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#New Haven CT--A man was shot on Eastern Street earlier this afternoon and has died from his wounds. Police are investigating.
4:25pm--#Norwalk CT-- Report of a dryer fire at 81 North Main Street.
12:40am--#Bridgeport CT--The Dominoes deliveryman was robbed at gunpoint on Lenox Avenue. Police are investigating.
10:33pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating a kidnapping that occurred outside the Food Bazaar at 500 Sylvan Avenue. Initial reports say a man kidnapped his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint and fled onto the highway in a red 4 door Nissan Altima with New York Plates. Police know who the suspect and victim are and are investigating. 10:55pm--UPDATE--Police have the car stopped on I-95 near exit 5. The have the suspect detained and the woman is ok!
8:11pm--#Bridgeport CT--Several people were injured when an SUV and a bus collided at the intersection of Park and Suburban Avenue. It appears that the SUV was coming out from Suburban Avenue and pulled out in front of the bus and the SUV was T-boned by the bus. A count from radio reports are that three people were transported to Saint Vincent's Hospital and seven refused medical treatment. This is preliminary information and should not be considered accurate. The intersection in both directions has been closed. [caption id="attachment_22414" align="aligncenter" width="300"] EMS and firefighters attend to those injured in the bus. The advertisement on the bus was ironic.[/caption]
6:21pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police looking for two males after they displayed a gun and robbed a man of his cellphone in the 500 block of Atlantic Street. The suspects were wearing masks during the robbery.
6:06pm--#Fairfield CT #Westport CT #cttraffic--Report of a one car crash I-95 southbound between exits 19 and 18.
1:48pm--#Fairfield CT--An intruder was scared off by the homeowner on Hillandale Road. The intruder attempted to enter through the back and ran off across the street behind other homes. UPDATE--Open house across the street and the realtor's husband goes to the wrong house is all that happened.
10:53pm--#Stratford CT--Someone just drove off with the gas nozzle still in their car from the Honeyspot gulf on Honeyspot Road. Police filing a damage report.