5:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A car crashed into a strip mall at the intersection of Suburban and Brooklawn Avenue. Fortunately it was an empty store being converted into a liquor store. I briefly saw the driver, she appeared to be in her thirties, there were no reported injuries. Firefighters can be seen in the photograph removing shards of glass to the frame of the window.
Westport CT--Screening of the film THE GOOD LIE with Screenwriter Margaret Nagle, June 24 at 6:30 pm at Westport Woman’s Club A screening of the film, The Good Lie about the “Lost Boys” of Sudan will take place on Wednesday, June 24 at 6:30 pm at The Westport Woman’s Club, located at 44 Imperial Avenue in Westport. It will be followed by a talkback with the screenwriter, Margaret Nagle. The program is free and open to the public, presented in partnership with The Westport Library, TEAM Westport and The Westport Woman’s Club. Starring Reese Witherspoon, the film was released theatrically in 2014. It tells the true story of five Sudanese children orphaned following a massacre in their village during the second Sudanese civil war. After an arduous and dangerous trek they reach safety in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Years later, the four surviving youths finally are selected for resettlement in the United States but they are separated, with the one girl among them sent to Boston,…
2:45pm--Stratford CT--What was thought to be a boat or car on the rocks turned out to be a two car accident on the docks at Long Beach. The building inspector was requested to the scene as one car is partially hanging off the docks. This report sponsored by:
Under a new law passed during the 2015 Legislative Session, municipalities and local residents will no longer have to foot the bill to hold a public information meeting on a proposed cell tower – the applicant will. Sen. Tony Hwang (R-28), a leading proponent of greater local control, accountability and transparency in cell tower decisions, was a co-sponsor of the legislation (Public Act No. 15-186). “It is absolutely essential that residents who live near a proposed cell tower are engaged in the process early and in a meaningful way that is open, inclusive and respectful,” Sen. Hwang said. “I am thankful this law provides a funding mechanism that helps achieve that for our neighborhoods without placing a financial burden…
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3:03am--UPDATE: Person freed, highway still shutdown. 3:00am UPDATE: Highway is shutdown southbound at exit 14. UPDATE: Radio reports say he is pinned under the vehicle against a wall. 2:47am--#cttraffic--#Shelton CT--Report of an accident with a person ejected from the vehicle on Route 8 southbound near exit 14. Passerby on scene reporting the person is pinned against a wall, still alive but desperately needing an ambulance. First responders on the way. UPDATE: Radio reports say he is pinned under the vehicle against a wall. This report sponsored by:
Researching that it was just as violent over 100 years ago. Here is an article from the Bridgeport Farmer dated June 20, 1910. I will be posting these over the weekends and as Throwback Thursdays. If you like to reminisce you should visit my other website http://www.yourememberthat.com/
#Bridgeport CT (June 19, 2015) – A Monroe man was jailed on $500,000 bond after police apprehended him with five guns, including two assault weapons, that investigators believe he intended to sell to a drug dealer. The seizure and arrest was made by the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, which is a joint task force that consists of Bridgeport Police, the Connecticut State Police and Department of Corrections. Their goal is to identify and target violence related to firearms in the city of Bridgeport. The task force was conducting surveillance in the area of North and Park avenues in an unrelated investigation when officers noticed a white pickup truck parked in the lot of…
11:37pm--#cttraffic--Milford CT--A three car crash I-95 southbound near the rest area with injuries. This report sponsored by:
10:50pm--#Bridgeport A naked man was trying to get into parked cars on Newfield and Stratford Avenue. Police held him until EMS transported him to Bridgeport Hospital. He is allegedly on PCP. This report sponsored by:
