Mayor Finch was on hand to cut the ribbon opening a new upscale, relaxed atmosphere restaurant at 269 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport. The name Bare originates to bringing the building to bare it’s history, Tapas is a Mediterranean style appetizers and Vino, of course meaning wine or for Bare a wine lounge. This is a sneak peak along with the ribbon cutting. We will be giving you a in depth look at the restaurant and its menu in the next day or two.
A Fairfield Police Officer on routing patrol heard a “ping” on his LoJack device which tracks stolen vehicles. He located the vehicle at the I-95 southbound rest area. Before back up arrived the pursuit was on, at times exceeding speeds of 100 mph. Traffic was light and the suspect got off exit 18, on the connector and on to the Post Road to Hillspoint Road where stop sticks were used and then along Compo Mill and then Compo Beach. As the car turned from Compo Road South and headed west on Post Road East it rear ended a Bentley driven by Westport attorney Roger Leifer.
The car finally came to a stop behind the Westport Country Playhouse parking lot and the driver fled on foot. He kept police at bay for almost five hours. Canine dogs from Westport. Fairfield’s Canine Ruger was certified on Friday and was quick in action on the scene.
The suspect, Thomas W. Gardner, age 35 was wanted for a murder in Bedford, Massachusetts; the stolen car he was driving was the victims. There were eyewitness sightings of the suspect at CVS on the Post Road and at the Southport Train Station.
One Westport officer was injured while deploying the stop sticks, the suspect tried to hit the officer, running over his foot. A Fairfield Police Officer was injured at the train station on a chain linked fence, and another Fairfield officer was involved in a car accident with a civilian car en route to the Westport’s Playhouse Square shopping center where he was apprehended.
Kristen Cusato, the WTNH-TV morning anchor who returned to the station from San Diego to help care for her ailing mother, will leave television for a job with the Alzheimer’s Association. Cusato announced this morning she will become the southwest Connecticut regional director of the Alzheimer’s Association. Read the full story….
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10:52pm–#Fairfield–North Stratfield School has been evacuated due to an odor of gas. Faculty member pulled the alarm due to the smell. Fire department is on scene and the school has been evacuated.
5:18pm–#Fairfield–A blue compact car was reported to be following a woman’s daughter and niece and turned left on Blue Ridge Road towards Melviille Ave. about 5 minutes ago. Police investigating.
4:24pm–#Fairfield–#Vote–Re
1:53am–#Norwalk– An armed robbery just occurred at the Norwalk South Railroad Station in a gold sedan with a partial registration plate of 734.
1:49am–#Stratford–Possible carbon monoxide poisoning at 39 Gregory Circle with symptoms. Victims already taken to hospital by private vehicle. Fire department requested to the home to investigate.
11:20pm–#New Haven–Shooting at Valley Street and Mountain Road with one victim shot. Crime scene has been secured and police is reliving units at this time for the shift change. This is an active crime scene. Unknown condition of victim
11:07pm–#New Haven–Flasher at Church and Chapel Street. Flashing cars as they go by. Police on the way.
5:35pm–Fairfield– An SUV rear ended an empty school bus on Reef Road at One Rod Highway. No injuries were reported. Special thanks to Sean Haffner for sending us this photo!
“We were fortunate that the town approved our request for additional hydrants in that area several years ago,” said Chief Felner. “If not for that foresight, and for our ability to address the lack of a positive water supply prior to that time, the fire would have extended much further into the home. The fire remains under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office at press time. Bridgeport Fire Department provided mutual aid during the fire and responded to quite a few calls during the day.
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Coventry–Report of a house explosion on Old Oak Trail–Lifestar is airborne, 1 patient to Hartford Hospital, also now stating 1 dead. This may also be from re-energizing the home and some sort of fumes involved.
9:37pm–Bridgeport–Report of a pedestrian struck outside the movie theater on Canfield Road.
8:21pm–Stratford–The Subway on Barnum Avenue has just been robbed by a black male wearing a red sweater. May have either displayed a handgun or showed one in his waistband.
West Haven–Report of a University of New Haven student falling out of a 4th story window at Sheffield Hall. Reports indicate the student may have an altered mental status.
12:53am–Ansonia– Dryer fire reported in the basement of 177 Howard Avenue
12:51pm–Trumbull–Car fire in the parking lot of the Trumbull Marriott.
Norwalk—At 1:20am a call came in of a structure fire at 105 South Main Street. At 1:22am the first truck rolled up to the scene, confirmed a two and a half story structure fully involved on the first and second floor and called in a second alarm. Fire fighters made a rear entry for primary searches for victims. Three hoses were brought in to fight the blaze. By 1:36am fire officials confirm the bulk of the fire on the first floor had been knocked down and they were advancing further into the structure. At 1:44am fire department continued to battle the fire inside the walls on the front and right side of the structure. They opened walls and continued the three hose attack.
At 1:53am they confirmed that all occupants were out of the building and the landlord was on the scene. The front right side continued to give firefighters trouble now on the third floor; they opened three vent holes into the roof and then stripped the fascia off for line penetration. Power was secured by 2:24am but three fire lines were still attacking hot spots. New Canaan Fire provided mutual aid to Norwalk. At 2:55 the fire chief called the scene under control. Fire official suspect a damaged electrical service line is to blame. Additional tenants from apartments located behind the burned out building also had to be relocated when power was turned off.
There are sixteen residents displaced, the Red Cross expected to be on the scene approximately by 3:30am to help them find shelter.
