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Two Injured After Driver Loses Control, Hits Three Vehicles, Utility Pole, Police Say
Two people were injured in a four-vehicle crash that damaged a fire hydrant, and utility pole and a transformer.
The crash took place around 1:10 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, in Fairfield County at the intersection of Putnam and Park streets in Bridgeport, said Bridgeport Police Sgt. Darryl Wilson.
According to Wilson, Officer John Perry, responded, along with K-9 Officer Eddie Rodriquez, and found both operators on the ground complaining of injuries.
Rodriquez reported a black vehicle involved in the accident, struck a fire hydrant and a utility pole with a transformer, splitting the…
Fairfield County Transgender Woman Shot In Face, Arm
A local transgender woman shot in the face and arm is in serious, but stable condition, Bridgeport Police said.
The shooting took place around 2 p.m. Wednesday on Park Street, when the woman was targeted by a man she knows, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police.
Officers found the woman, who was unable to speak due to a broken jaw from a bullet, on the 200 block of Park Street, Harris said.
“Look like victim was targeted by suspect,” he said. “She knows him.”
The woman is being treated at a local hospital.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing, Harris added.
This …
Man Who Impersonated Officer Committed Sexual Assault, Bridgeport PD Says
A man was nabbed on Wednesday for impersonating a cop and then sexually assaulting a woman in a city garage, according to Bridgeport Police.
Jorge Santiago, 42, of Derby was arrested on a warrant by Det.Walberto Cotto for an incident last July in an abandoned garage on Park Street, police said.
During the attack, Det. Cotto said Santiago, who had possession of a police-type radio, a badge and, firearm pretended to be a Bridgeport Police Officer and sexually assaulted the young woman in the abandoned garage.
Santiago was charged with aggravated sexual assault, threatening, and impersonation…
