Month: December 2013

Man shot in Bridgeport

1:01am--#Bridgeport CT--Just after 1am Sunday morning a single gun shot ran out in front of 313 Pequonnock Street.  The bullet found the right leg of a man in his twenties.  Witnesses told me he was grazed by the bullet and that the injury was not serious.  Bridgeport Police are looking for a man about six feet tall with a dark coat, his pants hanging down exposing his white underwear according to the report.  He fled on foot towards the Greene Apartments.

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Westport Volunteer EMS Offers Free Hands-Only CPR Classes

Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (WVEMS) announces it will be offering free Hands-Only CPR training sessions for the general public. Students will learn how to perform hands-only CPR (no mouth-to-mouth) for an adult who does not show signs of life, how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and how to assist an adult who is choking and cannot breathe. Hands-Only CPR takes only 30 minutes to learn; it is NOT a certification-level class. Classes will take place on Friday January 3, 2014, at 6:30PM and 7:00PM, in the training classroom of the Westport Police/EMS Headquarters building, located at 50 Jesup Road. Participants need to attend only one 30-minute session, at the time of their choosing. Participants should use the Training Division entrance on the west side of the building (facing the Library). Please do not park in spaces designated for the Police Department.   Pre-registration is required in order to ensure a proper ratio of instructors to students. Sign up by sending an e-mail to cpr@westportems.org, or call our CPR Hotline @ (203) 341-6030. Please indicate the date and time that you want to attend. Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (WVEMS), a designated American Heart Association (AHA) training center, also conducts certified CPR and First Aid classes. For a full schedule of our classes, please go to our website, www.westportems.org, and click on the Training tab.

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