2020-01-15@8:30PMish–A person was shot in the hip and has non-life-threatening injuries according police in the 500 block of Trumbull Gardens. Radio reports said the shooting occurred between occupants of two vehicles, and a person with a permit to carry a firearm said he returned fire because they were firing at his niece. Strong work by Bridgeport detectives lead to one of the suspect cars being located on Huntington Road and three were taken into custody. A firearm and narcotics were seized from the vehicle. Two other suspects are still at large.
#Norwalk CT– On the evening of January 15, 2020 Troopers out of Troop G-Bridgeport received reports of a possible carjacking in the Norwalk area. Troopers were able to locate the accused vehicle which engaged responding officer in a pursuit into the city of West Haven. There have been reports of an officer involved shooting which occurred in the town of West Haven stemming from this aforementioned incident.
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2020-01-05@6:05pm–#Bridgeport CT– A person was driven to St. Vincent’s Hospital in a private vehicle after being shot in the arm at Capitol and Main Street.
2020-01-15@11:37am–#Westport CT–#cttraffic–First responders are on scene at exit 17 where a car came off the highway and crashed, rolling over. The person in the car had to be extricated.
2020-01-15@10:49am–#Bridgeport CT– Two males bailed out of a stolen car on Calhoun Street. Police apprehended the two after a short manhunt and located one of them with a firearm at Pequonnick and Harral Avenue.
2020-01-15@10:39am–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating a home vandalized in the 700 block of Atlantic Street. According to radio reports two females known to the victim threw eggs and other items at the front door.
2020-01-14@8:44pm–#Bridgeport CT– Two people were injured in a crash at Main and Jewett Avenue.
2019-01-14@11:26ham–#Bridgeport CT– This morning (January 14, 2020) the Bridgeport Emergency Communications Center received numerous calls on several shots fired in the 600th block of Beechmont Ave in the area of Tesiny Ave. Once the police arrived to the scene, they came upon a person who had a non-life threatening hand injury caused by bullets shattering a business’s window. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.
2020-01-14@7:44pm–#Bridgeport CT– A car was shot at near Pine and Hancock Avenue according to police radio reports. The woman driving the car was cut by broken glass and drove herself to Bridgeport Hospital.
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is releasing an additional $1.1 million in state funding to support the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) in the state’s ongoing efforts to prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless, particularly those who are on the verge of homelessness. The flexible assistance funding will complement a $2.5 million donation to the Hartford-based nonprofit that was announced late last year by the Day 1 Families Fund, a philanthropic effort led by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, which shows that homelessness in Connecticut decreased 23.7 percent between January 2018 and January 2019.
Governor Lamont said that nonprofit organizations like CCEH are important partners to the state in the effort to strengthen communities and provide necessary support for residents.
“Increasing the availability of housing for those who are most vulnerable of becoming homeless results in stronger, safer, and more stable communities where families thrive and businesses grow,” Governor Lamont said. “By having supports in place for those who are on the verge of becoming homeless, we can rapidly respond to the situations they are facing. Connecticut’s state agencies and nonprofit providers have formed a solid partnership and collaborative approach on these efforts – and I applaud each of them because the work they are doing is turning lives around.”
The funding is being released by the Connecticut Department of Housing through its current operating budget.
“I believe my job extends beyond the four walls of my office,” Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno said. “I’ve been in my role close to year now and have traveled all over the state visiting developments and shelters, and meeting with housing and homeless advocates. I’ve taken a tour of the 2-1-1 system and as I continue to meet with the Coordinated Access Networks, we’ve discussed what works well and what can be done better. The number one item I hear about is that more dollars are needed to help households before they reach the crisis stage. We hope with this new commitment that we will continue to see a decline in the number of households enter into our system, especially as we look to our annual snapshot count.”
“Over the last few years, Connecticut has developed a range of tools to help local families avoid or quickly exit homelessness into stable housing,” Richard Cho, CEO of CCEH, said. “These sizeable investments enable us to scale-up our response so that we can reach every family that falls into homelessness. We applaud Governor Lamont and Commissioner Mosquera-Bruno for their leadership and financial commitment.”
