I-95 Crash
2:18pm--#cttraffic--#Westport CT-- It appears a car allegedly rear-ended a tractor-trailer on I-95 southbound near exit 18 in the left and center lane backing up traffic. 3 ambulances have been dispatched to the scene.
Bridgeport News: Shots Fired
12:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Shots reported fired at Norman and Maplewood Avenue. Shell casings found. No reports of anyone or anything hit...yet. This news report is made possible by:
Governor Plans To Spend $600,000 To Help Puerto Rico
#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) has developed an allocation plan utilizing a $600,000 appropriation that was included in the recently adopted bipartisan state budget adjustment bill, which was adopted by near-unanimous votes in both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly, for the purpose of ensuring housing assistance for evacuees from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin islands following the devastation of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria last year. The plan, which was delivered to legislative leaders in a letter from DOH Commissioner Evonne Klein earlier today, continues the Malloy administration’s efforts to ensure that evacuees do not fall into homelessness. “There’s no denying that last year’s hurricanes were some of the worst on…
Bridgeport Cops Need Your Help
#Bridgeport CT-- The Robbery Burglary Squad is looking to identify the suspect below for a burglary that occurred at Central High School on June 30. Anyone who could identify this person please contact Detective Michael Fiumidinisi. Or call 203-576-TIPS (8477). (Press Release)
Jury Finds Bridgeport Man Guilty of Illegally Possessing Loaded Firearm
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FEDERICO CANNON, also known as “Rico,” 36, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 26, 2017, CANNON was released from federal prison after serving a 70-month sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On July 31, 2017, while CANNON was on federal supervised release, Bridgeport Police received information that CANNON had a gun and was riding in a car in the area of the Trumbull Gardens housing complex in Bridgeport. Officers located and stopped…
Bridgeport News: Parasailer Crashes
7:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A parasailer crashed into the sound on West Beach near the boat docks. Firefighters were dispatched for a water rescue but a boater rescued him and brought him to the awaiting ambulance. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Huntington Turnpike Crash
5:44pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Two cars collided on Huntington Turnpike near Virginia Avenue. The two cars collided but witnesses said the tan car continued up the hill for a city block before losing a wheel and coming to a stop. Firefighters had to extricate the passengers in the dark blue Volkswagen. There were 3 reported injured.
Westport News: Water Rescue
4:24pm--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders were called to Turkey Hill Road South for a possible drowning. A few minutes later radio reports said the 81-year-old man is now breathing but still in the swimming pool. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Larceny Charges After Investigation
In November 2017, the CT State Police Western District Major Crime Squad initiated an investigation into a suspected scheme involving misappropriation of state funds within a substance abuse treatment program called Access to Recovery (ATR). The program is funded by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and is administered through Advanced Behavioral Health (ABH), a non-profit company. A complaint was made to ABH that one of their caseworkers, Nikkita Chesney (DOB: 11/27/1972) of Bridgeport, CT, was involved in a kickback scheme where she would promise clients cash in return for requesting day care services, a benefit available through ATR. In the course of the investigation, it was learned that numerous documents were forged in order to make…