Bridgeport

Drier vents keeping firefighters busy

10:49am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a structure fire, smoke in the front of a building at 560 North Washington Ave. This turned out to be a drier vent. Report of a structure fire, smoke coming out of the back of a white church on Harriet street, near East Washington Ave. Firefighters on scene, this too is a drier vent.

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Child left unattended, shoplifting, drinking and crack pipe

#Westport CT--#Bridgeport CT--On 12/04/2013, Eleanor Cobb of Bridgeport, CT was arrested after officers were dispatched to a report of a child left unattended in a motor vehicle. A four year old child was located in the vehicle while Cobb was shopping in a nearby store. Cobb admitted she had been drinking and had a “crack pipe” in the vehicle. Officers learned that she had also shoplifted from Walgreen’s. Cobb was charged with 53-21 Risk of Injury to a Minor, 53a-125b Larceny 6th, and 21a-267(a) Possession of Drug paraphernalia. Cobb was released after posting $5,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in Norwalk Superior Court at 0930 hours on 12/13/2013.

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