I-95 Crash
2022-10-31@7:19pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A 3 car crash with injuries on I-95 northbound near exit 30 has traffic backed up.
Apparently, An Act Of Congress Takes 14 Years
#Bridgeport CT-- Fourteen years ago, candidate for congress Jim Himes held a press conference at the site of the former Congress Street Bridge promising to replace it. His opponent, then-Congressman Chris Says crashed that press conference. Today, Congressman Himes held a press conference that was crashed by his opponent Jayme Stevenson. Stevenson said her opponent has had fourteen years in Congress to fix this bridge. Congressman Himes opposed that once again his press conference was used for political gain. He said the construction should begin in June of 2023. https://youtu.be/vv24gRzQmnE
Bridgeport News: Detectives Investigate Shooting
On October 30, 2022, at approximately 6:40 pm the Bridgeport Emergency Operation Center received the report of a party shot in the 400 block of Olive Street. Responding officers located a victim on Pequonnock Street near its intersection with Olive Street, lying down on the sidewalk. The victim, a 51-year-old Bridgeport man, was suffering from what appeared to be a single gunshot wound to the leg. Medics arrived and transported the victim to St. Vincent’s Hospital where he is listed in stable condition/non-life-threatening injury. The Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau has responded and taken charge of the investigation. The victim states he was socializing this evening in the Olive Street neighborhood. As he walked along the sidewalk, the victim describes hearing…
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST BRIDGEPORT GAS STATION OVER GAS TAX VIOLATION
(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today announced Bridgeport-based Nunes Auto Repair has paid $7,000 for failure to lower its prices by 25 cents per gallon on April 1 as required by the gas tax holiday suspension. An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General found that Nunes Auto did not lower its price on regular grade gas until April 4 and the gas retailer consistently failed to fully lower prices on its mid- and premium-grade gas. “The gas tax holiday was enacted—and extended—to give families a break. Nunes Auto knew the rules, and kept charging consumers for a tax the station wasn’t paying, even after they knew they were under investigation. Not all price increases constitute price…
Connecticut Insurance Department Restructures Actuarial Division to Better Regulate Industry’s Use of Technology
The Connecticut Insurance Department has consolidated all actuarial and data science functions to improve regulatory oversight and better protect consumers as the insurance industry’s usage of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Machine Learning expands. “As the insurance industry increasingly relies on rapid technological innovation within a complex data-driven environment, the regulators at the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) will meet these challenges by restructuring and integrating all actuarial and data science functions within a single unit to better protect consumers,” said Andrew N. Mais, Commissioner, Connecticut Insurance Department. “Wanchin Chou, Assistant Deputy Commissioner and Chief Actuary will lead this division and direct all actuarial functions in addition to the Department’s recent advent of data science work.” “This Department is the regulator of the insurance…
Tonight’s Vehicle Fire
2022-10-31@12:33am--#Milford CT-- Tonight's vehicle fire is on I-95 northbound at exit 40 in the left lane.
I-95 Crashes
2022-10-31@12:18am--#Milford CT-- #Stratford CT--- #cttraffic-- Two unrelated crashes on I-95. One southbound in Stratford between exit 33 and 32 one car rolled over (in the photo). A second accident on the exit 34 exit ramp
Bridgeport News: Another Person Shot
On October 30, 2022, at approximately 4:20 am Bridgeport Police responded to the area of Harral Avenue and Highland Avenue on a ShotSpotter activation (7 rounds). ShotSpotter is a gunshot detection system. Once gunshots are fired in an area covered by this service, police receive a notification within one minute directing them to the exact location of the gunfire. Upon arrival officers located a 26-year-old Bridgeport man in the 100 block of Highland Avenue suffering from an injury to the left side of his face and to his back. Medics were called to the scene and the victim was transported to Bridgeport Hospital where he was treated for cuts to his face and a gunshot wound (graze) to the back.…
Fairfield News: Car and City Bus Collide
2022-10-30@3:30pm--#Fairfield CT-- A viewer sent in this photo of a crash between a car and a Greater Bridgeport Transit bus in the 1400 block of Black Rock Turnpike.
Bridgeport News: Man Shot
2022-10-30@6:38pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A 51-year-old man was shot in the thigh on Olive Street near Pequonnick Avenue. Police are investigating https://youtu.be/k3K8ZUjGHlI