Local News in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford, Norwalk, and Beyond!
Wednesday afternoon Park City Ford celebrated its 35th anniversary in business. Vazzy's Catering served up some melt-in-your-mouth steaks to share with clients, and first responders along with the mayor and city council. 35th year is quite an accomplishment and we would like to congratulate them and wish them another 35 years! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHoQMJmjDbY
2023-09-07@8:49pmBridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck--Police said in a statement:At 08:49hrs the Bridgeport ECC received multiple 911 calls reporting a mother and two children struck by a vehicle in the area of Brewster Street and Fairfield Avenue. Bridgeport Police, Fire and AMR all dispatched. No further reports on the extent of injuries or if the vehicle remained on-scene.This is an active investigation at this time. Fairfield Ave and Brewster St along with some adjacent streets are closed off to all traffic at this time.
2023-09-07@11:39pm--#Bridgeport CT--Shots Fired I received a number of texts and messages of over 10 shots fired in the 800 block of Barnum Avenue. There was a police presence but I don't think they found anything, thankfully. I love the 5 cameras on the DoingItLocalMobile BMW of Bridgeport X1. Yes, I'm in love with my X
2023-09-06@4:45pm--#Fairfield CT-- First responders were called for a mail carrier who was suffering from symptoms of heat stroke on Blaine Street. Do you offer your mail carrier or delivery person a cold drink on a day like today?
2023-09-06 @4:30pm--#Fairfield CT-- There were no injuries when a car hit the back of Dolan's Plaza in the 2100 block of Black Rock Turnpike.
Ansonia Police UPDATE: On September 6, 2023 at about 12:00 P.M. an Ansonia Patrol Officer was investigating a suspicious person in the area of Lester Street and High Street. The suspicious party entered the yard of a home on Lester Street and went around the back of the house. When the officer went to the rear of the home looking for the male he was confronted by a german shepard that resided at the home. The officer attempted to back out of the yard but stumbled as the dog came towards him, several shots were fired at the dog and thankfully the dog was not hit by any of the shots. The officer suffered minor injuries in his attempt to…
2023-09-06@2:30pm--#Westport CT-- A car has hit and snapped a utility pole at Easton Road and Bayberry Lane. One person was possibly injured. It appears to only affect communications lines, the power is still intact.
2023-09-06@12:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Today's vehicle fire is being hosted by Bridgeport on Hart Street. There was initial concern that the car was in the driveway between two houses but the firefighters quickly got the fire extinguished.
2023-09-06@11:40pm--#Fairfield CT--Report of a water main break at Lenox and Bullard Street. The street is beginning to buckle according to radio reports.
2023-09-05@6:30PMish--Bridgeport Power Outage-- I have a number of people reporting the power to be out in the Madison Avenue/Northend area since 6:30pm. The UI outage map says there are still over 400 people out and they hope to have the power restored...by Wednesday. Let's hope this is a high estimate.