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Fire tonight on Federal Street in Bridgeport. Video soon to follow. 9:30am--Bridgeport--Citi Bank 4531 Main Street was robbed this morning by an African-American man wearing a camouflage jacket & sunglasses walked in…handed a note to a teller…indicated he had a weapon…left with an undetermined amount of cash. Nobody was injured. He may have fled in a tan Mercedes bearing antique car plates. More details and updates when we get them.
Fairfield--Fire department contained a blaze at 157 Brentwood Avenue to just one unit of a four-unit condominium. The fire appeared to have started on the third floor in a rear room used as an office. One fire fighter was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital for dehydration; several pets and occupants of adjacent units were removed unharmed. Story of man calling 911 for beer delivery NOT true-Tim Quinn, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department issued the following statement to clarify the facts: Sunday night, about 6:30, there was a 9-1-1 call from a Queen Street address in the north end. AMR sent an ambulance and they later called police. The man who called to the paramedics he was lonely and wanted…
Milford--Report of a robbery that took place in Macy at the Connecticut Post Mall has the mall in a lock down. WTNH has a crew on the way, we will keep you posted with any developments and updates. WTNH News 8's Bob Wilson says lockdown lifted at Milford Mall. Fox61 reporting that a man smashed a display case stealing items, he displayed a gun and ran out to the parking lot. WTNH reporting: " The suspect is described as a black male, about 5'10" tall with an average build, mustache and beard. He was wearing a black knit cap with a Harley Davidson logo, blue jeans, a white colored shirt, a gray sports coat and black, thick-rimmed glasses." 5/8 @…
Here's something you don't see everyday. We don't normally report on fender benders but it is rare to see a Brinks Armored Truck and a Jaguar involved in one. It occurred in Fairfield on Kings Highway at the traffic circle in front of Staples. There were no reported injuries, the Jaguar received damage to the rear bumper. As we exclusively reported last night here is the official police report so far regarding the two dogs hit and dragged on Maplewood Ave. in Bridgeport: Officer was on patrol on Maplewood Avenue and came across an American Bulldog lying on the side of the road. The dog’s owner was there. Albio Barreira lives on Maplewood Avenue in Bridgeport.…
There wasn’t much Senate Republicans could do in order to change the destiny of the two year, $40.11 billion budget adopted by the Senate Tuesday morning. But they tried offering 18 amendments, 17 of which were defeated along party lines and one which was ruled out of order. The debate lasted for more than 11 hours until after 3:10 a.m., but in the end 19 Democratic Senators voted in favor of it.
Two women were shot in the hip, possibly by a black vehicle was the only description given tonight at Columbia Street in Bridgeport. This is the second shooting in the area today alone. Last week two men were shot, one fatally.
2:20am--Bridgeport--Man shot in the leg in the parking lot across from Frankie's Diner on 1660 Barnum Avenue. Police investigate, non-life threatening injuries. This turns out to be an attempted robbery. 12:57pm--Fairfield--I-95 Northbound- Rollover accident at the Round Hill Exit Rest Stop with at least one ejected from the the vehicle. Fire department reports two injured, one serious. 12:14am--Fairfield--Wrong way driver on the Merritt Parkway refuses to stop near exit 44 in "no man's land" area. State Police block the road and place stop sticks. Driver finally stops after hitting the spike sticks. Party going on until 10pm tonight! Benefit for those burned out of the fire on Fairfield Ave. last month.
1:52am—Bridgeport—Another stabbing this time at 649 Hallett Street (near Artctic St.) by an unknown assailant. Victim has a small laceration, does not want police, refuses ambulance and wants to go to the hospital on his own. 11:31pm--Bridgeport--Bridgeport--Police are looking for a red Honda with CT Plates 799 YEB involved in a retaliation shooting that just took place on Park Street and Ogden Street just now, no one was injured. The retaliation shooting was from a shooting that took place at Club Lo a month ago. 11:06pm--Bridgeport--Police nab 2 cars and six detained after two cars try to run off or box in a victim in the Mill Hill section of Boston Ave. 9:41pm—Bridgeport--Man stabbed possible shooting at 472A Trumbull Ave.…