Naked Man!
12:22am--#Bridgeport Ct--#Nakedman--Report of a heavy set light skinned male walking around the 800 block of Iranistan Avenue.
Man shot in Bridgepot
11:28pm--#Bridgeport CT--A report of shots fired and a man hit on Grandview Avenue. No word on his injuries.
Students Get ‘Hands-On’ at Emergency Responders Career Day
(Bridgeport, CT – June 25, 2013) – James Gilliard, 12, and Edgardo Gadea, 13, put on their toughest faces as they posed with a ballistic SWAT shield and a battering ram but they were all smiles after the photo op ended. On Tuesday, a few hundred youths spent the morning and afternoon checking out the tools and equipment first responders and emergency responders use to do their job. The young men and women got to check out the inside of the mobile command center, hang out in the armored Bearcat SWAT vehicle, watch firefighters carve up a car using the “jaws of life” during an exercise in vehicle extrication, and strap themselves into ‘The Convincer,’ a state police contraption that…
Structure fire in Bridgeport
5:42pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a structure fire at 388 Huntington Road. There is smoke coming out of the windows.
Motor vehicle accident in Bridgeport
2:19pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a motor vehicle accident at Merritt Street and Madison Avenue
Pedestrian struck update
6/24 #Bridgeport CT--The pedestrian seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident last night is identified as Thomas M. Jacob, 51, of Bridgeport. He was struck near the corner of State Street near Park Avenue. His condition is still listed as critical in Bridgeport Hospital. At this time, no charges have been filed against the operator of the vehicle that struck Jacob. The driver, identified as Milton Dickens, 50, of Bridgeport, immediately pulled over and was cooperative with investigators. The investigation is continuing by the Traffic Division.
Shed on fire
12:48pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on the way to a shed fire on Howard Court. UPDATE--Homeowner says she put the fire out with a garden hose but firefighters on the way to make sure the fire did not extend elsewhere or ensure there are no smoldering embers.
Man Slashes Acquaintance over Debt
(Bridgeport, CT – June 24, 2013) – A city man was charged with first-degree assault Sunday after he allegedly slashed an acquaintance in the face over a debt. Officer Dave Rivera and John Carrano responded to the intersection of Noble Avenue and Ogden Street at 6:44 p.m. and found the victim, Jorge Gomez, 39, with a laceration to his left eye. The victim stated that an acquaintance, Roberto Gonzalez, 29, of Bridgeport, confronted him over a dice game and during the ensuing argument slashed him with a blade. Police left the hospital and were en route to the scene to look for Gonzalez when they were alerted that he was waiting at Police Headquarters. When officers asked him what happened,…