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Car crash in Bridgeport
11:44pm–#Bridgeport CT– Report of a motor vehicle accident at Old Town Road and Campbell Avenue.
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84 Year Old Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested
(Bridgeport, CT – Sep 9, 2013) – An 84-year-old man was arrested Thursday on a warrant charging him with sexually assaulting a child.
Bridgeport Detective Eric King learned that Joseph Livramento, who most recently lived in Cape Verde off the coast of Africa, had returned to Connecticut and had a scheduled appointment at a doctor’s office. He was arrested there Thursday when he arrived at his appointment.
Livramento was wanted on a 2007 arrest warrant in connection with the sexual assault of a young relative, who at the time was warrant was 12 years old.
The warrant was secured by Detective Warren Del Monte, who passed away in 2011. Livramento was held on $350,000 bond.
“Warren was the consummate professional and he took his job personally,” said Capt. James Viadero, who heads the detective division. “I know he would be happy that he could bring justice to this victim.”
Based on accounts from the victim, Livramento assaulted the girl over numerous years both at her home in Bridgeport and during family trips to Cape Verde.
Livramento faces charges of first-degree sexual assault, fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.
Woman charged with evading responsibility
(Bridgeport, CT – Sept. 11, 2013) – A city woman was charged with evading responsibility after a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian.
Officer Stacey Lyons responded to the intersection of Hawthorne Street and Glenwood Avenue on a report of a pedestrian struck Tuesday evening.
Lyons spoke to an independent witness and received a possible license plate number of the vehicle. The officer also reviewed security footage from a nearby condominium complex that showed the pedestrian being struck.
Lyons went the house where the car was registered and spoke to the owner.
Pauline Daniel, 60, stated that she had been driving on Hawthorn and Glenwood earlier but stated she didn’t strike a pedestrian. Lyons observed two hand imprints on the hood of the car.
Daniel was given a misdemeanor summons for evading responsibility and failure to grant the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The injuries to the pedestrian did not appear to be serious.
Norwalk Motorcycle Crash
1:26am–#Norwalk CT–Report of a motorcycle crash in front of the city hall with a broken leg. Police on scene reporting it is just the motorcycle that crashed with no other vehicle involved.
Electrical Fire at Nursing Home
11:01pm–#Fairfield CT–Firefighters are on scene at the Jewish Home for the Elderly at 175 Jefferson Street it was first reported to be an electrical fire in the Tandom (spelling?) Wing. Supervisor calls firefighters back it was an electrical fire. Firefighters arrive to find smoke but no fire now. They are accessing the roof to further investigate. UPDATE–Two ladder trucks were sent to the roof and remained there after recall of fire. All firefighters left the nursing home around 11:30pm.
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Easton Crash
7:57pm–#Easton CT–Report of a car into a utility pole in front of 225 Stepney Road. Airbag deployment and possible head injury.
