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Woman Who Crashes Into Group Of People In Bridgeport Charged With DUI, Police Say Woman Who Crashes Into Group Of People In Bridgeport Charged With DUI, Police Say
Woman Who Crashes Into Group Of People In Bridgeport Charged With DUI, Police Say A Fairfield County woman has been charged with multiple crimes including DUI after allegedly plowing into a group of people, including five children. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 7:50 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 27 in the 1700 block of Central Avenue. Bridgeport Police responded to the scene after receiving several 911 calls reporting a vehicle crash with pedestrians struck, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport Emergency Management. Early reports indicate that injuries seem to be non-life threatening but involve approximately five children and multiple adults, Appleby said. "…

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Building Collapse Under Investigation In Fairfield County Building Collapse Under Investigation In Fairfield County
Building Collapse Under Investigation In Fairfield County 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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Men Wounded, One Critically During Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say Two Men Wounded, One Critically During Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say
Two Men Wounded, One Critically During Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say Police are investing a shooting that left two men hospitalized, one in critical condition, in Fairfield County . Bridgeport Police were alerted to the shooting when two men showed up at Bridgeport Hospital around 2:40 p.m., Sunday, March 28, said Captain Kevin Gilleran. One victim has been identified as 40-year-old Roosevelt Jefferson of Bridgeport.   He sustained a single non-life-threatening gunshot wound to an extremity and is listed in stable condition, Gilleran said. The second victim has been identified as 43-year-old Lamar Blake of Bridgeport.  He sustained a s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Bridgeport Hospital Opens 'Appointment Only' Testing Site COVID-19: Bridgeport Hospital Opens 'Appointment Only' Testing Site
Covid-19: Bridgeport Hospital Opens 'Appointment Only' Testing Site Residents with a doctor's order can now receive a COVID-19 test at Bridgeport Hospital with the activation of a new collection center. The center is being opened as an effort to minimize Bridgeport Hospital’s COVID-19 exposure and to ensure proper testing of patients that have received a physician’s order, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport's Office of Emergency Management. The center, which will be set up at the hospital’s campus facility on Mill Hill Avenue, will only officer testing for those with a physician’s order and who have a scheduled appointment, Apple…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Photos: Driver Injured After Car Slams Into Corner Of Bridgeport Home Photos: Driver Injured After Car Slams Into Corner Of Bridgeport Home
Photos: Driver Injured After Car Slams Into Corner Of Bridgeport Home A Bridgeport man was injured during a single-vehicle crash after he lost control of his vehicle and plowed into the corner/porch of a home. The crash took place at 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 30, on Boston Avenue, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. According to Jones, the driver, a 35-year-old man, was driving a 1998 Honda Civic at a high rate of speed when the vehicle crossed the intersection of Boston Avenue and Central Avenue and left the roadway.   The vehicle then continued north, mounted the sidewalk, struck the southeast corner of the house located at 1417 Boston…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Man Shot In Head Crashes Into Ambulance In Bridgeport Police: Man Shot In Head Crashes Into Ambulance In Bridgeport
Police: Man Shot In Head Crashes Into Ambulance In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A man who had been shot in the head and was driving crashed his car into an ambulance Wednesday evening in Bridgeport, according to the Connecticut Post.  The crash occurred near Central and Barnum Avenues just before 8 p.m., police told the Post. The man, who was heavily bleeding, may have been trying to drive himself to the hospital, the Connecticut Post said.  The condition of the man, who was being treated at Bridgeport Hospital, was not known, the Post said. Many streets in the area were blocked off while the investigation continued late Wednesday into the crash a…

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