Today’s Vehicle Fire
11:37am--#Fairfield CT-- Today's vehicle fire was a van at 875 Kings Highway East. There was a small engine fire which firefighters quickly took care of. This report is made possible by:
Fairfield’s Troop 90 Leads Effort to Deliver Toys to Bridgeport Foster Families and Children
#Fairfield CT--First Selectman Tetreau announced that on Thursday, December 17, 2015, he joined scouts from Fairfield’s Troop 90, along with former Fire Chief Richard Felner, Matt Paules from Fairfield’s Department of Public Works and Kirstin O’Gorman, one of the scout mothers who was in charge of the Troop’s toy drive, to help deliver holiday gifts to 100 children at The Department of Children and Families (DCF) in Bridgeport. The scouts, who had set out to "do a go turn daily", which is the Troop’s slogan, collected gifts as a humanitarian scout project, allowing them to reach out to their Bridgeport neighbors and offer gifts to their most vulnerable peers. In a letter sent to Troop 90, DCF Regional Administrator Ken…
Bridgeport/Fairfield Crash
9:41pm--#Bridgeport CT---#Fairfield CT-- If you are going to have a head on collision this is the type to have on Brooklawn Avenue in Fairfield/Bridgeport line. First responders moved the crash onto Hughes Avenue and Fairfield Fire and Police took the call in the rain. EMS left without patients so if you are going to have a head on collision this is the way to do it.
Fairfield News: Car Into Ditch
7:19pm--#Fairfield CT-- A single car accident the car went into a ditch at Redding Road just north of Governors Lane according to radio reports. This report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Gas Leak At Condo
10:19am--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters on scene at the condos at 1000 Knapps Highway for a gas leak. Firefighters find a stove left on and are now in the process of ventilating the building. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Pursuit
6:40pm--#Bridgeport CT--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield Police were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle around 3pm. The car got on I-95 and got off exit 26 where police lost the suspect. Fairfield Police spotted the suspect about fifteen minutes ago on Black Rock Turnpike and broke off pursuit on North Avenue, last seen on Fairfield Avenue. Bridgeport Police just picked up the pursuit near Water Street all the way to Chopsey Hill and he is now on Main Street near Capitol Avenue. This report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: And Stay Off His Lawn Too!
12:52pm--#Fairfield News: Police dispatched to the public library on the Post Road for a man in his 70's yelling at people............. This report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Manhunt
8:40pm--#Fairfield CT-- Police have a wide perimeter set up in the Riverside/Post Road area. K-9 from Norwalk assisting along with a K-9 from Bridgeport along with three other Bridgeport Officers. It sounds like the person is wanted for an attempted break in but I'm not 100% positive. One this is resolved I will call the shift commander in Fairfield. This report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Oil Spill in Southport Harbor
2:08pm--UPDATE: Firefighters have traced to the source to I-95. 1:38pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters on scene of an oil spill at the Tide Mill Bridge at 95 Harbor Road. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has been notified. This report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Joke On School Bus Turns Serious
3:44pm--#Fairfield CT-- A school bus driver joking with the students had all the kids on board laughing except for one girl who did not know the bus driver was kidding around. The bus driver joked he was tired and play acted as if he was sleepy and yawning, all the kids laughed but one who called her mother and said the bus driver might be drunk or having a medical emergency while traveling down Reef Road. She gave a landmark of the Seagrape. Lieutenant Keith Broderick told me officers on patrol observed the bus and found nothing out of the ordinary and followed the bus, stopping it in the 1000 block of Fairfield Beach Road. Field sobriety tests found the…