Motor vehicle accident on Route 8
5:15pm-- Report of a car accident at Route 8 South before exit 15.
Bridgeport News: Small fire extinguished in basement
4:19pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A small fire in the basement has been extinguished at 165 Grandview avenue. Fire marshal called to the scene.
Trumbull News: School bus accident without injuries
3:38pm--#Trumbull CT-- Report of a motor vehicle accident, a school bus with children on board versus parked car. There are no injuries.
Norwalk News: 5 car motor vehicle accident
3:47pm--#Norwalk CT-- Report of a 5 car motor vehicle accident in front of Khol's at 500 Connecticut Avenue.
Bridgeport News: School bus accident
3:45pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of an accident involving a school bus with children on board at Shelton Street and Kossuth Street.
Ansonia News: Traffic Nightmare
3:13pm--#Ansonia CT-- #cttraffic -- Additional police are being called to assist with the traffic up near the Wakley Avenue area. Local roads are a mess of traffic.
Shoplifter Pulls a Knife
(Bridgeport, CT – March 5, 2014) – Police are investigating a shoplifting turned robbery that happened on Tuesday. Officer Pasquale Speranza responded to the Rite-Aid at 1060 E. Main St. just after 7 p.m. Speranza spoke with a store security officer, who stated that he observed on the store security system a woman in the makeup section tuck merchandise into her sleeve and attempt to leave the store. He confronted her at the exit and told her to hand over the merchandise. She refused and walked out of the store. When the employee again told her to return the merchandise, the woman pulled out a knife before leaving the area. The employee was not injured.
Man Faces Narcotics Charges After Motor Vehicle Stop
(Bridgeport, CT – March 5, 2014) – A city man faces narcotics and other charges following a motor vehicle stop Tuesday. Officer Joaquim DeBarros was dispatched to the 1100 block of Stratford Avenue on a report of suspicious activity just after 2 a.m. As he approached the vehicle in question, the driver quickly drove off. Police pulled him over several blocks away. In plain view, officers observed a small orange baggie that contained a brown leafy substance and observed a black electronic stun gun on the seat next to the driver. Police subsequently located several pills and two off-white “chips” that tested positive for cocaine. The substance in the baggie tested positive for PCP. The driver, Eugene Brown, 29, a…
City Man Charged With Threatening, Assaulting Exotic Dancer
(Bridgeport, CT – March 5, 2014) – A disturbance call led to the arrest of a 34-year-old man. Officer Carla Remele was dispatched at about 4 a.m. Tuesday to Bond Street and observed a female outside bleeding from a large laceration on her arm and wearing only a bra and pink tights. She told police that she had argued with a man because she refused to have sex with him. She stated that he pushed her into something that cut her arm and that he threatened her with a gun. Officers James Ivanko, Mathew Szymczak, Ean Smith, Michael Davila and Richard Cretella followed the blood trail back to 416 Bond St. A short time later, the suspect, Marlon Powell, answered…
Suspect Arrested in July Homicide
(Bridgeport, CT – March 4, 2014) -- A city man was arrested this morning in New York in connection with a July 24 homicide in the Mill Hill section of Bridgeport. The U.S. Marshals apprehended Jose Manuel Torres, 36, on a warrant charging him with the July 24, 2013, fatal shooting of Pablo Aquino, which occurred at Clermont Avenue and Pixlee Place. Aquino, 27, was shot in the 200 block of Pixlee Place and was transported to Bridgeport Hospital in a private car. He was pronounced dead there. Detectives secured a warrant for Torres. The killing is believed to stem from a neighbor dispute. After the extradition process, Torres will be returned to Bridgeport to face charges in the fatal…