Bridgeport News: Child Struck By Mountain Bike
2024-04-15@2:51pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A person on a mountain bike struck a four-year-old child while riding the bike at Seaside Park by the splash pad.
Bridgeport News: Dumpster Fire
2024-04-14@9:08pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called for a dumpster fire in the 70 block of Laurel Avenue. It was located on the side of the building but firefighters extinguished it before it threatened the home.
Bridgeport News: Car Stolen With Cop Badge & Gun
2024-04-13@10:34pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are looking for a blue 2023 Tesla with New York Plates LEH 7110 taken on Beach Street near Washington Park. The car belongs to a Westchester Police Officer who left his badge and gun in the glove compartment.
Bridgeport News: Crash!
2024-04-13@12:47pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called to help get the driver out of a car that went down the embankment on Bishop Avenue behind Standard Oil. The driver was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Bridgeport News: Oven Fire
2024-04-12@8:23pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters on the scene of an oven fire in the 700 block of Staples Street. Fire is out and firefighters are helping ventilate the home.
Bridgeport News: School Bus Crash
Report of a motor vehicle accident involving a school bus on Garden Street.
Bridgeport News: Rollover Crash
Rollover crash near the intersection of Park Ave and McKinley Ave
Merritt Crash
2024-04-10@10:51pm--#Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic-- Report of a 4 car crash on the Merritt Parkway near exit 44 to 42 with injuries.
Bridgeport News: Man Shot
Bridgeport News: Man ShotPolice UPDATE--On April 10, 2024, at approximately 6:55 pm Bridgeport Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation and citizen reports of a victim shot within the 1200 block of Park Avenue. Patrol officers responded to that area and quickly located a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was transported to an area hospital via AMR ambulance where he is listed in critical condition. The Detective Bureau has responded and taken charge of the criminal investigation. A large crime scene has been secured on Park Avenue between Laurel Avenue and Wood Avenue. Multiple items of evidence have been observed at the scene. Those items, and more, will be collected and processed by the…
Mayor Ganim Statement Regarding City of Bridgeport’s Appeal of Decision by the CT Siting Council Docket No. 516
“As Mayor, I directed legal counsel for the City, to file an appeal last week with the Superior Court from the Siting Council granting the United Illuminating Company (UI) a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Fairfield to Congress Railroad Transmission Line. The approved plan that the City is appealing would permit the installation of massive utility poles (Monopoles) replacing existing transmission lines within the South End of the city. Bridgeport city attorneys took this action on my direction to preserve and protect our residents and property owners from a poorly designed project. Make no mistake, this project, if allowed to proceed, will be an aesthetic eyesore and an unjust blight on the Park City. The grounds…