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9:59pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were administering CPR which wasn't working and detectives were dispatched for a possible death investigation at the intersection of Main and Wheeler Avenue. Narcan was administered and the man was brought back to life . He was coming around in the back of the ambulance and EMS transported him to an area hospital.
8:34pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A motorcyclist has been hit by a car at the intersection of Andover and Fairfield Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
3:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- There is police activity at Greene Homes building after a short foot pursuit from building 4 to 5. The person was tased in the laundry room at building 5, EMS on the way. It is not know what he was wanted for. This news report is made possible by:
#Hartford - Last week the Connecticut Senate passed two bills aimed at combating domestic violence and human trafficking in Connecticut. House Bill 7299, An Act Concerning Strengthening Laws Concerning Domestic Violence, passed the Senate in a bipartisan, unanimous vote. The bill strengthens domestic violence laws in Connecticut and increases penalties for stalking and other forms of violence against women by amending criminal statutes governing stalking to include social media, telephone, and other forms of harassment, tracking and intimidation, and strengthens penalties for those convicted of stalking. It also reclassifies suffocation under the strangulation statutes, and enhances the penalty for violation of the conditions of release of an offender. “It is critical that our domestic violence laws adapt…
#Westport CT--Chief Robert Yost was on hand to congratulate Recruit Firefighter Nicholas Marenna as he graduated the Connecticut Fire Academy Recruit Class 59. The Recruit Firefighter program is a 70 day, 14-week, residential course that focuses on developing the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for a new firefighter to preform entry-level tasks under direct supervision.
12:12pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Two pedestrians, one a child plus the driver of the car injured when the car pushed the two pedestrians into a wall at Harral and Center Street. Updated radio reports said the child and parent are stable and had superficial wounds. No word on the driver. This news report is made possible by:
11:35pm--#Bridgeport CT--#cttraffic-- I-95 exit 27 A southbound is closed due to a crash according to radio reports.
9:20pm--#cttraffic-- Avoid I-95 northbound due to a rollover accident between exits 15 and 16. Reported to be in the left lane.
7:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A child playing baseball was struck in the head at Ellsworth Park on Ellsworth Street. I do not know the child's age so don't prosecute me like the last time some woman did last week at Wentfield. This news report is made possible by:
6:51pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are receiving a number of call of a child in diapers alone at the intersection of Norman and Maplewood Avenue. No adult/parent in sight. This news report is made possible by: