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2:24pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a structure fire at 325 Lafayette Street. Firefighters on scene reporting nothing visible from the street, smoke detector going off in an apartment and they will had to force entry. Turns out to be food burning on the stove and it set off the sprinkler system. This report is made possible by:
UPDATE: A charter bus is involved in the crash but all passengers have refused medical treatment. 1:51am--#cttraffic--#Stratford CT-- I-95 northbound near exit 30 Surf Avenue all lanes are blocked by a multi-vehicle accident. Only the left shoulder is open to traffic....for now.
1:40am-- #Milford CT--Another building hit by a car, this time the Chabad Jewish Center at 15 Edgefield Avenue. Radio reports say it car just nicked the corner of the building. This report made possible by:
1:12am--Suspect and firearm recovered. 12:54am--#Bridgeport CT--Police are looking for a man with a gun who ran on police and is in the backyards in the 200 block of Coleman Street. This report is made possible by:
12:09am--#Bridgeport CT-- A two car crash at the intersection of Kossuth and Maple Street forces one of the cars in the front gate of Junco #19. Both drivers refused medical treatment. I know they were in good hands with the first responders, let's hope they are in Good Hands Insurance wise!
12:00am--#Bridgeport CT--That loud party at Madison Avenue and Old Town Road is being broken up by police. The party is quite large and there is a heavy police presence. If traveling avoid the area. This report made possible by:
11:38pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A Two Brothers Pizza (895 Noble Ave) deliveryman was robbed at gunpoint in the 300 block of Stillman Street. This report was made possible by:
8:11pm--#Norwalk CT--A report of a boat that ran around and now sinking near Shay Island according to radio reports. This report is made possible by:
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) has been awarded over $2.6 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) - $2.1 million of which will be used to replace its outdated unemployment insurance computer system, while the remainder will be used to continue a successful fraud prevention partnership program. “Upgrading our information technology systems to function more efficiently and effectively no doubt boost our efforts to reduce costs, recover improper payments, and ensure payments for those who are in need of these services,” Governor Malloy said. “Our state has one of the best track records in the nation when it…
UPDATE: Turns out to be a false alarm. But now you know what all the noise was about! 1:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a fire in an apartment at 54 Canaan Avenue building 87. Firefighters on the way. This report made possible by: