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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,…
I-95 Accident
11:50am--#Fairield Ct #cttraffic--I-95 northbound between exits 22-21 car accident tying up traffic in both directions. Reported one injured.
City, GBT to open main bus station terminal as cooling center
BRIDGEPORT, CT (June 25, 2013) – Mayor Bill Finch and Greater Bridgeport Transit officials urge City residents to come to the Greater Bridgeport Transit Main Bus Terminal at 710 Water St., to cool off on Tuesday, June 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. “High temperatures and high humidity are a deadly mix, especially for the elderly and those who don’t have access to air conditioning. I urge anyone who needs a place to cool off to come to the bus terminal or visit a local senior center or one of our libraries to stay cool today,” said Mayor Finch. More information about how to stay cool in hot weather can be found on the City of Bridgeport’s Emergency Management…