Leaking truck
2:44pm---#Norwalk CT #cttraffic--A truck is leaking fuel on I-95 in the median between exits 16 and 17 causing rubber necking delays.
Police Arrest Two Men for Larceny
#Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 12, 2013 – Two men face larceny and burglary charges after an incident on Gurdon Street. Officer Ian Schumaker responded to the area of 90 Gurdon just before 3 a.m. Sunday after a concerned citizen contacted police about a possible burglary in progress. Police were told a Subaru and a Honda Civic pulled up to the area and that three males appeared to be walking between the Civic and the side of 90 Gurdon Street, which is an abandoned house. When police arrived, Sgt. Vincent Ingrassia and Officer Jamie Jarrett detained one man, later identified as Erick Calderon, 26, of Bridgeport, as he walked away from the Civic. Officer Jeffrey Franco spotted a second male who was apprehended while hiding behind a garage after a…
Have you seen Tracy?
Police are looking for Tracy Baldwin. She was last seen this am around 9am. She has short hair. About 5'6 Her cell phone was found at home by family. He car is a Silver Mitsubishi Mirage CT plate 862ZBG If you have seen Tracy please call police.
Trumbull water main break
10:53pm--#Trumbull CT--Madison Avenue in front of Madison Middle School is going to be closed due to a water main break.
Man Assaults Mechanic
#Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 12, 2013 – A 32-year-old man faces charges after he punched his mother’s auto mechanic in the face over his prices. The incident happened Monday afternoon at a business in the 1500 block of Stratford Avenue. Officer Ilidio Pereira responded to the location and spoke to the victim. The victim stated that the suspect, Deron Brooks, of Bridgeport, began yelling at him about the pricing of the labor for work on his mother’s car. He also began screaming about work that was done on his own car. The victim stated he tried to defuse the situation by walking away but added that Brooks followed him and punched him in the face before fleeing. Brooks’ mother, who…
I need a time out!
Rough start to the week. My son Alex will be taking over the reporting for the next couple of days. I own a couple of other sites that I will shift my attention to during this time. Alex is still learning so be gentle on him with the comments and his reporting. He's all I can afford! Today started with me being accused of sensationalizing the news because I titled a post manhunt, even though police were looking for two males with K-9. Then because I described them as being African Americans I was accused of being politically correct. A month earlier I was called racist because I described a suspect as dark skinned because it was uncertain if the…
Milford house collapse
5:50pm--#Milford CT--A house at 109 Merwin Avenue was being moved to higher pilings when the wind shifted and the house fell. one person has minor injuries . He got out of the way just in time!
Manhunt after Fairfield Break In
3:03am--Fairfield CT--A house was just entered at 949 Fairfield Beach Road. Two African American males in their twenties entered the home and are now carrying laptops toward Fairfield Beach Road. The other night the 7/11 up the street was robbed by shotgun.
Shelton Crash
4:49pm--#Shelton CT--Crash at Commerce and Progress Drive sends one adult and one child to the hospital. Firfighters had to extricated them from the car.
Will the elections help Bridgeport?
There were some shake ups in the Board of Education and City Council in Bridgeport in last weeks election. Do you think this is a step in the right direction? Was it enough to help the city? The Connecticut Post has a very insightful article on the changes at city council here...