Car Takes Down Pole
A one-car crash at Paradise and Boston Avenue took down a utility pole.
BIPARTISAN S.O.S. CONGRESS ON UNCHECKED AI DEVELOPMENT
ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG JOINS BIPARTISAN S.O.S. TO CONGRESS ON UNCHECKED AI DEVELOPMENT (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general in an urgent, bipartisan S.O.S. to Congress, calling for immediate action to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). In a letter sent to Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Attorney General Tong and the coalition warn that reports of recent incidents demonstrate that unchecked AI development endangers Americans and threatens our financial system, critical infrastructure, and national security. The coalition urges Congress to quickly pass substantive legislation to regulate the AI industry to ensure that development occurs at an intentional pace, incorporates safety and transparency…
Arrest Made In Motor Vehicle Larceny
On the afternoon of Wednesday, February 25, 2026, an employee of Volvo of Westport, 556 Post Road East, contacted police to report a stolen motor vehicle; a 2022 Rivian. The car was equipped with a tracking feature that when activated showed its location as 1320 Post Road East in Westport. Officers responded there and discovered it was parked and unoccupied in the rear of the lot. Surveillance showed that the suspects in the vehicle theft were possibly same as those in an overnight burglary that had occurred on the same date and near the location where the Rivian was recovered. That burglary investigation remains active, and no arrests have been made at this time. Through follow-up by the department’s detective…
MAN CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL ATTEMPT AT MURDER
BRIDGEPORT MAN CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL ATTEMPT AT MURDER OF A TRUMBULL WOMAN A Bridgeport man was apprehended by Trumbull Police on Tuesday afternoon and charged for Criminal Attempt at Murder during a domestic-related assault between a boyfriend and girlfriend at a Palomino Pass residence in Trumbull. The suspect, RONALD CHAMPLIN, age 53, of Holland Road, Bridgeport, was taken into custody at the scene by responding officers. Police had responded to the residence after receiving a 911 call from the victim screaming that she needed help, and dispatchers could hear a physical altercation taking place in the background. Once officers arrived on scene and entered the home, they located a woman who was seriously injured, as well as the suspect who…
I-95 Pedestrian Struck
Another crash on I-95 southbound at exit 27 is causing a big backup. No word on injuries. I-95 southbound is still closed at exit 21 southbound.
Second MVA on I-95
Report of another crash on the highway, this time by the exit 26 off ramp Southbound. First responders are on their way at this time.
I-95 Pedestrian Struck
A pedestrian was struck on I-95 southbound between exits 21 and 22. A second advanced life support ambulance was requested to the scene according to unconfirmed radio reports.
Search Warrant Execution at Infinity Smoke Shop
On September 18, 2026, at approximately 1100 hours, the Stratford Police Department’s Narcotic, Vice and Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant at the Infinity Smoke Shop. The Infinity smoke shop is located at 1277 West Broad Street. The NVI Unit was assisted by agents from the State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. Subsequent to the execution of this search warrant, 14.263 pounds of THC/Cannabis was seized, along with $220.00 cash. Abdulwahab Alsaidi, 41 years old, was transported to the Stratford Police Department and charged with Illegal production of a Controlled Substance W/O a License, Illegal Sale of a Narcotics Substance - Cannabis/THC over 1 Kilogram, Illegal Sale of Narcotics (Kratom Schedule 1) and Illegal Operation of a Drug Factory.…
Elderly Woman Found Wandering
A nonverbal elderly woman was found at the corner of Barnum Ave and East Ave wearing a pink night gown. She was transported to Bridgeport Hospital. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the non emergency line at 203-576-7671
AMAZON DRIVER INJURED WITH A WEAPON
AMAZON DRIVER INJURED WITH A WEAPON IN POSSIBLE ROBBERY IN THE SOUTH END ON TUESDAY MORNING The Bridgeport Police Department's Detective Bureau is investigating the injury of an Amazon delivery driver with a weapon Tuesday morning in what was likely an attempted robbery. Shortly before noon Tuesday, the injured driver pulled up to a Metropolitan Transit Authority police officer working at Railroad Avenue and Myrtle Avenue and reported he was just slashed in the face with a weapon on Park Terrace in the city's South End. He was bleeding heavily. The driver was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital by ambulance with a significant wound to his face. It is not considered life-threatening. The 28-year-old victim told a responding Bridgeport Police…