Bridgeport News: Overnight Fire

2020-03-01 @ 2:40am--The Bridgeport Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a fire on the corner of Stratford Avenue and Fifth Street. Units arrived to find heavy fire from a single-story building with radiant heat threatening a nearby three-story dwelling. Hose lines were stretched to quickly knock down the fire and at the same time prevent further damage to the exposure to the nearby buildings. Primary searches were conducted to ensure nobody was inside the fire building. The roof to one section of the building collapsed. Due to the roof collapse and a large number of items in the building, the secondary search and complete extinguishment of the fire was time-consuming. No injuries were reported due to this incident.…

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Fairfield News: Bicyclist Hit

Police UPDATE: On Saturday, February 29, 2020, the Fairfield Police Emergency Communications Center received several 911 calls reporting a bicyclist struck by a motor vehicle on Grasmere Ave near the Home Depot Exit.   First responding officers located a victim, later identified as Brooks Adams (50) of Bridgeport, lying on the ground next to a vehicle with severe injuries to his head, face, abdomen, and extremities. A bicycle was found under a vehicle that appeared to have been run over.  Preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle, driven by Michel Carrie (60) of Westport, was exiting the parking lot of Home Depot (541 Kings Hwy Cutoff) on the Grasmere Ave side when it collided with a bicyclist traveling north on Grasmere…

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Shelton Police Warning Regarding Phone Scam

The Shelton Police Department has received approximately a dozen reports from people stating they received a call from Detective Richard Bango of the Shelton Police Department. The caller ID has the legitimate police department number of 203-924-1544. The caller states either there is a warrant for the person’s arrest or that they need to talk to them about an urgent matter. The caller will then demand gift cards be sent to an address. The address is a legitimate address, but the caller will then ask for the gift card number and pin over the phone. Any legitimate law enforcement officer will not demand cash or gift cards from a member of the public. Scammers are now going online and getting…

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It Must Be Crash Hour

2020-02-28@9:38pm--#cttraffic--#Milford CT--#Fairfield CT-- #Bridgeport CT-- Three accidents in three different towns:   #Fairfield CT-- A crash on I-95 southbound with injuries near exit 24.   #Milford CT-- A rollover accident at North and Walnut Street.  At least 4 people extricated by firefighters, all injured.   #Bridgeport CT-- A crash with injuries at Howard and North Avenue really tied up traffic (photo)  

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