DoingItLocal

8:42pm–#Bridgeport CT–A woman received a phone call that a family member is being held hostage and won’t release him unless they wire them money.  Same as what happened in Fairfield last week.

7:53pm–#Milford CT #Nakedman–State police are looking for a sandy blonde male in a Hyundai Elantra who exposed himself at the Milford Rest Stop on the Merritt Parkway.

#Ansonia CT #Bridgeport CT–A call from a priest at St. Joseph’s Church at 36 Jewett Street for a suspicious package also at the Lot A of the Bridgeport Bluefish Parking lot turn out to be nothing.

3:42pm–#Fairfield CT–#cttraffic–Fairfield first responders have been challenged a second time today.  Firefighters have located after an extensive search a rolled over pickup truck in the woods at Westway Road overpass near Oxford Road after receiving vague information from a passerby .  The car was traveling I-95 when the driver drove off the road.  There are four victims injured.

Fire Department Press Release: Engine Four, Ladder One and Car 3 at 3:30 p.m. responded to a reported auto accident in the woods by an Officer of the Connecticut State Police that could be seen from the highway. This incident was located approximately ½ mile west of Westway Road, Southport in the woods between Interstate 95 and the Metro North Railroad Tracks.  A pickup truck off-roading with four adult males, all residents of Fairfield, struck a tree.  The vehicle had extensive front end damage, and three of the adult males suffered severe injuries.  Medical attention was provided by personnel of Engine Four and Ladder One under the direction of LT James Shiller.  The three patients were transported to local area hospitals by American Medical Response.  The vehicle was stabilized by the personnel of Ladder One.  It appears the vehicle made access to the wooded area from an opening on Westway Road.  Metro North Railroad was advised of the units operating in the area of the tracks.

8:47pm–#Bridgeport CT–About two minutes after the second suspect was captured by police in Massachusetts fire and police were dispatched to the power plant in Bridgeport Connecticut. Reports indicated and an unattended package and the access to and from the ferry terminal were closed to traffic. The location of the package was two blocks down at Atlantic and Russell Street. Assistant Fire Chief Ivan Fossesigurani told us that a relatively new looking briefcase was placed on the railroad tracks, it was partially filled with sand and it was intentionally place on the tracks. The trains were stopped while the package was investigated.

The chief was concerned that the ferry operator took it upon himself to allow the ferry to dock despite orders from the police and fire department. His concern was that a boat that size transmits a lot of radio frequencies and if it was a real bomb this could have end in disaster. He said an investigation will be conducted.

11:03pm–#Stratford CT #Bridgeport CT–A police pursuit beginning in Bridgeport ends on Oak Drive in Stratford at a condo complex.  The car was located located empty, K-9 on scene tracking.  The area are search Oak Drive and Warner Hill Road area.

8:47pm–#Bridgeport CT–The entrance to the Bridgeport Ferry is being blocked off due to a suspicious package.  Terminal MIGHT be evacuated.