I-95 Crash

2020-11-28@9:00AMish--#Westport CT-- #cttraffic--At approximately 0900 hours on Saturday, 28 November 2020, Westport Fire along with CT State Police and Westport EMS were notified of a motor vehicle crash on I-95northbound between exits 18-19. While en route, responding units were updated thatthere was a report of a person trapped under a vehicle. Units arrived on the scene and founda two-vehicle crash with one person requiring extrication from under one of the vehicles.It is believed that the trapped individual was outside of the vehicle in the breakdownlane checking on a mechanical issue when their vehicle was struck. Fairfield Fire andAMR responded as well. Westport Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools to lift thevehicle enough to remove the injured party. The party was turned…

Read More

4 Accidents In 20 Minutes- 3 Were Rollovers

2020-11-27@7:07pm-- #Bridgeport CT--There were three accidents in the area within 20 minutes of each other. 3 were rollover accidents. The first was on I-95 southbound near exit 29 but was not visible on the traffic cameras. #Bridgeport CT--Shortly after a reported rollover accident with injuries at Barnum and Noble Avenue. #Faifield A car on Wakeman Avenue appeared to have missed the turn, hitting a boulder and pushing it in the middle of North Benson Road. There were reported injuries.

Read More

CONNECTICUT CO-LEADS $17.5 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT OVER 2014 HOME DEPOT DATA BREACH

Hartford, CT— Attorney General William Tong announced that Connecticut, along with the attorneys general of 45 other states and the District of Columbia, has obtained a $17.5 million settlement against Georgia-based retailer The Home Depot, resolving a multistate investigation into the 2014 data breach which exposed the payment card information of approximately 40 million Home Depot customers nationwide. The State of Connecticut will collect $1,093,196.25 through this settlement. The breach occurred when hackers gained access to the Home Depot network and deployed malware on Home Depot’s point-of-sale system. The malware allowed the hackers to obtain the payment card information of customers who used self-checkout lanes at Home Depot stores throughout the U.S. between April 10 and September 13, 2014.  In…

Read More

Westport Police Department Announces 2020 Holiday Toy Drive

(Westport, CT) The Westport Police Department Local Union #2080 inpartnership with the Westport Police Benevolent Association areexcited to announce the commencement of the Holiday Toy Drive, anannual event that provides toys to underprivileged children throughoutFairfield County as well as both to Bridgeport and Saint Vincent’sHospitals.This program has been extremely successful in the past, allowing forthousands of toys to be distributed to children who otherwise wouldhave none. We again ask for your continued support and generosity tohelp make this year’s drive a success. By donating, you are guaranteedto bring holiday joy to so many deserving children. Weather permitting, Westport Police Officers will accept new,unopened, and unwrapped toys, as well as cash donations, in theparking lot of ASF Sports & Outdoors, located…

Read More

Fairfield News: Firefighters Battle 2nd Blaze

2020-11-27 1:58am--#Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic-- Firefighters fought a second fire tonight in the 500 block of Black Rock Turnpike. Firefighters found fire on the exterior wall on the lefts side of the home where the utilities enter the home. There were no injuries and the fire marshal was called in to investigate the cause of the fire. DoingItLocal is your ONLY breaking news source.

Read More

Fairfield News: Thanksgiving Evening House Fire

2020-11-26@7:20PM-- #Fairfield CT-- #ctfire-- . Assistant Fire Chief George Gomola said the Narrow Street homeowner had a fire going in the fireplace when they noticed flames coming from the light fixtures above the fireplace. When firefighters arrived, they found flames on the left side of the home. Firefighters made a quick exterior attack with water stored on one of the firetrucks. They then began opening the wall inside Firefighters managed to keep the fire from extending to the second floor and into the attic. The fire marshal is on the scene to determine the exact cause of the fire. Westport assisted on scene, Bridgeport covered the empty Fairfield firehouses and an accident on I-95 northbound between exits 24 and 25.…

Read More

2020-11-26@3:30AMish--The Stratford Fire Dept. was dispatched to 1921 BroadbridgeAve. for a reported structure fire. Engine 1, 2, 3, 4, Tac5, Truck 1 responded with atotal of 22 Firefighters, one shift Commander, and two Safety Officers. On arrival,heavy fire was visible at the rear exterior of the Cape Cod-style home. The fireextended up the exterior vinyl siding and enter the kitchen. The interiorsuffered heavy fire and smoke damage. The fire was under control in less than 20minutes. Bridgeport and Milford fire depts. provided station coverage during theincident .Three adults were home at the time of the fire and safely evacuated. The structureis not habitable at this time. The origin and cause of this Fire is under investigation by the Stratford FireMarshal…

Read More