3:03am–#Bridgeport CT–Police investigating the 11th homicide of the year in front of the Mainport Fish and Chips at 1010 North Avenue. Witnesses say a group of men were arguing and one shot was shot to the man’s head at point blank range. The victim was rushed to St. Vincent’s where he was pronounced dead.
Bridgeport Rollover
2:45am–#Bridgeport CT–Report of a rollover with entrapment on Stratford Avenue near Florence Street. First responders on the way. UPDATE–No entrapment, pick up truck on its side.
I-95 Crash
2:00am–#Milford CT–#cttraffic–Report of a rollover accident I-95 northbound just before exit 39A. Traffic moving but expect delays.
Sunday Services at New Life Trumbull (ad)
Sunday Services 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 6:00pm
NewLife Church at 28 Hedgehog Road, Trumbull CT
(203) 261-2728 info@newlifect.com
New Life is a contemporary/casual church where you can find people who are trying to discover how church can be fun as well as meaningful in our lives.
The service will last about an hour and feature some awesome music, a brief look at God’s Word and an application of how it can change our lives.
Smoke Condition in Bridgeport Home
10:39pm–#Bridgeport CT–Firefighters are on scene at 376 Priscilla Street for smoke in a basement and odor of burning, no visible fire. They are investigating. 10:48pm–UPDATE–Firefighters discover a fire in the rafters and they have extinguished it.
Dramatic Rescue Saves Fairfield Dog
Video Report with article written by Wes Duplantier CTPost.com
#FAIRFIELD — A hour-plus rescue effort ended with happy cheers and a happy dog Saturday afternoon after firefighters saved a dog that was trapped in a drainage pipe at Fairfield Warde High School.
The dog, an 11-year-old German shepherd-boxer mix named “Shadow,” slipped away from his owner as they were walking at the school just before 2 p.m. Shadow crawled into a pipe on the edge of the school’s soccer fields and couldn’t get out. A woman nearby called for help and several fire crews coverged on the field.
The pipe is 24 inches wide at its opening, but narrows to 14 inches as it goes into the ground toward a cistern. At first, rescue teams tried sending a firefighter into the pipe after the dog, but he couldn’t reach the dog. Several firefighters then set to work digging out the ground around the lid to the cistern.
A city backhoe came in and lifted the 1,000-pound lid out of the way. The a firefighter climbed down on a ladder and pulled Shadow up from the drainage system. He was fine, just wet and cold. He shook himself off and then was led away to get warmed up in an animal control van.
Shadow’s owner, who refused to give her name, said she was relieved to have him back.
About a dozen rescue personnel were on the scene working to save the dog. Fairfield Assistant Fire Chief George Gomola said the effort was worth it, both because the dog was saved and because fire crews got a chance to practice their rescue skills for working in confined spaces.
“This is a way of practicing our plan with significant consequences,” he said. “It gives us an opportunity to work our training in real-life situations.”
Possible stove fire in Bridgeport
2:27pm–#Bridgeport CT– Report of a possible stove fire at 194 Lake Avenue.
Odor of natural gas
1:14pm–#Bridgeport CT–Report of an odor of gas in the basement at 27 Marcel Street. Here come a bunch of firetrucks to the North End of Bridgeport!
Smokin Hot Bloddy Mary Mix Back in Stock!
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Police, Federal Authorities Break Up Sex Trafficking Ring
#Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 15, 2013 – City vice officers in cooperation with state and federal authorities arrested three people Thursday after breaking up a sex trafficking operation in the city.
The operation centered in the Hollow neighborhood and involved the rotation of women, mainly of Mexican descent, between New York and Bridgeport to work as prostitutes. The investigation remains active in New York and Massachusetts.
“This truly is a sad case,” said Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. “These arrests resulted from outstanding cooperation and coordination between a number of agencies – local, state and federal. The FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement all played key roles in the investigation.”
The investigation began more than a year ago when Bridgeport Police developed information that that a group of Mexican nationals were promoting prostitution in the Hollow section of the city. It was believed that the group was part of a larger multi-state ring that trafficked women. The ring is believed to have ties to organized crime in Mexico.
Working closely with the FBI, Bridgeport Sgt. John Andrews, Detective William Reilly and Officer Orlando Rosada were able develop information that the prostitution ring did indeed exist.
Over the course of the investigation, authorities sent in a confidential informant to pose as a customer. On one occasion, a female in the second-floor apartment told the CI that the “girls are downstairs.” Downstairs, the CI was shown several girls and quoted a price for sex. On a second occasion, the CI also was quoted a price but stated he felt uncomfortable having sex there because there were children in the residence.
He was handed a business card and told, “I will drive the girls to you. Just call me.”
On another occasion, one of the suspects was pulled over for a motor vehicle violation and police recovered several notebooks that included addresses from throughout Bridgeport. Police recovered more when they raided the apartments Thursday. The records are believed to ledgers of customers.
Investigators subsequently confirmed that the women were rotated in and out of the house and new woman arriving by train or were picked up from New York about once a week and sometimes more frequently. While in Bridgeport, the women were not permitted to leave the house.
On Thursday, authorities executed three search and seizure warrants at two houses at 246 Lexington Ave. and 204-206 Olive St. and arrested three men. Emiliano Alameda-Cabrera, 36, and brothers Dardo Reyes, 29, and Patricio Reyes, 33, were charged with prostitution-related charges and held on $1 million bond each.
Five children were placed in the care of the Department of Children and Families. Police located two suspected prostitutes. They are being provided services by the International Institute of Connecticut.
Bill Kaempffer
Public Safety Spokesman
Bridgeport Police Department
Bridgeport Fire Department