Local News in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford, Norwalk, and Beyond!
9:37pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A 2002 Suzuki was taken at gunpoint on Freemont Street in Bridgeport. At 9:57pm--#Stratford Police located the vheicle that crashed at Jackson and Bruce Street. A foot pursuit in the backyards on Jackson Avenue nets one in custody and one still at large. Stratford does have a K-9 on scene. This report is made possible by:
5:57pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A person was robbed at gunpoint on Brooklawn Place at the intersection of Laurel Place taking the victims cash, car keys and cellphone. The suspect, a black male about six feet tall wearing a black jacket and winter hat displayed a silver handgun. They fled down Brooklawn Place on foot. This report is made possible by:
5:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A woman parked her car at the intersection of Salem and Main Street to run into a store. When she returned the window of her mini-van was smashed and her purse was taken. This report is made possible by:
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim joined Connecticut State Comptroller Kevin Lembo Wednesday to launch a project now under construction called“OpenBridgeport” – an online portal through which the public will be able to search real-time city financial information. This information includes both revenues and expenditures, such as how much the city has received in taxes and fees, or how much is being paid to certain vendors and under what line items, for example. OpenBridgeport is modeled after the state’s “OpenConnecticut” website (www.osc.ct.gov/openct) launched by Comptroller Lembo in 2013 that publishes the state’s financial information in an effort to improve public access to important state revenue and spending data. “When I ran for mayor last year I said we needed…
Moeties Brown was taken into custody early this morning by the Fugitive Task Force for the armed robberies that occurred at 129 Wood Avenue (J&M Market) and 1073 Hancock Avenue ( Delicias Del Pueblo), Southport Pizza delivery man at 168 Williston Street. Moeties will also have a warrant for the Bella Napoli Pizza deliveryman robbery that occurred on Pembroke Street and is being investigated for several other robberies throughout the city. (Bridgeport Police Press Release)
10:09am--#Bridgeport CT-- There was a house break in and tools were taken in the 300 block of Wilmont Avenue according to radio reports. This report is made possible by:
7:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Beechmont Market at 464 Beechmont Avenue was just robbed at gunpoint by 3 males. This report is made possible by:
7:27pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police were at Marina Village for two parents who were allegedly doing drugs and attempting to hurt themselves according to radio reports. Their three young children ran to a neighbor. This report is made possible by:
Your personal information from your voting information like your party affiliation, your phone number and address is online by PRIVATE websites like http://connvoters.com. Date of birth information is important information for identity theft. Phone numbers are great for telemarketers. Your home address is great for stalkers. Even Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill, who is in charge of voting in the state is listed. Is this legal? The site says "The State of Connecticut provides this information to anybody who wants it." Connvoters.com continues "You do not own the information. It is public information. In a free country, anybody may freely communicate true facts lawfully obtained from a public record. Read on for the removal request option." …
12:57pm--#cttraffic--#Westport CT--A crash with injuries on I-95 southbound just south of exit 18. Traffic is barely getting by in the right lane. Detour if you can.