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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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Where am I …. I am supposed to be at the VIBES am I there…..

A mean practical joke by his “friends”. Special thanks to our friends from 826 Paranormal who sent this to us!

I was on the show, and I’d like to set the record straight. It’s not fake. It’s just kind of fake. The methods Discovery uses to screen contestants and get them in the right cab are deliberately misleading, but only to better the show. And it’s not like the actual game is fixed. Read more…….

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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.

6:50pm–#Bridgeport #ctfire Fire department on scene of 115 Livingston Place, light smoke showing. Small fire in the doorway and they are going to work on it.  UPDATE–Home owner is being uncooperative and being physically restrained. Police requested.  6:58–Fire is out, recall alarm of fire.

Bridgeport–Take Back The Night Taken Back–This evening’s Take Back the Neighborhood Walk in Black Rock has been cancelled due to expected inclement weather. The walk will be rescheduled at a later date.

2:23pm–One in custody in Fairfield after a police pursuit by Fairfield PD through Bridgeport (State Street, Fairfield Ave.) then onto I-95.  Driver did slow to 20mph at one point on I-95 on the shoulder then back to 65 mph before getting off Exit 22.  We do not have any details at this time but of course will update as we get them.  UPDATE–  Police tell us the driver who was a woman was being pulled over because the plate was stolen.   She is in custody and police have just started their investigation.

12:45pm–#Fairfield–Fire department and EMTs on the way to “The Ridge” at 80 Stewart Hill Circle, a 22 year old contractor has partially amputated his finger.

1:13am–#Southport–Group of teens set up a table in the middle of the road in front of the Southport Art Gallery on Pequot Road.

 

The WorkPlace, Inc. as well as Senator Carlo Leone and State Representative Tony Hwang help place veterans into green jobs as well as previously incarcerated veterans in these tough economic times.

ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) — There was an explosion inside a building at the US Power Gen plant in Queens.  The explosion happened at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the power plant, which is located on 20th Avenue in Astoria.  Witnesses say there was a plume of smoke, but no ensuing fire.  Read more……

“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.”  Read more……

ROCKHAMPTON, Australia – A man from the Royal Australian Air Force suffered life-threatening third-degree burns after a portaloo exploded Monday at an airport Down Under — an incident connected to an ongoing US-led military exercise in the area, The Courier-Mail reported.   Officials believe the man was using the portable toilet (also known as a port-a-potty) at Rockhampton Airport, in the state of Queensland, when he lit a cigarette.   Read more…..

Mary Jane Foster, mayoral candidate for the Democratic Party in Bridgeport laid out her ten point plan for education in the city.