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Bridgeport Man Charged After 4-Hour Crime Spree Robbing Multiple Women, Sexually Assaulting 1 Bridgeport Man Charged After 4-Hour Crime Spree Robbing Multiple Women, Sexually Assaulting 1
Bridgeport Man Charged After 4-Hour Crime Spree Robbing Multiple Women, Sexually Assaulting 1 A Fairfield County man has been charged after allegedly attacking and robbing multiple women over four hours. Cecil Mills, age 35, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 24 after a vehicle pursuit, crash, and foot chase that ended near the intersection of North Avenue and Madison Avenue. According to Det. Detective Jeffrey Holtz of the Bridgeport Police, the victims all report being followed by what turned out to be a stolen Toyota Camry, before being robbed and assaulted.  Mills was charged with sexually assaulting one of the three women he allegedly robbed.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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30 Rounds Fired, 3 Wounded, 1 Critically, In Bridgeport Shooting 30 Rounds Fired, 3 Wounded, 1 Critically, In Bridgeport Shooting
30 Rounds Fired, 3 Wounded, 1 Critically, In Bridgeport Shooting Three people were wounded, one critically during a shooting in Fairfield County on a busy city street. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22 in the 1200 block of Park Avenue. Bridgeport Police officers responded to the area after receiving multiple ShotSpotter notifications and reports of numerous people shot, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police.  When officers arrived, they quickly located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim, identified as a 38-year-old Bridgeport woman, appeared to have been shot in the leg. Po…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Shot To Death While Driving Vehicle In Fairfield County Man Found Shot To Death While Driving Vehicle In Fairfield County
Man Found Shot To Death While Driving Vehicle In Fairfield County A man was shot to death while driving his vehicle in Fairfield County. The victim was discovered around 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 27, when police responded to a report of gunshots fired near 644 Norman Street. Responding officers located a motor vehicle accident in front of 178 Wood Ave., Bridgeport PD Captain Brian Fitzgerald said. The driver of the involved vehicle was unconscious, and officers had to break the window of the vehicle to gain access, Fitzgerald said. Officers discovered that the driver sustained several gunshot wounds to the head and torso.  The victim,  identi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Of Stolen Vehicle Gets Away Following Chase By Fairfield Police Driver Of Stolen Vehicle Gets Away Following Chase By Fairfield Police
Driver Of Stolen Vehicle Gets Away Following Chase By Fairfield Police The driver of a stolen vehicle took Fairfield Police on a chase after failing to stop for officers. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 17, when officers attempted to stop a Hyundai Accent bearing a lost or stolen registration plate, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. The vehicle failed to stop and engaged police in pursuit into Bridgeport. The pursuit was terminated on Wood Avenue at Birdseye Street, Kalamaras said. The fleeing vehicle was later located by Bridgeport Police Department unoccupied.  The VIN was confirmed to be a recently stolen out of B…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspects Caught, Cash Recovered After TD Bank Armed Robbery In Bridgeport Suspects Caught, Cash Recovered After TD Bank Armed Robbery In Bridgeport
Suspects Caught, Cash Recovered After TD Bank Armed Robbery In Bridgeport An alleged bank robber was caught after he fled the scene with a bag of cash, Bridgeport Police said. The incident took place around 10:27 a.m., Wednesday, June 26, when police received a 911 call that the TD Bank at 975 Madison Ave., was being robbed, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. The employee who called 911 was able to provide police with enough information for responding officers to quickly identify a fleeing vehicle as belonging to the alleged robber, police said. Dispatchers were able to quickly relay this information to responding units and the vehicle …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Cable Employee Injured In Bridgeport Drive-By Shooting Cable Employee Injured In Bridgeport Drive-By Shooting
Cable Employee Injured In Bridgeport Drive-By Shooting Bridgeport Police are asking for help in locating two suspects wanted in the shooting of a cable worker on Wood Avenue. The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Monday at 378 Wood Ave., when the two men can be seen driving up in a green car, getting out, and walking out of the screen view. A few seconds later, a silver vehicle drives by and the two men then reappear in the camera. One of the men points a handgun at the silver vehicle driving down the street, hitting a cable employee who was working at a nearby business in the leg, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Know Them? Video Captures Two Suspects In Fairfield County Shooting Know Them? Video Captures Two Suspects In Fairfield County Shooting
Know Them? Video Captures Two Suspects In Fairfield County Shooting Click here for an updated story: Cable Employee Injured In Bridgeport Drive-By Shooting Do you know them? The Bridgeport Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying two suspects responsible for a shooting that occurred in the area of Wood Avenue early Monday afternoon. The shooting occurred around 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Laurel Place, left a utility worker injured. The video above released by Bridgeport Police shows both suspects and the vehicle they were driving. Please contact Detective J. Badolato at (203) 581-5241 or 203-576-TIPS (8477) with any information…

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