Bridgeport News: Stabbing
2023-04-09@7:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a stabbing that took place on Goddard Avenue.
Trumbull News: Kitchen Fire
2023-04-09@8:27pm--#Trumbull CT-- Firefighters on scene of a kitchen fire in the 800 block of Daniels Farm Road. This news report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Person Hit By Train
2023-04-09@12:51pm--#Fairfield CT-- #mta-- A person has been hit by a train behind Hansen's Flower Shop on Post Road. There is no information about the person's condition but EMS has been on the scene for quite a while with no sense of urgency to transport them to the hospital. The track has been closed for a time, holiday travelers can expect delays. https://youtu.be/A5BeK5hDxY0
CTDOT Launches Work Zone Speed Safety Camera Pilot Program
(NEWINGTON, CT) - The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced the implementation of a program to reduce speeding in work zones and improve Connecticut roadway safety. The Know The Zone: Speed Safety Camera Program will be active on April 10, 2023, in Connecticut at work zones in Norwalk and East Hartford, followed by the Route 8 corridor between Shelton and Seymour shortly thereafter. The Know the Zone: Speed Safety Camera Program is a way to increase safety for the workers on these jobs and the drivers and their passengers traveling through them. Statistics from the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse show in 2020, the last year of nationally available data, there were 774 fatal crashes in work zones resulting…
Bridgeport News: Assault
2023-04-09 @ 1:49am--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders are on the scene at Markel Court and State Street for a person assaulted. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Motorcyclist Hits Beverly Pizza
2023-04-09@11:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A motorcyclist was injured when he crashed into Beverly Pizza at 2969 Fairfield Avenue. https://youtu.be/NuQLdSPbLj8
I-95 Crash
2023-04-08@4:46pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A crash I-95 southbound near exit 29. It's not visible on the traffic cams but the backup is. Here is exit 30.
Ansonia News: Homicide Arrest
On April 6, 2023, Errol Salkey, age 18, of Ansonia was arraigned at Milford Superior Court for his involvement in the April 5, 2022 homicide of Johnny Class. Salkey, who was 17 at the time of the homicide, was taken into custody by the Orange Police Department on March 16, 2023 during an unrelated investigation and turned over to the Ansonia Police Department. Salkey was arraigned in Juvenile Court, where the case was transferred to adult court. Errol Salkey was charged with Felony Murder, Criminal Attempt at Robbery First Degree, and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery First Degree. Salkey is being held on a $1,250,000.00 bond and his next court date is June 2, 2023. The investigation is ongoing and additional…
Bridgeport News: Attic Fire
2023-04-08@11:11am--#Bridgeport CT-- #ctfire-- Firefighters are on the scene of an attic fire in the 400 block of North Summerfield Avenue. Two hose lines are in operation, and no one was reported to be home. No injuries were reported. This news report is made possible by:
Statement on Park City Communities Plans to Evict 500 Residents The residents who live in Bridgeport Public Housing are deeply disappointed in the behavior of Jilian Baldwin and the team at PCC. It is our belief that their recent announcement of the eviction of nearly 2000 residents is an opaque, calculated plan to : 1. improve Park City Community’s HUD status from “Troubled” 2. shift financial responsibility to city, federal and regional funding sources 3. use the lives of the women, children and men who live in PCC as pawns that can be used to create leverage in a scheme to shift financial responsibility and improve the optics around how PCC housing operates. At the same time, PCC remains an…