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Just before 3pm Monday afternoon a woman parked on Oakwood Drive called police that a dog had jumped in her car, wouldn’t get out and was trying to bite her. She got out of her car and waited for Fairfield’s Animal Control Officer to remove the dog. If you notice the cars are similar in style and color so the dog Maggie might have thought it was her owner’s car the animal control officer told me. The dog’s owner who lives on Oakwood Drive said he was trying to leash the dog when she ran off to chase a squirrel. The owner has a bad hip so chasing the dog was pretty much out of the question. When warned by the animal control officer not to let the dog get away in the future he said not to worry, the dog has used up all his past goodwill. The dog was reunited with her owner and no charges were filed. All parties left the scene before I could any names or further information.

Ann Nyberg, one of Connecticut’s favorite anchors and storyteller has opened her little retail corner of the world named Annie Mame. Yes, it is named after Ann’s favorite movie which starred Waterbury’s own Rosalind Russell. The boutique is located in Westbrook, Connecticut at Venetucci Home at 433 Boston Post Road. Venetucci Home is a unique arrangements of shops in a indoor bazaar style and is defiantly worth the fifty minute ride from the Bridgeport area.  You can easily spend the afternoon visiting all the unique shops,  it is also minutes from the Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets.

Ann’s boutique has “a ton of yesteryear, new and old, very Auntie Mame. You will find things from the 1920′s all the way up to mid-century. “I’m keeping my night job as a newscaster at News 8, because after all, story telling is my passion. I am also continuing to develop my web site called Network Connecticut which I also love”.

Archbishop William Lori, the former Bishop of Bridgeport, visited Webster Bank Arena Saturday and dropped the puck at center ice. The Archbishop paid tribute to the late Gary Hammill, his former chauffeur and a former arena employee. A scholarship fund has been set up Kolbe-Cathedral High School in Bridgeport in Hammill’s name. Archbishop Lori was joined by Hammill’s wife, Joanne, and her sons Tim and Gary Jr.

In addition to working at the Arena, Gary also worked at Bluefish Stadium so it is no surprise so many would recognize Gary but didn’t know his name.  In addition Gary was the bishop’s driver.   Bishop Lori summed it up best when he told us ” Gary was involved in primarily neighbor to neighbor.  Gary was constantly doing good for others one by one.  But when you added it up it was a massive scale”.

By the way, the Sound Tigers won tonight 4-3.

At about 7:50pm Friday night a pedestrian was struck while crossing Villa Avenue near the diner and the car wash.   Lieutenant James Perez told us that the victim was thrown about thirty feet .  He was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital with very serious injuries.   An accident recreation team was brought to the scene to investigate.  As of 12:35am there was no update on the victim’s condition.

State Representative Tony Hwang (R-134) hosted a Town Hall Meeting for Fairfield’s Stratfield Village area residents to discuss traffic and speeding concerns, crime awareness and prevention, elder care, planning and development, and other state legislative issues.  The Chief Of Police Gary MacNamara was asked whether or not the Fairfield Police Department had quotas for issuing tickets.  On Thursday it was revealed  the  State Police had an incentive program for tickets.

Shortly after 10:30pm Thursday night police got a call to assist the medics in the backyard of a house on the 1200 block of Iranistan near Wood Avenue. They found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head. The police quickly scoured the area looking for guns shot casings and clues. It is very early in the investigation so details are not available. The 32 year old man died of his injuries, if we get any further details we will update them here.

Around noon Thursday shots rang out on Kossuth and Maple Street, one man is dead as a result. The man’s mother and girlfriend were in the corner store, the victim in his car when another car pulled up and began firing. It is very early in the investigation, police have not released any names but we are told his street name is “Rah-Rah” . Police are investigating.

“I said when we created this, we created a monster,” said Parks and Recreation Commissioner Robert Seirup…….

Vice-chairman Dante Gallucci said, “We had an opportunity to do something last year. It’s a complete embarassment—what’s going on.”……..
The commissioners voted to close the skatepark and to open it again when there was someone to monitor it. Read full story here……

Here is the video we posted earlier when teens and an off duty Trumbull Police Officer scuffled:

About 12:30am Thursday morning a Bridgeport Police Officer on patrol radioed in that he was struck by a motorcycle while traveling on Stratford Avenue near Hollister Avenue.  A short time later he asked for back up and for them to step it up because the motorcyclist was being combative.  It is uncertain the direction the motorcycle was traveling but in the video you can see the mirror broken on the passenger side of the police car.  I’m told it was broken  when the cyclists head struck it.  He was transported to the hospital with a cut to his head.

Shortly after 9:15pm police received a call of shots fired at 340 Brooklawn Ave.  Police canvassed the yard, driveway, sidewalk and even neighbor’s yards with no sign of gun shell casings.  It was uncertain if the house was hit as first reported by the homeowner.  Police continue to investigate.