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9:00am--#Bridgeport CT-- Reports of shots fired near the Pep Boys on East Main Street behind Beardsley School. So far no one or anything reported hit. If you appreciated the breaking news as it is breaking please support my efforts by subscribing at: https://www.patreon.com/doingitlocal or a one time donation at: https://www.paypal.me/DoingItLocal
8:39am--#Trumbull CT-- Police are looking for a suspicious vehicle with Florida registration. A dark colored sedan with a Jamaican male using a video camera allegedly recording children at the bus stops according to radio reports. The car has two calls to police, last seen on Roosevelt Drive driving towards Daniels Farm School. This news report is made possible by:
8:25am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a pedestrian being hit by a car at Virginia at Huntington Turnpike. The striking vehicle has remained on scene. This news report is made possible by:
10:47pm--#Fairfield CT-- A two car crash I-95 northbound near the rest area near exit 22 with injuries reported.
7:35pm--#Fairfield CT-- A reported rollover accident on the Merritt Parkway southbound between exits 44 and 42. First responders on the way. This news report is made possible by:
2:15PMish-- Around 2:15pm the mail carrier informed firefighters that baby raccoons were inside the fire station bay at Fairfield Fire Station 2 on Jennings Road. One hid behind a soda and vending machine, the other in a corner just outside the bay doors. Animal control came to help trap raccoons. Animal Control Officer Miller said the mother raccoon is nocturnal and asleep and probably doesn't know the babies are missing. He said they will release them in the area later tonight and the mother will locate them.
3:18pm--#Stratford CT-- Stratford Police Chief McNeil confirmed that one person was shot in the foot at Woodend and Sedgewick Avenue. The two were on mopeds. Police said one was person was in custody and they were still searching for a second person. At 5pm it sounded like on radio transmissions that the second person was taken into custody but that has not been confirmed.
5:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a child being hit by a car at the intersection of Cogswell and Hastings Street. First responders are on the way. This news report is made possible by:
3:20pm--#Stratford CT-- There is an active manhunt on Sherwood Place/Placid/Taft Street area. I don't know what they are wanted for at this time. One is in custody, one white male in a red shirt is still on the loose. This news report is made possible by:
The victim in last night's homicide has been identified as Jason Nieves (DOB: 6/25/88) of 455 Trumbull Ave. The cause of death was determined to be from a gunshot. This is still an active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to please notify 203-576-TIPS. Video UPDATE: As I was first to report last night, an adult male was found inside an SUV fire on Houston Avenue in Bridgeport's north end. The red SUV was reported stolen out of Meriden. The man was burned on his upper body and face, he has not been identified at this time. Police are handling it as a homicide. An autopsy is being performed to determine the exact cause of the man's death. 10:01pm--#Bridgeport Ct-- Firefighters…