Month: December 2013

Two Men Arrested for Robbery, Victims Have Money Returned

#Bridgeport, CT – Dec. 9, 2013 – Two men face robbery charges after a street hold-up Friday evening.  Officer John Topolski responded to the 1300 block of Boston Avenue on a report of an armed robbery on Sheridan Street. The two victims stated that they had left a check cashing business when they were robbed by armed men of more than $700 and a cell phone. Dispatchers put out a description of the suspects over the police radio. Meanwhile, Officers Angel Rodriguez and Juan Hernandez observed two males matching that description in a rear yard in the 600 block of Maple Street. The men fled when police ordered them to stop. Ultimately, one of the men, LePriest Turner, 28, of Bridgeport, was captured and detained…

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Monroe Fire

Monday--5:27pm–#Monroe Ct--One day after a fire killed a Monroe man in his Osborn Lane home, another Monroe family has lost their home to fire. But this time everyone made it out safely.  The fire erupted shortly before 5pm Monday at 15 High Meadow Rd. The owner reported seeing smoke in the basement and when firefighters arrived at the ranch-style home, they encountered heavy smoke and fire. Firefighters were pulled out of the building to fight the fire defensively once part of the dining room floor collapsed into the basement. A volunteer firefighter narrowly escaped serious injuries by pulling himself out of the hole and exiting through a nearby sliding glass door. Another firefighter suffered a hand injury during the fire. It took around…

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