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Fundraiser to benefit the City’s Safe Asleep Program@Fire Engine Pizza Fairfield Ave in Black Rock-The proceeds from this event will be donated to The Safe Asleep Smoke Detector program run by the Bridgeport fire department and RYASAP. This is a great program that has and will continue to save lives in the City of Bridgeport. All night long! Meet Sparky or sit in a fire truck!
Please help Fire Engine Pizza Co located at 2914 Fairfield Ave in conjunction with the Denis Leary Firefighters Foundation raise money for the City’s Safe Asleep free smoke detector installation program that has been credited for saving lives throughout the city. There will be fire trucks, raffles, food specials, and giveaways. Let's kick off the holiday weekend with a party with a cause. This runs TODAY starting at 6pm The Safe Asleep Smoke Detector program offers FREE smoke detectors (installed) to any home in the city, and can be reached 203-335-8835.
11:40pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire in a camper parked in side lot at 430 Park Street.
" If civilians can't buy a semi-automatic weapon, then the company won't sell to law enforcement" ALBANY, N.Y. -- Some gun manufacturers say they will no longer sell their firearms to New York law enforcement agencies after the state passed a broad assault-weapons ban last month. At least five companies have said they won't sell to New York police since Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Safe Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act in January. USA Today has the full story here with video......
7:22pm--#Westport CT--Firefighters were called to 365 Post Road West which is near the Norwalk town line for a strong odor of ammonia according the caller. Firefighters thoroughly checked the are including businesses but found nothing.
Car battery giving you troubles? Interstate Batteries of Fairfield and Litchfield Counties have batteries starting at just $40. Warehouse location only at 125 Holland Ave., Bridgeport. (203) 368-2300. Larry is usually in at 7am!
9:09pm--Bridgeport CT--Pedestrian hit by a car at Park Ave. and John Street. First responders on the way.
9:06pm--#Bridgeport CT--Self cleaning oven fire at 160 Village Lane. Time to call Marsillio's Appliance and TV at 2031 Black Rock Tpke in Fairfield. (203) 366-7541. Same fire crew from the car fire responding to this.
8:55pm--#Bridgeport CT--Tonight's car fire is on Clark Street. One car fully involved, firefighters going to work on it.
Here is the police report on the story we reported as it was happening! (Bridgeport, CT – March 11, 2013) – A 30-year-old faces charges after he allegedly stripped naked, snatched his girlfriend’s baby and ran through traffic on Interstate 95. Santos Rodriguez, of Burr Road, was arrested. The baby didn’t suffer serious injuries. Police were called early Saturday morning at about 4 a.m. The mother of the baby called police and said that her boyfriend, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, had run out of her house naked while carrying her naked infant son. While en route, Officer Jeffrey Holtz was flagged down by a gas station manager who reported seeing a naked man running east…