Month: January 2020

Bridgeport News: 15 Gallons Of Gas Spilled After Crash

2019-01-16@12:02am-- Just after midnight a car slammed into a parked car in front of 2260 Fairfield Avenue (across the street from the post office).  The driver of the car was injured and transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.  According to radio reports approximately 15 gallons of gasoline spilled into the street which did not affect any drains or waterways.  The firefighter used absorbent materials as well as spill pads to contain the gasoline.  Firefighters requested the  Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) for remediation of the spill.  

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Bridgeport News: Three In Custody After Shooting

2020-01-15@8:30PMish--A person was shot in the hip and has non-life-threatening injuries according police in the 500 block of Trumbull Gardens.  Radio reports said the shooting occurred between occupants of two vehicles, and a person with a permit to carry a firearm said he returned fire because they were firing at his niece.  Strong work by Bridgeport detectives lead to one of the suspect cars being located on Huntington Road and three were taken into custody.  A firearm and narcotics were seized from the vehicle.  Two other suspects are still at large.

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Police Involved Shooting

#Norwalk CT-- On the evening of January 15, 2020 Troopers out of Troop G-Bridgeport received reports of a possible carjacking in the Norwalk area. Troopers were able to locate the accused vehicle which engaged responding officer in a pursuit into the city of West Haven. There have been reports of an officer involved shooting which occurred in the town of West Haven stemming from this aforementioned incident.   This press release was made possible by: [caption id="attachment_80608" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Visit their website at: https://centralhealthuniform.com/[/caption]  

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2019-01-14@11:26ham--#Bridgeport CT--  This morning (January 14, 2020) the Bridgeport Emergency Communications Center received numerous calls on several shots fired in the 600th block of Beechmont Ave in the area of Tesiny Ave. Once the police arrived to the scene, they came upon a person who had a non-life threatening hand injury caused by bullets shattering a business’s window. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.  

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