Bridgeport firefighters quickly knocked down a heavy first-floor fire shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday. No injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office.
Report of a car fire at the 500 block of Frenchtown Rd in Bridgeport. One body was discovered inside the burned-out vehicle. Neither the identity of the body nor the cause of the fire can be confirmed at this time.
A small hitch trailer got stuck up on the barrier of I-95 Northbound around Exit 30. The highway has been shut down in the area to remove the trailer.
An early morning standoff on Grand Street in The Hollow section of the city ended with a barricaded suspect who exchanged gunfire with the Bridgeport Police was taken into custody. Officers initially responded to Grand Street at approximately 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday for a street fight. The first officer to arrive encountered the suspect, later identified as Roberto Martins, 53, of Bridgeport, who eventually fled into the side basement door of a house in the 600 block Grand Street. Martins then fired a gun four times at officers through the barricaded door. One of the officers returned fired. Nobody was struck by a bullet. The Bridgeport Police Department's Hostage Negotiation Unit arrived with the Emergency Services Unit (SWAT) and set…
On September 2, 2026, at approximately 12:10 a.m., the Bridgeport Police Department received a complaint of an active street fight involving a suspect reportedly armed with a knife in the 600 block of Grand Street. Responding officers encountered the suspect, who fled into an apartment. The suspect subsequently fired multiple rounds through the apartment door at the responding officers. An officer returned fire. The suspect was taken into custody. No officers or civilians were injured, and there is currently no threat to the public. The area of Grand Street and Catherine Street is blocked off until further notice. Pursuant to Connecticut General Statute § 51-277a, the Office of Inspector General is investigating the officer-involved shooting, along with the Connecticut State…
Over the past day, yesterday, August 31st, at around 8:00AM two commercial buildings at the 700 block of South Ave and the 500 block of North Ridgefield Ave and two residential buildings, one at 3 PM, the 100 block of Deforest Ave and one at around 9 PM at the 1600 block of Fairfield Ave, were all burglarized.
Report of a 3 car crash involving a city bus at Barnum Ave and Brooks Street in Bridgeport. First responders report multiple injuries in this large crash that has shut down the roadway for the time being.
At approximately 12:41 am, Bridgeport Police responded to the area of Boston and Asylum Avenue to a ShotSpotter Activation reporting 52 rounds fired. A victim self-transported to Bridgeport Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
(Stock Footage, not of scene) 5 people were rescued from a capsized boat over a mile off shore of Pleasure Beach in the Long Island Sound. At this time it has been reported that all 5 people have been placed on a Westport rescue boat.
UPDATE: He passed away from his injuries this morning. From Bridgeport PD: MAN BROUGHT TO BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT A man believed to be in his early fifties and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds was brought to Bridgeport Hospital early on Saturday night by a private vehicle. He underwent emergency surgery almost immediately after his arrival and at last check was in critical condition. The victim has been tentatively identified. However, detectives were working to confirm his name and notify his family before releasing it to the public. The shooting is believed to have occurred in the area of lower East Main Street at approximately 7:15 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective…