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Woman Shot In Leg With Infant In Tow Not Cooperating With Bridgeport Police Woman Shot In Leg With Infant In Tow Not Cooperating With Bridgeport Police
Woman Shot In Leg With Infant In Tow Not Cooperating With Bridgeport Police A Fairfield County who was shot in the leg with a 1-month-old with her and then forced into a gold-color Acura is allegedly not cooperating with police in the investigation. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 11 in the 100 block of Shelton St., said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Brigeport Police. According to Gilleran, officers responded to the area after receiving a report of a woman shot, but the car had fled prior to police arriving. Officers assigned to the Bridgeport Police Department’s Fusion Center quickly determined the suspect vehicle traveled to …

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by Kathy Reakes
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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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New Bridgeport Shooting Leaves One Dead, Three Wounded in 'Targeted' Attack New Bridgeport Shooting Leaves One Dead, Three Wounded in 'Targeted' Attack
New Bridgeport Shooting Leaves One Dead, Three Wounded in 'Targeted' Attack Three people have been shot and killed, and numerous others wounded in Bridgeport in less than a week as rival "groups" target each other, according to authorities. The latest homicide took place around 7:55 p.m., Thursday, June 25, in front of 527 Huntington Road, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency communications and emergency management. During the drive-by shooting, four people were struck by gunfire, resulting in the death of 21-year-old Tyler Ballew, of Bridgeport, who was struck in the head and collapsed at the scene, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Brain Fitzgerald.  Ballew…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Masked Juveniles Take Police On High-Speed Chase In Stolen Vehicle Masked Juveniles Take Police On High-Speed Chase In Stolen Vehicle
Masked Juveniles Take Police On High-Speed Chase In Stolen Vehicle Police are attempting to identify potential juvenile suspects driving a stolen vehicle who escaped capture following a high-speed chase involving numerous police departments. The incident began in Bridgeport around 11 p.m. on Sunday, April 26 when a police officer came over the radio reporting that a vehicle just attempted to strike him as he was approaching it near Huntington Road and East Main Street, said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's emergency management and communications director. The vehicle, which was stolen out of Greenwich, began to flee at a high rate of speed leading pol…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three 20-Year-Olds Nabbed In Connection To Trumbull Avenue Shooting Three 20-Year-Olds Nabbed In Connection To Trumbull Avenue Shooting
Three 20-Year-Olds Nabbed In Connection To Trumbull Avenue Shooting Three 20-year-olds have been apprehended in connection to a shooting in Bridgeport. The victim, who was hospitalized with injuries to the hip, after the incident in the 400-500 block of Trumbull Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The suspects, all of Bridgeport, have been identified as Shakale Brantley, Nazjeir Diaz and Ean Felton.  Bridgeport Police say they were taken into custody late Wednesday night on the 100 block of Huntington Road after info was received  the responsible vehicle for the Trumbull Avenue shooting was at that location Brantley and Diaz were each charged with: …

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by Joe Lombardi