Bridgeport News: Knife Attack on Smith Street
1:41am--#Bridgeport CT--A man just arrived at Bridgeport Hospital saying he was attacked on Smith Street and received knife wounds. Police are investigating.
Woman Charged With Assaulting, Robbing Man
#Bridgeport, CT – April 17, 2014-- A 22-year-old woman faces charges that she robbed and assaulted as 76-year-old man. Officer Frank Cuccaro responded to a Yacht Street apartment Wednesday and spoke to the victim, who stated that he was robbed in his apartment. He stated someone knocked at his door and, when he opened it, a female entered and began looking through his possessions. He stated the woman slapped him in the face and took $14 out of his pants pockets, a ring and a watch. At 2:40 p.m., about 90 minutes after the initial call, dispatchers received information that the suspect had returned and was in the area of 55 Shell St. When Cuccaro and Officer Kenneth Ruge arrived, the victim exited a car and pointed…
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian struck by motor vehicle
11:49am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle at 2635 Main Street.
Street Fight Leads to Five Arrests
(Bridgeport, CT – April 14, 2014) – Five people face charges after a street fight Saturday on Taft Avenue. Police Officer Juan Esquilin was sent to 146 Taft Ave. at 9:30 p.m. for a street fight. He was told by a witness that two cars pulled up and about 10 people got out and started to fight with her boyfriend and other people on Taft Avenue. He also spoke with Marcos Dasilva, 24, who stated that he was struck by a car driven by Sean McNamara, 20. Witnesses stated that Dasilva was knocked to the ground during the fight, got up and threw a can of beer at McNamara’s vehicle as it drove away, smashing its rear window. McNamara then backed up and struck…
Detectives Obtain Arrest Warrant for Suspect in Groping Case
(Bridgeport, CT – April 14, 2014) -- Detectives have secured an arrest warrant charging a city man with approaching and groping two high school students on separate occasions in the East Side. Detectives Martin Heanue and Jorge Cintron secured the warrant on Thursday charging Harry Rodriguez, 40, of Hallet Street. He currently is jailed on unrelated charges. The warrant charges him with two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault, unlawful restraint and two counts each of risk of injury to a minor and breach of peace. He will be served with the warrant in Superior Court. The warrant stems from an investigation started after a report of six incidents in March where a male approached females, improperly touched them and then ran off. Rodriguez…
Three Males Report Armed Robbery
(Bridgeport, CT – April 14, 2014) – Three youths reported being robbed by two people, including one with a handgun. Officer Daniel Orlich responded to Moffit Street Sunday for a possible shooting but could find no evidence of an incident. A short time later, he was sent to a house several streets away and spoke to the victims. They stated that they were walking just before 9 p.m. when two males approached and robbed them at gunpoint. When one of the victims attempted to flee, he heard a loud gunshot. No one was injured.
Bridgeport-Trumbull News: Accident Main Street
11:33pm--#Bridgeport Ct #Trumbull Ct--First responders on teh way to Main Street and Old Town Road for an accident, Trumbull Police reporting it maybe on Quarry Street.
Bridgeport Schools Air Quality Program
City of Bridgeport Expands Indoor Air Quality Program in Schools, Targets Efforts to Reduce Absences Among Students Affected by Asthma “I am thrilled that we have taken the steps necessary to roll out the Tools for Schools program district-wide as a preventative program in maintaining healthy school environments for our children and teachers.”— Mayor Bill Finch Bridgeport, CT (April 14, 2014) — The City of Bridgeport is moving forward in its effort to reduce asthma and allergy-related absences among children and the adults that serve them each day through the “Tools for Schools” air quality program. And today, the City’s Health and Social Services Department will sponsor free trainings at Dunbar School from 3 to 8 p.m., and in the fall for…
Bridgeport News: Manhunt after LoJack Hit on Stolen Car
1:06am--#Bridgeport CT--Police are looking for a man who took off on foot after an attempted stop at Housatonic Avenue and Evergreen Street. Police attempted to pull the car over after tracking a stolen vehicle using Lo-Jack.
Bridgeport News: Food Burning On The Stove Reason For Fire Department
11:11pm--#Bridgeport CT--Food burning on the stove is the reason firefighters were on scene at McKinley Avenue.