Tax Protest in Bridgeport

#Bridgeport CT--A small group gathered outside City Hall on Lyon Terrace to protest the 6% tax increase. The rally was sponsored by the Bridgeport Republican Town Committee.  About thirty five protestors were on hand to protest the proposed six percent tax increase scheduled for Bridgeport. [caption id="attachment_11340" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Photo provided by Lindsay Keyser[/caption]

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Double Shooting In Bridgeport

BrIdgeport, CT -- April 14, 2013) -- City police are investigating a double shooting that happened on Barnum Avenue overnight Sunday.  One of the victims was in critical condition. Patrol officers responded to Bridgeport Hospital at 2:29 a.m. on a report of two people suffering from gunshot wounds. The victims arrived in a private car.  The operator of the vehicle, a silver Dodge Magnum, was identified as Mack Green, 44, of Reservoir Avenue in Bridgeport. He suffered a gunshot wound to the upper thigh. His passenger, Rodney Spann, 42, of Carnegie Street in Bridgeport, suffered from gunshot wounds to the neck and chest. Detectives immediately responded to the hospital and shooting scene. This is what investigators have learned so far:…

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