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6:00pm--# Monroe CT-- Route 25 between Judd Road and Purdy Hill Road is closed in BOTH directions due to a pretty serious crash. Prayers for the victims please, multiple patients in trauma alert according to radio reports. This report is made possible by:
#Bridgeport, Conn. (November 16, 2015 Press Release) – The Bridgeport Police Department announced the arrest of a man for multiple counts of reckless endangerment. On Thursday, November 12, a police officer reported over the radio that he was almost struck by a Cadillac that was fleeing west on Fairfield Ave. The police officer who was almost struck then stated that the Cadillac jumped onto I-95 northbound at Pine St. When police officers ran the plate number of the vehicle, it revealed that the owner of the 2006 Cadillac is David Brandman of Milford (DOB: 4/6/1968). The Bridgeport Police Department notified the State Police and Milford Police Department. The State Police and the Milford Police Department, working in conjunction with the…
2:02pm--#Westport CT-- Firefighters on scene of a structure fire at 52 Roseville Road. This report is made possible by:
12:06pm--#Bridgeport CT--If driving near Coleman and Vine Street try avoid hitting the naked woman in the street. First responders on the way. This report is made possible by:
11:18pm--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield firefighters battle a major house fire at 203 South Benson Road. When firefighters arrived they found heavy fire on the left and back of the building. Police were on the scene first and were told by neighbors that the house was being renovated and the owners were living elsewhere. Firefighters had to force their way into the structure which delayed putting the fire out. They had a majority of the of the fire knocked down within the first half hour and had the fire completely out including hot spots within the hour. Firefighters from Westport and Bridgeport provided mutual aid. There were no reported injuries.
7:49pm--#cttraffic--#Fairfield CT-- A crash on I-95 southbound between the rest stop and Mill Plain Road exit. Expect delays.
6:06pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A resident in the 3o0 block of Huntington Turnpike came home from work to find their home broken in to. Police are investigating. This report is made possible by:
#Fairfield CT--#Bridgeport CT-- Earlier this afternoon I reported on a stolen Greenscape landscaping truck take on Park Avenue with the keys. While on my way to see Larry at Interstate Batteries I turned down Dewey Street and located the truck. I called 911 who transferred me to Bridgeport Police. I gave them the plate number and told them the truck was unoccupied and that I would stay with it until police arrived. About 5 minutes later I see a man watching me from across the street so I took a ride down the block. It turned out to be the owner of the truck. Fairfield Police arrived and confirmed it was in fact the stolen truck. I asked the owner…
3:39pm--#Fairfield CT-- Station House Pediatrics at 2228 Black Rock Turnpike called Fairfield Firefighters to meter their air after staff and patients complained of lightheadedness. Firefighters metered multiple times but found no readings. Firefighters said that a treatment was being applied to the roof and it may have come in through the ventilation system. During the metering process a book bag was found unattended which turned out to be forgotten. Police told me it had identification and was just left behind and forgotten. They are contacting the owner. Our sponsor Servpro is on the scene with air scrubbing and cleaning the air so they are making it Like It Never Even Happened.
#Bridgeport CT--Today, Governor Malloy said that Connecticut will continue to accept more than 1,600 refugees from Syria. Arizona, Texas, Michigan and Alabama and President Obama's home state of Illinois is suspending the refugee resettlement. The reason is that it is reported that some of the attackers in France came through Greece as a refugee. The International Institute Of Connecticut (IICONN) located at 670 Clinton Avenue in Bridgeport has been listed as a group accepting the refugess according to the US Refugee Public Affiliate Directory (see http://www.scribd.com/doc/280725813/US-Refugee-Public-Affiliate-Directory). Catholic Charities of Hartford and the International Refugee and Immigrant Services in New Haven will be slated to process the refugees according to the list for Connecticut. According to IICONN's September newsletter: “The U.S.…