Police confirmed our report saying the man was shot in the right leg and left hand and has non-life-threatening injuries. Police applied a tourniquet while waiting for EMS. The suspect fled on foot and is still at large. 2023-12-27@ 8:15pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was shot on Wheeler Avenue. Witnesses said they heard four gunshots, hitting the man twice. Police are investigating. https://youtu.be/hywqsSHxvkI
2023-12-27 @ 7:37pm--#Fairfield CT-- A pedestrian was struck by a car in the parking lot of the Hi-Ho-Motel at 4180 Black Rock Turnpike.
After alarming reporting on Tesla safety flaws, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) called on the company to immediately recall all vehicle components that pose a risk to consumers. A recent Reuters investigation revealed that Tesla knows about existing flaws in its cars, including serious issues with steering control and suspension caused by component failures, but conceals the causes of the flaws from U.S. regulators while blaming its customers for them. “We write with extreme concern following recent reporting about Tesla’s knowledge of safety flaws in its vehicles and concealment of the causes of these flaws from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),” wrote Blumenthal and Markey to Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk. “This reporting puts your statement…
On December 22, 2023, at approximately 11:00 pm Bridgeport Police Officers responded to the 100 block of Dekalb Avenue on the report of a party shot. Police arrived on scene and located the victim. The victim was transported to an area hospital via AMR Ambulance for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound (graze) to the head. The Detective Bureau responded and took charge of the investigation. The scene was processed, evidence was collected, and interviews were conducted. The victim has been identified as a 21-year-old Naugatuck man. The victim was seated in a parked car, with friends from the Dekalb Avenue neighborhood, when he shot. The victim and his friends were able to make it inside a residence on Dekalb…
The following are preliminary Christmas holiday traffic statistics from Friday, 12/22/2023, at 12:00 a.m., to Monday, 12/25/2023, at 6:00 a.m.: Total Calls for Service – 3,313 Speeding Violations – 218 Seatbelt Violations – 7 Other Moving Violations (Following too Closely, Failure to Move Over, etc.) - 187 DUI Arrests – 29 Motor Vehicle Accidents – 244 With Injury – 21 Fatalities – 2 (Franklin, Westport) Serious Injury - 1 (Essex) Motorist Assists – 295
The following are preliminary Christmas holiday traffic statistics from Friday, 12/22/2023, at 12:00 a.m., to Monday, 12/25/2023, at 6:00 a.m.: Total Calls for Service – 3,313 Speeding Violations – 218 Seatbelt Violations – 7 Other Moving Violations (Following too Closely, Failure to Move Over, etc.) - 187 DUI Arrests – 29 Motor Vehicle Accidents – 244 With Injury – 21 Fatalities – 2 (Franklin, Westport) Serious Injury - 1 (Essex) Motorist Assists – 295
Report of a disabled Amtrak train. train in Stratford. No word on how many onboard nor the train's destination(s).
Total Calls for Service – 2,287 Speeding Violations – 156 Seatbelt Violations – 5 Other Moving Violations (Following too Closely, Failure to Move Over, etc.) - 152 DUI Arrests – 20 Motor Vehicle Accidents – 212 With Injury – 19 Fatalities – 2 (Franklin, Westport) Serious Injury - 1 (Essex) Motorist Assists – 229
State Police Update: At approximately 10:38pm on Saturday, December 23, 2023, the Connecticut State Police responded to a reported single-car motor vehicle collision on Route 15 South, prior to exit 42. Upon arrival, troopers found a white 2016 Toyota Corolla with Connecticut registration #BK35022 stopped in the middle of two travel lanes. Additionally, a white 2021 Infiniti Q50, bearing Connecticut registration #845ZWN, was in the right shoulder with its front end against the wood beam guardrail. Preliminary investigation revealed that the Toyota, traveling southbound, collided with the concrete barrier in the median, leading it to an uncontrolled final rest in the left lane. The Infiniti, also traveling southbound in the left lane, struck the rear end of the Corolla. Mateo…
At 5:00 AM on November 7, 2023, Norwalk Combined Dispatch received reports of a motor vehicle accident involving an individual evading responsibility at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Madison Street. Norwalk Police Officers promptly responded, locating a person who had been struck by the fleeing vehicle. The injured individual was urgently transported to Norwalk Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Taking charge of the investigation, the Norwalk Police Detective Bureau collaborated closely with the Crime Scene Unit and Crash Reconstruction Investigators. Through a comprehensive effort that included interviewing witnesses, reviewing surveillance footage, and collecting evidence from the scene, the investigators successfully identified and located the evading vehicle. Subsequently, an arrest warrant was issued for the driver, Anouce Souffrant.…
