Local News in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford, Norwalk, and Beyond!
6:27pm--#Fairfield CT--Report of a possible water rescue at Lantern Point for people on the sandbar and apparently the tide is coming in around them. Informe de un posible rescate del agua en la Lantern Point porque la gente en el banco de arena, aparentemente están atrapados con la marea a su alrededor. Relato de um possível resgate na água no Lantern Point porque as pessoas sobre o banco de areia aparentemente estão presas com a maré subindo ao seu redor.
1:28am--#Fairfield CT--An odor of gas in the produce department back room Employees told to evacuate the building. Firefighters on the way. UPDATE: Turns out to be a faulty charger on a pallet lifter, no gas leak. They did smell it as early as 11pm but waited until almost 1:30 to call it in. Hay olor a gas en el departamento de verduras. Los funcionarios tuvieron que evacuar el edificio. Los bomberos estan en el camino. ACTUALIZACIÓN: Fue un cargador defectuoso en un levantador de paleta, no hay fuga de gas. Se olía tan temprano como 11:00, pero esperaron hasta casi 1:30 a llamar a los bomberos. Odor de gás no departamento de verduras. Funcionarios tiveram que evacuar o edifício. Bombeiros…
7:55pm--#Fairfield CT--Police and EMS on scene in the 2900 block of Black Rock Turnpike. La policía y ambulancia en la escena en la cuadra 2900 de Black Rock Turnpike. A policia e ambulancia estao no local, no quarteirao do numero 2900 da Black Rock Turnpike.
Changes to Fairfield's Landscape Part I--Kings Highway East--The new Walgreen's is coming! All the dilapidated buildings on Jennings Road and Kings Highway East are a thing of the past making way for the new Walgreen's! Two more significant changes as well, stay tuned! Kings Highway East - El nuevo Walgreens está llegando! Todos los edificios en ruinas en Jennings Road y Kings Highway son cosa del pasado para dar paso a la nueva Walgreens! Dos cambios más significativos, así, esten atentos! Kings Highway East - O novo Walgreen está chegando! Todos os edifícios em ruínas na Jennings Rd e Kings Highway são coisa do passado para construir o novo Walgreens! E mais duas mudanças significativas, fique ligado!
9:20pm--#Fairfield CT--Pedestrian hit outside Colony Pizza on the Post Road. Police arriving on scene say the person is sitting on the bench outside. Peatón atropellado frente a la Colony Pizza en Post Road. La policía en el sitio dice que la persona está sentada en el banco fuera. Pedestre atingido na frente da Colony Pizza na Post Road. Polícia no local diz que a pessoa está sentada no banco do lado de fora.
12:32pm--#Fairfield CT #Cttraffic-- Report of a motor vehicle accident right off of the Merritt Parkway, on Congress Street near the exit 44 off ramp.
12:02am--#cttraffic--#Fairfield CT--Black Rock Turnpike is closed near Burr Street due to a fuel spill. With flood insurance costs on the rise and new FEMA REGULATIONS implemented, is your elevation certificate up to date? Call Land Surveying Services, LLC at 203-522- 4177 for an updated or new elevation certificate. The crew that measures up.
At approximately 5:33 AM on 6/20/2014, Department of Public Works employees discovered a suspicious package left along the pedestrian sidewalk of the Unquowa Road Railroad overpass. Fairfield Police conducted an initial assessment and contact MTA police for a bomb detection dog. MTA Police conducted an assessment and contacted CT State Police Bomb unit for further investigation. The CT State police arrived on scene shortly after 7:00 AM, xrayed the object, and determined it was not an explosive. The item was seized by the Fairfield Police for further investigation. Train and vehicular traffic resumed at approximately 8:30 AM The package has been identified as a school project constructed at nearby Tomlinson Middle School. The owner has been identified. The child inadvertently…
12:55am--#Southport CT #Fairfield CT--A back window was smashed at the Southport Galleries at 330 Pequot Avenue. Nothing was taken. With flood insurance costs on the rise and new FEMA REGULATIONS implemented, is your elevation certificate up to date? Call Land Surveying Services, LLC at 203-522- 4177 for an updated or new elevation certificate. The crew that measures up.
12:42pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a goose stuck in a drain pipe at Gould Manor Park. Police do not suspect fowl play.