I Meet Many By Accident
I meet many viewers by accident, literally! Here I met viewer Peter at the car accident at Brooklawn and Suburban Avenue on Saturday.
Bridgeport News: 1 in Custody During Garage Break In
11:34pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police set up a perimeter and keep a suspect from escaping after a garage break in in the 300 block of Bond Street. This report sponsored by: La policía estableció un perímetro y mantener a un sospechoso se escape después de un garaje en romper en la cuadra 300 de la calle Bond. A polícia criou um perímetro e manteve um suspeito de escapar depois de uma garagem em quebrar no bloco 300 de Bond Street.
Bridgeport News: Power Outage
8:02pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A tree has fallen on a power line on Thorme Street leaving a power outage in the area. This report sponsored by: Un árbol ha caído en una línea eléctrica en Thorme calle dejando un corte de energía en la zona. Uma árvore caiu sobre uma fio de energia em Thorme Rua deixando uma queda de energia na área.
Trumbull-Bridgeport News: Manhunt for Burglars
8:00pm--#Trumbull CT--#Bridgeport CT Police have one person in custody and looking for another in the Cambridge/Red Oak/Reservior/Lakeside Drive area for an attempted break in on Cambridge Drive. Police are still looking for a black male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, about 200 pounds wearing a white t-shirt and a black or blue ball cap. This report sponsored by: La policía tiene una persona en custodia y buscar otro en el área de Cambridge / Red Oak / embalse / Lakeside Drive por un intento de ruptura en el Cambridge Drive. La policía sigue buscando a un hombre negro, 5 pies y 10 pulgadas de alto, alrededor de 200 libras que llevaba un camiseta blanca y una gorra de color negro…
Today’s Vehicle Fire
6:18pm--#cttraffic--#Trumbull CT--Today's vehicle fire is a car on the Merritt Parkway northbound at on the ramp at exit 51. The ramp is shut down State Police on scene report the car is fully involved, firefighters on the way. This report sponsored by: Hoy vehículo fuego es un coche en el norte de Merritt Parkway en en la rampa en la salida 51. La rampa se cierra la Policía del Estado en el informe de la escena del coche es participar plenamente, los bomberos en el camino.
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Fairfield News: Garage Break In
5:15pm--#Fairfield CT--Police are investigating a garage break in at Newton Street (off Riverside Drive). Radio reports say the cars were rummage through. This report sponsored by:
Bridgeport News: Jet Ski Accident
UPDATE: The skiers got back on the jet skis and took off. No rescuing needed. 4:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Two jet skis have collided at Seaside Park West Beach near the lighthouse and both skiers are in the water. The marine unit has been dispatched. This report sponsored by:
Monroe News: Accident With Injuries
6:11pm--#cttraffic--#Monroe CT--A report of a car accident at Route 25 southbound between exit 9 and Route 111. Radio reports say a woman is slumped over the wheel and not conscious. This report made possible by our sponsor:
First Use Of The Term “Cool” in Bridgeport?
Multiple online sources say the term "cool" was said to have been popularized in jazz circles by tenor saxophonist Lester Young in 1933. The Laborde-Gelman Co. Store at 1138-1144 Main Street in Bridgeport may have this first honor. Here is an advertisement in the Bridgeport Farmer newspaper dated June 20, 1910 saying the store is cool. Air conditioning was invented but did not go into commercial use until 1922 when Carrier made the units small enough to be practical.