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Happenings NOW 305 2013

3/6   3/5 9:37pm--Fairfield Ct--Bicyclist hit by a car in front of Dairy Queen at 1902 Post Road. 9:17pm--Bridgeport CT--Police watch a car travel at a high rate of speed down the wrong way on Frontage Street and crash at the corner of Broad Street. EMS on the way. 7:40pm--Bridgeport CT--Pedestrian hit by a car in the parking lot at CVS 3710 Main St 7:10pm--Bridgeport Ct Black Rock--Report of two men looking into homes for possible break in at Courtland Ave. and Midland area. 6:50pm-Bridgeport CT--Report of an unresponsive naked man in the middle of the road at Iranistan and Olive Street. Passerby put a blanket on him....nothing more to see. 6:45pm--Bridgeport CT--Police break up a domestic fight with a…

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FAIRFIELD FIRE COMMISSION PROMOTES TWO NEW LIEUTENANTS

FAIRFIELD, CT, February 28, 2013: The Fairfield Fire Commission announced the promotions of Lieutenants Scott Trembley of Ansonia and Brian McHugh of Fairfield effective Friday, March 1st at a special meeting last Monday night in the John Sullivan Independence Hall. The promotions were made from a list promulgated by the Fire Commission earlier in the month as the result of written and oral examinations which took place in January at which two Assistant Chiefs and five Lieutenants were promoted. Many family members were in attendance for Monday’s meeting at which both new officers were asked to stand for applause when their name was announced; a more formal ceremony will be held in early March at a Fire Headquarters on Reef…

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Happenings NOW 3/2 – 3/3 2013

3/3 1:48am--Fairfield CT--A man on a blue motorcycle and wearing a skully cap exposed himself to a Bridgeport woman at the Dunkin' Donuts at the Circle on the Post Road.  The woman  went home and reported the incident to Bridgeport Police.  EMS was initially dispatched as it was reported as a sexual assault.  Fairfield Police were dispatched to the woman's home in Bridgeport.  Fairfield Police located a motorcycle matching that description which had an expired registration. 1:22am--Fairfield CT--Second call tonight for loud large crowd outside the Sky Hookah Lounge on 689 Kings Hwy E this time in the Firestone parking lot. 1:18am--Bridgeport CT--Car accident at Main and George Street and two flee the scene last seen running towards Greene Homes.…

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Bridgeport Police Blotter 3-1-2013

K-9 Convinces Suspect to Lie Down (Bridgeport, CT – Feb. 28, 2013) – A 19-year-old thought better of bailing from a stolen vehicle when confronted by K-9 Trace and his partner Mark Martocchio. On Tuesday, Martocchio was on patrol when he spotted a 2013 Nissan Rogue that was listed on the daily stolen car sheet. The vehicle pulled into a gas station at Park and Wood avenues and the driver exited and walked toward the gas pump. He returned to the sport utility vehicle after seeing police. He tried to drive off but Martocchio blocked him in and exited the squad car with his K-9 Trace. The driver, Phillip Silas, 19, of Kelsey Street, started to bail out of the…

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Bridgeport Fire Engine Donated To Haiti

[caption id="attachment_9434" align="alignleft" width="300"] 1982 Mack fire engine went on its final call for service in Bridgeport[/caption] (Bridgeport, CT – March, 2013) – A 1982 Mack fire engine went on its final call for service in Bridgeport – to bring hope to an island nation 1,500 miles away.  The decommissioned pumper left Bridgeport Friday for Massachusetts, where it will be loaded onto a military transport plane and begin its journey to Haiti.   “I’d like to thank the Bridgeport Fire Department, which for many, many years took tender loving care of this Mack fire engine. This has many years of life saving left in it,” said Mayor Bill Finch at the send-off ceremony. “The City of Bridgeport is so proud to…

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Bridgeport Detectives Arrest Shelton Woman for Threatening Letters

  (Bridgeport, CT – Feb 26, 2013) – A Shelton woman faces multiple counts of threatening after she sent letters containing a suspicious substance to Saint Vincent’s Medical Center.D etective David Garcia led the investigation.  He and Lt. Chris Lamaine arrested Theresa Burden, 37, of 71 Sachem Drive in Shelton, today  for four counts of first-degree threatening.  She was held on $50,000 bond. Burden is a student of the St. Vincent’s School of Nursing, and the charges stem from threatening letters containing a suspicious substance that have been sent to the hospital commencing on Dec. 12, 2012. The letters  caused alarm on numerous occasions within the institution, resulting in the hospital closing portions of the  facility until the substance could…

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Happenings NOW 2-25 thru 2-27 2013

2/27 10:58am--#Bridgeport CT #ctfire--City Hall Annex 999 Broad Street a package was dropped off at the Office of Internal Affairs with what appears to be a hand grenade inside.  Firefighters reporting a confirmed explosive found at 999 Broad Street, City Hall Annex in the Office Of Internal Affairs. The building has been evacuated and the area is completely sealed off to traffic. 1:50am--Bridgeport CT--Reported structure fire in the basement at 194 Summerfield Ave. Firefighters on scene reporting heavy smoke coming from the structure.  3 lines in operation, all occupants are out of the building. Fire Marshall called to the scene. 2/26 5:16pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters are at the scene of Marina Village with a odor of gas outdoors between buildings 9 and…

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Happenings NOW 2-23 thru 2-24 2013

2/24 9:05pm--Bridgeport CT--If traveling on Ash Street watch out for the guy throwing the girlfriends things out in the road. 6:40pm--#Bridgeport CT--Car crashed into a tree at Douglas and Chopsey Hill 6:24pm--Bridgeport CT--Report of a stabbing in the 600 block of Shelton Street. EMS, police on the way. UPDATE-- The man that was threatening people there cut himself with the knife. No stabbing! He fled the scene and returned after 7:30pm and was arrested. 5:50pm--Bridgeport CT--Police and fire department have their hands full with about 30 kids running around the Terrace at 555 Trumbull Ave. setting off fire alarms. Jimmy Johnson wins the Daytona 500. Dale Earnhard Jr. 2nd, Mark Martin 3rd. Danica Patrick finished 8th and the first woman…

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Garage Fire at Howard Avenue Bridgeport

Just before midnight a Bridgeport Police Officer on routine patrol discovered this garage on fire at the corner of Beechwood Avenue and Howard Avenue.  They soon reported the exact location as 1159 Howard Avenue.  As firefighters were on the way they also let the firefighters know that there was another garage right behind it that was of brick construction and wood roof on fire yet but firefighters did not let that happen.  Firefighters quickly went to work and prevented a complete loss of this two bay garage. Special thanks to Chris Clarke from firstduephotography.smugmug.com for this photo.  Check out the great work they do covering the city!  Of course a great job to the Bridgeport Fire Department for keeping this…

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Happenings NOW 2-19 thru 2-20-2012

2/20 11:00pm--Bridgeport CT--Police are looking for two males in an armed robbery that took place at 805 Seltsam Road taking $40 from the victim. The suspects fled on Old Town Road. 10:22pm--Milford CT --Major apartment fire at 79 North Street Building One.  We are told it is a rooming house for men.  Fire department reporting the landlord has relocated all residents on his own without the help of the Red Cross. 8:01pm--Bridgeport CT--Police manhunt on Edwards and Scott Street. Suspect bailed from car now at the gas station. 8:08pm--Fairfield CT--Water main break on Fairfield Beach Road near the turnaround. 3:17pm--Norwalk CT---Report of a pedestrian hit by a car at Mott and Belden Ave. 2:50pm--Bridgeport CT--A dirt bike crashed into a parked…

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