High levels of natural gas
8:55pm--#Bridgeport CT--Ladder 10 is on scene at 612 Brooks Street with high levels of natural gas inside the building. Gas company and more firefighters on the way.
Plane Crash East Haven
#East Haven CT---A light cargo plane has crashed into two home at Charter Oak Avenue. The two homes are on fire. Reports of children being in one of the houses hit. Firefighters on scene. Photo -Mark Brackenbury New Haven Register.
5 year old wandering the park
1:10am--#Bridgeport CT--Police and EMS were alerted to the Park at Lexington and Linen Street for a 5 year old girl found wandering in the park at the swing set area. The panicked parents quickly retrieved the child after a frantic search of their home and area.
Naked man!
11:56PM--#Bridgeport CT--#Nakedman--Reports of a man running naked on Capitol Avenue near Main Street. Police on the way.
Well being check
10:49pm--#Fairfield CT--Police called to the Walgreen's at 740 Villa Avenue to check the well being of a woman who has been pushing a shopping cart in the store since 3pm today.....say a little prayer for this woman.
McCrash
10:08pm--#Fairfield CT--#cttraffic--Two car crash in front McDonald's on Black Rock Turnpike Route 58. Report of injuries.
BURGLARY ARREST
Robert Ford Jr. D.O.B. 08/10/1974 of 2208 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport, CT was arrested and charged with Burglary in the 1st Degree, 2 counts of Burglary 3rd, Possession of Burglary Tools, Larceny by Possession, Larceny 5th and Larceny 6th after he was found in possession of numerous stolen items from motor vehicles in the area of Melville Ave and Villa Ave. The subsequent investigation revealed Ford entered a motor vehicle that was parked inside of a garage that was attached to a home. At 1:54 this morning a resident reported a suspicious person in his yard and knocked on the window in an attempt to get his attention. Ford ran from the area and was quickly located by Officer Keith Perham…
Power out in Fairfield
6:43pm--#Fairfield CT--Police were dispatched to Black Rock Turnpike at Burroughs Road because the traffic lights were out. Turns out the whole area is without power. UI has been notified. Remember if you approach an intersection with the traffic light out you need to treat it like a four way stop. No word on when power will be restored.
Pedestrian hit update
(Bridgeport, CT) -- Police Tuesday identified a 51-year-old man who was injured Monday morning in an incident on Old Town Road. Donald Denke suffered head and leg injuries in the accident at Old Town and Sunnydale Road. Based on the initial investigation, Denke was securing a small excavator on a parked trailer when an eastbound motorist struck the rear of the trailer. Denke's most recent addresses were in Wilton and Bridgeport. He suffered serious injuries. The driver of the vehicle has tentatively been identified as John Lang, who is about 87-years-old and lives in Trumbull. The victim was taken to Saint Vincent's Medical Center, where he is being treated. The accident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.…
Mail theft
10:23am--#Bridgeport CT--Police report that two teens are going around the Bradley Street area (off East Main St.) taking mail and looking in to parked cars.