive search was conducted by the patrol division with the…
Man Shot in Head-Manhunt in Bridgeport’s North End
#Bridgeport CT--Right around midnight police on patrol heard shots fired in the area of Pond Street and then were quickly involved in a foot pursuit with two Hispanic males who are still at large. Both men ran into a wooded area, one jumped a wall and should have sustained an injury due to the height of the drop and the other man ran into the pond. A short time later police received a call for a man shot in the head in the 500 block of Pond Street. The injuries are thought to be serious. Firefighters were called to the scene to assist police with lighting and their heat sensing cameras. There are other details I'm withholding so it will…
Torched car almost causes 5 families to be homeless
10:29pm--#Bridgeport CT--A car intentionally set on fire almost left 5 families homeless tonight. Firefighters were called to a car fire in the driveway of 53 Butler Street. When firefighters arrived they observed the fire had extended to the outside exposure of 47 Butler (left house) and 53 Butler (right house). A quick response time and quick action by the firefighters prevented the fire from extending into the houses. Witnesses told me that the fire was intentionally set by sticking a gas soaked rag into the gas tank, then pouring gasoline around the car before igniting it. "I heard a loud pop and then I saw the flames." "A message was sent tonight" another witness told me "because if they…
Bridgeport Fire
7:01pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters were on the scene once again at the vacant house at the corner of Madison Avenue and Madison Court--6 Madison Court. The house has been the seen of numerous fires which complicated attacking the fire tonight with many holes in the floors and missing staircases because of the previous fires. Firefighters had the fire under control within twenty minutes. There were no reports of any injuries. Christmas Eve 2012 a fire there took the life of Omar Chirinos, a homeless man who had been squatting in the building. The building still has squatters calling the building home.
Burning food
4:12pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Food burning in the microwave is the reason for the firefighters at 296 Ruth Street.
Nasty 3 car crash in Fairfield
2:37pm--#Fairfield CT--A nasty car crash sent closed Kings Highway at New England Avenue in front of Ganim's Garden Supply. Firefighters were required for extrication and three were sent to the hospital, the extent of the injuries are not known at this time.
Break in in Bridgeport
2:30pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Two males wit masks broke into a home near the corner of Columbia and Park Terrace. They broke in a rear window.
Attempted break in
1:32am--#Bridgeport CT--Police investigate an attempted break in in a garage on Charles Street. The two suspects fled before police arrived.
Quickie Robbery by woman
12:09am--#Bridgeport CT--A woman forced herself into man's car parked outside the convenience store outside 165 Washington Avenue. She took the man's cellphone then fled on foot towards Park Avenue.