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Westport

WPD Investigates Stolen Vehicle Crash Scene

(Westport, CT) – In the overnight hours of Thursday, November 5, 2026, officers were alerted by a stationary LPR of a stolen vehicle that had entered town limits at Wilton Road near the Merritt Parkway. Officers conducted a canvas of the surrounding area and were initially unable to locate the vehicle. Later this morning, this same vehicle was observed by an officer traveling on Compo Road South near the intersection with Compo Beach Road. Upon seeing the marked police cruiser, the suspect vehicle fled at a high rate of speed and out of the officer’s sight. Believing it might be traveling toward Interstate 95, the officer continued eastbound on Greens Farms Road and located the vehicle crashed into a tree…

Westport

Suspect Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit in Westport

Nov 6, 2026 Alex

On the evening of Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Westport officers received a be on the lookout informational radio broadcast from the Connecticut State Police. This was for a vehicle that was wanted by New York authorities and the Connecticut State Police. The vehicle was reported to have been last seen by the Connecticut State Police exiting Interstate 95 at exit 17. A Westport officer observed and attempted to stop the vehicle as it exited the ramp, however the operator ignored this signal and continued. Visual contact with it was lost. In an apparent effort to flee the scene, the suspect vehicle continued to drive recklessly through the area of the Westport Railroad Station at high speeds and while disregarding traffic…

Fairfield

Social Services Expands Holiday Giving Program

Nov 5, 2026 Alex

The spirit of giving is already dancing through Fairfield! Fairfield Social Services (FSS) is celebrating Social Worker Eileen Fickes's recent win at the Gaelic-American Club's Dancing with the Stars. Eileen chose FSS as her charity, helping raise support for heating assistance and gift card assistance for Fairfield residents. "While Eileen may have hung up her dancing shoes, the spirit of giving continues," said Julie DeMarco, Fairfield Human and Social Services Director. "This year, FSS is expanding its Holiday Giving Program and making it easier than ever to support local families, seniors, and veterans through online donations." With the rising cost of groceries, household essentials, and home heating, many Fairfield residents are facing difficult choices. And those challenges don't end with…

Bridgeport

JOINT INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARREST

Nov 5, 2026 Alex

A joint investigation by the Bridgeport Police and the Stamford Police culminated on Wednesday with the arrest of a 30-year-old parolee on gun and drug charges. Joseph Humphrey of Stamford was taken into custody after Task Force Officers executed a search warrant at Humphrey's apartment in Stamford. The Emergency Services Units from Bridgeport and Stamford assisted in the raid. Police seized an illegal gun, ammunition and drugs packaged for sale from the apartment. Joseph Humphrey was charged with: Criminal Possession of a Firearm Criminal Possession of Ammunition Illegal Transfer of a Firearm Theft of a Firearm Illegal Possession of High-Capacity Magazine Possession of Narcotics Possession of Narcotics with Intent to Sell Operating a Drug Factory Humphrey has ties to Bridgeport…

Westport

Early Morning Fatal Accident

Nov 4, 2026 Alex

On November 4, 2026, at 4:07 AM, Norwalk Combined Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle accident involving a scooter near 650 West Avenue. Norwalk Police, Norwalk Fire Department, and Norwalk Hospital Paramedics were immediately dispatched to the scene and began providing medical aid to the scooter operator, 46-year-old Christopher Moorer of Norwalk. Moorer was transported by ambulance to Norwalk Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The Norwalk Police Department's Crash Reconstruction Unit and Identification Unit responded to process the scene and assume the investigation. The investigation remains active. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about the collision is urged to contact Crash Reconstruction Unit Officer Equi at 203-854-3005 or by email at TEqui@norwalkct.gov.

Bridgeport

BPD INVESTIGATE HOMICIDE #9 ON EAST SIDE MONDAY NIGHT

Nov 3, 2026 Alex

The Bridgeport Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on the East Side early Monday night. At 7:34 p.m. Monday night, police received a ShotSpotter Activation of one gunshot on Barnum Avenue. A 911 caller on Mill Hill Avenue then reported hearing the shot. Officers found 38-year-old Bernard Fludd on the ground on Mill Hill Avenue near the corner of Barnum Avenue. He was unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported up the street by ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Officers detained several persons who were seen running into a house on Mill Hill Avenue after the shooting. Mill Hill Avenue near Grant Street was closed for several hours on Monday night…

Bridgeport

TWO ARRESTED IN HOME INVASION CASE SUNDAY

Nov 2, 2026 Alex

The Bridgeport Police Department arrested two men from the city for a home invasion after they broke into a house on Kent Avenue on the East Side early Sunday morning. The persons who live there were inside when the suspects forced their way in. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, a 911 caller reported he heard an intruder. Numerous patrol cars responded. Officers immediately saw a person wearing a ski mask walking out of the front door. That person surrendered without incident. After initially giving a false name, he was identified as Michael Lozada, 21, of Bridgeport. Officers simultaneously entered a damaged rear door while hearing sounds of items breaking. They encountered another person wearing a ski mask who was smashing…

Fairfield

FAIRFIELD ARTS COMMISSION LAUNCHES THEME CONTEST

Oct 31, 2026 Alex

FAIRFIELD ARTS COMMISSION LAUNCHES THEME CONTEST FOR UPCOMING ARTISTIC VISIONS CHALLENGE Public Invited to Suggest this Year’s Theme for Annual Arts Collaboration FAIRFIELD, CT – The Fairfield Arts Commission invites the public to suggest a theme for this year’s Artistic Visions Challenge, which will be unveiled at a kick off event in early December. Now in its third year, the Artistic Visions Challenge is a town-wide juried art competition aimed at encouraging the creative community to collaborate and create art in new and unique ways. Artists are encouraged to push their creative boundaries to create a one-of-a-kind work that not only reflects the given theme, but also incorporates at least one “Easter Egg”—a hidden message or reference to engage the…

Bridgeport

BPD MAKE ARRESTS AND TAKE IILEGAL GUNS OFF THE STREETS

Oct 30, 2026 Alex

The Bridgeport Police took four illegal guns off the streets and arrested three persons this week in a targeted effort to rid the area around Wood Park of crime. Task Force Officers conducted the investigations, named "Operation Wood Island", after the triangular-shaped park where Wood Avenue intersects with Benham Avenue and Grove Street on the city's West Side. The operation was launched in response to continuous complaints from the public about illegal guns, illegal narcotics, noise, and excessive alcohol use during the daytime and at night in the park and the surrounding neighborhood. On Monday October 26th, Trevor Lennox George, 26, of Bridgeport, a reputed member of the Bloods gang, was arrested on Wood Avenue. He was charged with: Illegal…

Bridgeport

BPD FIND NO CONNECTION IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOTS FIRED

Oct 23, 2026 Alex

The Bridgeport Police Department on Thursday reported it found no connection between two separate incidents of gunfire that left an apartment window damaged in each. Both incidents occurred between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm on Wednesday night. Police recovered 49 shell casings of various calibers at the rear driveway of the Greene Homes public housing complex near Building One. A 55-year-old woman in an apartment in that building was injured by shattered glass when a bullet struck a window. She refused medical treatment. A car used in that shooting was found unoccupied a short time later in the North End. It is registered in New York and had been reported stolen. Around the same time, a bullet went through an…

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TWO ARRESTED IN HOME INVASION CASE SUNDAY

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BPD MAKE ARRESTS AND TAKE IILEGAL GUNS OFF THE STREETS

BPD FIND NO CONNECTION IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOTS FIRED

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