Shots fired in Bridgeport
7:57pm--#Bridgeport--Two shots fired into a home on Second ave from a man who came out of a gray mini-van, then leaving in that same van.
Bike stolen by 11 year old
2:45pm--#Bridgeport CT--A ten year old at Tisdale Elementary School at 250 Hollister Ave. has called police that an eleven year old has stolen his bicycle.
Rollover accident in Milford
1:11pm--#Milford CT--Firefighters EMS on the way to a rollover accident on Merwin's Lane that requires extrication. UPDATE--Jaws of life need to pop the roof to get the occupant out.
Investing and helping the community one home at time!
I get to meet some really neat people and introduce you to them. One of those "neat" people is Basil Amso of Remax Right Choice. He's been involved in over 30 "flipped" homes in Fairfield County. Like the TV shows he and his investors take homes that need some loving care and put money upgrading the home and help improve neighborhoods. What he and his investors are doing is investing and helping the community one home at time! You will hear more from Basil since he is now become a sponsor of DoingItLocal.com, again, helping the community now by getting the news out to you! You can contact Basil at 203-209-3818. Thanks Basil!!
Man Hid Drugs in Handlebars
(Bridgeport, CT – April 9, 2013) – A 54-year-old man was arrested after a tip led to drugs hidden in his bicycle handlebars. While on patrol, Officers Carlos Vazquez, Jorge Larregui and Joshua Ortiz received information from a concerned citizen about a man with a lazy eye who was riding a mountain bike and selling drugs. The citizen stated that the man hid the drugs in the handlebars of his bike. On Monday at about 10:45 p.m., the officers saw a man matching the description in the area of Pembroke and Arctic streets and stopped and spoke to him. Officers noticed that the tip of the handlebar was broken and that a gray plastic bag covered it. The man, Eugene…
Street Robbery
2:22am--#Bridgeport CT--A man and woman with a stick robbed a person outside the Getty Gas Station on Park and Wood Avenue. Ambulance sent for the victim. Police have detained a couple matching the description at Park and Olive Street.
Leg broken by car in Seymour
#12:05am--#Seymour CT--A person has right leg fracture after a slow speed impact with a car in front of Trestle Tavern on Main Street in Seymour.
Pedestrian hit by van that fled scene
11:50pm--#Bridgeport CT--A pedestrian was hit at the corner of Sedgewick Street and Beers Street. Police are looking for a black van that fled scene down Sedgewick Street towards Madison Avenue.
Lovebug turns into hot rod
#Weston CT---Weston Fire Volunteer Fire Department responded to a car fire on Rt 57 this evening. The road was closed while the fire department extinguished the fire. Photos by Bruce Ando
Two Felons Deny Gun was Theirs
(Bridgeport, CT – April 9, 2013) – Two felons denied ownership of a firearm located in their car Monday after a motor vehicle stop. Officers Ian Schumaker and Adrian Elem pulled the vehicle over at 3:40 a.m. after they witnessed the driver, Carlos Martinez, 28, run a red light on State Street. The officers discovered that Martinez had a suspended license so he was removed from the car. The officers then discovered that the passenger, Raymond Sierra, 19, also had a suspended license. He also was removed from the car so it could be towed. When they inventoried the car, they located a pistol under the passenger seat of the car. Both denied it belonged to them. In a bag,…