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A 23^rd Haitian man has sued Fairfield University and affiliated religious and charitable organizations for sexual abuse they suffered as children in a residential school in Haiti founded and operated by a university alumnus who later was prosecuted as a pedophile.    Courant.com has the full story here……

Just before 10pm police came across a car that crashed into a tree on Reservoir Avenue between City View Avenue and Grandview Avenue Monday night. Although the driver was not trapped he was injured and police called the firefighters to assist getting him out of the car, as you can see was on a steep angle. The driver was transported to a local hospital, the extent of his injuries are not known at this time.

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**Live Breaking News Feed**

7/16/2012

12:11pm–Fairfield–Firefighters have clear Independence Hall after an earlier report of a white powder found inside a tissue box. It was determined to be lint from the tissues themselves.

12:40am–#Fairfield–Man has lacerations after going through a door at the Gray Goose at 246 Old Post Road. Police on scene, EMTs on the way. UPDATE–Scratchy police transmissions indicate he was thrown through the window.

12:23am–#Seymour–#ctfire–Report of a structure fire on Curry Hill.

7/15/2012

11:35pm–#Bridgeport–Man shot in the leg at Pembroke and Stillman Street. Thanks to Recover My Flash drive in Fairfield for sponsoring the Bridgeport Police radio! With out them we would only be getting half the news out of Bridgeport.

10:00pm–#Bridgeport–Employee locks up and leaves with 3 customers in the store at Boston Book and Video at 2053 Boston Ave.. Customers called police to let them out. I was just getting on the highway when police freed them.

6:30pm–Bridgeport–Report of a kitchen fire at 3 Rockridge Road. UPDATE–Oven fire quickly extinguished.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration has spent more than $250,000 upgrading the security system at the governor’s Hartford mansion, state records indicate.  The biggest expenditure is $130,000 to fence in the entire 4.5-acre property for the first time since the state bought it 69 years ago.    Courant.com has the full story here…..

A three year old was mugged while sitting in his stroller Saturday. The mugger came up to the boy in his stroller and snatched a $400 gold necklace given to him by his grandparents on his baptism. The mother yelled at the mugger to let her son go, but he just laughed at her. He fled on foot along with a partner. They are thought to be 16 or 17 years of age. The New York Post has the full story here…….

Fairfield–A person at the Fairfield Beach Club on Fairfield Beach Road reported to police around 8:15pm Saturday evening that a balloon she believes was caring people landed in the water on Jennings Beach, possibly closer to St. Mary’s by the Sea in Bridgeport. Police were quick to be on the scene and only located a yellow kayak but no balloon. They spoke to several people at the club who say it may have been a Chinese Lantern. While police were interviewing witnesses at the club I talked to a number of people enjoying the weather at St. Mary’s and all said they had been there for quite a while and saw nothing in the sky. They said the were looking towards Jennings beach area. Fairfield Police continued investigating and determined it must have been the lantern.

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**Live Breaking News Feed**

7/14/2012

1:33am–#Bridgeport–Report of a fight in front of Dolphin’s Cove on Seaview Ave. Possibly from a car accident so not on porpoise….

12:41am–Bridgeport–#BlackRock– If heading out to the clubs in Black Rock don’t run over the guy laying in the road in front of Black Rock Yacht Club.

12:40am–Bridgeport–Police break up kids fighting on Beechmont and Broadway. Busy night! Summer in the city!

12:14am–Bridgeport–2 detained after shots fired on Kossuth and Jane Street. If you are parked on Beach Street you may want to check your car for bullet holes as reported by police. NO gunshot victims reported at this time.

7/13/2012

10:44pm–Bridgeport–Police disburse a large gathering of kids (over 40) on Brooks and Shelton Street.

9:46pm–Bridgeport–Report of a street fight on William Street (off Huntington St.). Medics requested to the scene as PD arrives.

2:32am–Bridgeport -Report of a structure fire at 440 of Arctic Street near East Main St. UPDATE– ‎2:53am–Bulk of the fire has been knocked down. Some fire showing on the 3rd floor. Firefighters are opening up the walls and checking for extensions.

Arthur Walker, 35,  drove his  pickup truck while nude through Southwest Center.  Crashes into the front doors of the mall, makes a right an into Champs Sporting Goods where he dresses with stolen merchandise.   WFAA has the full story here  with video below…….

McLeavy Green was aglow with LED luminaries and a march around the green with the Bridgeport United Light Builders .  The Rick Reyes Band played as the artwork of Dustin DeMilio was projected on McLeavy Hall.  City Canvases Bridgeport is a twelve-week, large-scale, video projection program that will highlight week-long, digital shorts by twelve Connecticut artists/filmmakers. Based on the theme of Change, the short videos will be looped and projected on key buildings in Downtown Bridgeport throughout the summer.

BRIDGEPORT, CT (July 11, 2012) – Thirty trainees, 21 of which are slated to become Bridgeport officers, began training this week at the department’s Police Training Academy on Newfield Avenue. The Bridgeport trainees include six City residents.

A 2011 $5.6 million federal Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant will pay the salaries and benefits for the next three years for 20 of the Bridgeport officer trainees.

“Public safety is a top priority for my administration, and these additional officers will help make our streets safer for everyone,” said Mayor Bill Finch. “I’m confident that we have selected a group of trainees who will put forward a tremendous effort in the academy to learn what Chief Gaudett, their fellow officers and the citizens of Bridgeport expect from them as a member of the Bridgeport Police Department.”

The cadets were sworn in today by Mayor Bill Finch.  The officers will be in training for the next six months, and are expected to graduate in January 2013. Upon graduation, the new officers will be under the tutelage of a field training officer, and will be on probation for eight months. The recruits were chosen based on the testing conducted by the City’s Civil Service department in December 2010. The first class of recruits taken from that hiring list began training in April 2011. Recruits from surrounding towns include: four from Stratford, and one each from Milford, North Branford, Naugatuck and Norwalk.