5:34pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police catch 2 attempting to steal a car on Frank and Madison Avneu and catch the suspects after a brief foot pursuit at Grand and Madison Avenue according to radio reports. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: It Only Takes A Second!
5:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A pizza delivery person left his car running while making a delivery on Virginia Avenue when someone jumped in and stole his gray Volkswagen. This report is made possible by:
#OXFORD, CT --(January 27, 2016) - On Friday, January 22, 2016 at approximately 2:36 p.m., Trooper Donohoe #1073 was dispatched to 288 Governors Hill Road in the town of Oxford for an anonymous phone call regarding a German shepherd dog being neglected. Upon arriving on scene Trooper Donohoe spoke to the complainant who stated that he has noticed a German shepherd that is always tied up and left outside even in extr emely cold weather and that at night he can hear the dog dropping his food bowl on the ground over and over. Trooper Donohoe observed the dog and noticed it was very thin, unkempt and had patchy fur, consistent with a neglected animal. Trooper Donohoe also saw that the dog was tied with…
Norwalk Car Burglary Suspect
#Norwalk CT--The Norwalk Department of Police Service Detective Bureau is currently investigating a theft from an unlocked vehicle at 353 Main Avenue, Hotel Zero. On January 12, 2016, at approximately 11:55 am a white female suspect enters the parking lot in a light colored Hyundai Santa Fe. The driver, who does not exit is described as a white female in her twenties. The suspect then walks into the parking garage where she gains access to a vehicle and steals $50 and a credit card. The suspect has black hair with a ponytail and was wearing a long blue jacket with a hood, red pants or tights and boots. \ Anyone who recognizes the suspect or has any information is asked to contact Detective Kougioumtzidis at 203-854-3185…
Westport PAL Scholarship Presentation
#Westport CT--The Westport Police Athletic League presented their annual Ellis Family and Melissa & Doug Bernstein college scholarships at Westport Police HQ on January 5th 2016. [caption id="attachment_45856" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Front row : HF, Emma Mikesh, Samantha Schwartz, Kristen Godin, Kady Chappa,Kelsey Bobrow, and Madison Kashetta Back row : Kyle Mikesh, Alex Frawley, NedBatlin, Tucker Bobrow, Taylor Hawes, and Shannon Connors.Absent from the picture are Ben Call, Kyle Frawley, Nick Kelly, Colleen McCarthy andLogan Rice.[/caption]
State Investment in Housing
HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is making dramatic new investments in affordable housing across the state, with several projects anticipated to receive nearly $78 million in state bond funding in an effort to help towns and cities foster economic growth, create livable communities, and attract businesses. The investments build on the already considerable expansion of quality, affordable housing the Governor has initiated over the past several years in communities statewide. Since the beginning of the Malloy administration in 2011, the state has provided funding to build 17,897 housing units across Connecticut. In just 2015 alone, the state made investments to help create, rehabilitate, and preserve 11,881 housing units statewide. …
Car Jacking In Bridgeport Manhunt in Stratford
9:37pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A 2002 Suzuki was taken at gunpoint on Freemont Street in Bridgeport. At 9:57pm--#Stratford Police located the vheicle that crashed at Jackson and Bruce Street. A foot pursuit in the backyards on Jackson Avenue nets one in custody and one still at large. Stratford does have a K-9 on scene. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Armed Robbery
5:57pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A person was robbed at gunpoint on Brooklawn Place at the intersection of Laurel Place taking the victims cash, car keys and cellphone. The suspect, a black male about six feet tall wearing a black jacket and winter hat displayed a silver handgun. They fled down Brooklawn Place on foot. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Smash and Grab
5:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A woman parked her car at the intersection of Salem and Main Street to run into a store. When she returned the window of her mini-van was smashed and her purse was taken. This report is made possible by:
OpenBridgeport Website For Financial Info Online
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim joined Connecticut State Comptroller Kevin Lembo Wednesday to launch a project now under construction called“OpenBridgeport” – an online portal through which the public will be able to search real-time city financial information. This information includes both revenues and expenditures, such as how much the city has received in taxes and fees, or how much is being paid to certain vendors and under what line items, for example. OpenBridgeport is modeled after the state’s “OpenConnecticut” website (www.osc.ct.gov/openct) launched by Comptroller Lembo in 2013 that publishes the state’s financial information in an effort to improve public access to important state revenue and spending data. “When I ran for mayor last year I said we needed…