Fairfield News: Tools Stolen From Truck
2020-04-16@6:46pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating the theft of over $2,000 worth of tools from a truck that was parked on Catherine Street. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Phone Scam
2020-04-16@4:44pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A person was taken for $120 when he went to purchase a cellphone on Grandview Avenue. The person handed them the money and the scammer handed them a cellphone box. An empty phone box and then fled the scene. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Scooterjacking
2020-04-16-@:4:00pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating an armed scooterjacking taken at gunpoint on Beers Street. This news report is made possible by:
Prayers For Bridgeport Hospital
#Bridgeport CT--How about some likes for Iglesia Bautista Emanuel Church of 258 Harriet Street in Bridgeport? Their members donned personal protective equipment and came out to pray. Reverend William Gonzalez leads the prayers. for the staff, doctors, nurses, all the workers and patients of Bridgeport Hospital Wednesday night at dusk. Reverend William Gonzalez leads the prayers.
I-95 Rollover
2020-04-15@6:20pm--#Westport CT-- #cttraffic-- A rollover accident with injuries and extrication required on I-95 southbound near exit 17.
Protests At Bridgeport Prison Facilities
#Bridgeport CT-- Protesters took to the streets at the North Avenue Jail looking for the release of inmates to the facility. According to a woman on a bull horn, she claims that one inmate has already died from the virus that allegedly was brought in by an outside employee. Protesters lined Fairmont Avenue, not the Madison Avenue front entrance. The protestors chanted “free them all” during the protest. Around 4:30 they moved the protest to the Juvenile Detention Center at Housatonic and Congress Street according to police radio reports.
DMV Extension
Governor Ned Lamont – has added vehicle registrations, emissions testing and other items to the extension period for Connecticut residents with expiring credentials. Eligible DMV credentials that expire between March 10, 2020 and June 8, 2020 are automatically covered by this extension. The extension is effective immediately. In addition to extending the expiration date of DMV credentials, late fees associated with eligible expired credentials and compliance issues will also be waived during the extension period. As a reminder, DMV previously announced an extension for Connecticut driver’s licenses, learner’s permits, and identity cards. The action today covers the following DMV-related items: Vehicle and Boat Registrations Extends by 90 days all registrations, including International Registration Plan (IRP) and boat registrations, that…
Bridgeport News: Crash Involving City Bus
2020-04-15@8:31am--#Bridgeport CT-- Avoid East Main Street at Barnum Avenue where there has been a crash involving a Greater Bus Transportation bus. Two people were injured but refused medical treatment at this time. This news report is made possible by:
Fairfield Public Safety Dispatchers Reconized
#FAIRFIELD -- Chief Christopher Lyddy and the Fairfield Police Department would like to recognize the town’s public safety dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. During the week of April 12-18, public safety agencies take time to reflect on the critical role telecommunications professionals play in supporting the work of first responders. This week honors the thousands of men and women across the country who respond to emergency calls, dispatch first responders and equipment and render life-saving assistance to residents. "Our dispatchers are our first line of response to serve our community members and they give us the information we need to carry out our tasks and services," Chief Lyddy said. "Without them, we wouldn't be able to…
Multi-State Council To Get People Back To Work
HARTFORD, CT) – Recognizing that their states have one integrated regional economy, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Delaware Governor John Carney announced Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is joining the multi-state council to restore the economy and get people back to work. This announcement builds on the states’ ongoing regional approach to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. The coordinating group – comprised of one health expert, one economic development expert and the respective chief of staff from each state – will work together to develop a fully integrated regional framework to gradually lift the states’ stay at home orders while minimizing the…