Lovebug turns into hot rod
#Weston CT---Weston Fire Volunteer Fire Department responded to a car fire on Rt 57 this evening. The road was closed while the fire department extinguished the fire. Photos by Bruce Ando
Two Felons Deny Gun was Theirs
(Bridgeport, CT – April 9, 2013) – Two felons denied ownership of a firearm located in their car Monday after a motor vehicle stop. Officers Ian Schumaker and Adrian Elem pulled the vehicle over at 3:40 a.m. after they witnessed the driver, Carlos Martinez, 28, run a red light on State Street. The officers discovered that Martinez had a suspended license so he was removed from the car. The officers then discovered that the passenger, Raymond Sierra, 19, also had a suspended license. He also was removed from the car so it could be towed. When they inventoried the car, they located a pistol under the passenger seat of the car. Both denied it belonged to them. In a bag,…
Shots Fired Stratford
9:40pm--#Stratford CT--Stratford remains active, police are looking for a white male in a tan SUV responsible for shots fired on Barnum Avenue near Bruce Street. UPDATE---Shots fired turned out to be from a BB gun.
Kids setting brush fire
7:54pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating kids setting brush fires on476 Trumbull Avenue near Reservoir Avenue, firefighters on the way to battle it.
Pedestrian hit in Black Rock
7:38pm--#Bridgeport CT--First responders are tending to a pedestrian who was hit by a car at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Brewster Street. Traffic is snarled as well.
UB evacuated–Bomb squad called
6:42pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on scene at 244 University Boulevard calling in the bomb squad, not a lot of details. Reports of the University of Bridgeport being evacuated. UPDATE--False alarm, all clear. Police press release: The Bridgeport police and fire departments did respond to the University of Bridgeport on a report of a suspicious item. It was found inside office space rented by a radio station on university property. I believe the call letters are WPKN. Authorities responded and the building was evacuated with the assistance of UB security personnel. The immediate area, not the UB campus, was evacuated as a precaution. Police located the person who found the device and called authorities. The COnnecticut State Police Bomb squad was notified but…
Car Fire in Bridgeport
4:58PM--#Bridgeport-- Today's car fire is at 265 Clark Street in Bridgeport!
Firetruck involved in accident
3:38pm--#Bridgeport CT--A firetruck was involved in an traffic accident at Central and Stratford Avenue. Police investigating. No injuries reported.
I-95 Closed in Stratford
#Stratford CT #cttraffic---I-95 northbound is closed due to a truck accident with fuel spill. Expect major delays and take alternative route.
Multiple people injured in Texas college stabbing incident
Multiple people were injured in a stabbing incident Tuesday morning at a Houston-area college, prompting officials to urge students to take shelter, the school said. At least 12 people and as many as 14 have been injured in the incident at Lone Star College's CyFair campus in Cypress, according to CNN affiliates KHOU, KTRK and KPRC, who are citing authorities. CNN has the full story here......