Month: May 2015

Fairfield News: Man Arrested For Lewd Conduct At Train Station

12:15am--#Fairfield CT--Sergeant Michael Paris is seen here taking Thomas Wilkes in custody  for alleged lewd acts at the train station.  Wilkes was seen by three woman who called police and  said Wilkes was in a stairwell at the Metro Train Station with his pants down, groaning and pleasuring himself on Frank Street side of the station.  Wilkes then hoped on a train and got off  at the downtown train station where Officer Mark Letsch caught up with him.  Wilkes is supposedly from Westport but is thought to be homeless.  The three woman did not press charges because they did not miss their train.  Wilkes was charged with breach of peace and release on a promise to appear in court later…

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Bridgeport News: Deck Fire

11:38am---#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters were called to the condos at 2675 Park Avenue for back deck fire.  The fire was thought have been started by a gas grill.  Firefighters were very quick to the scene because they were already on the road with their ongoing Smoke Detector Awareness Program.  It is actually called the The “Safe Asleep” program which  began in 2005 as a partnership between the city fire department and RYASAP. Residents in need of smoke alarms can call 203-335-8835, and the fire department will install it for free.

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Meteorologist Commuted From Albany To Connecticut

News12's newest meteorologist Steve Teeling was a meteorologist at News10ABC in Albany for the last ten years and commuted back to Connecticut on weekends to be with family.   I don't normally research meteorologists past employment of meteorologists, but after watching one forecast I knew this wasn't his first forecast.  He is really good!  As you watch the embedded video you can see a fun side that hasn't been seen on News12, yet.  I hope they let him do his thing, he's worth watching!

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