Paleo Breakfast Bites
Chef's Table--1561 Post Road, Fairfield
Eleven Bridgeport Firefighters Graduate From Connecticut Fire Academy
#Bridgeport, CT -- Dec. 6, 2013 – Eleven new firefighters joined the city departmentFriday after completing 14 weeks of training at the Connecticut Fire Academy. A total of 54 firefighters from 19 career and volunteer departments completed the training and graduated Friday at a ceremony in the Parsons Government Center in Milford. “This is a job of unusual dangers with extraordinary rewards,” said Bridgeport Fire Chief Brian Rooney. “Our profession is like none other. It calls for life and death decisions, running into burning buildings looking for those who were left behind. Know this: You now are a part of a new family like none other. You will live together, eat together, laugh together and support each other during the difficult times most…
Stratford Crash
12:44pm--#Stratford CT--Report of a crash at Barnum and West Broad Street with possible injuries.
I-95 crash
12:14am--#Norwalk CT #cttraffic--I-95 southbound between exits 16 and 15, one person injured.
Trumbull Home Invasion
11:09pm--#Trumbull CT--A Beech Street resident called police that someone followed him home from the Trumbull Mall, and robbed him as he arrived home by two males with a gun. 11:30pm--UPDATE--Police say three intruders were already in the home when he arrived home. Unknown if he was followed from the mall.
Two People Charged in Attempted Robbery
(Bridgeport, CT – Dec. 6., 2013) – As we reported live as it was happening: Two people face charges in connection with an attempted street robbery Thursday in which gunshots were fired. Officers Chris Robinson and Ean Smith responded to the 800 block of Queen Street and spoke to the victim. The victim, 38, stated that he arrived home shortly before 1 a.m. and was removing items from his car when he was accosted by two people. One threatened to shoot him. Fearing for his safety, the victim began wrestling with the gunman. The second suspect entered into the fray and began striking the victim. The victim noted that the blows didn’t hurt and stated that the second assailant was small in stature. The victim…
Money stolen from the tip jar in Bridgeport
2:37pm--#Bridgeport-- Report of a person who stole money from the tip jar at 997 Main street; Moe's Burger Joint.
Demolition begins at former Remgrit site
https://vimeo.com/14662015 --Video from 2010 when set fires plagued the buildings. BRIDGEPORT, CT (December 5, 2013) – Mayor Bill Finch today was joined by State Sen. Andres Ayala and city Economic Development Director David Kooris to kick off the demolition of the former Remgrit site at 889 Barnum Avenue. The long-shuttered factory building will be demolished to make way for the potential home of a second Bridgeport train station. “A second train station in Bridgeport will be an engine for economic development for the East Side, East End and the entire City, that is why we have worked so hard to make the P.T. Barnum Train Station a reality. My administration has been working collaboratively with state and federal officials to demonstrate the need for…