Bridgeport Accident
11:59pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a two car accident Boston Avenue and Chopsey Hill Road and Boston Avenue. EMS on scene reporting two cars involved, fluids in the road from the crash. Police on the way.
Man Faces Narcotics Charges After Motor Vehicle Stop
(Bridgeport, CT – March 5, 2014) – A city man faces narcotics and other charges following a motor vehicle stop Tuesday. Officer Joaquim DeBarros was dispatched to the 1100 block of Stratford Avenue on a report of suspicious activity just after 2 a.m. As he approached the vehicle in question, the driver quickly drove off. Police pulled him over several blocks away. In plain view, officers observed a small orange baggie that contained a brown leafy substance and observed a black electronic stun gun on the seat next to the driver. Police subsequently located several pills and two off-white “chips” that tested positive for cocaine. The substance in the baggie tested positive for PCP. The driver, Eugene Brown, 29, a…
Stratford News: Smoke condition after lamp fire
5:44pm--#Stratford CT--Firefighters on scene at Reed Street where a teen put a t-shirt on a lamp and it caught fire. The fire is out but there is a smoke condition on the second floor which firefighters are now ventilating.
Bridgeport News: Odor of smoke indoors
3:18pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters are on scene at 170 Lincoln Avenue for an odor of smoke in the the apartment complex. Turns out to be food burning on a stove.
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City Man Charged With Threatening, Assaulting Exotic Dancer
(Bridgeport, CT – March 5, 2014) – A disturbance call led to the arrest of a 34-year-old man. Officer Carla Remele was dispatched at about 4 a.m. Tuesday to Bond Street and observed a female outside bleeding from a large laceration on her arm and wearing only a bra and pink tights. She told police that she had argued with a man because she refused to have sex with him. She stated that he pushed her into something that cut her arm and that he threatened her with a gun. Officers James Ivanko, Mathew Szymczak, Ean Smith, Michael Davila and Richard Cretella followed the blood trail back to 416 Bond St. A short time later, the suspect, Marlon Powell, answered…
WEDNESDAY: GOV. MALLOY HOLDS EVENT WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA ON MINIMUM WAGE; HOSTS COMMUNITY FORUM IN MILFORD; ATTENDS EVENTS IN HARTFORD
(HARTFORD, CT) – On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will keynote the Connecticut Business and Industry Association’s “2014 Connecticut Business Day,” where he will speak with the state’s business leaders about his agenda for Connecticut’s future. Following that, Governor Malloy will speak at the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education’s “Day on the Hill,” where he will speak about his efforts to ensure that the state’s children receive a high quality education, including his plan to achieve universal access to pre-kindergarten and make college more affordable. In the afternoon, Governor Malloy will hold an event with President Barack Obama in New Britain on the minimum wage and the importance of giving hardworking Americans the raise they deserve. …
Fairfield News: Gas leak in science lab at Tomlinson Middle School
11:17am--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a strong odor of natural gas in Tomlinson Middle School due to a student who turned on a gas hose in a science lab. The hose has been shut off, but a strong odor remains. Firefighters are on the scene.
Fairfield Promotes Energy Saving Opportunities for Commercial Property Owners
First Selectman Mike Tetreau announced today that the Town of Fairfield sponsored a business- to-business event regarding the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program. The event, which was hosted by the Bigelow Tea Company on February 25, 2014, featured speakers from the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority—Connecticut’s green bank, which administers the state program, Bigelow’s CEO Cindi Bigelow and Plant Manager Jim Guildea, First Selectman Mike Tetreau, Board of Finance Chairman Tom Flynn, and Community and Economic Development Director Mark Barnhart. A detailed case study was presented by Fairfield businessman, Peter Corbett, who made $1 million in clean energy improvements to the InSports Center in Trumbull. Through C-PACE, the project was cash flow positive from the beginning, saving…
Lavielle Statement on Metro-North’s 100-Day Action Plan
Hartford – Following the delivery of Metro-North President Joseph Giulietti’s letter to Connecticut Transportation Commissioner James Redeker outlining a 100-day plan to address the railroad’s operational and safety issues, State Representative Gail Lavielle (R-143) released the following statement: “Three weeks ago, Mr. Giulietti committed to presenting a 100-day plan for addressing Metro-North’s grave performance and safety issues, and I am pleased that he has kept his promise in a timely way. While many elements are still missing, he makes it clear that three important external reviews are currently in progress, and that he will include the results of those reviews in the plan as soon as they are available. I believe he was right not to wait for those…