Bridgeport News: Parked Car Hit
2019-08-13 @ 11:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Multiple reports of a car hitting parked car(s) in front of 20 Union Avenue and occupants fleeing on foot. This news report is made possible by:
Solving Bridgeport’s Gun Crimes Ganim Calls Senators To Vote On Gun Safety
Bridgeport, CT – In light of the recent tragedies in El Paso and Dayton, Mayor Ganim has signed a letter addressed to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Charles Schumer to urge the Senate to come back into session to vote on gun safety legislation. The two bills for immediate vote already passed by the House of Representatives and would expand background checks for gun sales. The Connecticut Mayors of Hartford, East Hartford, West Hartford, Stamford, Meriden, and New Haven are among 200 others from across the country who have also added their signatures to the letter. “These bills are a critical path to take illegal weapons out of the hands of dangerous individuals,” stated Mayor Ganim. “We have all…
own and Board of Education Accepts Equity Distribution
Westport, CT – On August 7, First Selectman Jim Marpe accepted a check in the amount of $85,404 to the Town and Board of Education for its prorated share of a $5.0 million Equity Distribution from the Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA). The Equity Distribution is a result of the continued efforts by the Town and BOE in managing risk through training and injury avoidance under the Worker’s Compensation program along with actions to reduce claims under its Liability, Auto and Property coverage. The Town and Board of Education have received $525,175 since the program was started in 2011. CIRMA has distributed nearly $30 million to its members in the same time period. ### PHOTO: L-R, Marty Burger (Marsh…
Crash!
2019-08-13 @ 12:20pm--#Bridgeport CT-- It took firefighters about 15 minutes to free a woman trapped in her car from an accident at Main and Vanguard Street. She was transported to the hospital.
Public Hearing Addressing PSEG’s Failure to Hire City Residents
#Bridgeport CT--Monday evening at Shiloh Baptist Church in Bridgeport state Senator Dennis Bradley (D-Bridgeport) will join a group of the Park City’s pastors and community leaders for a public hearing addressing PSEG’s failure to honor the Community Environmental Benefits Agreement (CEBA) at the Bridgeport Harbor Station. Through the CEBA, PSEG is required to extend job and development opportunities to residents, minorities and women in the city, but has since failed to do so. Below is a letter written by the pastors with their concerns: At the end of 2017, dozens of Bridgeport pastors, residents, and stakeholders marched to the gates of the Bridgeport Harbor Station in the South End of Bridgeport, where a controversial new methane gas-fired plant is being…
Bridgeport News: Person Stabbed
2019-08-12 @ 7:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a stabbing after a street fight at Connecticut and 4th Street. This news report is made possible by:
A Message from First Selectman Tetreau on Gould Manor Park and the Fill Pile
#Fairfield CT--Over the past two weeks there has been a tremendous amount of information disseminated through news reports, social media and the town itself about issues related to the management of the aggregate fill pile at the Town’s Public Works Yard on Richard White Way. Unfortunately, some of the information presented in news reports and shared on social media has been inaccurate and misleading, causing concern and anxiety. At the outset, as your First Selectman I am sorry for any concern this situation has caused you and your families and neighbors. I also want to reassure you that the Town Government – including the Department of Public Works, the Department of Health and my office — is working tirelessly to address…
I-95 Rollover
2019-08-12 @ 3:00pm--#Stratford CT-- #cttraffic--A rollover accident on I-95 southbound just past exit 30 has traffic backed up.
On Saturday, August 10th, at approximately 12:04 p.m., an 82 year old woman was walking into the Westfield Trumbull Mall when she was pushed to the ground by an unidentified male who stole her purse and fled in her gray Honda Accord. The victim stated that she was walking in the parking lot towards JC Penney when she was attacked. Witnesses stated that they heard a woman screaming for help and observed the suspect running away with the victim’s beige purse. He then sped away in the victim’s vehicle, toward the Main Street exit. The witnesses notified the police immediately. The victim suffered minor injuries that included abrasions on her arms and legs. Trumbull EMS responded and provided medical care…
Westport News: Credit Card Misue and Larceny Charges
On Wednesday March 6, 2019, Westport Police began an investigation into Jaiman Shah based on a complaint made by his former employer that he had used American Express points from a company credit card to make over $16,500.00 in personal purchases. That investigation resulted in an arrest warrant being drafted and granted for Shah in which he was charged with Larceny 2 nd Degree, Credit Card Theft and Receipt of Goods by the Illegal Use of a Credit Card. For those charges, Shah had been previously arrested by this department on June 17, 2019 and at that time had posted a court set $50,000.00 bond. While investigating this original complaint, the investigating officer was again contacted by the victim…