The Operations at DoingItLocal.com

Here is the Operations Desk at DoingItLocal.com in our new location in Fairfield.  The new location has me 7 minutes to downtown Bridgeport OR Fairfield, 9 minutes to East Main Street Bridgeport and points between.  This has already allowed me to cover news stories while they were still breaking. Towards the left you will see a series of scanners.  The bank of computers are used to allow us to record and archive calls.  It allows us to roll back the call to get the address if I missed it the first time.  Sometimes we use the call in the news reports to give it the drama it had as the story unfolded.  Other times we need the audio to prove…

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Woman Abducted from Stratford Motel

9:01am--#Stratford CT--#Bridgeport CT--A woman staying at the Honeyspot Motel  on Honeyspot Road in Stratford was taken against her will by "two very large men" driving a older model white Cadillac.  according to radio reports.  Bridgeport Police were receiving 911 calls that the car was in two different locations off East Main Street.  Each time they responded the car was not located.  The third call was the charm when the located the car in front o f 445 Connecticut Avenue.  No mention of the suspects, the woman was located and EMS was called to evaluate her.  Both Stratford and Bridgeport are working together at the scene.

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Small Buisness Shout out — Massage Savvy

Welcome to Massage Savvy, THE smart way to relax!  Located on Route 1 in Guilford, CT, our goal is to provide the benefits of massage therapy to as many shoreline residents as possible.  To this end, they offer two Introductory services: a $49 full body, full 60-minute Swedish massage and a $59 full body, full 60-minute Deep Tissue massage.  They also offer a Wellness Program which guarantees the best, most affordable massage therapy for a low, ONE-TIME enrollment fee.  Visit www.MassageSavvyCT.com or call (203) 453-8667 for more information on our various services and offerings.

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Police Arrest Two Men for Larceny

#Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 12, 2013 – Two men face larceny and burglary charges after an incident on Gurdon Street. Officer Ian Schumaker responded to the area of 90 Gurdon just before 3 a.m. Sunday after a concerned citizen contacted police about a possible burglary in progress. Police were told a Subaru and a Honda Civic pulled up to the area and that three males appeared to be walking between the Civic and the side of 90 Gurdon Street, which is an abandoned house. When police arrived, Sgt. Vincent Ingrassia and Officer Jamie Jarrett detained one man, later identified as Erick Calderon, 26, of Bridgeport, as he walked away from the Civic. Officer Jeffrey Franco spotted a second male who was apprehended while hiding behind a garage after a…

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