Bridgeport News: Woman Stabbed
2021-04-17@4:58pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A woman was stabbed in the 300 block of Maplewood Avenue. Police/detectives are investigating. The woman was transported to the hospital.
Let’s Do It Peleton!
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, released the following statement after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning about the hazards posed by the popular Peloton Tread+ treadmill: “Peloton must immediately cooperate with the CPSC to recall its dangerous and deadly treadmill. Amid dozens of incidents of hurt kids and pets – with broken limbs, brain injuries, and death after being pulled underneath the machine – it’s clear that the Peloton Tread+ must be recalled. The company’s attempts to dismiss reports of injury as consumer misuse are irresponsible and inexcusable, as multiple incidents happened with adults using the treadmill according to…
The Stratford Library “Books Over Coffee” Program
The Stratford Library “Books Over Coffee” program continues with an online discussion of MaggieO’Farrell’s award-winning bestseller, Hamnet, on Wednesday, April 28. The online Zoom program, hosted byLinda LiDestri, will be held between 12-1 pm. The book talk is free and open to the public.Drawing on Maggie O'Farrell's long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare'smost enigmatic play, Hamnet is a luminous portrait of a marriage and, at its heart, the loss of a beloved child.Set in Warwickshire in the 1580s during a deadly pandemic, the novel introduces Agnes, a woman as feared asshe is sought after for her unusual gifts. She settles with her husband in Henley Street, Stratford, and hasthree children: a daughter, Susanna, and then twins, Hamnet and…
Bridgeport News: Crash Closes North Avenue
2021-04-17@12:59am--#Bridgeport News: North Avenue is closed in both directions for a car that hit a parked car and rolled on it's side. The driver was able to get himself out of the vehicle but appeared to have collapsed across the street. He was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
ARREST of Luiz Roman – HOMICIDE – Abandoned Remington Site
#Bridgeport CT--On November 21, 2019 Bridgeport Patrol Officers investigated the suspicious missing person complaint of Miguel Afzal DOB 08/26/1997. The investigation by the Bridgeport Police Homicide Squad revealed that Afzal was last seen with an acquaintance, Luiz Roman DOB 06/09/95, on the same day of his disappearance. On December 8, 2019 investigators coordinated a search of the abandoned Remington site located along Barnum Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Afzal's body was located within one of the abandoned buildings. On December 9, 2019 the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner declared Afzal's death a homicide; caused by a gunshot wound to the head. The criminal investigation was led by Bridgeport Police Detective Martin Heanue and the Homicide Squad. Assistance was also…
Bridgeport News: Unconscious Driver
2021-04-16@1:40pm--#Bridgport CT-- #cttraffic-- Firefighters gain access to a driver in a car on the Route 8/25 on ramp (northbound) at Chopsey Hill and North Avenue who was found unconscious. The driver was transported to the hospital.
Bridgeport News: Assault With A Dangerous Weapon
2021-04-15@10:05pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police were called for an assault with a dangerous weapon on Gregory Street. Unknown what type of weapon used but detectives are on the scene investigating.
Bridgeport News: Cop Bitten By Suspect
Police said initial reports indicate that around 2111hrs near the 200th block of Carlson st, a call for a domestic family incident lead to a family member and an officer being bitten by a suspect. The Police officer was transported to the hospital for a non life threatening injury. The suspect was arrested without further incidence. Unknown where the officer or victim was bitten. 2021-04-15@10:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A Bridgeport Police Officer was injured with unknown injuries while at an assault call at Carlson Avenue. The extent of the injuries is not known at this time.
I-95 Crash
2021-04-15@9:04pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A one car spinout into the left lane barrier on I-95 southbound prior to exit 27A. Expect delays.
Bridgeport News: 2 Extricated In 2 Car Crash
7:33pm--#Bridgeport CT-- 2 people were extricated from two cars in a two car crash at the intersection of Moutain Grove and Fairfield Avenue. Four cars were involved but two of them were parked and there was no one in them. The first driver was quickly extricated. Firefighters used Hurst tools and a come-along winch to free the second driver in an extended extrication. They were both taken to the hospital. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d-ZhF0AyEs