Bridgeport News: Shooting

UPDATE: Bridgeport Press Release:

Bridgeport, Conn. (August 12, 2015) — Bridgeport police responded to a non-fatal shooting last night near the intersection of Newfield Ave. and Stratford Ave., and are asking the public for assistance in finding the suspects.

At 10:53 p.m. on Tuesday, the Bridgeport Police Department received a call regarding a victim, Abdul Nelson (09/04/75), being shot.

Mr. Nelson suffered injuries to his upper left leg, lower right leg, and two fingers on the left hand.

Nelson was transported to Bridgeport Hospital and his condition is non-life threatening.

Nelson stated that he was on his front porch when he heard a shot and felt the bullet. He said that he did not know where the shots came from.

Two witnesses near Nelson stated they heard 3 to 4 shots in the direction of Stratford Avenue and Newfield Avenue and then saw a vehicle take off.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact Detective John Tenn at (203) 581-5243.

 

10:52pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating a shooting that took place on Stratford Avenue and Sixth Avenue.  The person shot then made their way a house on Newfield Avenue where police and EMS located him/her.   The victim was shot in the leg according to radio reports.  Detectives are now processing both scenes.

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Bridgeport Police Arrest Man for Attempted Assault of an Officer and Assault of an EMT

#Bridgeport, CT (August 10, 2015) –Bridgeport Police Press Release:   This week, Bridgeport Police arrested a man for attempted assault of an officer and assault of an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).  On Sunday, August 9, at 1:25 a.m. a police officer was flagged down while on patrol, and asked to respond to an incident at El Conquistador Sports Bar (4 Crescent Avenue).  When the officer arrived on scene the three suspects were standing outside drinking alcoholic beverages.

 

Security at El Conquistador Sports Bar informed the officer that suspects were asked to vacate the area, and were harassing patrons of the establishment.  The suspects ignored the police officer’s command to put down the alcoholic beverages.  The suspects then became verbally combative and began to encroach upon the officer.   Once an additional police officer arrived on scene the three suspects were separated.

 

One suspect – Christian Hernandez (07/29/93) of 473 Williams Street in Bridgeport – attacked one of the police officers while he was handcuffing another suspect. While charging, Hernandez was cursing at the officer and threatened violent action.  With a closed fist, Mr. Hernandez attempted to swing at the police officer. Mr. Hernandez was stopped by the supporting police officer, preventing any injury to his fellow officer.  Mr. Hernandez continued to actively resist arrest from the additional police officers.  Upon being transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital for treatment and/or clearance of an old injury, Mr. Hernandez assaulted an EMT, and continued to behave aggressively and belligerent at the hospital.

 

Mr. Hernandez was charged with Possession and Consumption of Alcohol, Criminal Trespass 1st., Breach of Peace 2nd., Interfering with an Officer, Criminal Attempt to Assault Public Safety Personnel (Police Officer), and Assault to a Public Safety Personnel (EMT).

Bridgeport Police Seek Public Assistance in Identifying Robbery Suspect

#Bridgeport CT– (August 11, 2015) – Today, the Bridgeport Police Department announced that it is seeking the public assistance in identifying a robbery suspect.

On Friday, August 7, at around 4:30 p.m., a cell phone was left on the table by a patron of Popeye’s Chicken (287 North Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn.).

The suspect is a male wearing a blue shirt. The suspect fled the scene in a gray, late model Chevrolet pickup truck with an extended cab.  Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact the Bridgeport Police Department at(203) 576-1311.

(Bridgeport Police Press Release)

 

 

Westport’s New Parks Director

Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe announced today that Jennifer A. Fava has been appointed  

the Parks & Recreation Director for the Town of Westport. Ms. Fava will assume her duties effective September 1, 2015. She replaces former Parks & Recreation Director Stuart McCarthy

who retired on June 1. Until recently, Ms. Fava served for three years as the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation in the Town of North Hempstead in New Hyde Park, N.Y. where she managed a work force of 385 full and part-time employees and oversaw an operating budget three times larger than Westport’s Parks & Recreation budget. She managed the maintenance, operations and improvements of 53 park facilities (approx. 900 acres) including golf courses, a marina, the Clark Botanical Garden, multiple aquatic facilities, an athletic stadium, and a 60,000 sq. ft. community center. She increased department revenues and program offerings and reorganized the department with a new management structure for greater efficiency and cost effectiveness. She also implemented a more user-friendly website with new on-line registration and facility reservation capability. Prior to that, for nine years, Ms. Fava served as the Superintendent of Parks & Recreation for the Town of Yorktown, N.Y. There she managed 29 parks, related facilities and personnel, and was responsible for approximately 750 acres of open space. She worked closely with the Yorktown Land Trust on the preservation, improvement and acquisition of open space and, in collaboration with the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, developed 12 additional miles of trails within the Town’s nature preserves.

Ms. Fava is affiliated with numerous associations, boards and committees including the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the New York State Recreation and Park Society (NYSRPS), and is Chair of the Mid Atlantic Regional Consortium Executive Board. She holds a B.S. Degree in Leisure Studies and Resources from UMass Amherst and an M.B.A. from Fordham University. Ms. Fava said, “I believe it is important to ensure a balance of active and passive recreation opportunities and to look at each site not only on an in dividual basis, but also as a part of the entire park system as a whole.  Open space is critical not only for providing passive opportunities, but also for the aesthetics and environmental benefits of the community.”

 

 

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