DoingItLocal

Local News in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford, Norwalk, and Beyond!

Month: July 2014

Bridgeport

City Man Faces Narcotics Charges

Jul 1, 2014 Alex

(Bridgeport, CT – June 30, 2014) – An anonymous tip led police to arrest a city man on narcotics charges. Officer Sarah Nestlen and Matthew Goncalves responded to the 600 block of Fairfield Avenue Saturday on the report of drug activity. Police received information that the dealers hid the drugs in a small box connected with a magnet to the undercarriage of a car. Police detained two people. The owner, Darryl Woolford, 51, of William Street, granted permission for police to search the car and officers located the box where the tipster stated. Inside the box, police found 17 packets of crack cocaine. He was charged with possession of narcotics and possession of narcotics with intent to sell. His bond was set at…

Read More

Bridgeport Local News

Bridgeport News: Street robbery

Jul 1, 2014 Alex

1:15pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a person robbed at gunpoint by a known party at Mountain Grove Street and Fairfield Avenue. The robber has fled, and the person robbed is unharmed. La información que una persona ha sido robado a punta de pistola por un grupo conocido en Mountain Grove Street y Fairfield Avenue. El agresor huyó. Informaçao de uma pessoa ter sido assaltada à mão armada por um grupo conhecido no Mountain Grove Street e Fairfield Avenue. O assaltante fugiu, e a pessoa roubada nao se feriu.

Read More

Bridgeport

Drum Set, Electronics Stolen From Church

Jul 1, 2014 Alex

(Bridgeport, CT – June 30, 2014) – Police are investigating a burglary of a church that happened Sunday. Officer William Brooks was sent Sunday morning to the United Tabernacle Apostolic Church at 2155 East Main St. An official from the church said the burglar gained entry my moving scaffolding in front of the building and breaking through a door. Stolen was a drum set, an amplified and four or five large speakers. La policía está investigando un robo de una iglesia que ocurrió el domingo. Oficial William Brooks fue enviado domingo por la mañana para el United Tabernacle Apostolic Church en 2155 East Main St. Un oficial de la iglesia, dijo el ladrón logró entrar al mover el andamio en frente del edificio ya través…

Read More

Bridgeport

Man Detained By Woman After Car Break In

Jul 1, 2014 Alex

(Bridgeport, CT – June 30, 2014) – A city man was detained by two females who caught him rifling through a purse in the back seat of a car Sunday. Officer Matthew Goncalves was dispatched to the 700 block of South Avenue just after 10 p.m. and was flagged down by a two women, who reported they had found a male inside one of their vehicles going through a handbag. One of the women stated she was walking out to a friend’s car when she noticed the dome light on and a male in the back seat. When she ordered him to get out, he invited her to get in. The woman grabbed him and the car owner came out to assist in detaining…

Read More

Local News

GOV. MALLOY:  ‘KATIE BECKETT’ WAIVER PROGRAM TO SERVE 100 MORE MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN  

Jul 1, 2014 Alex

  (Hartford, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s Medicaid program for medically fragile children, known as the Katie Beckett waiver, will be helping up to 100 additional families care for their children at home, instead of a hospital.   “I am proud that the General Assembly approved my proposal to expand this crucial service for families caring for children with significant disabilities,” Governor Malloy said.  “The Katie Beckett waiver is unique nationally in serving medically fragile children at home when they would otherwise need a hospital bed or institutional care.  In Connecticut, we are ready to increase participation by 50%--to a total of 300 children and young adults.”   Named after an Iowa child who left…

Read More

You missed

Norwalk

Man Arrested in NY for Violent Home Invasion and Protective Order Violations in Norwalk

Dec 22, 2024 Alex
Milford

Milford News: Pedestrian Struck on the Highway

Dec 22, 2024 Alex
Bridgeport Trumbull

Trumbull News: Chase on Madison

Dec 22, 2024 Alex
Stratford

STRATFORD LIBRARY TEEN EVENTS IN JANUARY 2025

Dec 22, 2024 Alex