Fall from a roof
11:56pm---#Fairfield CT--Fire responders on their way to Catamount Road for a person who fell off a two story roof. 12:28pm--UPDATE--Recall sounded, patient one firefighter on board the ambulance.
Westport Burgular Caputred
(Westport, CT) On March 31, 2013, at approximately 6:20pm, the Westport Police responded to an alarm activation at Athletic Shoe Factory, 1560 Post Road East. Responding officers noticed a window propped open located in the rear of the building. Officers also observed merchandise from the store stacked on the ground outside the store. The building was searched and found empty. A search of the area turned up more merchandise, a sweatshirt and a duffel bag located behind the ASF Outdoors store. Officers set up a perimeter in the area and the Westport K9 unit responded. K9 Officer James Loomer and Police Service Dog Koda tracked from the rear window of Athletic Shoe Factory, behind the neighboring stores and out to…
Ben and Jerry along with State Rep Hwang oppose GMOs
Rep. Tony Hwang & Jerry Greenfield, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, joined together to support CT House Bill 6519 legislation at CT General Assembly’s Public Health Committee hearing. HB 6519 would require the labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMO) in our food supply. http://1.usa.gov/Y76Dkv Rep. Tony Hwang submitted testimony in the public hearing and emphasized that, “We have a fundamental right to know what is in our food so we can make informed choices about what we feed our families. Consumers may or may not wish to purchase foods that they know to be genetically modified, but they need the information made available to them to make those informed choices. This bill would require that labels provide…
Distraught man found by police
3:2pm--#Fairfield CT--Police, and EMS were called to the southbound rest stop on the Merritt Parkway this afternoon for a distraught possibly suicidal person. When they arrived at the rest stop the man had left on foot in the wooded areas on Congress Street, then Sport Hill Road and into the cascade area near the General Electric headquarters. Fairfield's K-9 Ruger assisted in the search. The man was located shortly after 5:30pm., A prescription bottle in his possession was empty. Not chancing a possible overdose the man was transported a nearby hospital.
Gas leak indoors
9:49pm---#Bridgeport CT--A report of gas indoors 446 Golden Rod Ave. rear apartment. Here come a bunch of firetrucks!
Shots fired in Stratford
8:38pm--#Stratford CT--Police receive numerous calls for shots fired in the Veteran's Park Ave. are for numerous shots fired. Police on scene reporting all is quiet.
Fire burns through fireplace
8:42pm--#Fairfield CT #ctfire--Homeowner calls saying the fire in the fireplace has burned through the back wall. They believe the fire is now out. Firefighters just arriving on scene.
Tonight’s Car Fire
8:16pm--#Bridgeport CT--#ctfire--Tonight's car fire is behind 1008 Norman Street. Firefighters are on the way.
13 year old grazed by car
5:20pm---#Bridgeport CT--A 13 year old was grazed by a passing car on Alice Street. The boy was not injured but it serves as a reminder to slow down, watch for children and pedestrians!
Brush Fire
10:48am--#Fairfield CT--Report of a brush fire on Berkeley Rd. Firefighters on the way.