9:01pm--#Bridgeport-- A purse snatching by force occurred in front of church at 849 State Street by three kids, one on a bicycle. They netted a purse, a debit card and $20. The fled on Seeley Street towards Fairfield Ave.
8:37pm--#Bridgeport CT #cttraffic--Firefighters on scene at police headquarters at 300 Congress Street for an odor of gas indoors.
4:44pm--#Bridgeport CT--A garage was broken into in the 100 block of Clarkson Street. Dirt bikes were taken. Police are investigating.
3:40pm--#Bridgeport CT--A street robbery occurred at Granfield and Pallisades Ave. and a cellphone was taken during the robbery. No weapon was shown but implied.
A federal judge has thrown out an excessive force and wrongful arrest lawsuit against two city police officers. The judge granted the city’s motion for summary judgment in Junior Huertas v James Ivanko and Omar Jimenez, meaning the case was dismissed because the judge concluded there was not enough evidence to proceed to trial. Bridgeport police were attempting to clear the crowded streets after the Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 12, 2009. It was estimated that there were 2,500 to 3,000 revelers in the area of Park Avenue. Police encountered a house party at 358 Park Ave. with a DJ and two speakers pointed toward the street. Between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m., police approached the DJ and asked him…
3:30PM--#Trumbull CT--#ctfire-- Possible brush fire on the corner of Madison ave and Brittany ave.
2:21pm--#Bridgeport- A man working on at building at Wood and Wade Street hit his ladder onto a power line and has been electrocuted. Fire, EMS on scene. He is a 27 year old male and is unresponsive at this time. On the way to St. V's.
Westport Parks & Recreation Director Stuart McCarthy today reminded citizens that as of April 1 the “no animals at the beaches” regulation will be in effect. It includes Compo, Burying Hill and Old Mill beaches. “Animals will not be permitted on any beach property, which includes all grass, sand, and the parking areas, except Soundview parking lot at Compo Beach, as well as the roads within the beach area,” said McCarthy. “This regulation will be in effect until Oct. 1.” Parking emblems will be required on all vehicles entering town beaches beginning Tuesday, May 1.
12:11am--#Bridgeport CT--EMS and police are on the way to the Park City Magnet School located at 1526 Chopsey Hill Rd for a student with a severe headache after taking a pill given to him by another student.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3: Town of Fairfield’s 30th Annual Holocaust Commemoration: an educational, uplifting and thoughtful evening of remembrance, with former local resident and retired educator Bob Gillette, who authored the Virginia Plan, a true story of rescue. There will be a short presentation by Mr. Gillette, musical selections by Fairfield County Children’s Choir and Fairfield Ludlowe Ensemble, a candle lighting ceremony and a reception. The event will be held at First Church Congregational, 148 Beach Road, Fairfield at 7:30pm. FREE ADMISSION. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FHC2013 Website: http://fairfieldholocaustcommemoration.org
