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The City’s Public Facilities Department will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Blackham School, 425 Thorme St. The event is free and is open to any Bridgeport resident who would like to dispose of electronics and household hazardous waste in a safe and environmentally sound way.

“Our Household Hazardous Waste Day is an excellent way for our residents to clean out their garages, basements and storage areas of dangerous chemicals or electronic waste and be kind to the environment in doing so,” said Mayor Bill Finch.

Residents should place their hazardous waste in the trunk of their car, and staff from the environmental services firm will take care of everything else. The City provides this service for free.

The following items can be disposed of at household hazardous waste day:

· Antifreeze, batteries (household), brake fluid, gasoline, oil-based paint, paint stripper, thinners and turpentine, unfinished aerosol containers, ammonia, disinfectants, drain cleaners, oven cleaners, spot and stain removers, wood preservatives, adhesives, artists’ paints, charcoal lighter fluids, cleaning solvents, epoxy products, fungicides, glues, herbicides, insecticides, kerosene, mothballs and pool chemicals.

· Electronic waste includes; computers, monitors, laptops, televisions and VCRs.

For a more complete list, residents can visit www.bridgeportct.gov and click on the Household Hazardous Waste button on the homepage.

Residents should not bring the following: ammunition and explosives; flares, fire extinguishers, needles and syringes (place in a heavy plastic or sharps container, seal, then place into regular garbage); medicine or drugs, and tires.

Residents are asked to bring waste items in the original containers, and not mix chemical. All containers should be closed and placed in the trunk of your car. Please be patient – there is usually a 10-15 minute wait.

For more information, call Dennis Scinto at 203.576.8023

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11:36am–#Trumbull–Homeowner​ at 9 Robinwood Rd the washing machine is smoking. Fire department on scene.

11:25pm–#Norwalk–Pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle at Gregory and Marvin/Cemetery (caller wasn’t positive which).

2:42pm–#New Haven–A strong armed robber/car jacking just occurred at 561 Quinnipiac Avenue. 2 black male suspect flee in a green Nissan Xterra with Massachusetts plates # 11FN2.  UPDATE—  Police have the car but the victim cannot identify the  assailants.  No location given on where they are pulled over at.

2:32am–Norwalk–Police at 61 Strawberry Hill Ave for a victim of a gun shot wound to the leg.  Police are collecting shell casing and fire department tending to the victim’s injuries.

 

5:04pm–#Bridgeport–Police to  investigate a babysitter striking a 5 year old at 350 Center Street.  Mother comes home to find the child with red and swelling on the face.  EMTs inspect the rest of the child, does not appear to have been struck anywhere else.

2:30pm–#Bridgeport–Fire department on scene at 720 Pine Point Drive.  The house has high carbon monoxide levels.  When the first arrived they had readings of 151 part per million, it has now risen to 224ppm.  All occupants were safely evacuated.  They are investigating the source.

12:33pm–#Bridgeport–Firefighters EMTs attending to a man down on the basketball courts on Lexington Ave.

12:25pm–#Fairfield–McDonald​ ‘s on Post Road (at the circle) call in two backpacks in the trash can. Turns out to be thrown out by a patron who is eating lunch there. Earlier today Ikea in New Haven was closed and bomb squad called in because a baby playpen was found unattended in the parking lot.

Just before 5:30pm Sunday,  a thirty two foot cabin cruiser got in trouble off Captain’s Cove after hittong a buoy and started taking on water.  Fire department received the call from the Coast Guard, their estimated time of arrival was 45 minutes.   Fire Department’s Ladder Seven, Eleven and Battalion Chief’s vehicle responded with their marine rescue boat.  Bridgeport Police also responded with a marine unit and assisted the boat in pumping the water out of the boat.  The boat in trouble was reported to be a the mouth of the harbor entering Captain’s Cove.   Rescue five was also scene and  departed for a propane grill fire at 258 Horace Street, homeowners threw the tank in their pool when fire department arrived.   By 5:52pm Sea Tow had the boat in tow to Black Rock Harbor.  Special thanks to Doc Wight for the photos and other contributions to this story.

Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced agreement Sunday night on an emergency deal to avoid to avert the nation’s first-ever financial default.

 

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3:30am–Bridgeport Police are looking a Dark blue Chevy Impala, with a heavy set black male driver with a passenger in the Hollow Area near Golden Hill Street and they had with a long rifle with them. They attempted to attack several police officers. Car has dark tints, chrome tires and attempted to run over police officers. Vehicle and subjects located by 4am by Bridgeport Police.

3:10am–#Bridgeport–Wake up Black Rock! Report of a kitchen fire at 2879 Fairfield Ave. on the second floor. This is near Brewster Street.

 

Shortly after 11:30pm on Saturday night shots rang out at Washington Park near the corner of East Washington Ave. and Barnum Ave. Witnesses tell us that they were young males and one may have been fatally shot at the scene.  UPDATE–Blair Belcher was the most serious and expired at Bridgeport Hospital. The second victim, Irquan Smith, 18, was shot in the leg and was taken to Bridgeport Hospital. He was taken in to surgery in serious condition.

Two other victims were transported to Saint Vincent’s Medical Center. Keith Teasly, 17, and male juvenile age 15. They received shots that were not life threatening. They report that they did not see the suspects responsible for the shooting.

 

A recent survey showed that in Bridgeport 70% of the adults and 40% of the children are overweight. The Health Department launched the Let’s Move Campaign to combat this problem.

I came across the Google Maps car on my way back from an assignment from Kennedy Stadium.  Ironically where the car is on West Taft Street there is no street level view but it is parked in front of 562 West Taft near Norman Street.  The Geo coordinates are: geo:lat=41.18847667814022 geo:lon=-73.21054637432098  There were others taking photos when I stopped, why not you? Keep an eye out for the car.  Think of something crazy to do when it drives down your street!

On 7/29/11 at 2:30 p.m., Diana L. Eldredge, 11/24/1968, white female, of 106 Harborview Avenue Bridgeport, CT was arrested for

Larceny 5th degree,  Interfering with an Officer,Reckless Driving,  Operating motor Vehicle Without a License,  Engaging in Pursuit,  No Insurance, and Theft of Plate, after she was observed by Kohl’s Department Store Loss prevention, selecting multiple items of men’s wear, take them into the women’s fitting room and leave the fitting room without the items visible. Loss Prevention checked the fitting room and found that the items were not there. Eldredge passed all points of payment and exited the store. She was approached and asked to return to the store and told the police are here, at which time Eldredge replied “I don’t give an ****expletive****” and jumped into her car, almost striking a police vehicle and engaging  Sergeant Irizarry in pursuit. The pursuit continued into Bridgeport and onto I95 southbound where Eldredge exited #22 and was stopped and taken into custody on Kinnie Drive in Fairfield.

Eldredge is under investigation for possible thefts on 7/29/11, from Marshall’s Department Store and on 7/23/11 from Kohl’s. She has a history of fifty four prior arrests. She was released from custody at approximately 8:30 pm.  Her court date is8/5/11 and bond set at $2,500.

President Obama brought his debt battle to Twitter and he lost – more than 40,000 Twitter followers.

Obama asked Americans Friday to call, email, and tweetCongressional leaders to “keep the pressure on” lawmakers in hopes of reaching a bipartisan deal to raise the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt limit ahead of an Aug. 2 deadline

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