Fatal Accident On Route 8/25
2022-07-24@8:44pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic--There were multiple accidents on Route 8/25, one northbound near exit 2 and the more serious one between exits 4 and 3 southbound. There were reports of fatalities.
MULTISTATE AGREEMENT RECOVERING $34.2 MILLION FOR THOUSANDS OF U.S. SERVICEMEMBERS DEFRAUDED BY HARRIS JEWELRY
Harris Jewelry Required to Provide Refunds, Stop Collecting Debt, and Correct Bad Credit Scores for More Than 46,000 Servicemembers and Veterans Nationwide (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today announced a $34.2 million settlement between 18 states, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Harris Jewelry that will provide refunds and relief to 46,000 servicemembers and veterans deceived and defrauded by the national jewelry retailer. The jewelry company used false promises of charity and deceptive marketing ploys to lure active-duty servicemembers to their financing program, falsely claiming that investing in this program would improve servicemembers’ credit scores. Instead, service members were tricked into obtaining high-interest loans on overpriced, poor-quality jewelry that saddled them with thousands of dollars of debt and…
$1.8 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH EVERSOURCE OVER UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE NATURAL GAS MARKETING ALLEGATIONS
(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today announced a $1.8 million settlement with Eversource over alleged false and deceptive high-pressure tactics seeking to entice consumers to convert to natural gas. “Eversource misled homeowners to get them to switch to natural gas. These high-pressure tactics are unacceptable coming from any business, much less a regulated utility. Eversource has already paid a $1.8 million civil penalty imposed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), and now they will pay an additional $1.8 million to settle these serious consumer protection allegations,” said Attorney General Tong. Attorney General Tong opened an investigation following a report by Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie exposing notices from Eversource claiming homeowners would be unable to connect to natural…
Bridgeport News: Apartment Fire
2022-07-24@5:52pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called to 175 Bretton Street at the Bretton Arms Apartments for a fire in one of the apartments on the 2nd floor. Firefighters were able to keep the fire contained to one of the units. There were no reported injuries.
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2022-07-24@4:00pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a pedestrian being hit by a car on Davenport Street at Kelsey Street. No other updates. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Raid On Vine Street
2022-07-23@9:30PMish-- #Bridgeport CT-- Does Anyone know why there was a raid behind 22 Vine Street tonight? Most police departments will give a report the next day when asked but every time I reach out to Bridgeport I get "a warrant was served". A number of people told me vice was there. A vehicle was also towed from the premise.
Road Rage
2022-07-23@9:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #Fairfield CT-- A road rage incident that began on Mountain Grove Street comes to an end on Tunxis Hill Road in Fairfield. The victim said a bottle was thrown at her car. Police from both Fairfield and Bridgeport are investigating.
Bridgeport News: Stabbing
2022-07-23@7:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a stabbing in the 400 block of Logan Street. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2022-07--23@6:24pm-- A pedestrian was reported hit by a car on Baldwin Street. There are no further details. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Dog Rescued In House Fire
2022-07-23@4:18 #Bridgeport CT #ctfire-- Firefighters were able to contain a fire to the second floor and prevented it from spreading to the rest of the house or attic on Soundview Avenue. Everyone made it out of the home safely except for the family dog firefighters rescued, gave the dog water and oxygen, and reunited "Lola" with the family. Despite temperatures near 100 degrees, there were no heat-related injuries or any other injuries to the firefighters. The fire was thought to have been started by a window air conditioner on the 2nd floor.