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Tuesday, feb 25
Police & Fire
Know Him? Suspect In Assault, Possible Abduction On Loose
Police are on the lookout for a suspect they say is responsible for a possible abduction. The incident occurred in Bridgeport at 2225 Main Street (Cambridge Apartments) on Saturday, March 16 around 10:30 p.m. The victim was reportedly dragged and forced to enter a dark-colored vehicle depicted in the images above. Neither the victim nor the suspect have been identified, and officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying both individuals. Anybody with information regarding the identity of the victim or suspect is urged to contact the Bridgeport Police Department Tips Line at (203)…
Police & Fire
Man Sentenced For Crash That Killed Stamford Father Of Three
The man convicted for his role in a fatal Father’s Day crash in 2016 has been sentenced. David Henshaw, 64, was sentenced to a term of three years in prison for his role in the fatal crash that took the life of a 31-year-old father of three, Felipe Soto, in Bridgeport. The crash tore Soto’s vehicle in two, and body parts were reportedly scattered throughout the area following the collision. Soto was turning onto Main Street from Fairview Avenue when he was struck by Henshaw, who broadsided him, sending his own vehicle flying and ultimately landing on his roof. Henshaw suffered several broke…
Police & Fire
Know Him? Police Seek To ID Armed Robbery Suspect At People's Bank At Area Stop & Shop
Police are asking for help from the public with identifying a man who is allegedly responsible for an armed robbery that occurred Tuesday, Dec. 4 just after 7 p.m. in Bridgeport. The robbery occurred at the People’s Bank located within the Stop & Shop at 4531 Main St. The subject is said to be a white man around 40 years old. He has ‘salt and pepper’ facial hair, as depicted in the photo above. Investigators believe that the man was also responsible for a separate armed robbery that occurred on Saturday, Dec. 1 in Waterbury at a People’s Bank inside a Stop and Shop at 240 Chase Ave…
Police & Fire
ID Released For Stamford Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Webster Bank Arena
The man who was killed after his car crashed into the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport on Thanksgiving Day has been identified as a Stamford man. The man was driving south on Main Street at approximately 2:10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22 before losing control of his vehicle, a Honda Accord, and colliding into the front of the building. Investigators say he was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash. The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Wagner Mendez of Stamford, according to WTNH. Mendez, the only occupant of the car, was pulled from the vehicle and ta…
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Crash Seriously Damages Webster Bank Arena
A driver has died after crashing into the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport on Thanksgiving Day, police say. The victim, a man in his mid-20s whose identity has not officially been released, was driving south on Main Street at approximately 2:10 p.m. before losing control of his vehicle, a Honda Accord, and collided into the front of the building. The man was pulled from the vehicle and taken to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The driver was the vehicle’s only occupant, and the arena sustained serious damages, according to News 12 Connecticut. Officials say speed wa…
Police & Fire
Fire Displaces 16 In Fairfield County
An intense fire on the third floor of a building in Fairfield County sent one resident and two firefighters to the hospital and left 16 people homeless.The fire at 2487 Main St., in Bridgeport, started around 8 p.m. in a third-floor apartment of the building that houses Sorrento Importing Company, along with several apartments, said Bridgeport Fire Chief Richard Thode. Once on scene, firefighters found one injured resident inside the apartment and immediately transported him to a local hospital, Thode said. The chief was not sure of the man's condition early Thursday. Because of the humidit…
Police & Fire
Job Applicant Sexually Assaulted By Pizzeria Manager, Police Say
The manager of a Fairfield County pizza restaurant was busted for sexually assaulting a woman who was applying for a job, according to the Connecticut Post. Riza Sahin, 37, the manager at Pizza Heaven on Main Street in Bridgeport, was charged Thursday with sexual assault and unlawful restraint, the Post said. According to the paper, Sahin was arrested after a 23-year-old woman interviewing for the job in a small office in the back said he grabbed her by the waist and stuck his right hand down her pants and began rubbing her genitals. When she struggled to get away, he then stuck his hand …
News
Fairfield County Doctor Charged With Domestic Abuse
A Fairfield County family doctor was arrested after he allegedly pushed his wife down the stairs and then forced her out of the house before moving in another woman and her son, according to the Fairfield Police. Dr. Sherif Saleh, 34, who has a practice on Main Street in Bridgeport, was charged Wednesday with assault, the risk of injury to a child and disorderly conduct, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. Kalamaras said police became involved in the ongoing domestic dispute after the wife was pushed down the stairs, colliding with the couple's 8-year-old daughter as she fell. "During a fore…
Traffic
Merritt Parkway Reopens After Crash Causes Closure
This story has been updated.A stretch of the Merritt Parkway has reopened Sunday afternoon following a serious crash that caused its closure for more than an hour. The closure, reported around 2:45 p.m., occurred on the southbound lanes between Exit 49 (Connecticut 25) and Exit 48 (Connecticut 111/Main Street) in Bridgeport.
Police & Fire
Police Seek Suspect In Stratfield Mobil Armed Robbery
Fairfield Police released a photo Monday of an armed robbery suspect at the Stratfield Mobil station.The robbery occurred about 8:52 p.m. on Sunday, April 1 at the station at 1271 Stratfield Road. The suspect is described as a tall, stocky, white male wearing a full gray ski mask, gray pants, brown boots and a black hoodie carried a knife in his right hand as entered the gas station's store through the front door. The male then ordered the clerk behind the cash register to open the cash drawer, according to police. The suspect fled the store after obtaining an undetermined amount of cash …
News
Fairfield County Hairdresser Charged In Crash That Killed Father Of Two
A local hairdresser wanted on a warrant for second-degree manslaughter was nabbed by Bridgeport police at 3:50 a.m.Wednesday by an officer checking out a suspicious vehicle. Dionna Silas, 24, of Bridgeport, was caught on Main and Fairview Avenue sitting in a running car after midnight shift Officer Phil Norris checked out the car and discovered the wanted woman who originally gave officers a fake ID, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Silas was wanted in connection with a June 2016 motor vehicle crash that killed 43-year-old Luis Batista of Bridgeport. During …
News
Two Bridgeport Officers Suffer Injuries During Traffic Stop
Two Bridgeport police officers injured after being dragged during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning have been released from the hospital, according to Av Harris spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. The incident took place around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when three officers were attempting to remove an unidentified man from a white Dodge Challenger when he sped off dragging the two officers who were on the driver's side of the vehicle, Harris said. "This could have been much worse," Harris said. "Thankfully, the officers were able to let go after being dragged for a…
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