Bridgeport News: Prisoner Escapes

  #Bridgeport, Conn. (October 21, 2015) -- Today the Bridgeport Police Department is alerting the public that a man arrested for a non-violent burglary is currently at large.  On October 20, 2015 at around 6:30 a.m., Nelson Vega (01/03/86) of Henry St. in Stratford was arrested and booked for burglary.   On October 21, 2015 at approximately 9:30 a.m., police officers began the process of transferring Vega from the Bridgeport Police Department to the Golden Hill St. courthouse to be arraigned.  While being transferred Vega escaped police custody. The Bridgeport Police Department and nearby Police Departments are actively pursuing Vega.   The Bridgeport Police Department is asking that anyone with knowledge of the whereabouts of Vega contact the Bridgeport Detective Bureau…

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Bridgeport News: Stranger Danger

6:14pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A woman called police that three males in a purple car attempted to abduct her 3 year old daughter from their driveway in the 1200 block of Wood Avenue (near Cleveland Avenue) according to radio reports.   This report is made possible by:  

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Bridgeport News: Home Invasion

6:10pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A home invasion just occurred at 85 Price Street, 2 black males with firearms assaulted the home owner.  They fled in a burgundy/cranberry car with Texas plates on it.   This report is made possible by:

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The Westport Emergency Management Team with Westport Board of Education Staff took part in an exercise to simulate a severe weather event effecting a school. Under the direction of Fire Chief Kingsbury, the Emergency Management Director for the Town of Westport, the Emergency Operations Center was staffed and exercised a plan to deal with a severe weather event. The exercise concluded with a conference call with the Governor at the State Emergency Operations Center in Hartford. Chief Kingsbury would like to remind everyone to have a disaster supply kit and an emergency plan for the home. For information about what to have in your kit or help with your plan,please call the Westport Fire Department at 203-341-5000 or visit www.ready.gov

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Location! Location! Location!

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Bridgeport News: Big Wheels Keep On Turnin’!

1:55pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a male about 13 years of age in a jean jacket driving a big wheel tricycle in the middle of North Avenue near Lindley Street. This report is made possible by:

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Bridgeport News: Home Invasion Victim ID’d

Bridgeport CT--The Bridgeport Police Department released the identity of the victim of Sunday night’s stabbing related homicide. The victim has been identified as Jayson Rosado (DOB 09/28/87). On October 18 at 11:05 p.m., police officers responded to calls regarding an assault with a firearm on Goldenrod Ave. near the corner of Madison Ave. Upon arrival at the scene, police officers found a 28-year-old male suffering from multiple stab wounds to the chest, side, and stomach. The victim was immediately transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital by ambulance. Regarding the incident that resulted in the victim being stabbed, witnesses report that four masked men -- some displaying a firearm -- entered the victim’s home. The four suspects ransacked the victim’s house, and…

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