Month: May 2013

Suspect Had Crack, Young Son in Car

#Bridgeport CT---A 37-year-old was arrested with narcotics with his 4-year-old child in his car.  Officers Michael Stanitis and Fabio Pereira stopped Wednesday to check out an illegally parked car in a high drug activity area on Sixth Street. When police pulled up, the driver drove off and was pulled over moments later. The officers noticed the operators moving around in the car and, when they approached, the driver, Terriance Williams, stated that he had a suspended license. Police verified that and conducted an inventory as they prepared to tow the car. They found a baggie containing what appeared to be crack cocaine on the driver’s seat. When they removed Williams from the squad car, they found more apparent crack cocaine…

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Man Who Assaulted Three Police Officers Remains Jailed

(Bridgeport, CT -- May 9, 2013) – A 19-year-old who attacked two police officers at his home is charged with attacking a third officer in the hospital. Collin Moore, 19, of 313 Dover St., remained jailed Thursday on $180,000. The police officer at the hospital required stitches and had multiple lacerations and a bite injury to her face. Moore was taken to Bridgeport Hospital for evaluation Friday after an incident at his house on Dover Street in which two officers were injured, including one who was struck on the head with a marble funeral urn. That night, Moore was checked out and being prepared for transport to police booking. The officer who was guarding him had to remove his shackles…

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Fairfield Auto Care takes good care of the DoingItLocalmobile

You have to admit I go to some of the scariest parts of the "hood" all hours of the day and night to get a news story.  I definitely need a reliable car to not just get me there but out of there!  Now make it even more challenging with a 2001 car.  The Fairfield Auto Care located at 531 Tunxis Hill Rd in Fairfield has been taking care of the DoingItLocalmobile for about five years now.  From the simplest oil change to just recently the replacement of the timing belt and head gaskets. You don't need to know car maintenance but this work that needs a mechanic correctly trained to do this depth of work. Almost seventy percent of…

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Two Felons Face Gun Charges

(Bridgeport, CT – May 8, 2013) – Two convicted felons face weapons charges after police recovered a police-style baton and a handgun in their vehicle. Sergio Paul, 20, of Trumbull and Jawora McBean, 24, of Stamford, were pulled over for a motor vehicle violation by Officers Donald Matejek and Thomas Flaherty Tuesday in the area of Pine Street. Paul didn’t have a license. McBean continually kept reaching into his pockets, despite instructions not to. Then police noticed an expandable baton on the front seat. Both man were removed from the vehicle and, as police prepared it to be towed, found a .22 caliber loaded handgun. Police also recovered narcotics. The men were charged with two counts of weapon in a…

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