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[caption id="attachment_2515" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Quick Action by Fairfield's Marine Unit Saves Elderly Man Thursday."][/caption] Shortly after 5:30pm Thursday an elderly man fell off a boat he was on and could not get back on board. Within minutes Fairfield's rescue boat was on the scene and help him get back on board. There were no physical problems or complications and he was able to continue his day on the water.
[caption id="attachment_2500" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The oil spill could have come from any number of boats at the Pequott Yacht Club"][/caption] Shortly after 1pm Fairfield Fire Department responded to a call from a Harbor Road residence of a strong odor of oil and an oily slick in the water. Fire officials working with information from residences downstream, quickly determined the spill came from the Pequot Yacht Club at 669 Harbor Road. Fire officials tell us the spill was minimal of about 1-2 gallons. The Department of Environmental Protection handled the clean up. It hasn't been determined the exact cause for the spill. ©2011
[caption id="attachment_2484" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Parade starts at 11am Sunday."][/caption] One of the best parades and party in Bridgeport! Parade starts at 11am on Park Ave. and works it's way to Seaside Park for a party afterwards! See the details at http://prpfc.org/
[caption id="attachment_2477" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="What happened to all the flags planted on the the moon?"][/caption] The flags waving behind are now among the most defining images of our time. But what happened to them is a question University of California Santa Barbara librarian Annie Platoff has been trying to answer. Click here to read more and to watch video.
Some credit a wily defense team; others blame prosecutors for miscues real and imagined. Or maybe jurors simply took their job seriously and refused to make the extra-legal leap of faith demanded by those in the bleacher seats. But let’s not ignore the obvious: Casey Anthony’s murder acquittal simply wouldn’t have been possible without Nancy Grace’s intercession. Read more.....
[caption id="attachment_2460" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Police and EMTs on the scene of a stabbing on Iranistan Ave."][/caption] Update--Press release from Mayor's Office: Bridgeport Police received a call at 10:17 p.m. on July 6, for a report of assault with a weapon at 740 Iranistan Avenue. On arrival, police found one man suffering from a stab wound to the left side. He was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Wayne Cooper, 35, of Iranistan Avenue was taken into custody and charged with assault in the first degree. According to police, it is believed the two men are brothers and that the attack was an outgrowth of some sort of argument that happened earlier in the day. The incident is…
[caption id="attachment_2446" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Police conclude their investigaton of shots fired on Fairfield Avenue."][/caption] 5:15pm--Bridgeport--Shots were fired into the air at Fairfield Avenue near the corner of Albion Street (near the I-95 on ramp) Police are looking for a charcoal Nissan Murano CT Plate 866 YJU (misused plates) with 2 black males and one Hispanic male. Police told us one of the black males had a hand gun, shot three rounds into the air and the three fled on I-95. A check of the surveillance tape at the did not help in the investigation. Police say there were no victims. ©2011
Casey Anthony is not guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of her two-year-old daughter Caylee Marie. Or of aggravated manslaughter or aggravated child abuse. She is guilty of providing false information to a law enforcement officer. Read more...
[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] Bridgeport/Trumbull Line--Fire departments for both Bridgeport and Trumbull were kept busy today for reported odor of gas. They discovered that gas company officials are purging gas lines in the areas of Chopsey Hill Road, Old Town Road and Red Oak Road. 1:24am--Westport--Westport Police are reporting their third smash and grab robbery that just occurred at a gas station on Post Road East. No other details have been released at this time. UPDATE--The latest victim was the Phillps 66 Gas Station 485 Post Rd East. Fairfield PD are waking the owner now by going to his residence to let him know it happened. 11:20--Bridgeport--Fire department on scene for smoke 53 Funston Ave. for smoke in the building…
A couple close calls for motorcyclists in both Fairfield and Bridgeport. Two accidents occurred within an hour from one another. In Fairfield a car runs into a motorcyclist in front of Joe's American Bar on the Post Road. The cyclist suffered only minor face scrapes and refused medical treatment at the scene. In Bridgeport at the corner of Brewster Street and Fairfield Ave. witnesses tell us a pickup truck turned into this lucky cyclist. He suffered only minor scrapes on his arms and elbows. He wound up consoling the pickup truck driver that he was ok.