Smoke investigation
11:41pm--#Bridgeport CT--Don't go to sleep yet Bridgeport! Report of smoke coming from a roof at 139 Dover Street. Firefighters on the way.
Beer tasting Friday at Premier Wine and Spirits
Two cool and interesting craft beers being tasted tomorrow night at Premier Wine and Spirits, from Maine and Brooklyn!!! Premier Wine and Spirits, 525 Tunxis Hill Road in Fairfield.
Tonight’s car fire
9:17pm--#Bridgeport CT--Tonight's car fire is in front of 117 Berkshire Avenue, possibly involved in a car accident.
Firefighters investigate report of fire
9:11pm--#Bridgeport Ct--Firefighters are at 20 Coleman Street for a report of a fire in an apartment but finding nothing.
Rollover accident
8:02pm--Extrication was required by Bridgeport Fire Department at this accident at North Ave. and Laurel Ave. At least two people were sent to nearby hospitals with injuries.
Bridgeport Police: St. V’s on Lockdown
8:06pm--#Bridgeport CT--According to police radio St. Vincent's Hospital is currently on lockdown. We do not know the exact cause but moments earlier police were called because a victim being treated there was being harassed by assailant.
Roads closed for arcing transformer
#5:55pm--#Bridgeport CT--Barnum Avenue is closed to traffic between Seaview Avenue and Hallett Street due to a arcing transformer. UI is on the way.
Two Gang Members Arrested for Robbery Conspiracy
(Bridgeport, CT – March 21, 2013) – Two known gang members were charged this week in connection with a 2012 robbery that police preempted. Frederick Whitaker, 27, of Stratford, and Clarence Hardy, 24, of Bridgeport, were brought from prison to Superior Court where they were arraigned Wednesday on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery. Both had been jailed since their October arrest on related weapons charges. The arrest was made by the State Police Gang Unit. According to Bridgeport Sgt. Jason Amato, the unit developed information that two known members of the Bloods gang were planning an armed robbery. On Oct. 24, Amato learned the pair was driving to Bridgeport to pick up two guns and then planned to…
Whoops! Car into a house
4:36pm--#Trumbull CT--Resident at 1895 Huntington Turnpike went to park the car in the garage and kept going into the basement. Firefighters on the way. UPDATE--Firefighters on scene reporting minor damage and requesting the housing inspector to the scene.
Pedestrian hit by car
2:42pm--#Bridgeport CT--A pedestrian was hit by a car in front of the train station on Water Street.