Police seize more quads, one jumps in pool knowing he’s going to jail

(Bridgeport, CT – July 19, 2013) – Officers Paul Scillia and Christopher Martin Thursday seized another quad operating illegally in the city. The officers encountered the four-wheeler traveling recklessly on Wood Avenue. The driver, identified later as Joel Huertas, 22, was doing a “wheelie” and crossed over the center yellow line. He nearly lost control and almost hit a telephone pole. Scillia and Martin ordered him off of the quad and arrested him for reckless driving, operating without a license, operating without insurance and operating an unregistered vehicle. The quad was towed. The two officers seized two other quads last week and charged two people with felony counts. In that case, Scillia and Martin, who work for the department’s Violent…

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Truck stuck

11:38am--#Fairfield CT--A box truck is stuck under the train overpass at North Benson Road, again.

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Officers Interrupts Robbery of 90-Year-Old Man

(Bridgeport, CT – July 18, 2013) – A 52-year-old man faces robbery and assault charges after asking a 90-year-old Milford man for a ride and then robbing him. Officer Everton Walker, a Bridgeport officer assigned to the Statewide Urban Violence Task Force, was in an unmarked car Wednesday when he pulled up on car stopped in the middle of the street on Bruce Boulevard near Radel Street, an isolated area near St. Michael’s Cemetery. He observed two people inside. When he pulled alongside, the driver rolled down his window and shouted for help. Walker observed a struggle between two males, with the passenger, later identified as Delonce Henton, of Nob Hill Circle, clutching the victim’s hand trying to remove a…

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Bridgeport Car Accident

11:55pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a car accident at 425 East Main Street (near Cedar Street).

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Three Men Arrested With Guns Sunday

(Bridgeport, CT – July 15, 2013) – Police seized three firearms and arrested three men Sunday on gun charges in the area of Park Avenue. At 2 p.m., Sgt. Jason Amato and Officer Everton Walker, both members of the state Gang Unit, were stationed at the entrance to Seaside Park when Amato observed a groups from two rival neighborhoods leaving the park. Amato and Detective Christopher Borona and members of the Emergency Services Unit began following them. On Park Avenue between University Avenue and Atlantic Street, police observed a male, later identified as Cesar Christobal, 20, of Bridgeport, start yelling at a group of people who just passed him. When Christobal lifted his shirt, officers observed what appeared to be…

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Biking commuters beware

#Fairfield CT--A bicycle was taken from the Metro Center Train Station tonight.  Another bicycle was stolen from there Friday night.

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Bridgeport Cooling Stations

BRIDGEPORT, CT (July 15, 2013) – Mayor Bill Finch and Greater Bridgeport Transit officials have announced that the Greater Bridgeport Transit Main Bus Terminal at 710 Water St., will be open as a cooling station from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Friday, July 19. Mayor Finch urged residents to take precautions during this period of high heat and humidity by staying hydrated and staying indoors in air conditioned environments as much as possible. “The cooling station at the bus station, our senior centers and libraries are available, air conditioned and accessible to all residents offering relief from these very high temperatures.  I urge all those who do not have access to air conditioning to please take advantage of these…

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The #Westport Police Department Non-Emergency phone line (203-341-6000) which is down because Verizon has a higher-level outage on their fiber network. It is not an equipment malfunction at the Westport Police Department.

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Monroe Crash

11:35pm--#Monroe CT--2 car crash on Cross Hill Road near the Rite Aid.  Injuries are reported to be minor.  One of the cars is smoking but no word on what it is smoking....

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Gas Leak

6:06pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a gas leak indoors at 116 Catherine Street.

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