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Ansonia: No Fire

7:04pm–#Ansonia CT–Firefighters find it is steaks on the grill in the 100 block of North State Street that was causing the “blue smoke”, no fire.

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Westport News: Scaffold Collapse

3:34pm–Westport CT– The Westport Fire Department responded to a scaffold collapse with two construction works injured at the Bedford Square construction site. Two construction works were getting setup on the 2nd floor to cut steel as part of the ongoing renovations and construction at 52 Post Road East as part of the project when the scaffold they were using tipped over. One worker was on the scaffold and the other was hit by it; both suffered non-life threating leg injuries. Westport EMS and Police also responded providing primary patient care while firefighters used ropes and rigging to set up a lowering system to remove the two construction workers from the 2nd floor of building. Both construction workers were transported to Norwalk Hospital by Westport EMS.

The Westport Fire Department responded with 11 Firefighters and Officer on Truck 1, Rescue 3, Engine 6 and Cars 3 and 5 and was on scene for approximately 1 hour. Connecticut OSHA was notified and the two construction companies working on the project both had their Safety Officers respond to investigate the accident.

Bridgeport Police Officers Saves 17 Year-Old From Sex Trafficking

Bridgeport, Conn. (August 26, 2015 Bridgeport Police Press Release) – This morning, the Bridgeport Police Department arrested a Waterbury man while saving a 17 year-old Bridgeport girl from suspected sex trafficking. On August 26, 2015 at around 2:30 a.m., police officers responded to a reported incident at the Sunnyside Inn (174 Lake St., Bridgeport, Conn.).

After arriving on the scene, a 17 year-old Bridgeport girl alleged that Brandon Williams — born on 03/16/81 of 21 Cliff St. in Waterbury, Conn. — was holding the juvenile against her will, forcing her to engage in sex trafficking. Subsequently, Mr. Williams was arrested, and is currently being held on a $50,000 bond for violation of probation pending further charges.

The 17 year-old girl was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital where she is in stable condition. She is currently recovering in the custody of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.

3:14pm–#Bridgeport CT–Police announcing on the radio that there is a malfunction on the Stratford Avenue Bridge and that traffic is backed up in both directions.

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Stratford News: Burning Mulch No Structure Fire

2:44pm–#Stratford CT– Burning mulch was the reason the fire department was at 1925 Barnum Avenue, not a structure fire as first reported.

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I-95 Pursuit

9:30pm–#cttraffic–#Westport CT– A police pursuit with State Police ends after I-95 northbound is shutdown at exit 17 and troopers box the driver in. Unknown what the driver is wanted for at this time but you know their charges just got a lot more serious!