Ansonia News: Crash Takes Down Utility Pole
2020-03-06@10:24pm--#Ansonia CT-- Report of a car hitting and taking down a utility pole at 49 Franklin Street. No mention of the power being out. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Gas Station Robbed
2020-03-06@9:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The Gulf gas station at 1598 Capitol Avenue was robbed by two masked males. Both had firearms and fled on foot, very similar to the robbery there January 17th.
Fairfield News: Crash
2020-03-06@8:08pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a crash on the Post Road in front of Luigis. It doesn't sound like there are any injuries. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Crash
2020-03-06@7:24pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A crash at East Main and Nichols Street, one suspect fled as police arrived but they caught him after a short foot pursuit and brought him back to the accident. This news report is made possible by:
Southport News: Impersonating An Officer
2020-03-06@3:31pm--#Southport Ct--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield Police dispatched to Southport Ridge where a DMV officer pulled over a person who was allegedly impersonating a police officer and possibly waving his gun at the DMV officer. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: 2 Shot In Parked Car Overnight
2020-03-06#Bridgeport CT-- Police say two men in their 20's were hit by gunfire while sitting in a parked car on Carrie Street. A third passenger who was not hit attempted to drive the vehicle to the hospital from the passenger seat crashed at Connecticut and Hollister Street. One of the victims was immediately taken into surgery and his condition is not known at this time, the other victim is not critical according to police reports. Police say earlier they engaged a vehicle believed to be responsible for the shooting after shots were fired but lost sight of the vehicle on I95 at exit 26 when it fled in speeds over 100mph. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Firefighters Battle Two Fires At The Same Time
2020-03-05@11:10am--#Bridgeport CT-- Just after 11am the Bridgeport Emergency Communications began reviving numerous calls for a fire on Hansen Avenue. Arriving firefighters found heavy fire on all three floors including the porches as well as the radiant heat threatening the neighboring homes. Ten minutes into this fire firefighters also had another structure fire on Pearl Harbor Street which turned out to be an attic fire on a single family house. Remarkably, no one was injured in either fire. Chief Richard Thode said he does not believe the fires were connected. Stratford Fire assisted in battling the Pearl Harbor Street fire and assisted fresh staffing at the Hansen Avenue fire. Fairfield and Milford assisted in staffing the fire stations that were emptied…
Bridgeport News: Crash!
2020-03-05@4:41pm--#Bridgeport CT-- An elderly woman was more shaken up than injured but was transported to the hospital after she lost control of her car, hit a couple of parked cars and then drove up on one of the parked cars on Anton Drive.
Westport News: Person Accidentally Shot
2020-03-05@4:57pm--#Westport CT-- #cttraffic-- First responders on the way to the Merritt Parkway northbound between exits 41 and 42 for a person in a white Mercedes who was shot by an accidental discharge of a firearm. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_81542" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Visit BMW of Bridgeport at: https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/[/caption]
Act Concerning Domestic Workers
HARTFORD, CT)— Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz submitted written testimony to the Labor and Public Employees Committee in support of House Bill 5276, An Act Concerning Domestic Workers. The bill would require employers of domestic workers to disclose information about working conditions and grants to domestic workers certain privacy protections, the ability to raise health concerns relating to cleaning products and protection from retaliation. “The Council on Women and Girls is supporting this legislation because it is important that domestic workers, the majority of whom are believed to be women, are entitled to greater employment protections,” Lt. Governor Bysiewicz wrote in her testimony. “The lack of domestic worker employer requirements allows for potentially unsafe and unfair working conditions. This bill is important to…