Today’s Vehicle Fire
4:57pm--#cttraffic--#Branford CT-- Today's vehicle fire is on I-95 southbound near exit 55. It has also caused a brush fire.
Route 8/25 Crash
2:45pm--#Bridgeport CT--#cttraffic--Traffic was slow going after the is two-car crash on Route 8/25 southbound near the I-95 on-ramps. There was no word on any injuries. Special thanks to Amy Pacheco for sending in this video.
Bridgeport News: School Bus Crash
3:13pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The driver of a car fled the scene after an accident with a bus at Beardsley Park Terrace and East Main Street. Police spokesperson Av Harris said none of the children on the bus were injured. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Take the Stairs Steps Challenge
Bridgeport, CT – The City of Bridgeport Department of Health and Social Services completed a 9-week “Take the Stairs” Steps Challenge, from November 13, 2017 to January 13, 2018, to encourage residents to incorporate more physical activity in their daily lives. One hundred and sixteen people registered to join the Challenge, together participants took 9,874,860 steps! The Steps Challenge participants selected step goals that ranged from a low activity level to highly active. The majority of participants reported that they met or exceeded their step goals each week. Participants were motivated with incentives in the form of gift cards to neighboring restaurants and tickets to local attractions. Some participants gave testimony of losing weight and lifestyle changes to a healthier diet. City employees also reported…
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
12:25am--#Bridgeport CT-- A pedestrian has been hit by a car at Water and Stratford Avenue according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
Norwalk News: Tucker’s Cafe Spray Assault
12:12am--#Norwalk CT-- A man walked into Tucker's Cafe at 174 W Main Street and allegedly sprayed something, possibly pepper spray in the bar room and then left according to radio reports. There are 4-5 people coughing, EMS on the way. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Pursuit Terminated
10:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Bridgeport Police were in pursuit of a stolen Maserati on the east side of town. The pursuit was terminated at exit 25 southbound on I-95. A second stolen vehicle connected to this was a Mercedes which Bridgeport Police did locate at Jane and Hallet Street. This news report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Another Gas Station Robbed
Police UPDATE: On 03/26/2018 at approximately 9:49pm an armed robbery occurred at Stratfield Mobil Gas Station 1271 Stratfield Rd. Fairfield, CT. The store clerk reported that a male subject entered the store wearing a hat with a covered face, armed with a knife, and demanded the money from the cash register. After taking the money from the cash register, the suspect left the store and ran south on Stratfield Road. The clerk was not injured during the robbery. The store video surveillance showed a short stocky male, wearing a white head cover, a black T- shirt wrapped around his nose and mouth area. He was also wearing a grey Carhartt long-sleeved shirt, grey sweatpants, and black shoes while carrying a knife.…
Bridgeport News: Intoxicated Minor
5:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters and EMS were dispatched to the dugout at the ballfield at Luis Munoz Marin School 479 Helen Street for an unresponsive person. Turned out to be an intoxicated juvenile. Police have also been dispatched. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Phone Store Robbed
UPDATE: Radio report says the man used the knife to cut open the package, he did not threaten anyone with the knife. 5:35pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The Cricket Wireless Store at 522 Pequannock Street was just robbed of a cellphone at knifepoint. Police are looking for a black male wearing a red sweater/jacket, jeans and gray hat responsible. This news report is made possible by: