2024-01-25@10:15pm--#Bridgeport CT--Bridgeport Firefighters were called to a multi-family home in the 100 block of Newfield Avenue for smoke in the home. Firefighters discovered a fire inside a wall and quickly extinguished it and made sure it didn't spread anywhere else in the building. https://youtu.be/Ih5Jgk-F4HM
2024-01-25@7:03pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A pedestrian was struck and injured on Seaview Avenue. There are no other details.
Companies Knew Decades Ago that PFAS Chemicals Cause Significant Harm to Human Health Remediation in Connecticut Alone to Cost Billions of Dollars (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today filed two lawsuits against 28 chemical manufacturers responsible for knowingly contaminating Connecticut waters and natural resources and harming public health with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals.” The two complaints seek to hold the companies responsible for dangerous PFAS chemical contamination from two sources—aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) used in firefighting, and chemicals used in manufacturing and added to consumer products, such as food packaging, cookware, carpeting, upholstery, clothing, and cosmetics, to make products resistant to stains, water, and heat. Today, nearly all humans have PFAS in their blood. PFAS chemicals are toxic and…
Shooting In Stratford 2024-01-25@1:00PMish--#Stratford CT--Earlier this afternoon, Patrol responded to the area of Boston Avenue near the intersection of Light Street. Dispatch had received a call for a person with a gunshot wound to the hand. Patrol Officers confirmed the same upon arrival and the victim was transported to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. The Detective Bureau is investigating the circumstances of this incident at this time. There are no suspects.
ATTEMPTED CARJACKINGUPDATE-- A second attempt just happened at 6:30pm on the Merritt Parkway Fairfield rest area. Police are looking for a white Audi. Please stay alert! 2024-01-25@4:11pm#Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic--A report of an ATTEMPTED carjacking on I-95 northbound rest area. Although the description of the suspect vehicle is vague, it's important to always be alert at gas stations and rest areas.
2024-01-25@12:12pm--#Fairfield CT-- Burr Street at Bittersweet Road is closed due to a one-car crash. A vehicle crashed into a tree and firefighters had to remove the door to free the driver. The roadway will be closed for at least an hour according to radio reports.
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Housing Commissioner Seila-Mosquera Bruno today announced that the Connecticut Department of Housing is awarding $12.1 million in grants to eight municipalities for upgrades that will modernize and rehabilitate housing for low and moderate-income individuals, as well as community infrastructure. The grants are being awarded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Housing with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Eligible projects are required to be in a municipality with a population of fewer than 50,000 residents. “These grants go a long way in improving neighborhoods so that we can make our communities more attractive and encourage economic growth…
#Bridgeport CT-- At approximately 6:44pm the Bridgeport Emergency Operation Center received several calls for a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle crashing into a parked tractor trailer with airbags deployed. The Bridgeport Fire Department and AMR responded to the scene along with Bridgeport Police Officers to render aid. A preliminary investigation confirmed a 2002 tan Acura MDX traveling westbound on North Avenue between Remer Street and Wells Street crashed into the rear of a parked tractor trailer. The Acura was occupied by two males and the operator fled the scene on foot prior to emergency responders arriving. The passenger was seriously injured, and the fire department was forced to remove several sections of the vehicle to access the injured passenger…
On November 13, 2023, the Fairfield Police Department was notified by the Connecticut State Police Computer Crimes Unit of a tip they received involving the potential possession of child pornography within the Town of Fairfield. The Fairfield Police Department Investigative Division conducted an exhaustive investigation, including numerous search and seizure warrants, which led them to develop Peter Wheeler, Jr. (DOB 01/30/2000) of Fairfield, CT as a potential suspect. The investigation also revealed that Wheeler was an employee of the Fairfield Public School system. The Fairfield Public School administration was notified once this information was confirmed earlier this month. Wheeler was removed from having any further interactions with students and staff immediately and not permitted into any buildings. On January 11,…
On January 19, 2024, the Bridgeport Police Department’s Regional Auto Theft Task Force, Shelton Police Department, and Connecticut State Police Gang Unit conducted a joint investigation into several robberies occurring in Fairfield County. Law Enforcement received specific information that a vehicle recently used in an armed robbery in Shelton Connecticut was now within the 2000 block of Boston Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Police Officers attempted a motor vehicle stop on Boston Avenue at which time the vehicle fled the scene traveling northbound onto Weber Avenue. Police pursued the vehicle to North Summerfield Avenue where it became disabled and eventually came to a stop. At least three occupants fled the scene on foot but where quickly apprehended by responding officers. A loaded Smith and…
