City bus accident
5:02pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to rescue a driver from his car after a crash with a city bus at Broad and Allen Street.
Child Injured After Being Struck by SUV
#Bridgeport, CT – An 8-year-old boy walking with his sister was injured when he was struck by a sport utility vehicle at Madison and Lincoln avenues. The boy suffered a leg injury and was taken to Bridgeport Hospital. The driver of the SUV remained at the scene and is cooperating with police, said Officer John Perry, a traffic unit investigator who is handling the case. The two children were crossing at the intersection when the boy was struck by a vehicle traveling eastbound on Lincoln Avenue. The girl was not injured. The accident happened at about 4 p.m. The accident remains under investigation, and no charges had been filed. The boy’s injuries are not life threatening.
Police pursuit termindated
4:13pm--#Stratford CT--Police break off a pursuit of a silver 2013 Taurus with New York rental plates in the Lordship Boulevard.
Odor of gas at Ansonia Police Station
3:18pm--#Ansonia CT--Firefighters on the way to the police station for an odor of gas inside the Ansonia Police Station on Elm Street.
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Bridgeport Fire
8:30 am--#Bridgeport CT--Two men escaped from this burning home at 478 Woodrow Avenue when smoke detectors did their job and alerted the men to the fire. It is thought to have started in the attached garage. It took firefighters led by Assistant Fire Chief Christopher Martin about a half hour to bring the fire under control. Special thanks to Fernando Torres for providing the photo.
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Shooting in Bridgeport
A man was shot in the leg in a shooting outside the Ralphola Taylor Community Center at 790 Central Avenue. Initial radio reports said there was possibly a woman victim but no woman has shown up at any of the local hospitals. One man was seen being treated by EMS in the ambulance. Police were in the area and heard multiple shots from two different weapons. As police continue to investigate I'm certain info will continue to change. We will update you as the information becomes available.
Shooting in Bridgeport
9:45pm--#Bridgeport CT--A woman was shot and driven to Bridgeport Hospital and another man is shot in the foot on Central Avenue. Police just arriving.
Man Doesn’t Remember Possible Robbery
#Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 5, 2013-– Police responded to a report of a man with amnesia Monday. Officer Clinton Jarvis was dispatched to a Beechmont Avenue address and spoke to the 47-year-old man. Jarvis noticed the man had a bruise around his right eye and was bleeding from his nose and mouth. The man stated that he remembered attending a party and driving home but didn’t remember anything after that. He stated that he woke up in his apartment with injuries and a missing wallet. He acknowledged to police that he drank five or six beers before calling police.