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Fatal Incident: Person Jumps From Bridgeport Overpass Into Route 8 Traffic Fatal Incident: Person Jumps From Bridgeport Overpass Into Route 8 Traffic
Fatal Incident: Person Jumps From Bridgeport Overpass Into Route 8 Traffic A person died overnight after allegedly jumping off the Route 8 overpass into traffic in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 9:45 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17 on the overpass at Chopsey Hill Road. Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport, said Connecticut State Police notified the Bridgeport Police over the hotline that a pedestrian was struck on Route 8 northbound near the exit ramp. Bridgeport police, fire, and EMS responded and found the person dead at the scene, Appleby said. While investigating, state police confirmed with bystanders that th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Car Strikes 2 Houses, Lands Upside Down On Top Of Another Vehicle In Bridgeport Car Strikes 2 Houses, Lands Upside Down On Top Of Another Vehicle In Bridgeport
Car Strikes 2 Houses, Lands Upside Down On Top Of Another Vehicle In Bridgeport Four people were seriously injured after a car struck two houses and landed on top of another vehicle in Fairfield County.  The incident place in Bridgeport around 10:20 p.m., Saturday, July 15, in the 900 block of Chopsey Hill Road. According to Scott Appleby, director of emergency management for Bridgeport, the department received numerous calls about a vehicle hitting houses and other vehicles. The On-scene command reported a vehicle left the roadway and struck one home before striking another and landing upside down on a parked vehicle.  Three of the four occupants of the ve…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed Hiding In Parking Garage In Fairfield County Following Chase, Crash, Police Say Man Nabbed Hiding In Parking Garage In Fairfield County Following Chase, Crash, Police Say
Man Nabbed Hiding In Parking Garage In Fairfield County Following Chase, Crash, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested after police found him in hiding in a hospital parking garage in Fairfield County following a police chase and crash that all started at a probation office. The incident started around 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, when Bridgeport Police were notified by New Haven Police that a man identified as Christopher Hilton, age 20, of New Haven, had "recklessly" sped away from a probation officer. Preliminary reports indicated Hilton may have a firearm and could be heading for the Bridgeport area, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management of Bridgeport. Bridge…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two In Custody Following TD Bank Robbery In Fairfield County Two In Custody Following TD Bank Robbery In Fairfield County
Two In Custody Following TD Bank Robbery In Fairfield County A man and a juvenile are in custody following the robbery of a TD Bank in Fairfield County. Police received notice of the crime around 4:58 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23, when the Bridgeport Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from TD Bank, on Main Street, along with a bank tracker alert indicating a party just robbed the bank. The suspects did not display any weapons but did hand a threatening note to the teller, said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport PD director of emergency management. The Bridgeport Police immediately began tracking the suspects and vehicle possibly used in th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Details Released After Woman Missing For One Week Dies Shortly After Being Found In Bridgeport Details Released After Woman Missing For One Week Dies Shortly After Being Found In Bridgeport
Details Released After Woman Missing For One Week Dies Shortly After Being Found In Bridgeport Police say an 84-year-old woman who was missing for more than a week and died shortly after being located in a patch of woods by a Bridgeport resident. Teresa Zangrilli, of Bridgeport, who disappeared on Sunday, Oct. 18, when she went and was the subject of a huge search by first responders and residents was found around 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 25 within walking distance of the Price Right supermarket on Main Street in Trumbull, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport's Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Emergency Communications. Zangrilli was located …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Pulled To Safety After Car Slams Into Tree In Fiery Crash Near Route 25/8 Connector Driver Pulled To Safety After Car Slams Into Tree In Fiery Crash Near Route 25/8 Connector
Driver Pulled To Safety After Car Slams Into Tree In Fiery Crash Near Route 25/8 Connector Two police officers saved a person who was trapped in a burning vehicle following a crash into a tree. The crash took place around 4 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Bridgeport after the driver of a vehicle slammed into a tree on Chopsey Hill Road near the Route 25/8 connector, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport's Office of Emergency Management.  When Bridgeport Police officers arrived on the scene they found that a female victim was trapped inside the burning vehicle, Appleby said. Officer Kathleen Ramirez attempted to get the victim out through the passenger side window, but the w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Arrest Four, Including Man Wanted For Sex Assault, Recover Stolen Car In Warrant Sweep Police Arrest Four, Including Man Wanted For Sex Assault, Recover Stolen Car In Warrant Sweep
Police Arrest Four, Including Man Wanted For Sex Assault, Recover Stolen Car In Warrant Sweep Four people, including a man wanted for sexual assault, were arrested and a stolen vehicle was recovered during a warrant sweep in Fairfield County. It was conducted on Thursday, Feb. 20 as detectives from the Trumbull Police Department coordinated efforts with other local police agencies to track down individuals who have not been held accountable for criminal incidents that they had been involved in. During the sweep, Trumbull detectives located a vehicle in Bridgeport that had been stolen the night before from LA Fitness, at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Three Robbed At Gunpoint In Bridgeport, Police Say Three Robbed At Gunpoint In Bridgeport, Police Say
Three Robbed At Gunpoint In Bridgeport, Police Say Three men were robbed at gunpoint after being duped into giving a woman following a woman to "go for drinks," in Bridgeport, police said. The incident took place around 4:40 a.m., Monday, June 10, when the victims told officers they were approached by a woman offering to go for drinks, said Rowena White, director of communications for the City of Bridgeport. The woman got into another vehicle with a man driving and the three men followed them to several locations, she said. The man driving then got out of his vehicle and went to the victim's vehicle and pointed a gun at them, and took the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Men Nabbed With Firearms, Fentanyl, Heroin During Traffic Stop Two Men Nabbed With Firearms, Fentanyl, Heroin During Traffic Stop
Two Men Nabbed With Firearms, Fentanyl, Heroin During Traffic Stop Two men are behind bars after being nabbed during a traffic stop with drugs and guns. The bust went down on Monday when Bridgeport Task Force members working an ongoing investigation conducted a traffic stop on Chopsey Hill Road, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. The operator and front seat passenger were identified as Isaac Peoples and Rondell Williams, both of Bridgeport. During the stop, Peoples attempted to flee from the driver’s seat but was detained. Williams who remained in the vehicle continued to move about the front compartment even as officers were …

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by Kathy Reakes