A Fairfield Police Officer was injured during an investigation that led to two arrests on Brentwood Avenue. The officer appeared to have sustained a leg injury and was transported to the hospital as well as the two suspects who appeared to have been on the crashed motorbike.
A man was trapped IN an industrial excavator after it was struck by a piece of demolition debris. After over two hours of extraction, the man was freed and transported to Bridgeport Hospital. As an update, his arm was not crushed, but his feet were pinned, and the excavator was slightly crushed by the debris. The extent of his injuries is unknown at this time.
Report of a major industrial accident at 1 Atlantic Street. A man's arm was crushed after machinery fell on an extractor. This resulted in an over 2 hour extraction. Updates to follow
Truck hits awning on Cannon Street, Bridgeport. No reported injuries.
Bridgeport Firefighters quickly extinguished a kitchen fire in the 1500 block of Park Avenue before it could spread further.
Bridgeport police and fire responded to East Main Street and Hamilton Street to a report of an MVA involving a bicyclist. The vehicle fled the scene, and the bicyclist sustained minor injuries. A white Toyota Rav4 out of Norwalk fled the scene according to radio reports.
First responders on the scene of a SECOND crash on Route 8/25 just near exit 2b (old exit 5). No word on injuries, expect delays.
First responders on the scene of a crash on Route 8/25 just past exit 2b (old exit 5). No word on injuries, expect delays.
On March 31, 2026, a financial officer for Maplewood Senior Living of Westport reported that the business had been the victim of check fraud. Three checks mailed as payments to the same vendor between October 2025 and February 2026 had allegedly been intercepted and altered to name different payees. One of the checks, in the amount of $12,085.12, was altered to list 25-year-old Tiery Mene of Rahway, New Jersey, as the payee. Further investigation, including the execution of search warrants for bank records, allegedly showed that Mene deposited the check into his personal account. After the check cleared, police said Mene made several additional payment transactions to himself and others. An arrest warrant was subsequently obtained. On Thursday, September 10,…
The Stratford Health Department has announced its 2026 flu clinic schedule, with three clinics planned in October at the Baldwin Center and Birdseye Municipal Complex. The clinics will serve older adults, children, Board of Education staff, and the general public. The first clinic will be held Wednesday, October 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during the Art of Aging Healthy Living Expo at the Baldwin Center Studio, 1000 West Broad Street. The Health Department will partner with Beacon Pharmacy, which will provide COVID-19 and pneumonia vaccines and administer flu vaccines to individuals with UnitedHealthcare. The Stratford Health Department accepts Aetna, Aetna Medical Advantage, Anthem BCBS, Anthem BCBS Medicare Advantage, Cigna, ConnectiCare, Medicare, Medicaid/HUSKY and Oxford Health, but UnitedHealthcare does…