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Woman Shot In Leg With Infant In Tow Not Cooperating With Bridgeport Police Woman Shot In Leg With Infant In Tow Not Cooperating With Bridgeport Police
Woman Shot In Leg With Infant In Tow Not Cooperating With Bridgeport Police A Fairfield County who was shot in the leg with a 1-month-old with her and then forced into a gold-color Acura is allegedly not cooperating with police in the investigation. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 11 in the 100 block of Shelton St., said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Brigeport Police. According to Gilleran, officers responded to the area after receiving a report of a woman shot, but the car had fled prior to police arriving. Officers assigned to the Bridgeport Police Department’s Fusion Center quickly determined the suspect vehicle traveled to …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Shot In Stomach During Attempted Mugging In Bridgeport Man Shot In Stomach During Attempted Mugging In Bridgeport
Man Shot In Stomach During Attempted Mugging In Bridgeport A man is recovering after being shot in the stomach during an attempted mugging in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in Bridgeport around 6 a.m., Saturday, April 29 on Atlantic Street near the intersection with Waldemere Avenue. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police, a 54-year-old Bridgeport man went to an area hospital suffering from a single gunshot wound to the stomach.   The victim told Bridgeport Police officers he was walking on Atlantic Street near its intersection with Waldemere Avenue when he was approached by an unidentified man, Gilleran sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Seeking Public's Help To ID Homicide Victim In Bridgeport Police Seeking Public's Help To ID Homicide Victim In Bridgeport
Police Seeking Public's Help To ID Homicide Victim In Bridgeport Bridgeport Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man who was found dead inside a garage. The man was found in Bridgeport around 10:15 a.m., Tuesday, March 21 when officers responded to a report of suspicious activity in the area of North Avenue and Clinton Avenue, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Responding officers canvassed the area on foot and ultimately located an unresponsive man laying inside a garage in the 900 block of Clinton Avenue, Gilleran said. Medical personnel responded and pronounced the person dead. On Wednesday, March 23, his deat…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Armed, Dangerous Man Wanted For Broad Daylight Shooting In Bridgeport Armed, Dangerous Man Wanted For Broad Daylight Shooting In Bridgeport
Armed, Dangerous Man Wanted For Broad Daylight Shooting In Bridgeport Police in Bridgeport are asking for the public's assistance in locating a man wanted in connection with a violent assault.  Tomas Elias LaPorte, age 48, of Bridgeport is wanted for the Wednesday, March 8 broad daylight attack of a man at the intersection of State Street & Iranistan Avenue, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Police officers responded to the area and located a 52-year-old Bridgeport man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the leg, Gilleran said. He was quickly transported to an area hospital where he is listed in stable condition. The Detect…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Homeless Man Critical After Attack By Unknown Suspect In Fairfield County Homeless Man Critical After Attack By Unknown Suspect In Fairfield County
Homeless Man Critical After Attack By Unknown Suspect In Fairfield County A Bridgeport homeless man is in critical condition after receiving severe trauma to the face and the back of his head. The incident was reported around 9:15 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 11, in the 800 block of Fairfield Ave., said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. The Bridgeport Fire Department arrived on the scene and quickly located a 49-year-old man suffering from severe trauma to his face and the back of his head, Gilleran said. Gilleran said the victim was transported to an area hospital via AMR Ambulance where he is listed in critical condition. The Detective Bureau has respon…

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Cause Of Death Released For Woman Found Dead In Fairfield County After Date Cause Of Death Released For Woman Found Dead In Fairfield County After Date
Cause Of Death Released For Woman Found Dead In Fairfield County After Date A cause of death has been released for a Fairfield County woman who died while on a date with a man she met on an app. Lauren Smith-Fields, age 23, of Bridgeport, was found dead in her apartment on Sunday, Dec. 12 by Bridgeport Police after an "older white man" who she met on a dating site called to report her death, the family said. Since her death, the family has been battling with the Bridgeport Police Department over how it was handling the investigation, or lack of an investigation, in the family's opinion. On Monday, Jan. 24, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the cause o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Arrest Made At Fairfield County Club Cited For Illegal Alcohol Sales Where Two Were Killed New Arrest Made At Fairfield County Club Cited For Illegal Alcohol Sales Where Two Were Killed
New Arrest Made At Fairfield County Club Cited For Illegal Alcohol Sales Where Two Were Killed A third person has been arrested in connection with the illegal alcohol sales at an after-hours club in Fairfield County in which two men were killed. But there have still been no arrests in the homicides. The murders took place around 1:56 a.m., Sunday, May 16, when police responded to the basement of the Temple of the Way - House of Worship on Main Street in Bridgeport on a report of shots fired, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran. Upon arrival patrol officers located 38-year-old Charles Dimples Barnes shot to death in the basement. Patrol officers also located 40-year-old Norman Charles Peters on…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Stabbing Brother To Death In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Accused Of Stabbing Brother To Death In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Accused Of Stabbing Brother To Death In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for stabbing his brother to death during a fight. The killing was discovered around 1:49 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 20, when Bridgeport Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance occurring between two adult siblings at 266 Pennsylvania Ave, said Captain Kevin Gilleran. Upon arrival, officers identified 25-year-old Julian Daivon Valle of Bridgeport, as the suspect and detained him without incident.  Officers and AMR ambulance personnel quickly entered the residence and located the victim on the second floor of the home, Gill…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Investigating Two Pizza Parlor Robberies In Fairfield County Police Investigating Two Pizza Parlor Robberies In Fairfield County
Police Investigating Two Pizza Parlor Robberies In Fairfield County Police are investigating the armed robbery of two area pizza restaurants. Both occurred in Bridgeport. The first robbery took place around 8:24 p.m., Tuesday at a pizza parlor in the 2100 block of Boston Avenue, in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. "The suspects reportedly displayed a knife and a firearm," Appleby said. The suspects fled in an unknown direction, he added. Shortly after in the 500th block of Success Avenue another pizza parlor was also robbed by suspects matching a similar description, Appleby said.  Anyone with information is asked t…

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by Kathy Reakes