Big fight reported at UB

9:38pm–#Bridgeport CT–Police responding to Bodine Hall at 80  University Boulevard, University of Bridgeport.  Police radio says university security calling for help, that  there are about 15-20 people fighting with baseball bats.  Reports  now say security, now police in pursuit of a white Honda with New York plates that may be responsible for the melee.  One student on the fourth floor at Bodine Hall was injured, EMS was called to the scene.

Broom Chases off Burglar

#Bridgeport, CT – May 9, 2013 – A burglar was chased off early Thursday by a make-believe shotgun.  An Alanson Road resident called police at 3:29 a.m.  He told Officer Marco Brito that he was watching television when he heard a loud noise in the kitchen and encountered a masked man who was holding what appeared to be a handgun. The burglar told him not to move.  The resident however stated that he was calling 911 and told the intruder that he had a shotgun.  The burglar fled. The “shotgun” was really a broom.

Police Arrest Suspect in Hit-and-Run that Injured 10-Year-Old

(Bridgeport, CT — May 9, 2013) — Police arrested a 23-year-old man Thursday in connection with a hit-and-run accident that injured an 10-year-old boy.
Paul Whitehurst turned himself in to police Thursday evening. He faces charges of evading responsibility, driving without a license, failure to yield to a pedestrian and driving the wrong way on a one-way street, which occurred as he tried to flee the scene.
Officers Pete Garcia and John Perry, of the department’s traffic unit, made the arrest with the help of information provided by the public.
The accident happened Thursday morning at the intersection of Howard and Maplewood avenues. The victim was crossing the street en route to Bryant School. One car stopped to let him cross but Whitehurst continued through the crosswalk and struck the child. The boy suffered a laceration to his ear and some abrasions.
Witnesses chased after the fleeing car and the driver stopped and fled on foot.
Police checked the registration of the car and determined it was a rental. Police made contact with the person on the rental agreement and, as the investigation progressed, identified Whitehurst as the driver.
After speaking with police, he came to police headquarters Thursday evening and turned himself in.
The victim is expected to be fine.

Suspect Had Crack, Young Son in Car

#Bridgeport CT—A 37-year-old was arrested with narcotics with his 4-year-old child in his car.  Officers Michael Stanitis and Fabio Pereira stopped Wednesday to check out an illegally parked car in a high drug activity area on Sixth Street. When police pulled up, the driver drove off and was pulled over moments later.

The officers noticed the operators moving around in the car and, when they approached, the driver, Terriance Williams, stated that he had a suspended license.

Police verified that and conducted an inventory as they prepared to tow the car. They found a baggie containing what appeared to be crack cocaine on the driver’s seat. When they removed Williams from the squad car, they found more apparent crack cocaine on the seat of the cruiser. The suspect’s 4-year-old child was picked up by his mother and police brought Williams to police headquarters.

There, when he was searched, police and booking officers found a baggie between his buttocks that contained pills.

Williams faces motor vehicle counts and charges of possession of narcotics, possession with intent to sell and risk of injury to a minor.

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