2020-07-18@1:43am Tonight's vehicle fire is at Hurd and Grand Street. Firefighters reporting the fire is in the engine compartment. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_83697" align="aligncenter" width="1712"] Visit our sponsor AFC Urgent at: https://www.afcurgentcarebridgeport.com/[/caption]
2020-07-18@1:30am-- A crash with injuries on the Moses Wheeler Bridge northbound I-95.
2020-07-18@12:40pm--#Norwalk CT-- Police break up a street fight at Raymond and Day Street. One person was injured when a brick was thrown at his head. This news report is made possible by:
2020-07-17@8:00pm--#Norwalk CT-- #cttraffic-- A structure fire on Toilsome Avenue. The occupants have made it safely out of the structure. Multiple lines in operation. This news report is made possible by:
2020-07-17@3:31pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A report of an odor of gas indoors on Baldwin Street. Here come a bunch of firetrucks! This news report is made possible by:
A task force created last winter and charged with fighting the theft of motor vehicles in Connecticut has recovered more than 150 stolen cars and arrested more than 20 juveniles. Members of the Multi-City Auto Theft and Urban Violence Task Force have been working tirelessly to fight the rising trend of vehicles taken from the state's suburban and rural communities. The task force is composed of detectives from the following agencies: Connecticut State Police, Bridgeport Police, Hartford Police, and Waterbury Police. The task force is also charged with combatting the surge of violence related to the stolen vehicles in Connecticut's largest cities. From the establishment of the task force on February 1, 2020, through July 12, 2020, the…
Westport, CT – The Westport Weston Health District reminded residents today to be aware of possible scammers posing as COVID-19 contact tracers. The statement said: Beware of Scammers The WWHD is alerting residents to a possible scam taking place in our community by persons posing as COVID contact tracers. The imposters/scammers claimed to work on behalf of the sheriff’s office or the local health department and needed to load contact tracing software onto the victim’s computer. Do not fall victim to these scammers. Official contact tracers working on behalf of the WWHD or the Connecticut State Department of Public Health will NEVER ask to enter your home, threaten you with a fine, or ask you for personal financial information. Anyone asking…
Bridgeport, CT – In an effort to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19, Governor Lamont signed an executive order allowing all registered voters to vote by absentee ballot in the August 11, 2020 primary election. All City of Bridgeport registered voters were mailed an absentee ballot request form with a postage paid return envelope by Secretary of State Denise Merrill. If voters choose to cast their ballot by mail, the ballot form must be submitted within the paid returned envelope and mailed via the U.S. Postal Service. All ballots must be cast and received prior to the 8:00 pm deadline on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Drop-off completed ballots: In addition to casting ballots by mail, the City of Bridgeport Registrar of Voters…
2020-07-17@12:50am--#Fairfield CT--#cttraffic--#Southport CT-- I-95 southbound is currently closed near exit 19 where a tractor-trailer crashed and caught fire in the left lane. The driver was able to get out of the truck and is okay!
#Bridgeport CT-- On June 2, 2020 Jonathan Dawson was shot and killed inside a vehicle after he was picked up by Jefton Brown (4/4/95) from his home in Bridgeport. Brown then dumped Dawson’s body on the side of the road in East Lyme, CT. Detectives learned that Brown was driving a rental vehicle at the time of the homicide and that he took extraordinary efforts to repair and clean the vehicle to hide evidence that he killed Dawson. Detectives located this vehicle and retrieved significant evidence from it that was instrumental in charging Brown with Dawson’s murder. Bridgeport Police also received assistance from the FBI that helped establish probable cause to charge Brown. Detectives learned that Brown had fled the…
