Connecticut crime news

UPDATE: POLICE IDENTIFY VICTIM OF ROCK ATTACK

BRIDGEPORT POLICE IDENTIFY VICTIM OF WEDNESDAY ROCK ATTACK AT B.J. BROWN PARK The Bridgeport Police Department has identified the man who was attacked with a large rock and found unresponsive at B.J. Brown Park Wednesday morning. He is a 22-year-old from the East End of the city. As of Thursday afternoon, he was still in critical condition and unable to speak. The man's name is not being released. The Detective Bureau received a tip about his identity following media reports on Wednesday night. A family member confirmed who he is from a photograph. That person told Detectives he had not been home in a week. He was not reported missing. Officers were called to the park, at the intersection of…

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Three Back To Back Assaults

At 11AM a woman was cut on her left arm at the 500 block of Harral Ave. At 12 PM, one was cut on the face by a person on a bike at Myrtle Ave and Railroad ave. At 12:50PM there was a call that a person was chasing another person with a bat (baseball) at Noble Ave and Boston ave

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Two Burglaries

Report of a burglary at 10 AM at the 100 block of Cottage Street, and at 5PM the 600 block of State Street. Both were at residential addresses and police are investigating. There are no further details at this time.

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Bridgeport Police Investigate Grandview Avenue Shooting

At approximately 6:24 p.m., Bridgeport Police responded to the 250 block of Grandview Avenue after a ShotSpotter activation reported 15 rounds fired, immediately followed by a second activation reporting seven rounds. Police said the responsible parties fled the scene and were involved in a motor vehicle crash in the Pembroke and Maple Street area at approximately 6:37 p.m., where they were detained. Police initially reported no injuries; however, in an update, both responsible parties were transported to Bridgeport Hospital, with one suffering a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg. The department is investigating further.

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Former Trumbull Teacher Charged With Risk of Injury to a Child

A former Madison Middle School teacher was arrested on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and charged with Risk of Injury to a Child, after investigation found that he had exchanged inappropriate text messages with a 13-year-old male student. Ryan LaSella, age 34, of Milford, CT, turned himself in at the Trumbull Police Department when he was notified of an active warrant for his arrest. The arrest resulted from an investigation that began in March of 2026, when the Trumbull Police School Resource Officer was notified of the complaint by Trumbull School administrators. The complaint alleges that LaSella had sent inappropriate text messages to a 13-year-old male student between July 2025 and March 2026. LaSella was charged with Risk of Injury to…

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Bridgeport Man Charged With Murder After Laurel Avenue Stabbing

Bridgeport Police arrested a 44-year-old man early Monday morning after he fatally stabbed one family member and injured two other relatives during an incident at a residence on Laurel Avenue. Jahmar Whittingham was taken into custody shortly after officers arrived at the 960 block of Laurel Avenue at approximately 5:00 a.m. They encountered Whittingham in front of the house holding a large kitchen knife. He dropped the knife when ordered but then told officers they would have to shoot him. Whittingham refused to comply with further commands. Officers tased him, but he pulled the prongs from his body. Officers then took Whittingham to the ground and placed him in custody. Officers found 60-year-old Eric Johnson laying in front of the…

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