Pedestrian Struck
1:07am--Report of a pedestrian being hit by a car in front of 402 Pearl Harbor Street. First responders on the way.
Walking Beats Return to Three Public Housing Developments
The Bridgeport Housing Authority is partnering with the Bridgeport Police Department to make the city’s housing complexes safer this summer. Through October, the Housing Authority committed funding to staff three housing complexes with two walking-beat police officers every day. The additional patrols will focus on Charles F. Greene Homes, Trumbull Gardens and the P.T. Barnum Apartments, although police and housing officials will maintain flexibility to shift the resources as needed. “People need to feel safe where they live and this is a great additional layer of security for hundreds of families,” said Mayor Bill Finch. “I hope this partnership continues moving forward.” This is one of the new initiatives introduced by Jim Miller, the interim executive director for Bridgeport’s housing…
Hydraulic Fluid Spill in Trumbull
#Trumbull CT--The intersection of Madison and Fairview Avenue is closed due to a hydraulic fluid spill. Representatives from Department Energy & Environmental Protection requested to the scene.
Southport Power Outage
8:58pm--#Southport #Farirfield CT-- Firefighters in the 1200 block of Pequot Avenue reporting a power outage in the area. No utility poles, wires or transformers involved. UI being notified.
Monroe Car Accident
5:42pm--#Monroe CT--Report of a head on car accident at Main Street and Victoria Drive.
Gas line hit by workers
2:01pm--#Bridgeport CT--Construction workers hit gas line on Pine Street near Howard Avenue. Expect delays in the area. Traffic control requested to the scene.
I-95 crash
4:58pm- #Fairifield CT #--I-95 northbound between exits 20 and 21 a three car crash with injuries near the median.
Citizens stop a sexual assault
4:32pm#Bridgeport CT-- Citizens stopped a man with a knife who attempted to sexually assault a woman on State near Hanover Street. The citizens had him pinned down but the man escaped and there is now a manhunt on Park Avenue in the area. UPDATE: One in custody!
Dog in a hot car
3:25pm--#Fairfield CT--Another dog in a hot car in a gray Mercedes at Whole Foods police are on the way. Lt. Perez told me last week the person with the dog in the Home Depot parking lot was charged with animal cruelty and that they take these calls very serious.
Timber!
10:33am--#Fairfield CT--Report of a tree falling into a house at 162 Penfield Road.