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Today’s 1 p.m. press conference with Mayor Finch and Police Chief Gaudett has been cancelled. There was to be an announcement about public safety initiatives, yesterday's press release said.“Public safety is our top priority in Bridgeport,” said Mayor Finch. “The city is safer than it has been in 40 years, and we’re working to do even better. The future of our kids and grandkids is at stake.” I was hoping to hear about the mounted patrols.
A cigar stand at Newfield Park, who knew?
#Fairfield CT--Earlier today there was a bear sighting at Dunham and Redding Road. Police just dispatched to the 2400 block of North Benson Road for another sighting in a backyard. This is getting unbearable....... This report sponsored by:
9:16am--#Stratford CT--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a trench collapse with a worker trapped at Sikorsky Airport in Lordship. Firefighters along with Rescue 5 and a trench trailer dispatched. OSHA is also on the way. This report sponsored by:
Local artist Amy Oestreicher will be at an afternoon meet and greet on Sunday July 26th from 3pm to 5pm, at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport, CT. Her work is currently on display in the Museum’s Artist Gallery. Amy Oestreicher is a twenty-eight year old artist, actress, musician, orator and writer residing in Westport, CT. The fulfillment of her dream to act was shockingly interrupted when, at the age of eighteen, she suffered a blood clot that left her in a coma for months and unable to eat or drink for over three years. Almost thirty surgeries later, Amy is still courageously fighting medical setbacks, and uses her painting and mixed media creations to transcend ten years of emotional and physical trauma. Her art demonstrates her journey into…
1:35am--#Bridgeport CT--Police on the way for an armed robbery in front of 57 Harborview Avenue. Victim was robbed by two Hispanic Males wearing all black. They displayed a silver and black handgun. This report sponsored by:
Bridgeport Farmer newspaper May 1910. The way reporters write is a little different today. Can you hear the uproar if I did a post like this on DoingItLocal?
12:40am--#Bridgeport CT -- An armed robbery in the 1300 block of Park Avenue near the laundromat. Police are looking for two Hispanic males, one with a red shirt, the other a white shirt. Both had guns. Police have two people matching this description as I wrote this report. This report sponsored by:
11:10pm--#Fairfield CT--An attempted break in to home in the 500 block of Tunxis Hill Cutoff (across from Chip's). Entry was attempted by breaking a back door window. The suspect fled in a blue pick up truck. This report sponsored by:
Tatiana Julitta Maldonado sent in this photo of the Bridgeport Mounted Patrol patrolling Trumbull Garden's today. I requested an interview regarding this and Bridgeport Police Department pressperson Tim Hammoll said the captain in charge of the mounted patrol said the patrol is being used throughout the city. There is a 1pm press conference in Chief Gaudette's office tomorrow public safety initiatives so I'll keep you posted.