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CT State Police Patrolling Bridgeport Streets Following Three Fatal Shootings CT State Police Patrolling Bridgeport Streets Following Three Fatal Shootings
CT State Police Patrolling Bridgeport Streets Following Three Fatal Shootings Following a week of violence in which three people were shot dead and several others injured, Connecticut State Police are patrolling the streets in Bridgeport. The state police were requested by Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez in an effort to tamper down the violence. "The intended goal of this program is to assist the communities we serve by providing an increased visibility of uniformed personnel," said a state police spokesperson. "Our hope is that this will help to deter some of the violent crimes taking place in the city." The troopers, from Troop G in Fairfield County, will "e…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Killed, Three Injured In Separate Shootings As Violence Erupts In Bridgeport Two Killed, Three Injured In Separate Shootings As Violence Erupts In Bridgeport
Two Killed, Three Injured In Separate Shootings As Violence Erupts In Bridgeport A night of violence left two dead and three injured during four separate shootings. The incidents took place throughout Bridgeport beginning around 5:13 p.m., Monday, June 22, said Scott Appleby, director of the city's emergency management. The first incident took place when officers responded to the area of 533 Harral Ave. after the department received a report of shots fired, Appleby said. Officers responding to the scene located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. A 13-year-old female was shot once in the back and a 23- year- old male was shot in the leg, Appleby said. Both i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Manslaughter Charge In Crash That Killed Longtime Attorney In Bridgeport Manslaughter Charge In Crash That Killed Longtime Attorney In Bridgeport
Manslaughter Charge In Crash That Killed Longtime Attorney In Bridgeport A 50-year-old has been charged with manslaughter and is being held on a half-million-dollar bond in connection with a crash that killed a popular community leader and longtime attorney. Bridgeport resident Peter Tsimbidaros, also age 50, died a day after the crash that took place around 4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan., 1, near the corner of Ellsworth Street and Fairfield Avenue. The two-vehicle crash involved a 2008 Chrysler van, driven by Keith Commerford, of Bridgeport, and a 2006 Honda CRV, driven by Tsimbidaros, a longtime attorney in the city, Bridgeport Police said. As a result of an investi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For SUV Driver Killed In Crash With Man Involved In Earlier Hit-Run, Police Say ID Released For SUV Driver Killed In Crash With Man Involved In Earlier Hit-Run, Police Say
ID Released For SUV Driver Killed In Crash With Man Involved In Earlier Hit-Run, Police Say A 50-year-old man killed during a two-vehicle crash with a Bridgeport man who had been involved in a hit-and-run crash the day before, has been identified by police. Peter Tsimbidaros, of Bridgeport, died a day after the crash that took place around 4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan., 1, near the corner of Ellsworth Street and Fairfield Avenue, said Scott Appleby, director of the Office of Emergency Management. Arriving officials found a two-vehicle crash involving a 2008 Chrysler van, driven by Keith Commerford, 50, of Bridgeport, and a 2006 Honda CRV driven by Tsimbidaros, said Terron Jone…

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by Kathy Reakes
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SUV Driver Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash With Man Involved In Earlier Hit-Run, Police Say SUV Driver Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash With Man Involved In Earlier Hit-Run, Police Say
SUV Driver Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash With Man Involved In Earlier Hit-Run, Police Say A 50-year-old man critically injured during a two-vehicle crash with a Bridgeport man involved in an earlier hit-and-run has died. The crash took place around 4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan., 1, near the corner of Ellsworth Street and Fairfield Avenue when Keith Commerford, 50, of Bridgeport, was allegedly speeding, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Arriving officials found a two-vehicle crash involving a 2008 Chrysler van, driven by Commerford, and a 2006 Honda CRV driven by a Bridgeport man, also 50, Jones said. According to police, Commerford was traveling westb…

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by Kathy Reakes