McCrash!
2022-04-12@2:30PMish-- #Bridgeport CT-- A viewer sent in the photo of a car hitting a light pole in front of McDonald's at 4219 Main Street. The viewer just informed me this happened around noon.
Merritt Rollover
2022-04-12@2:15pm--#Stratford CT-- #cttraffic-- Report of a rollover accident on the Merritt Parkway northbound just before exit 53. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Child Assaulted
2022-04-11@11:21pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a child assaulted in the 400 block of Catherine Street. There are no further details. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Man Shot On The East Side
2022-04-11@10pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man was shot at Noble and Berkshire Avenue. He was transported by EMS to the hospital with unknown injuries. Viewers said there was rapid gunfire. Radio reports on the area hotline said that 3 black males, 2 with long guns, 1 with a pistol open fire and fled on foot. https://youtu.be/c_m1ltj5pyQ
Bridgeport News; Brush Fire
2022-04-11@6:38pm--#Bridgpeort CT-- Police and firefighters on scene of Reservoir and Chopsey Hill for a brush fire allegedly started by homeless people camped out there.
Bridgeport News: Greene Homes Fire
2022-04-11@3:55pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters extinguish a rubbish fire in a window sill in the hallway at Greene Homes, Bbuilding 3 on the 6th floor. Fire marshal requested to the scene.T his news report is made possible by:
Lt. Governor Has Covid
HARTFORD, CT – Adam Joseph, Chief of Staff to Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statement today:“On Sunday, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz took a regularly-scheduled COVID-19 rapid self-test which showed a positive result. She took a PCR test this morning and is awaiting the results. Our office will be conducting contact tracing this morning to identify and inform close contacts over the last five days. She is feeling well. Per CDC guidance, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz will isolate at home for the next five days, and will not be attending any in-person events this week. Lt. Governor Bysiewicz was scheduled to receive her second booster shot later this week. She encourages all residents to get vaccinated and receive their initial or…
EXPANDED MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act to ensure Medicare patients have full coverage of chiropractic care. As medical professionals have reported seeing more neck and back pain in their patients over the pandemic, this bipartisan legislation would expand Medicare’s coverage of chiropractic services, ensuring Medicare patients have access to chiropractic care as a non-drug alternative for pain management. “This bill will make it easier for seniors to get the chiropractic care they need for their pain,” said Blumenthal. “Burdensome regulations currently in place are an onerous obstacle for Medicare patients seeking necessary treatment. By expanding Medicare coverage to all chiropractic services, this measure will ensure…
Bridgeport News: Assault
2022-04-10@11:38pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police, EMS on scene in the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue for an assault. This news report is made possible by:
Auto Theft Task Force Joint Operation with Detective Bureau
#Bridgeport CT-- On April 7th, 2022, members of the Auto Theft Task Force working in conjunction with the DB executed three search and seizure warrants in the city. Kimani Williams, Aka “KO” was the person of interest in an active shooting case that occurred in Bridgeport on March 31st, 2022. Task Force Offices attempted to stop a Kia that Williams was the passenger in on Salem Avenue. During the motor vehicle stop the operator identified as Antonio Robinson refused to stop and revered into a Bridgeport Police car causing damage. Task Force Officers now boxed the vehicle in and ordered both occupants out of the car. Both Williams and Robinson refused to follow the Officers orders. While removing both males,…