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2019-07-31 @5:55pm--#Easton CT-- Firefighters responded to a house fire on Tuckahoe Road. Firefighters found heavy smoke from the attic. Firefighters made an attack using the master stream from the truck along with firefighters inside the structure.
2019-07-31 @ 9:44pm--#Fairfield CT-- Two yutes were taken into custody breaking into cars in the Metro Train Station. The children were processed and then turned escorted home to Bridgeport with Bridgeport Police.
2019-07-31 @ 9:40PMish-- #Fairfield CT-- Police are investigating a multi-car crash where a woman was injured. The crash closed Tunxis Hill Road for about 45 minutes.
2019-07-31 @ 7:50pm-- Another rain and another car trapped by wires with a person inside, this time on Crestwood Road. Police escorted the United Illuminating truck from the exit ramp to the scene. Police were speaking with the driver who was not in distress and told him to remain in the car. Primary wires surrounded the car and they burned a couple hundred feet in front of it. Within twenty minutes UI secured the power and the man was not injured. Sergeant Mike Paris said this is the fourth incident recently. On July 17, 2019 a man died when a tree struck his car, entangling his car in wires. It took UI fifty minutes to respond but first responders…
I would have covered this event since there are no food stores in the neighborhood, but I only received notice of this 2:30pm event at 1:28pm. I guess the city didn't want the press there. WHO: Mayor Joe Ganim, Bridgeport City Council members, Bridgeport Police Department, Department of Public Health & Social Services, NRZ representatives, and community members WHAT: Mayor Joe Ganim will join city council members with city officials to formerly announce the public notice “Order to Close” the Sunshine Deli at 1306 Stratford Avenue. WHEN: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 2:30 PM WHERE: 1306 Stratford Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604 This press release was made possible by: [caption id="attachment_74833" align="aligncenter" width="420"] For more information visit: https://www.acesbailbondsct.com/[/caption]
Westport, CT - Director of the Human Services Elaine Daignault announces the return of the American Job Center Southwest’s new and improved Career Coach at Westport Town Hall. On Thursday, August 8, the Coach will offer a beginner’s class in upgraded Microsoft Excel 2016 from 10 a.m. – noon, followed by an intermediate class in Excel 2016 from 1 – 3 p.m. The Career Coach is a “training center” tour bus equipped with ten wireless computer labs offering free computer classes to residents in the greater Norwalk area. The mobile unit operates on a monthly schedule of visits to various community locations and is accessible to people with disabilities. Area residents interested in registering should contact the Westport Department of Human…
2019-07-30 @ 11:41pm--#Westport CT-- Someone drove off with the gas nozzle still attached to their car at the Cumberland Farms at 690 Post Road East. The pump had a break away hose and only about a quarter gallon of gas was spilled. Cumberland Farm employees applied speedy-dry to the affect areas. This news report is made possible by:
2019-07-30 @ 11:29pm--#Bridgeport CT-- An intoxicated person brought to St. Vincent's Hospital stole a cellphone from an AMR EMS technician and fled the hospital. Apparently the person was checked in because police know the person's name and address and they are tracking the cellphone (delayed report). This news report is made possible by:
2019-07-30 @ 10:40pm-- #Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called for a car crashing into 2742 Main Street, Tony's Smoke Shop. When they arrived the found a vehicle into the left side of the building and two people trapped in the vehicle, they were conscious and alert when EMS transported them to the hospital. There is extensive damage to the structure and the building department has been called to inspect the integrity of the building. Expect the are to be closed for an extended period of time.
2019-07-30 @ 8:38pm-#Bridgeport CT-- A child was attacked by the neighbor's dog in the 1000 block of Sylvan Avenue. This news report is made possible by: