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3 Masked Men, Getaway Driver Caught After Trying To Break Into Apartment In CT: Police
Four men face numerous burglary, firearm, and drug charges after authorities observed them try and break into a Fairfield County apartment and then flee in a getaway car with counterfeit plates, police said. The incident happened on Friday, April 28, when members of the Bridgeport Police Regional Auto Theft Task Force were operating in the area of Ridgefield Avenue and Barnum Avenue and spotted a gray Mercedes Benz C-300 with heavily tinted windows and counterfeit New Jersey registration plate circling an apartment building at 50 Ridgefield Ave. After making …
Police & Fire
Person Seriously Injured After Crash At CT Intersection
One person was seriously injured during a two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County. It happened in Bridgeport around 4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30 at East and Barnum avenues. Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport, said the crash involved a motorcycle and a vehicle, with the motorcyclist injured. The motorcyclist was transported to a hospital with an unknown extent of injuries, Appleby said. The crash is currently under investigation. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
1 Killed, 2 Wounded During Connecticut Shooting, Police Say
One person was killed and two others seriously injured during a shooting in Fairfield County overnight. The incident took place in Bridgeport, on Saturday, Aug. 13, around 1:50 a.m. in the area of Barnum Avenue & Knowlton Street. Bridgeport police received reports of multiple parties struck by gunfire in the area of Barnum Avenue and Knowlton Street, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Police Officer Corey Baldwin was in the vicinity and observed the crime in progress, said police. A Chevrolet sedan connected with the shooting began to flee the scene and en…
Police & Fire
Building Collapse Under Investigation In CT
An investigation is underway after the roof of an abandoned Fairfield County church collapsed, destroying the building and shutting down traffic. The incident took place around 5 p.m., Sunday, April 3 in Bridgeport on Barnum Avenue. Bridgeport Fire responded to the scene at 1267 Barnum Ave., home to the old True Pentecostal Church after receiving numerous 911 calls, said Scott Appleby, the city’s director of emergency communications and emergency management. Firefighters searched the building to make sure no one was inside, Appleby said. The collapse impacted a nearby building, but appare…
Police & Fire
CT Woman Hit, Dragged 200 Feet By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
A Fairfield County woman was killed after she was hit and dragged by a car for nearly 200 feet before the vehicle fled the scene. Kemesha Robert Johnson, age 40, died around 3 a.m. Sunday, March 13, in Bridgeport near the intersection of Boston Avenue and Remington Street, authorities said. A witness on the scene told officers a woman driving a 2007 Black Volvo XC90 was stopped at a red light on Barnum Avenue when it was rear-ended by a silver or gray Honda Civic, said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of emergency management. The Honda then backed up and hit a parked car and passed t…
Police & Fire
Two Shot, One Hit By Car During Memorial Day CT Block Party
Two people were shot and one was hit by a vehicle during a large Memorial Day block party in Fairfield County. Officers responded to a report of shots fired in Bridgeport on Willow Street near Clermont Avenue where a large block party was taking place around 9:45 p.m., Monday, May 31. When officers arrived on the scene, they spotted a Black man wearing all black clothing with a hoodie displaying a gun who took off running toward Bridgeport Hospital, said Scott Appleby, the City of Bridgeport's Director of Emergency Management. While looking for the man, police called for medical assistance…
Police & Fire
Suspect In 2019 CT Murder Nabbed In Ohio, Police Say
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Ohio for the 2019 shooting death of a Fairfield County man whose body was found in an abandoned building after he was reported missing. Luiz Roman was arrested on Friday, April 9, on an outstanding warrant at the Lorain County Ohio Correctional Facility for the murder of 22-year-old Miguel Afzal, of Bridgeport on Dec. 8, 2019. On Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, Bridgeport officers investigated a suspicious missing person complaint of Afzal, Bridgeport Police Captain Kevin Gilleran said. The investigation by the Bridgeport Police Homicide Squad…
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One Killed, Another Injured In Separate CT Crashes Involving Men On Scooters
Two separate crashes involving men on scooters in Connecticut left one dead and one injured and police in the fatal crash searching for the driver who fled the scene. Both crashes occurred on Wednesday, July 1. The fatal crash in Hamden in New Haven County, and the second crash with injuries occurred in Fairfield County, in Bridgeport. According to Hamden Police, the fatal crash took place around 5:30 p.m., on State Street. A preliminary investigation revealed that two cars were traveling southbound on State Street at a high rate of speed. Witnesses reported that both vehicles were dr…
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