Woman Hit By Car
A woman was reportedly hit by a car traveling around 15mph at Main and Capitol Avenue according to unconfirmed radio reports. She was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. 2024-11-08@8:24pm--#Bridgeport CT
Bridgeport News: Child Struck By Car
Report of a child struck at 130 Ezra Street, Read School, in Bridgeport. No reports on the extent of the injuries at this time.
Bridgeport News: Route 8 Crash
Report of a Motor Vehicle Accident on the highway Route 8 by Exit 1D Southbound. Initial reports say it is a 2 car crash where the driver was driving erratically prior to the crash, the other involved car is reported to have gone off the ramp. This is from unconfirmed radio reports.
Today’s Vehicle Fire Becomes A Structure Fire
Today's Vehicle Fire was three jet skis caught fire behind a home on Garfield Avenue, causing flames to spread to a nearby shed and other structures on Capital Avenue. Firefighters responded with multiple hoses, extinguishing the fire within an hour. No injuries were reported, and a fire marshal is investigating the cause. 2024-11-07@10:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #ctfire
Bridgeport Hazmat Collection
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- Mayor Ganim and the City of Bridgeport will kick off the annual Household HazardousWaste Collection Day from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Blackham School, 425Thorme Street. This yearly event allows the Bridgeport community to securely dispose of dangerous objectsat no cost, whether rain or shine. Bring your hazardous garbage, and the on-site personnel will handle therest.Residents are encouraged to load their trunks with hazardous items and pull up to the designated drop offarea where crews will remove the hazardous waste without the need to exit the vehicle. For moreinformation, go to http://bridgeportct.gov/HazardousWaste
Fire Near A Building
Firefighters quickly extinguished a rubbish fire near a building on Kossuth Street near Clarence Street. Unofficial radio reports said the odor of gasoline was detected. The fire marshal was called to investigate.
Pedestrians Hit
2:00PMish--#Bridgeport CT-- A pedestrian was hit by a car at Boston and Franklin Avenue. 2:52pm--#Fairfield CT-- A bicyclist was struck in the 200 block of Unquowa Road near the middle school. 2024-11-06 #Bridgeport CT-- #Fairfield
Crash!
Police are investigating a crash between a car and a motorcycle at the intersection of Queen Street and Madison Avenue. with unknown injuries at this time. 2024-11-04@9:55PM--#bridgeportct
Bridgeport News: Motorcycle Crash!
Report of a motor vehicle accident involving a motor cycle at the 3400 block of Fairfield Avenue. It is unknown if there are any injuries at this time, and the road going into Bridgeport is impassable from the accident. The lanes going from Bridgeport into Fairfield is open to traffic at this time.
Bridgeport Homicide Arrest
Just over twelve hours after the city’s 12th homicide of the year—a fatal stabbing behind a social club in Bridgeport’s East End—police made an arrest in connection with the incident. At around 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Homicide Detectives took 40-year-old Ricardo Maldonado of Bridgeport into custody outside his Cowles St. residence, only blocks from the scene of the crime. Maldonado was charged with murder and is currently being held on a $750,000 bond. The incident began early Friday morning around 3:00 a.m., when Stratford Police responded to reports of a person found bleeding near the intersection of Stratford Ave. and Bruce Ave. Officers identified the deceased as 29-year-old Kyle Allen Leblanc, who suffered multiple stab wounds. Following this discovery, officers…