Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.

Fairfield News: Traffic Stop Nets Drugs

#Fairfield CT--On 09/07/2017 at 1:27 pm Fairfield officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Commerce Drive near Coolidge Street for a misuse of a registration plate. During the routine traffic stop for motor vehicle charges, K-9 Jagger conducted an air scent on the exterior of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of a narcotic odor on the driver door seam. A subsequent search of the interior resulted in K-9 Jagger alerting that there were narcotics inside the vehicle. Officers seized an undisclosed amount of marijuana and ecstasy from the driver and a small amount of marijuana from the passenger.   The driver, Freddie M. Jackson, DOB: 04/24/1986 of Washington Avenue Bridgeport, was arrested for possession of narcotics, possession of…

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Bridgeport News: Possible Fatal Crash

Bridgeport Police Update:  At 11:24 pm, Bridgeport Police were dispatched to 320 Dewey Street for a one car collision versus a utility pole. The twenty-six-year male operator was driving a 2002 Honda Accord north on Dewey Street when he veered right into a United Illuminating pole snapping the pole in half where a transformer fell into a nearby commercial lot. He was transported to Saint Vincent's Hospital. A forty-three-year female was transported to Bridgeport Hospital and reported in stable condition. Rear seat passenger, sixty-one-year-old male, transported to Saint Vincent's Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 02:41. He suffered severe head trauma and traumatic cardiac arrest. The collision occurred across from Mountain Grove Cemetery.  It appears the driver of the…

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Getting Buried in Fairfield

#Fairfield CT--"Getting Buried in Fairfield,” a 10-mile bike tour exploring six historic local cemeteries and changing burial practices since the town’s founding in 1639, is set for Saturday, October 21. The guided bicycle excursion, departs from the Fairfield Museum (370 Beach Road) at 9:30 a.m. and is open to the first 30 cyclists who register at: Fall2017biketour.eventbrite.com. It is sponsored by the Fairfield Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee and the Fairfield Museum and History Center.   The cycling tour is priced at $5 for Fairfield Museum members and $8 for non-members. Participants will assemble in front of the Museum by 9:15 a.m. for orientation and depart promptly at 9:30 a.m., returning along one of Fairfield’s designated bike routes by noon. The rain date is Sunday, October 22 at the same time.…

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