Month: January 2016

State Police Highway Enforcement Totals

(January 3, 2016 Press Release)   The following are the State Police New Year’s holiday enforcement stats. This enforcement operation started on 12/31/15 at 00:01 a.m. and will run until 11:59 p.m. on 1/3/16. These stats are from 12/31/2015 00:01 a.m. through 1/3/2016 8:00 a.m.: Accidents:  176  with injury: 20 fatality: 1 - Rte 15 nb x68 DUI arrests: 29  Speeding: 853  Seatbelt: 27 Hazardous Moving violations (to include following too close, distracted driving, cell phones, etc.): 1,923   2014-2015 Statistics (12/30/14-1/2/15): Accidents: 158  with injury: 28  fatality: 0 DUI arrests: 38  Speeding:  726  Seatbelts: 22  Hazardous moving violations:    1,593   This report is made possible by:

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Local Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisee Comes to the Aid of Bridgeport Family with A Surprise Second Christmas

#Bridgeport CT--When the franchisee of former Dunkin’ Donuts manager Vanessa Padilla learned that she and her three children were homeless, without any possessions including the family car, and had lost every single Christmas gift in a fire that decimated her Bridgeport condo on New Year’s Eve, they sprung to action. D’Andrea Group Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees Francesco and Frank D'Andrea of Guilford and Nicole Ball of Branford, decided to make Christmas come again with a surprise visit from Santa for Padilla and her sons, Tony Dejesus, 6, Kevin Moales, 12 and Khary Glover, 16. In addition to replacing electronics and toys for the boys, which included two gaming systems and a MacBook Pro, Santa also returned the 6-year-old’s Elf on a…

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Bridgeport News: Baby Dies In Condo Fire

UPDATE: Bridgeport Spokesperson Av Harris confirmed that a  three  year old girl who was found under her crib/bed on the second floor was found dead.  Fire officials say  Sincere Pettway, 3, died in the fire and her mother, Shaneese Pettway, 26, waere hospitalized, along with three other children -- Alaia Brandon, 1, Egypt Medina, 2, and Terrell Belle, 7, -- and Brandon's mother, Chakierah Booker, 20, to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation.  Chief Rooney says that the smoke detectors were disconnected in the condo and the fire did start in the kitchen and spread to the second floor where everyone slept. 3:24am--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters were called to the condos at 715 Frenchtown Road for a structure fire.  When they arrived…

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