Bridgeport News: Firearm Recovered
2020-01-21@11:28pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police recover a firearm from inside a car driving erratically on Huntington Road near Williams Street. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: One Detained In Postal Incident
2020-01-21@3:36pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police detained one person who caused a disturbance 120 Middle Street. The suspect was throwing items and threatening to "cut" patrons. There were no reported injuries. The suspect was apprehended at 100 Fairfield Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: House Fire In The North End
2020-01-21@3:13pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters quick response kept a fire on Donald Drive from front/right side of the home. When firefighters arrived, there were flames shooting from the roof according to radio reports. There were no reported injuries.
Dissemination of Voyeuristic material
#Bridgeport CT--On October 6, 2019 a female Sacred Heart University student reported to police that she believes she was the victim of a sexual assault. The victim reports that she was intoxicated in the early morning hours of October 6, 2019 and believes that a male she identified as Nicholas Otto-Bernstein (7/17/99) had sexual intercourse with her without her consent. The victim also told police that a nude photograph of her was circulated online through the mobile application Snapchat. The victim reports that this photograph was taken without her consent. Investigators were able to determine that Otto-Bernstein took the nude photograph of the victim and disseminated it online to other students. Detectives did not have probable cause to charge Otto-Bernstein…
Bridgeport News: Car Thief Doesn’t Get Too Far UPDATE
2020-01-21@9:30pm--In a story we were first to tell you as it was happening, a Bridgeport Police Officer was parked on Capitol Avenue when a dark colored sedan went racing by. After a brief pursuit, the suspect stopped the car and bailed on foot as the car rolled into another vehicle stopped at that light at Park Ave. Suspect was caught by responding units on Cleveland East of Lincoln a few minutes later. Just as he was apprehended, another BPD unit that were responding to assist, was flagged down on Madison Ave by an Hispanic male saying his company car was just stolen. It turned out to be the car BPD had stopped. The passenger of the vehicle that was struck…
Food Banks To Help More
HARTFORD, CT – U.S. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) are working to help food banks collect and distribute more food to needy families with the introduction of the bipartisan Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019. New and innovative food assistance models repurpose items from donating entities and sell prepared dishes like microwavable dinners for a nominal cost. But federal law does not currently extend liability protections to food donors when food is either given directly to a person in need or when a recipient pays a deeply reduced cost. “Too many manufacturers, retailers, restaurants and other potential food donors across the country regularly decide against donating food to those in need out of fear of liability,” said Blumenthal. “As…
Cash Is King In Making Tax Payment In Stratford
#Stratford CT - The Office of the Tax Collector would like to remind Stratford residents that the second installment of property, motor vehicle and sewer tax bills is due by February 3, 2020. Penalties will be assessed for payments made later than that date. The office would also like to remind taxpayers that the Town does not mail out a second bill for the second half of the year. You may view and pay your tax bill on the Town’s website: Townofstratford.com. · Electronic Check: Using the electronic check option, taxpayers can pay their bill with an additional $1.00 fee for the full transaction. · Credit Card: Taxpayers can pay with a credit card, incurring an additional fee of 2.95% of…
Bridgeport News: Car Thief Doesn’t Get Too Far
2020-01-20@8:33pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A car was stolen from the 800 block of Madison Avenue when it crashed at Capitol and Park Avenue. The suspect fled from police jumping a fence on Garfield Avenue when police temporarily lost sight of him. After a brief manhunt he was located and arrested in the 200 block of Cleveland Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Ansonia News: 2 Year Old Girl With Hypothermia
2020-01-20@5:44pm--#Ansonia CT-- EMS dispatched to Franklin Street for a two year old girl with hypothermia. This news report is made possible by:
Stratford Library Children’s Department Closed
The Stratford Library announces that its Children’s Department, currently closed and undergoing major renovation through early April, is open for business in its temporary location in the Library’s Lovell Room. The Lovell Room is located on the Library’s Main Level. According to Library Director Sheri Szymanski, Children’s Department materials and programs will be available in smaller capacities while the renovation takes place. The renovation is the first major redesign since the Children’s Department opened in 1981. State of the art technology resources, flexible programming space for both traditional and STEAM activities, an ADA compliant restroom and nursing station are all included in the new renovation. Hours for the Children’s Department will remain unchanged: Monday-Thursday: 10-8, Friday-Saturday: 10-5 and Sunday: 1-5.…