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. This report sponsored by:
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…
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…
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. Prevent dryer fires with our sponsor:
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!
Bridgeport News: Armed Robbery/Carjacking
12:37am--#Bridgeport CT-- An armed robbery/carjacking just ocurred in the 300 block of Exeter Street. Two teens, one with a mask over his face robbed the victims of their phones, wallets and a white Honda CRV with CT plates 991MLR. This report sponsored by:
Bridgeport News: Shots Fired
11:09pm--#Bridgeport CT--Multiple reports of shots fired Arctic and Pemboke Street. So far no reports of anyone or anything hit. This report is made possible by our sponsor who keeps the DoingItLocalMobile running:
I-95 Crash
10:22pm--#cttraffic--#Stratford CT--Crash between a car and motorcycle on I-95 northbound near exit 32. First responders just arriving on scene.
Bridgeport News: Possible Water Rescue
7:41pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters dispatched to Seaside Park just past the breakwaters for an overturned white boat from a call from Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). This report sponsored by: