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Bridgeport News: Firefighters Battle 2 Alarm Fire

UPDATE: The fire was thought to have started on the second floor as an electrical fire. There is NO building, renters or business insurance. 2021-04-03@12:22pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #ctfire-- Firefighters battle a 2 alarm fire in the 1100 block of Madison Avenue. A business and apartments were damage by fire and water. There were no reported injuries. The fire marshal was called in to determine the cause of the fire.

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Rollover On The Merritt

UPDATE: The highway is shutdown in both directions. Two children are also injured in the crash. 2021-04-02@8:35pm--#Trumbull CT-- #cttraffic-- A rollover accident with injuries on the Merritt Parkway northbound near exit 47. A second ambulance has been requested to the scene. Photo sent in from viewer Jack:

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Norwalk News: Pure Fentanyl Arrest and Seizure

#Norwalk CT--On Tuesday March 30, 2021, Norwalk Police Department Special Services Division, in cooperation withBridgeport Police Department Tactical Narcotics Team arrested Sylvester Edward, aka GUMZY.On April 1, 2020, Edward engaged Norwalk Police Officers in a pursuit, which was broken off for safetyconcerns. A warrant was sought for his arrest, and granted with a bond of $100,000. Edward has eludedpolice until now.On March 30, 2021, a joint operation led Officers to Edward. Edward was taken into custody. At thetime of his arrest Edward was found to be in possession of fifty eight bags of pure fentanyl, several bagsof crack cocaine, and marijuana. Norwalk Police Department Special Service Investigators, along withBridgeport Police Department, immediately sought and executed a search and seizure warrant…

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Westport News: U Drive. U Text. U Pay

(Westport, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office is launching U Drive. U Text. U Pay., a national high-visibility enforcement campaign for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. In partnership with State and local law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the campaign will step up enforcement efforts to enforce distracted-driving laws between April 1 to April 30, 2021. Distracted driving is an activity that diverts attention from driving. Not surprisingly, texting while driving is one of the most dangerous distractions. Sending or reading a text takes one’s eyes off the road for 5 seconds and at 55 m.p.h., that is like driving the entire length of a football…

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