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BRIDGEPORT POLICE INVESTIGATING MONDAY NIGHT HOMICIDE ON CATHERINE STREET

The Bridgeport Police Department is investigating the death of a Bridgeport man found shot inside of a car in The Hollow section of the city on Monday night. At approximately 6:45 p.m., dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire and a man bleeding inside of a car on Catherine Street. Responding patrol officers found 18-year-old Leon Richardson in the driver's seat of a Honda with a head wound. He was later pronounced deceased at the scene. The homicide occurred midway between Washington Avenue and Harral Avenue on Catherine Street. Catherine Street was closed for several hours while the Major Crimes Unit processed the scene. Homicide detectives were working throughout the night conducting interviews and reviewing surveillance videos. The homicide was…

Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Firefighters Battle Sheridan Street Fire

Jul 4, 2026 Stephen Krauchick

Firefighters were called to the 200 block of Sheridan Street in Bridgeport around 9:00pm on July 4th for a building fire. Deputy Chief Cody said companies arrived to find heavy fire in the rear of the building. Firefighters made an aggressive interior attack, knocked down the main body of the fire, and remained on scene for extensive overhaul, chasing hot spots throughout the building to make sure the fire was completely out. Cody said the crews had already been busy and were working in warm conditions, but were being rehabbed on scene. One firefighter was evaluated for a heat-related illness, but the injury was not considered serious. A witness told DoingItLocal the fire may have been caused by a lightning…

Bridgeport

Bridgeport Police Investigating Stabbing After Man Found Bleeding Inside Car on Pulaski Street

Jun 28, 2026 Alex

Bridgeport Police detectives are investigating the stabbing of a 31-year-old Bridgeport man who was found bleeding inside a vehicle on Pulaski Street late Tuesday afternoon. Shortly before 4:30 p.m., Bridgeport patrol officers were flagged down by a passerby who reported that a man was bleeding inside a car parked on Pulaski Street. Officers located the victim, who had suffered multiple stab wounds. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was transported by ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital, where he underwent emergency treatment. Police said he is listed in critical but stable condition and is expected to survive. Investigators believe the victim had been driving around the East Side in the minutes before he was discovered on Pulaski Street. Patrol officers…

Trumbull

Former Trumbull Teacher Charged With Risk of Injury to a Child

Jun 27, 2026 Alex

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…

Bridgeport

Bridgeport Man Charged With Murder After Laurel Avenue Stabbing

Jun 24, 2026 Alex

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…

Stratford

Stratford Police Warn Residents About Bank Impersonation Scam

Jun 19, 2026 Alex

The Stratford Police Department is warning residents about a bank impersonation scam that has recently targeted local residents and caused substantial financial losses. Scammers contact victims while posing as representatives from their bank. They often use spoofed phone numbers that appear to be legitimate bank numbers and may have personal information, account details or knowledge of recent transactions, making the call seem legitimate. The scammer creates a sense of urgency by claiming your account has been compromised, involved in fraud or linked to criminal activity. They then instruct victims to withdraw money from their accounts and send it through wire transfers, cash apps, cryptocurrency, gift cards or other methods. Within the past month alone, residents have lost hundreds of thousands…

Norwalk

Norwalk Man Arrested in Street Robbery Investigation

Jun 11, 2026 Alex

The Norwalk Police Detective Bureau has arrested a Norwalk man in connection with a robbery reported on May 19, 2026, near the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Larsen Street. According to police, patrol officers responded to the area at approximately 8:57 p.m. after a victim reported that an individual grabbed him and removed a wallet from his pants pocket. The wallet reportedly contained $300 in cash. The suspect fled before officers arrived. Detectives took over the investigation, interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage. Through their investigation, detectives identified the suspect as Willie Edwards, 59, of Norwalk. An arrest warrant was obtained through Stamford Superior Court and was signed on June 10, 2026. Later that day, detectives located Edwards and took…

Bridgeport

Man Suffers Neck Laceration in Reported Knife Assault on Bridgeport’s East Side

Jun 7, 2026 Alex

Bridgeport Police are investigating a reported knife assault that occurred in the area of Donald Court and Eckart Street. At approximately 8:47 a.m., officers responded after a man reported being assaulted by a woman armed with a knife. The victim suffered a non-life-threatening laceration to the neck. No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing. Police said no additional information is available at this time.

State News

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL 97,000 CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS TO HAVE MEDICAL DEBT ERASED

Jun 2, 2026 Alex

Letters Being Mailed This Week Under Fourth Round of the Lamont Administration’s Medical Debt Erasure Initiative (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that more than 97,000 Connecticut residents can anticipate receiving letters in the mail starting the week of June 1, 2026, informing them that some or all of their medical debt has been erased under an initiative the Lamont administration launched in partnership with the national nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt to give relief to qualifying residents who are having difficulties paying outstanding medical bills. This fourth round of the initiative is eliminating nearly $315 million in medical debt. In total, more than 252,000 Connecticut residents who’ve been struggling with medical bills have had more than $513 million in medical debt…

State News

GOVERNOR LAMONT SIGNS FY 2027 STATE BUDGET, DELIVERING A RELIABLE PATH FORWARD FOR SCHOOLS AND MUNICIPALITIES AND INCREASING AFFORDABILITY INITIATIVES

May 31, 2026 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law the fiscal year 2027 budget adjustment bill (Public Act 26-68), which his administration developed in collaboration with legislative leaders and was overwhelmingly approved on a bipartisan basis by the members of the Connecticut General Assembly. Most notably, the budget includes an historic increase in state funding for every school district and municipality statewide with the goal of helping towns and cities deliver essential services, while also working to stabilize and lower property taxes. It also includes a major investment into the state’s Early Childhood Education Endowment to continue Governor Lamont’s landmark expansion of early childhood education programs, continuing the state on the path forward toward providing…

BRIDGEPORT POLICE INVESTIGATING MONDAY NIGHT HOMICIDE ON CATHERINE STREET

Bridgeport Police Investigating Stabbing After Man Found Bleeding Inside Car on Pulaski Street

Former Trumbull Teacher Charged With Risk of Injury to a Child

Bridgeport Man Charged With Murder After Laurel Avenue Stabbing

Stratford Police Warn Residents About Bank Impersonation Scam

Norwalk Man Arrested in Street Robbery Investigation

Man Suffers Neck Laceration in Reported Knife Assault on Bridgeport’s East Side

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL 97,000 CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS TO HAVE MEDICAL DEBT ERASED

GOVERNOR LAMONT SIGNS FY 2027 STATE BUDGET, DELIVERING A RELIABLE PATH FORWARD FOR SCHOOLS AND MUNICIPALITIES AND INCREASING AFFORDABILITY INITIATIVES

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