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.

Bridgeport News: Bridge Work Falls Into Waterway

9:14am--#Bridgeport CT-- A bridge construction worker fell from the Arctic Street bridge.  The assistant fire chief told me it took firefighters just 12 minutes from the time of arrival to bring the man up from the waterway.   He fell from metal catwalk about five to six feet onto rocks, concrete, and the waterway.  The man did not have any visible injuries but he was grimacing in pain so he may have internal injuries and was transported to the hospital.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was nearby at an incident at Bridgeport Hospital where a man fell through the hospital's roof.  OSHA was on the scene within thirty minutes.  

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Shelton News: Woman Charged With Trespassing At Board Of Ed

UPDATE:  On 09/07/2017 the Shelton Police Department responded to the Shelton High School on a report of an unwanted person. Upon arrival School Officials reported that they were requesting, Nichelle Smith, who was a substitute teacher to leave the school property. Smith left the grounds without any confrontation and was advised not to return to any Shelton School Properties including the Board of Education building or she would be subjected to arrest on criminal trespassing charges. Approximately a half hour later Shelton Police were dispatched to 382 Long Hill, Shelton Board of Education, on a report that Smith was on the property. Police arrived on scene, located Smith on the property, and she was arrested.   Nichelle Smith, Age 41,…

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Bridgeport News: Worker Falls Through Bridgeport Hospital Roof

8:00am--#Bridgeport CT-- A construction worker fell through the roof at Bridgeport Hospital.  The assistant fire chief told me he fell about ten to twelve feet and suffered unknown injuries. Firefighters and EMS from AMR helped extricate the man to the emergency room of the hospital.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was called to the scene to investigate.  

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Westport News: Threat Made To School

(Westport, CT) On Wednesday, September 6th , the Westport Police Department was notified of a threat made in an online gaming chat room in late August. The individual threatened violence at a school near his home on September 8 th . The Federal Bureau of Investigation traced the threat back to a Westport public school student. The student’s parents were notified and were cooperative with investigators. At no time did the youth have access to any weapons. The student was interviewed the F.B.I. and Westport investigators and has since been charged with 53a-181 Breach of Peace 2 nd and 53a-62 Threatening 2nd .   The Westport Police Department has been working closely with Westport Public School administrators and we are confident…

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Connecticut State Troopers were patrolling highways and roads in Connecticut over the 2017 Labor Day weekend. During this enforcement period,  troopers utilized both traditional and non-traditional patrol cars. The enforcement period started at 12:01 a.m. on 09/01/17 and ran until 11:59 p.m. on 09/05/17.    Troopers were focused on drunken driving violations, aggressive drivers, distracted drivers and speeding. Sobriety checkpoints and targeted DUI patrols were also in place over the entire weekend.  These State Police stats cover the time period starting on September 1, 2017 at 12:01 a.m. to September 5, 2017 at 11:59 p.m.: SPEEDING: 1189               SEAT BELT VIOLATIONS: 46           TOTAL MOVING VIOLATIONS: 2764 (to include unsafe…

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Bridgeport News: Multiple Cars Hit As Driver Flees

5:39pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police received a number of calls for a black Jeep Liberty striking cars near the crossroads in the 2000 block of East Main Street and the Jeep fled the scene.  Additional calls were made for the same Jeep striking vehicles on York Street.  Police have located the Jeep abandoned with a missing wheel behind the condos on Pennsylvania Avenue.   This news report is made possible by:

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Fairfield News: Heroin Arrest After Pursuit/Manhunt

Here are the details on the pursuit and manhunt we were first to report to you as it was happening: #Fairfield CT-- At 4:34pm on 09/03/2017 while conducting Motor Vehicle Enforcement at Exit 19 in Southport, Officers attempted to stop a Dodge Neon with a Stolen License plate. The vehicle fled a short distance (.3 miles) and the sole occupant/operator fled from the moving vehicle which drove across two lawns causing damage and came to rest at a shrub/mailbox on Osborne Lane. K9 Officer Kaesmann and Maverick tracked the suspect through several yards and subsequently located the subject hiding in a side yard on Daves Lane. The suspect was apprehended by K9 Maverick and suffered minor puncture wounds to his buttocks…

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