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Vehicle Carjacked From Teen Recovered In Fairfield County Vehicle Carjacked From Teen Recovered In Fairfield County
Vehicle Carjacked From Teen Recovered In Fairfield County A Fairfield County teen managed to escape from a car when a stranger jumped in the running vehicle and started to drive away. The incident took place around 6: 34 p.m., Monday, Nov. 22 when the Fairfield Police Department received several calls reporting the theft of an occupied vehicle that had just occurred in front of 16 Handles at 1300 Post Road in Fairfield, said Lt. Eddie Weihe, of the Fairfield Police. The initial investigation revealed that a couple had parked their vehicle in the area of 1300 Post Road and had left to make a purchase at a nearby establishment, w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, After Fleeing From Officers, Police Say Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, After Fleeing From Officers, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, After Fleeing From Officers, Police Say A man was arrested after allegedly refusing to stop for police and crashing into several vehicles in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 6:38 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28, while Bridgeport Police officers were patrolling the PT Barnum Apartment Complex when an officer spotted a vehicle that was driving suspiciously and roll through a stop sign, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport Emergency Management. While initiating a traffic stop at the intersection of Wordin Avenue and Fairfield Avenue, the vehicle proceeded to speed away from the officer eastbound on Fa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect At Large After Fatal Bridgeport Shooting Suspect At Large After Fatal Bridgeport Shooting
Suspect At Large After Fatal Bridgeport Shooting Police are searching for a suspect in a fatal overnight shooting in Bridgeport. It happened around 11:10 p.m. Friday, March 27 in the area of Wordin Avenue and Cherry streets. The victim — identified as 37-year-old Robert Belton — was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after. Detectives have interviewed witnesses and are processing a large crime scene on Wordin Avenue.  It was Bridgeport's fourth homicide of 2020 and the first since Friday, Feb. 14. The motive for the shooting is under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 203-581-5227…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Shot In Leg During Bridgeport Drive-By Shooting Man Shot In Leg During Bridgeport Drive-By Shooting
Man Shot In Leg During Bridgeport Drive-By Shooting Bridgeport Police are investigating an overnight drive-by shooting that took place on Wordin Avenue. The department said on Twitter that the incident took place around 11 p.m., Monday, Nov. 11, in the 100 block of Wordin Avenue. One man was hit and received a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. The man’s condition is unknown, but he is expected to survive.

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by Kathy Reakes