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Five Juveniles Arrested After Fight Outside CT Mall Five Juveniles Arrested After Fight Outside CT Mall
Five Juveniles Arrested After Fight Outside CT Mall Five area juveniles were arrested following a large fight at a busy Fairfield County mall. The incident took place around 5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 26, at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. That's when Trumbull Police officers patrolling the mall noticed a group of 20 to 30 teens running outside the mall and two teenage girls fighting. According to Lt. Brain Weir, as officers were breaking up the fight, other juveniles jumped in and continued to cause a scene.   One juvenile swung attempting to hit one of the officers but was unsuccessful. Once the fight was broken up, police arrested the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Shot Multiple Times On City Street, Police Say CT Man Shot Multiple Times On City Street, Police Say
CT Man Shot Multiple Times On City Street, Police Say A man was shot multiple times while on a city street in what police in Fairfield County say is an "isolated incident."  Police responded around 3 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, after receiving a report of a person shot on the 500 block of East Main Street in Bridgeport, authorities said. The victim, a 34-year-old Bridgeport man, was taken to an area hospital and treated for multiple gunshot wounds to the leg and buttocks, said Bridgeport PD Captain Kevin Gilleran.  He is reported to be in stable condition. The Bridgeport Police Patrol Division secured the crime scene on East Main Street…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Firing Gun From His Home Prompts Evacuation, Police Say Man Firing Gun From His Home Prompts Evacuation, Police Say
Man Firing Gun From His Home Prompts Evacuation, Police Say A Fairfield County man firing a gun from his house into the surrounding neighborhood prompted the area to be evacuated. The situation unfolded around 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 20, when an unnamed man with suspected mental health issues, began firing a gun from his Carroll Avenue home in Bridgeport, authorities said. Responding officers heard gunshots upon their arrival and requested assistance from additional units, said Bridgeport PD Capt. Brian Fitzgerald. A perimeter was established and neighboring homes were evacuated, Fitzgerald said. As police were evacuating the area, the man cont…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect At Large After Double Homicide At Connecticut After-Hours Club Suspect At Large After Double Homicide At Connecticut After-Hours Club
Suspect At Large After Double Homicide At Connecticut After-Hours Club Police are searching for a suspect in a double homicide at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Fairfield County that was being run in a basement, according to police. The double shooting murders took place around 1:55 a.m., Sunday, May 16 at the club located on Main Street in Bridgeport. Police responding to a report of shots fired found a dead 38-year-old Hartford County man, from Bloomfield, in the basement at the club, Bridgeport PD Captain Kevin Gilleran said. The victim had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, Gilleran said. Officers also located a 40-year-old Stamford man i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Killed, Two Injured In CT Sports Bar Shooting Two Killed, Two Injured In CT Sports Bar Shooting
Two Killed, Two Injured In CT Sports Bar Shooting Two people were killed and two injured during a shooting at a popular Fairfield County sports bar. The killings took place just before 1 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 20, at the Mango'z Sports Bar located at 456 Connecticut Ave., in Bridgeport. Arriving officers located three gunshot victims who were all transported by medics to Bridgeport Hospital, according to Bridgeport PD Capt. Brian Fitzgerald. A fourth gunshot victim arrived at Bridgeport Hospital by private vehicle.  Two men, 19 and 24 years old, were pronounced dead at the hospital, Fitzgerald said. A 26-year-old man sustained serious…

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by Kathy Reakes