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Happenings NOW 1-11-2011

Jan 11, 2012 Stephen Krauchick

[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] 4:45pm--Bridgeport--Benham Ave. resident comes home and finds home broken into. We are receiving reports power has been restored in Bridgeport, Trumbull and Fairfield. 3:22pm--#Bridgeport--5 parties detained at 373 Pembrooke Street after a large gathering, two flashing a gun which turned out to be a BB gun. Power Outages--7,832 in Bridgeport, 884 in Fairfield and 117 in Trumbull. Substation is suspected. 3:22pm--#Bridgeport--5 parties detained at 373 Pembrooke Street after a large gathering, two flashing a gun which turned out to be a BB gun. 2:55pm--#Fairfield--Report of smoke coming from the computer room at Precisions Systems located at 777 Commerce Drive. UPDATE--Faulty compressor was cause of all the smoke. 2:50pm--Bridgeport Police Roll Call- All heroes accounted for. 2:08pm--#Bridgeport--Red…

Ringing iPhone stops New York Philharmonic

Jan 11, 2012 Stephen Krauchick

Tuesday night's New York Philharmonic performance of the Mahler Ninth was stopped dead by an unusual instrument--the iPhone. the offending phone owner was in the front rows of Avery Fisher Hall when his phone went off, just 13 bars before the last page of the score. In other words, in the final moments of a 25-minute movement, that ends a 90-minute symphony. It gets better....Read full story....

NH Register lays off 105 & Stops the Presses

Jan 11, 2012 Stephen Krauchick

The New Haven Register is laying off 105 people as it moves to outsource its newspaper printing operation to Hartford.

Middletown School Responds to “Scream Rooms” Outrage

Jan 11, 2012 Stephen Krauchick

Students say they can hear classmates screaming. The day after parents of Farm Hill Elementary School students in Middletown expressed outraged about the way the school is dealing with misbehaving students, the school is making some changes. Parents who attended a board of education meeting on Tuesday night were upset about teachers and staff putting the children, including those with special needs, in what they called "scream rooms." The school district calls them "timeout rooms." Read full story watch video report......

Fairfield Police Chase Ends In Manhunt In Bridgeport

Jan 10, 2012 Stephen Krauchick

[caption id="attachment_5970" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Pursuit ends in crash"][/caption] At 12:58 pm Tuesday afternoon, Officer Sudora initiated a traffic stop on State St. [caption id="attachment_5971" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Rafael Cooney Faces A Number Of Charges"][/caption] near Butler in Bridgeport on a White Honda which was a possible misuse of plates. As Officer Sudora approached the vehicle, the operator fled on foot on Butler toward Fairfield Ave. Three black males bailed out of the vehicle and fled in different directions. Officer Sudora initiated a foot pursuit, as the suspect vehicle crashed into a parked car. Several Patrols (both Bridgeport and Fairfield) were in the area. The suspect vehicle was confirmed stolen from Stamford, CT. The suspect driver’s abandoned jacket was located a short…

Another Carbon Monoxide Scare In Bridgeport

Jan 9, 2012 Stephen Krauchick

Just before 1pm Monday afternoon fire department received a call for smoke at 300 Chestnut Street apartment complex. Upon arrival they did not find smoke but residents complained of feeling ill. Firefighters metered and found readings of 70 to 80 parts per million, anything above 10 is considered hazardous. This affected 5 apartments, 3 of the families were home and checked out by American Medical Response EMTs and did not require and additional treatment. The flue on the furnace had worked itself loose so each time the furnace ran it released carbon monoxide into the apartments. The gas company arrived on scene and the furnace was repaired. Fire officials remained on the scene until 3:00pm ventilating the apartments.

Burglaries In Oxford And Seymour Linked To Fairfield Man

Jan 9, 2012 Stephen Krauchick

Robert Magi, 20 is suspected of stealing so many items a court hearing scheduled for last week was delayed because authorities are still trying to contact all of his alleged victims. That is some 40 people, according to statements made Jan. 4 in Superior Court in Derby. Magi, of Fairfield, faces 84 criminal charges after police said he committed a string of burglaries in Oxford and Seymour. Read full story......

‘Secret letter’ on Fairfield Metro revenue stuns selectmen

Jan 9, 2012 Stephen Krauchick

FAIRFIELD -- The revelation that state officials have a letter falsely stating Fairfield boards knew about a change in the pact for the Fairfield Metro railroad station guaranteeing that commuter parking revenues would first reimburse the state's $19.4 million debt on the project, instead of the town, was met with "stunned silence," according to First Selectman Michael Tetreau. Read full story......

Happenings NOW 01-09 thru 01-11-2011

Jan 9, 2012 Stephen Krauchick

[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] 11:28pm--Fairfield--Police, firefighters and EMTs were called to a one car crash on Morehouse Highway. Airbags were deployed which probably prevented injures, no one was hurt. The pole owned by AT&T will need to be replaced as it was nearly snapped in two. 5:28pm--#Fairfield--#ctfire--Chimney fire at 90 Barlow Place. Fire department on the way. 2:31am--#cttraffic--Merritt Parkway northbound at exit 46 on ramp involving a State Trooper. Trooper taken to the hospital, striking vehicle given sobriety test. 3:29am--#Fairfield #cttraffic--Merritt Parkway southbound just prior to 42 ROLLOVER CAR ON FIRE ALL OCCUPANTS OUT OF THE CAR.

Fatal Construction Accident in Bridgeport

Jan 8, 2012 Stephen Krauchick

Just before 4pm Sunday afternoon firefighters were called to 156 Sunshine Circle for a man pinned between a building and the vehicle he was working with. Firefighters used air bags to reduce the pressure from the vehicle, stabilized the vehicle and freed the man. They were unable to get a pulse and he was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport in cardiac arrest.

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Happenings NOW 1-11-2011

Ringing iPhone stops New York Philharmonic

NH Register lays off 105 & Stops the Presses

Middletown School Responds to “Scream Rooms” Outrage

Fairfield Police Chase Ends In Manhunt In Bridgeport

Another Carbon Monoxide Scare In Bridgeport

Burglaries In Oxford And Seymour Linked To Fairfield Man

‘Secret letter’ on Fairfield Metro revenue stuns selectmen

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Fatal Construction Accident in Bridgeport

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