Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2024-03-23@8:43pm -- #Bridgeport CT--A pedestrian has been struck by a car on Boston Avenue near the Stratford town line. This sounds serious and you can expect the roadway shut down for the crash investigation.
Basement Flooding Causes Electrical Fire
2024-03-23@6:20pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A flooded basement caused an electrical fire in the basement of a home in the 80 block of Norman Street. 4 families have been displaced and Red Cross will assist them.
Carpool on Bishop Avenue
2024-03-23@4:30 #Bridgeport CT-- If it looks flooded then it is! EMS was attending to the driver with unknown injuries. Hydroplaning is a serious thing on the highways right now, slow it down there is no real warning that you are about to spin out. Also, many manhole covers (or maintenance holes if you prefer). Stay indoors and make a candle with our sponsor!
Bridgeport News: Route 8 Crash
On Route 8 Southbound by exit 5, a car jumped the median as it went onto the on ramp.
BLUMENTHAL, MARKEY, & WARREN INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CAR BUYERS & BOLSTER SAFETY OF USED CARS
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced legislation today to ensure the safety and reliability of used cars. The legislation, the Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act, requires car dealers to repair any outstanding safety recalls in used cars prior to selling, leasing, or loaning them to consumers. Current federal law does not prohibit car dealers from selling cars with open recalls, threatening the safety of everyone on the road. The Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act addresses this gap in consumer protections and better safeguards car buyers who often believe they are purchasing a vehicle with safety assurances. “This bill makes sure that used cars with dangerous defects are repaired before they are driven…
I-95 Crash Shuts Southbound Lane
2024-03-23@12:53pm--#Norwalk CT-- #cttraffic-- A jackknifed on I-95 has shutdown I-95 southbound lanes at exit 15. No word on injuries. Expect delays- detour if you can.
BRIDGEPORT POLICE MAKE SECOND ARREST IN VIOLENT ARMED ROBBERY OF EAST SIDE JEWELRY STORE – THIRD ARREST EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEK
The Bridgeport Police have made significant progress in the case of the violent armed robbery at an East Side Jewelry store that occurred on June 10, 2023. On March 15, 2024, 32-year-old Adam Buster of Bridgeport was arrested at his place of employment in Shelton by the Bridgeport Regional Task Force Officers. Buster faces charges of Robbery in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, and Larceny in the First Degree in connection with the robbery at ABC Jewelry on Boston Ave. His bond was set at $750,000. On March 20, 2024, Jermaine Ogrinc, 38, also of Bridgeport, currently held in custody by the CT Department of Corrections, was served with a warrant for his involvement in the same…
MURPHY, BROWN, BALDWIN, KING, CASEY, KAINE, SINEMA INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, ENSURE COOPERATION BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS ON IMMIGRATION WARRANTS
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Angus King (I-Maine), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) on Thursday introduced the Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act, legislation to improve public safety and ensure strategic cooperation between state and federal governments by creating a mechanism that would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to obtain a judicially authorized warrant for a noncitizen who has been charged or convicted of committing a felony or violent crime in the United States. Under the current system, when a noncitizen is charged by state or local law enforcement, ICE often issues an administrative request, known as a detainer, to hold the person in…
Keep The Shiny Side Up!
2024-03-22@4:11pm--#Milford CT-- #cttraffic- A rollover crash on I-95 southbound near exit 40 to start off your Friday commute. One person is trapped inside, firefighters helping extricate the victim.
Ansonia News: Water Rescue
2024-03-22@3:30pm--#Ansonia CT-- Report of a water rescue in Coe Pond on Hubbell Avenue for a water rescue.