Gunman Dies After Being Shot By Bridgeport Police

9:44pm-#Bridgeport CT–A city police detective shot and wounded an armed suspect during a confrontation in The Hollow Monday night.   The suspect later died at the hospital.
The incident happened near the corner of Pequonnock Street and Benham Avenue.  The detective was inside Golfinho’s Fish Market when he was alerted to a report of a man with a rifle outside the establishment. The detective exited the store and observed the suspect armed with a long gun in a confrontation with two other people. The detective then drew his weapon.
The detective fired at least two shots and wounded the suspect, who fled on foot. He was located a short distance away. Police recovered a rifle at the scene.
Per protocol in police-involved shootings, the State Police were contacted and are handling the investigation. The department also alerted the Bridgeport State’s Attorney’s office, which responded to the scene.

Jobs Program For Developmentally Disabled

State Rep. Tony Hwang – ranking leader of the Government Administration & Elections (GA&E) Committee support proposed Senate Bill 761 recently during the GA&E public hearing.  SB 761 is an act that calls for making the Janitorial Work Pilot Program, for persons with a disability or a disadvantage, permanent.  http://1.usa.gov/ZJuHJg

Rep. Tony Hwang, a passionate advocate of developmentally disabled non-profit entities in our community and added, “The Kennedy Center serves as an amazing advocate for people in our community and this bill will help their clients greatly,” said Rep. Hwang.  “Their collaborative effort helps so many realize their dreams of working and earning a wage, especially when that dream seemed so far away. I thank the Center for the amazing work they do on a day to day basis.”   http://bit.ly/165xeOJ

Providing testimony for the bill was Bill Gill, the director of marketing for the Kennedy Center of Trumbull. The Kennedy Center provides individually designed person-centered planning for disabled citizens.  “The Kennedy Center has been supporting citizens with disabilities for the last 60+ years,” said Gill. “But it has been a lot more difficult to support them in the last 5 years due to the state of the economy.”

Potatoes leads to rhubarb between brothers

(Bridgeport, CT – April 1, 2013) — Two brothers were released without bond after a disagreement over potatoes led to a confrontation after they did not see eye to eye

Officers Carlos Pabon and Pasquale Speranza were sent to a Brewster Street address Sunday afternoon on a report of two brothers fighting.

William Downey, 53, of Stratford, stated he was in the kitchen making potatoes when his brother, John Downey, 57, stated he was making too many potatoes and punched him.

John Downey, of Milford, admitted to throwing a punch at his brother and also stated that William Downey had pulled out a cooking pot and tried hitting him with it.

William Downey acknowledged that he in fact wielded a pot and tried to hit his brother with it but only after his brother had thrown the punch at him.

Both brothers were arrested for disorderly conduct and released on promises to appear in court .  Mr. Potatohead not available for comment.

Terrific Crash In Black Rock

1:41pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating whether a medical condition may have caused a crash that sent at least three to the hospital.  Many witnesses have told me that the burgundy car was traveling at a high rate of speed before crashing into the white SUV at the intersection of Courland and Midland Avenues.  The SUV was in the intersection when the accident occurred.  Skid marks in the road confirm this and you can see the skid mark where the back tire was snapped back.  The elderly male driver of the burgundy car was transported in traumatic arrest to St. Vincent’s Hospital.  Two children and a mother were transported to Bridgeport Hospital with nonlife threatening injuries.

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