Bridgeport News: Suspect Caught In City’s First Burglary

2022-04-03@11:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- EMS was dispatched for an injured suspect in a burglary on Cowles Street. According to radio reports the police caught them in the act.When I asked Scott Appleby, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police for information on robberies, carjacking's, muggings, purse snatching etc. he said all calls of interest are posted on their Twitter account. As I look at this years post, this must be the city's very first burglary! That is remarkable for a city down 110 police officers. It's probably why BestPlaces.net rated Bridgeport as the No. 2 Best Place in the U.S. to Raise a Family!If you believe that, I have the Congress Street Bridge to sell you!

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Bridgeport News: Church Roof Collapse

Bridgeport Police said: At 1649hrs the Bridgeport ECC received several 911 calls reporting a roof/building collapse at 1267 Barnum Ave. Bridgeport Fire responded on-scene and reported an abandoned church (TRUE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH), no occupants visible with a roof collapse. Portions of the building collapse impacted a nearby building but thus far no structural issues to that location. Again, no occupants reported within the collapsed structure and all searches deemed negative by on-scene Fire personnel. The Building Department has been notified. Barnum Ave between Mill Hill and Central Ave closed to traffic. 2022-04-03@4:55pm--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders along with the building inspector were called to the 1200 block of Barnum Avenue for the collapse of a roof at a church near Central…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT SUBMITS SEBAC AGREEMENT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that pursuant to the ratification of the agreement his administration reached on the 35 collectively bargained contracts with the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), his administration has transmitted the contracts and accompanying details to the Connecticut General Assembly for its consideration. “I want to thank our partners within SEBAC, the 35 bargaining units, and our staff for negotiating a responsible and fair deal for our unionized state employees,” Governor Lamont said. “The parties entered these discussions knowing the stakes. The state has to live within its means just like the families and businesses we serve and represent, but this is also a unique situation where state employees did extraordinary work during a…

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