Happenings NOW 5-19

2:14pm---#Bridgeport--Bridgeport are looking for two black males possibly “Blood” gang members involved in street fight at 587 Capital Ave. Last seen in a gray Chevy Impala , possibly with shotguns in the car.. Last seen headed west on Capitol Ave. 2:30am--Bridgeport--Vehicle fire fully involved at 74 Texas Avenue. Police are investigating a one car accident that occurred on Brooklawn Terrace in Fairfield around 1am on May 18th. According to witnesses the "stocky" driver was seen leaving the scene walking towards Brooklawn Avenue. Police apprehended the driver about an hour later.

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Happenings NOW 5-14 thru 5-17

11:15am--Bridgeport--Burglary in progress at 1600 Seaview Ave. Police nab one, canine on the way for the second suspect. First suspect falls through ceiling/rafters medics on the way. Police think second guy is still in the rafters. Fire department called to assist. 11:58am--Canine search turns up empty, a couple of open doors found by PD they think 2nd suspect gets away---for now. Fairfield--Cops: Drunken woman undresses, urinates at school car wash-ConnPost 12:23am-- Bridgeport --Police are investigating another armed robbery, this time at 235 Coleman Street. The suspects are two black males, one wearing black jacket and blue jeans, black handgun, the other white jacket with blue jeans, silver handgun. Fled down Coleman towards and turned right on Harral Ave in a…

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SEAL helmet cams recorded entire bin Laden raid

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Happenings NOW 5-12 thru 5-13

As we reported as the news was breaking, At 11:09 PM on Wednesday May 11th a Papurah Road resident called the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center to report a vehicle fire on the Merritt Parkway. She stated that she could see the fire from her back yard and called back several times to advise that she had been hearing several explosions. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a 1997 Chrysler Town and Country Mini Van fully involved in fire. The magnesium component of the vehicle were burning and exploding. The tires of the vehicle and the gasoline tank had also ruptured. The vehicle was un-occupied. The ground cover and brush adjacent to the roadway was also burning. During extinguishment of the…

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Happenings NOW 5-11

Fire tonight on Federal Street in Bridgeport. Video soon to follow. 9:30am--Bridgeport--Citi Bank 4531 Main Street was robbed this morning by an African-American man wearing a camouflage jacket & sunglasses walked in…handed a note to a teller…indicated he had a weapon…left with an undetermined amount of cash. Nobody was injured. He may have fled in a tan Mercedes bearing antique car plates. More details and updates when we get them.

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Happenings NOW 5-10

Fairfield--Fire department contained a blaze at 157 Brentwood Avenue to just one unit of a four-unit condominium. The fire appeared to have started on the third floor in a rear room used as an office. One fire fighter was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital for dehydration; several pets and occupants of adjacent units were removed unharmed. Story of man calling 911 for beer delivery NOT true-Tim Quinn, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department issued the following statement to clarify the facts: Sunday night, about 6:30, there was a 9-1-1 call from a Queen Street address in the north end. AMR sent an ambulance and they later called police. The man who called to the paramedics he was lonely and wanted…

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Happenings NOW 5-8 thru 5-10

Milford--Report of a robbery that took place in Macy at the Connecticut Post Mall has the mall in a lock down. WTNH has a crew on the way, we will keep you posted with any developments and updates. WTNH News 8's Bob Wilson says lockdown lifted at Milford Mall. Fox61 reporting that a man smashed a display case stealing items, he displayed a gun and ran out to the parking lot. WTNH reporting: " The suspect is described as a black male, about 5'10" tall with an average build, mustache and beard. He was wearing a black knit cap with a Harley Davidson logo, blue jeans, a white colored shirt, a gray sports coat and black, thick-rimmed glasses." 5/8 @…

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Happenings NOW 5-4 thru 5-5

Here's something you don't see everyday.  We don't normally report on fender benders but it is rare to see a Brinks Armored Truck and a Jaguar involved in one.  It occurred in Fairfield on Kings Highway at the traffic circle in front of Staples.  There were no reported injuries, the Jaguar received damage to the rear bumper.         As we exclusively reported last night here is the official police report so far regarding the two dogs hit and dragged on Maplewood Ave. in Bridgeport: Officer was on patrol on Maplewood Avenue and came across an American Bulldog lying on the side of the road. The dog’s owner was there. Albio Barreira lives on Maplewood Avenue in Bridgeport.…

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Senate Passes Budget 19-17

There wasn’t much Senate Republicans could do in order to change the destiny of the two year, $40.11 billion budget adopted by the Senate Tuesday morning. But they tried offering 18 amendments, 17 of which were defeated along party lines and one which was ruled out of order. The debate lasted for more than 11 hours until after 3:10 a.m., but in the end 19 Democratic Senators voted in favor of it.

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NYC Reacts To Osama Death

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