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Broom Chases off Burglar

May 9, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

#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.

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

May 9, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

(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…

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Suspect Had Crack, Young Son in Car

May 9, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

#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…

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Man Who Assaulted Three Police Officers Remains Jailed

May 9, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

(Bridgeport, CT -- May 9, 2013) – A 19-year-old who attacked two police officers at his home is charged with attacking a third officer in the hospital. Collin Moore, 19, of 313 Dover St., remained jailed Thursday on $180,000. The police officer at the hospital required stitches and had multiple lacerations and a bite injury to her face. Moore was taken to Bridgeport Hospital for evaluation Friday after an incident at his house on Dover Street in which two officers were injured, including one who was struck on the head with a marble funeral urn. That night, Moore was checked out and being prepared for transport to police booking. The officer who was guarding him had to remove his shackles…

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Fairfield Auto Care takes good care of the DoingItLocalmobile

May 9, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

You have to admit I go to some of the scariest parts of the "hood" all hours of the day and night to get a news story.  I definitely need a reliable car to not just get me there but out of there!  Now make it even more challenging with a 2001 car.  The Fairfield Auto Care located at 531 Tunxis Hill Rd in Fairfield has been taking care of the DoingItLocalmobile for about five years now.  From the simplest oil change to just recently the replacement of the timing belt and head gaskets. You don't need to know car maintenance but this work that needs a mechanic correctly trained to do this depth of work. Almost seventy percent of…

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