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Month: February 2021

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Bridgeport News: Man Shoots Self With Stolen Gun

Feb 22, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

#Bridgeport CT--On February 21, 2021 at approximately 1:15 pm Bridgeport Police Detectives responded to a party shot at 324 Lyon Terrace Bridgeport, CT.  During their investigation, Detectives were able to determine there was a crime scene at this address and the victim had lied about the location he was shot to avoid being arrested.   Detectives determined the victim accidentally shot himself in the left arm.  He was treated for this non life threatening injury at St. Vincents Hospital and discharged later in the day.  Detectives located the illegal firearm used in the shooting and subsequently established probable cause to arrest the Victim/Suspect.  The Victim/Suspect has been identified as 19 year old Kahlis Parker of Bridgeport Connecticut.  Parker has been charged with Risk of…

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I-95 Crash

Feb 21, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

UPDATE: I'm sorry to report the person died from his injuries. 2021-02-21@1:19am--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- I-95 southbound a car hit the barrier and reportedly went off the highway at exit 27 but it appears the car is on either the on or off ramp. One person is trapped and firefighter are in the process of extrication.

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Fairfield

Smoke Detector awakens Fairfield residents of early morning fires

Feb 20, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

FAIRFIELD, CT, Thursday, February 11, 2021: At 4:33 A.M. the Emergency Communications Center received a report by a resident of a fire on the second floor at a three-family residence at 556 Black Rock Turnpike.  The Fairfield Fire Department responded and arrived on scene within four minutes of notification.  At the time of arrival, the exact location of the fire was unknown.  During an interior search, firefighters located two small fires in separate locations, while residents awoken by the smoke detector’s alarm attempted to make contact with others still asleep in the multi-family residence. Firefighters from Ladder Company Two forced entry into a first floor apartment to awake a still sleeping resident and escorted her to safety.   Engine Two, under…

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Bridgeport News: Swatting Incident at UB

Feb 19, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport News: Swatting Incident at UB2021-4:35pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A caller said he had 10 pipe bombs, firearms and 10 Japanese hostages at the College Park Townhomes at 291 Broad. The surrounding area was blocked off by police. By 5:00pm it was determined to be a prank/swatting call. Swatting is the action or practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address.

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Westport News: Computer Crime in the Second Degree

Feb 18, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

#Westport CT-- On September 4, 2020 at approximately 10:26 a.m., a Westport Police detective responded to a local business that was reporting a possible computer crime. The complainant alleged that a former employee “hacked” into their computer system and made some modifications to their website. Furthermore, the day after the initial police report was filed the company advised that they were the victim of ransomware and as a result, they were unable to access their work files. The detective, after an extensive investigation, developed Yigitali Ercan as a suspect and it was confirmed that he is in fact a former employee of the company in question. Mr. Ercan was interviewed and denied altering the business’s website and locking them out…

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Bridgeport News: Injury After Armed Robbery

Feb 16, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport News: Injury After Armed Robbery2021-02-16@8:49pm--#Bridgeport CT--EMS dispatched to a victim injured after an armed robbery in the 3800 block of Main Street near Jewett Avenue. I'm sorry I don't have any further info but if the victim was not hurt we would never have known about the robbery. This news report is made possible by: Visit Penfield Service's website: https://penfieldservicecenterct.com/

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Bridgeport News: Arson Suspected In Club Fire

Feb 16, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport News: Arson Suspected In Club Fire2021-02-16@4:20am--#Bridgeport CT-- Arson is suspected in an overnight fire at Perfections Lounge at 1603 Barnum Avenue. First arriving companies found fire in the building and flames from the roof. Due to the layout and construction type of this commercial building there was considerable heat and fire contained within, and a second alarm was struck for additional resources. Searches were negative and the fire was extinguished with no injuries reported. However, security video on Barnum Avenue shows a man running down the street on fire. It is thought the man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail through a window in the back of the business.

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