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Woman Accused Of Punching Passenger On Bus In Fairfield County Woman Accused Of Punching Passenger On Bus In Fairfield County
Woman Accused Of Punching Passenger On Bus In Fairfield County A Fairfield County woman has been accused of getting on a transit bus and hitting another passenger. Lisette Hernandez, age 38, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 26 by Fairfield Police receiving a call from the bus driver of the Greater Bridgeport Transit, police said. According to police, Hernandez reportedly boarded the bus and struck the passenger in the area of Post Road and Beach Road in Fairfield. According to the victim, she was seated on the bus when she was struck in the face by Hernandez, whom she did not know. The victim did not sustain any injuries. Hernandez was i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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17, Including Three Children, Displaced Following Fire At Multi-Family Residence In Bridgeport 17, Including Three Children, Displaced Following Fire At Multi-Family Residence In Bridgeport
17, Including Three Children, Displaced Following Fire At Multi-Family Residence In Bridgeport At least 17 people, including three children, were displaced after a fire at a multi-family residence left the building in ruins. The fire, at 232 Maplewood Ave., in Bridgeport, was first reported around 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 6, after the Emergency Management Center, received numerous calls reporting heavy fire with the possibility of occupants still inside, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police and Fire departments. Firefighters immediately responded and found heavy fire coming from the front and back of the building on arrival.  A search of all floors failed to tu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Girl, 9, Struck By Vehicle On Way To School In Trumbull, Police Say Girl, 9, Struck By Vehicle On Way To School In Trumbull, Police Say
Girl, 9, Struck By Vehicle On Way To School In Trumbull, Police Say A 9-year-old girl is being treated for a leg injury after being hit by a vehicle on her way to school. The incident took place around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday on Main Street near Pinehurst Street in Trumbull, said Trumbull Police Capt. Keith Golding. The Middlebrook School student had run out into the road and into the path of a southbound vehicle as she was trying to catch her school bus that had stopped on Pinehurst Street, Golding said.  She was struck by a vehicle that was traveling on Main Street, as it drove around a Greater Bridgeport Transit bus that had also stopped for passengers at t…

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by Kathy Reakes