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Active investigation closes Beardsley Park in Bridgeport
Beardsley Park in Bridgeport is closed because of a reported emergency incident on Monday night. The police department said they were called to the area at 8:10 p.m. after getting a report of a person allegedly pushing a stroller into the water. Firefighters, police officers and emergency personnel responded to...
2 teens shot during large Bridgeport house party
One teenager is critically injured and another teenager is hospitalized after being shot during a house party in Bridgeport on Friday night. Dispatchers received reports of more than 20 rounds fired within the 300 block of Bunnell Street around 10:25 p.m. About 20 minutes later, there were ShotSpotter activations in the 100 block of Sixth Street, which is about two city blocks away from Bunnell Street.
Fatal tractor-trailer crash likely caused by illegal street racing
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer this morning in New Haven could be linked to illegal street racing, said police. At around 3:29 a.m., the New Haven Police Department arrived at the intersection of Foxon Blvd. and Middletown Ave. for reports of a two-vehicle collision. According to the police investigation, a 22-year-old […]
Fire breaks out at home in Monroe
MONROE, CT (WFSB) - A fire broke out at a home in Monroe Saturday afternoon. Officials say that at around 4:45 P.M., firefighters were called to William Henry Drive on reports of a possible house on fire from the side. Police and firefighters arrived quickly and the blaze was extinguished.
Dance studio closed after Jeep crashes into building
NORWALK, Conn. (WFSB)—The Norwalk Academy of Dance is closed after a vehicle crashed into its building on Westport Avenue. Norwalk police say no injuries were reported. No further information was immediately available. The crash is under investigation.
Blaze Breaks Out At Restaurant In Norwalk
A fire broke out at a mixed-occupancy building with a restaurant in Fairfield County. The blaze began around 10:10 a.m. Sunday, May 19, at the two-story structure in Norwalk. The building had a Mexican eatery on the first floor and apartments on the second floor at Liberty Square. When responders...
Police: Resident targeted by Californian’s fraud scheme
WESTPORT — A California man has been implicated in a scheme to fraudulently withdraw money from a resident’s bank account. Jordan Smith, 36, of Tracy, Calif., was charged May 9 with first-degree identity theft and first-degree forgery. Police in April 2023 launched an investigation into a complaint that...
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