Bridgeport News: Home broken into
3:06pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a home that was broken into on Huntington Turnpike.
Construction Begins on Police Memorial Honoring Fallen Officers
(Bridgeport, CT – March 12, 2014) – The city broke ground this week on a memorial to honor the 12 Bridgeport police officers who died in the line of duty. “This is an inherently dangerous job,” said Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr., “and it is so important to honor and remember the people who gave their lives protecting our citizens. But it is more than that. This memorial is for their families. This will be for our past, current and future officers. Officers work so hard every day. My hope is, as officers drive past this memorial, it will remind them to stay safe as well.” He applauded the effort of Bridgeport Police Union Local 1159, whose members began…
Bridgeport News: Wires Arcing
2:01am--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters on scene at Old Town Road and Sylvan Avenue where wire are arcing in the trees. So far there are no reported power outages in own.
Bridgeport News: Car accident
2:30pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Bishop Avenue and Barnum Avenue. Police, fire, and EMS are on the way. Expect traffic delays in the area.
Bridgeport News: Ambulance involved in hit and run
2:12am--#Bridgeport CT--An AMR ambulance was involved in a hit and run accident at St. Vincent's Hospital. You are dealing with trained professionals here and they got the suspects plate number so you are now in bigger trouble now......
Bridgeport News: Nurse assaulted
2:00am--#Bridgeport CT--A nurse at Bridgeport Hospital was just assaulted by a patient in room 29. Police are investigating. BPD file number 018.
Bridgeport News: KFC door left open no fowl play
1:08pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police were called by a delivery person that the door at the Boston Avenue Kentucky Fried Chicken was open. Police respond and find no forced entry, no fowl play.
Detectives Make Third Arrest Sept. 10 Shooting That Wounded Four and Killed One
“Detectives never stopped working this case. They followed the evidence where it took them and now have charged all three people that we believe participated in this terrible crime.” Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. (Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a 2013 shooting that wounded four people and killed another. Detectives Ada Curet, Paul Ortiz and Heitor Teixeira secured an arrest warrant charging Raashon Jackson, 23, in connection with the Sept. 10, 2013, shooting on Reservoir and Grandview avenues. LaChristopher Pettway died from his injuries. Four other males, who ranged in age from 15 to 20, were wounded. Jackson, who is incarcerated, was served with the warrant this…
Three Arrested After Melee Outside Lounge
(Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – Three people face charges after a large fight outside Tae’s Lounge on Stratford Avenue. Officers Fabio Pereira and Dave Rivera were sent to the 1000 block of Stratford Avenue Sunday night for a trespassing complaint and instead encountered a large fight in the street. Rivera observed one male, later identified as Jonathan Sierra, 32, with a knife. He was being held by another male, who stated Sierra had stabbed him. Rivera disarmed the suspect and handcuffed him as Pereira and Officers Alexander Wilde and Michael Stanitis attempted to keep the crowd from attacking Sierra. Witnesses identified three suspects and provided an account of the incident, which apparently started over a dispute over a…
Motorist Jailed After Trying to Break Out Car From Tow Yard
(Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – A Pennsylvania man faces burglary and other charges after breaking into a commercial auto garage to try to retrieve his towed car. After he was discharged from the hospital for an arm laceration, he was booked at police headquarters. Officer Stavros Mirtsopoulos responded to the Family Garage, 88 North Ave., Sunday just before 8 p.m. on a report of an individual breaking windows at the business. He encountered the suspect, Jose Fausto Castillo, 36, of Easton, Pa., who was bleeding heavily from a wrist laceration. Medics were requested and Castillo stated he had been dropped off by taxi and was trying to retrieve his impounded car. He stated he intentionally broke the window…